Vitellius #2 – OMEN in the ROMAN
Vitellius started his march towards Galba / Otho about 8 weeks after he sent Valens and Caecina....
Vitellius #1 – The Third New Emperor
ChatGPT gives us Shakespeare's version of Otho's last speech, while the news of his demise makes...
Otho #12 – Fortitude and Firmness
Despite having reinforcements on the way, and the firm support of his remaining praetorians, Otho...
Otho #11 – Donkey Kong
Otho's Generals squabble over the best strategy to march towards Caecina, but it's all for nothing...
Otho #10 – The Comforts of Home
The Praetorians push for a fast campaign because they didn't want to spend any more time away from...
Otho #9 – Burning Bridges
As the Vitellians try to build a bridge and get over it, the Othonians try to burn their bridge...
Otho #8 – Otho’s Civil War
Italy is having its first civil war in one hundred years - not since the bloody and fateful days...
Otho #7 – Yo Momma Jokes
By March 69, Caecina's troops (part of Vitellius' forces) had arrived in northern Italy and...
Otho #6 – Otho On The Defense
Drunken soldiers storm the palace and threaten Otho, who they suspect is plotting something...
Otho #5 – King Arthur, A Russian Myth
A Sarmatian tribe from Southern Russia attacks some Roman cohorts and we learn about the Russian...
Otho #4 – 666
Pagans and Christians continued to believe Nero would return, either as the Antichrist or as the...
Otho #3 – The Return of Nero
As soon as Nero was declared dead by the Senate, rumours started appearing that he was still...
Otho #2 – The March of Vitellius
Vitellius starts his march on Rome with seven legions. He’s 54, popular with his men, and a good...
Otho #1 – Head
With Galba dead, Otho is made the new emperor of Rome. Long may he reign.Just a reminder - this...
Galba #4 – What Is Best for Rome
At the altar of Apollo, Galba was still praying to the gods to protect him and the empire, when...
Galba #3 – A Plot Against The Throne
Otho didn’t take the news of Piso being chosen as Galba’s heir very well. He’d already been...
Galba #2 – Long May He Reign
On Jan 1, 69 CE, the beginning of the new Roman year, life looked pretty rosy for Emperor Galba....
Galba #1 – Republic Schmublic
In our last episode, we finished on June 9, 68. Nero was 30 years and six months old. He had ruled...
Nero #47 – THE END
News of Galba’s betrayal makes its way to Nero who is shocked into action. He sends troops to stop...
Nero #46 – The Last Straw
Nero celebrates two official triumphs. Not for military victories, but for singing. It’s the last...
Nero #45 – Grand Slam
Nero didn’t visit Athens or Sparta while in Greece because he was scared of religious and...
Nero #44 – Horny Dolphins
The year is 67 CE. Nero is still on his 14 month tour of Greece. He dropped into the Temple of...
Nero #43 – To the Deuce!
It’s 67 CE. Before he sets out for his World Tour of Greece, Nero first needs to insult the...
Nero #42 – Dude Looks Like A Lady
Nero gets, not one, but TWO new wives. One of them is a dude.[mepr-show rules="4729"...
Nero #41 – The Stuff of Genius
Nero’s first attempt at building a single property that covered his estates on the Palatine Hill...
Nero #40 – The Golden House
Nero built his Domus Aurea between 64-68 and, in doing so, revolutionised Roman architecture. He...
Nero #39 – Closing His Janus
Nero was a lover, not a fighter. Not a great leader of armies. He thought of himself as an artist....
Nero #38 – A Woman Woo’d
If you want to marry a woman, remember to kill her husband first[mepr-show rules="4729"...
Nero #37 – “Spare your ears”
The Stoics Thrasea and Soranus go on trial. And we run out of Tacitus.[mepr-show rules="4729"...
Nero #36 – Two Options
When you’ve been up to no good, and you get caught out, you have two options. Nero, like Ray, is a...
Nero #35 – A Monotony Of Disaster
A family commits suicide together to escape Nero’s prosecution, while others just get stabbed to...
Nero #34 – A Reckless Spirit
Nero launches a series of attacks that result in the demise of certain members of the Roman elite....
Nero #33 – Michael Tremblay On Stoicism (part 2)
This is the second and final part of our interview with philosopher Michael Tremblay, talking...
Nero #32 – Michael Tremblay On Stoicism (part 1)
With the recent demise on our show of Nero's favourite Stoic, Seneca, we wanted to go balls deep...
Nero #31 – Wife Kicker
In the year 66, Nero gets taken on a wild goose chase, performs some lovely poetry and harp...
Nero #30 – High Praise
This episode is brought to you by - legal weed!The Pisonian Conspiracy is over. Rewards are handed...
Nero #29 – Seneca Falls
Next on the chopping block is Seneca, Nero’s old tutor and adviser and leading Stoic. Historians...
Nero #28 – Piso Falls
Nero hunts down the main conspirators. Some of them are captured, while others help execute their...
Nero #27 – A Betrayal Betrayed
The plot against Nero continues to gather momentum but is finally betrayed by a freedman, a day...
Nero #26 – The Circus Games (take 3)
When one of the praetorian prefects joins the conspirators, they decide it's time to act. But they...
Nero #25 – Effeminate Vice
We’re talking about the Pisonian Conspiracy of 65. Who started it and why? Theories involve an...
NERO #24 – The Pisonian Conspiracy
Picking up after the Great Fire of Rome in the year 64 CE, we find Nero taxing everyone heavily to...
NERO #23 – The Great Fire Of Rome
If there’s one thing most people know about the Emperor Nero, it’s that he fiddled while Rome...
Review: “Bar Kokhba, The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome”
Friend of the show, Lindsay Powell, has a new work of investigative history, “Bar Kokhba, The Jew...
NERO #22 – CONSTANTINE AT THE BRIDGE
We’re jumping out of our Nero timeline this week to talk to Stephen Dando-Collins about his new...
NERO #21 – PROMISCUOUS THONG
When Nero talks about going to Greece, to take his one-man theatre show on the road, the Romans...
Nero #20 – BEAST OF BURDEN
Paetus’ war with the Parthians gets off to a great start, but quickly becomes a disaster for the...
Who are Barry & Stan?
We often get asked "Who the hell are Barry & Stan?" And, of course, that is the question that...
Nero #19 – OH NO MENS
Nero has some freedmen executed but the stories are murky. The Parthians decide to try their luck...
Nero #18 – Eternal Decline Part 2
This is part 2 of our recent chat with Edward J. Watts, professor of history at the University of...
Nero #17 – Eternal Decline Part 1
Edward J. Watts is a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, and author...
Nero #16 – Your Filthy Little Mouth
With Seneca out of the way, Tigellinus brings down the other prefect, Rufus. To strengthen his...
Nero #15 – 400 Slaves
In the year 61, Nero deals with riots, treason, Stoics and the death of one of his key...
Nero #14 – Bloodshed And Destruction
Boudicea wins round one. But Suetonius has bloodshed and destruction on his mind.[mepr-show...
Nero #13 – Badass Boudicea
Corbulo finishes round one in Armenia and gets a promotion. Meanwhile in Britain, a certain queen...
Nero #12 – Filthy Rabble
Agrippina is dead and Nero decides to party. Tacitus disapproves. He doesn’t like Nero’s parties...
Nero #11 – Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins is an Australian historical author, who, like me, once sold his soul to the...
Nero #10 – All Manner Of Depravity
We examine the circumstances and theories surrounding the death of Agrippina.[mepr-show...
Nero #9 – When In Rome
In the year 59, Nero decided it was time to get rid of his mother, Agrippina. But how much can we...
Nero #8 – “Abominations And Wickedness”
Nero likes hanging out under bridges where he could “take his pleasures more freely” and this...
Nero #7 – Salacious Stories
Tacitus shares some Salacious Stories from Nero's Rome in the year 58 CE - mostly about ambitious...
Nero #6 – ARMenia
There’s a war with Parthia, Rome’s boogeyman since they cut off the head of Crassus in 53 BCE, a...
Nero #5 – Fight Club
Nero starts his own Fight Club. Apart from that, the years of 56 - 58 were pretty good. Nero made...
Nero #4 – Nero The Murderer
This is where the story becomes really weird. Nero, up until now the golden child, suddenly...
Nero #3 – Nero In Love
In the first year of his rule, Nero was a big hit. He built a wooden amphitheatre in the Campus...
Nero #2 – Nice Guy Nero
Nero becomes emperor on the murder of his step-father. He’s 16 or 17 years old. Why didn’t the...
Nero #1 – The Last OG
This is the story of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. Known to us as Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus...
Claudius #15 – A Mushroom & A Feather
Agrippina decides the time has come. She has a poison expert released from prison and they prepare...
Claudius #14 – Digging Tunnels
Claudius builds the world’s biggest tunnel and puts on a huge show to celebrate. But things don’t...
Claudius #13 – Roman Incest
Claudius and Agrippina get hitched despite the fact that she was his niece. She immediately starts...
Claudius #12 – Lips That Grip
It's 48 CE. Messalina is dead. So now Claudius needs a new wife. There are several candidates,...
Claudius #11 – Deviant Behaviour
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo - brother-in-law of Caligula - is sent by Claudius to Germany to deal with...
Claudius #10 Santa Claudius
Messalina starts killing off men who refuse her sexual advances or who just have something she...
Claudius #9 Vini Vidi Vici Bitchi
The invasion of Brittania continues. When Plautius has them nearly finished, he sends for Claudius...
Claudius #8 – Invading Britannia
In 43 Claudius is consul again. Messalina is setting him up with girls to bang while she’s running...
Claudius #7 – Mauretania
While the attempted coup was going on, Claudius had troops in Mauretania under the command of...
Claudius #6 – The Revolt
Claudius was a builder and a visionary. Humble and generous. Okay - maybe he liked gladiatorial...
Claudius #5 – The Wife
Claudius was a builder and a visionary. Humble and generous. Okay - maybe he liked gladiatorial...
Claudius #4 – The Good Emperor
In the early days of his reign, Claudius tried hard to be fair, humble and down-to-earth. He...
Claudius #3 – The Emperor
When Caligula was assassinated in 41, Claudius hid in a room of the palace called the Hermaeum,...
Claudius #2 – The Historian
For most of his life, Claudius was the Rosemary Kennedy of the Caesars. Without the ice pick...
Claudius #1 – The Monster
The first 50 years of Tiberius Claudius Nero's life was a mixture of wealth, power and cruelty....
Caligula #25 – The Partial Historians
In this special post-series wrap up episode of Caligula, I'm joined by my fellow Aussie history...
Back in July
Hey folks - because I’ve decided to take a few weeks off from late June (I’m actually driving down...
Caligula #24 – Hoc Age
On the last morning of his life, Caligula entered the temporary theatre on the Palatine in a good...
Caligula #23 – Finicky Anus
There's nothing worse than having a Finicky Anus aka Lucius Annius Vinicianus. According to...
Caligula #22 – The Foot Stomp
The final conspiracy against Caligula involved Cassius Chaerea, an officer of the Praetorian...
Caligula #21 – Anthony Poulton-Smith
My guest today is Anthony Poulton-Smith - Freelance Journalist, Author of 78 books, and many more...
Caligula #20 – Hairy Antipasto
Caligula got back to Rome around May 40 but stayed outside of the city until he could celebrate...
Caligula #19 – Lindsay Powell on Caligula
Ray recently interviewed Lindsay Powell about Caligula. I asked Ray for show notes. This is what...
Caligula #18 – Living God
Many historians claim that Caligula’s demand to be treated as a living god is a sure sign of...
Caligula #17 – Brittanicus Germanicus
Caligula plans his invasion of Britain. It would have been the first time any Roman solider had...
Caligula #16 – Bless The Rains
Sometime around the year 40, Caligula executed Ptolemy, the king of Africa Proconsularis and Roman...
Caligula #15 – The Conspiracy
Caligula suspects a grand conspiracy against his person and the sword falls on a variety of people...
Caligula #14 – The Great Purge
Caligula built a 3-mile long bridge over the Bay of Naples. Why? So he could ride over it to prove...
Caligula #13 – No More Mr Nice Guy
In 39 CE, Caligula walked into the Senate and tore them all a new one. The gloves came off. The...
The Psychopath Epidemic 01 – Corporate Psychopathy
While I wait for my IT guy to set up a new website for The Psychopath Epidemic, I thought I'd...
Caligula #12 – The Divine Drusilla
When Caligula's favorite sister, Drusilla, suddenly died in 38 CE, he couldn't cope. He made her a...
Caligula #11 – Paranoia
From his sickbed he named his favorite sister, Drusilla, to inherit the imperial “property and the...
Caligula #10 – “Anal Maintenance”
Caligula's absolute favourite thing in the world, apart from spending money, is screwing. And...
Caligula #9 – The Ships of Nemi
The Nemi ships were two pleasure barges, one larger than the other, built under Caligula at Lake...
Caligula #8 – Shamelessness
According to Suetonius, Caligula was quite proud of his "adiatrepsia" - shamelessness. He lived in...
Caligula #7 – Going Back To Cali
How does a 24 year old kid, who's never even been on a battlefield, let alone lead an army to...
Caligula #6 – The Maccabees
One of the other first things Caligula did when he took power was to release Herod Agrippa from...
Caligula #5 – Caligula’s Popularity
By all accounts, Caligula was extremely popular with the people, as his father, Germanicus, had...
Caligula #4 – Monster or Misunderstood?
We all think we know something of the story of Caligula. We have a picture of him as a destructive...
Caligula #3 – The Movie (Part 3)
We continue and finish our live commentary on the 1979 epic film, CALIGULA. Picking up where we...
Caligula Caesar #2 – The Movie (Part 2)
We continue our live commentary on the 1979 epic film, CALIGULA. Picking up where we left off last...
Caligula Caesar #1 – The Movie (Part 1)
To kick off our Caligula series, we are doing a commentary on the 1979 epic film, CALIGULA....
Tiberius Caesar #40 – I’M NOT DEAD YET
In March 37 CE, aged seventy-seven years, four months, and nine days, of which time he had been...
Tiberius Caesar #39 – The Death Of Agrippina
Sejanus decided to remove the next in line of Germanicus’ heirs, Drusus, and finally married Livia...
Tiberius Caesar #38 – The Crash Of Rome
Sejanus decided to remove the next in line of Germanicus’ heirs, Drusus, and finally married...
Tiberius Caesar #37 – Secret Orgies
Sejanus decided to remove the next in line of Germanicus’ heirs, Drusus, and finally married...
The Papa Bear Beat
When Ray's away, the Cam doth play.
Tiberius Caesar #36 – The Fall Of Sejanus
Sejanus decided to remove the next in line of Germanicus’ heirs, Drusus, and finally married Livia...
Tiberius Caesar #35 – Unnatural Passions
Shortly after Livia's death, Tibbo wrote a letter to the senate attacking both Agrippina and Nero....
Tiberius Caesar #34 – Vale Livia
With Tiberius safely ensconced in his sex dungeon on Capri, Sejanus goes after more friends of...
Tiberius Caesar #33 – Tibbo Out!
In the year 26, Sejanus went after Agrippina again, this time by attacking her close friend and...
Tiberius Caesar #32 – The C*ck Bl*ck
Even as late as 24 CE, Tiberius seems to be mostly rational, although his view on majestas was...
Tiberius Caesar #31 – Sweep The Leg
It's the year 24 CE. Sejanus is trying to convince Tiberius that the sky is falling. His advice:...
Tiberius Caesar #30 – Lucky Longy
Sejanus and Livilla conspire to murder her husband, Drusus, son of Tiberius. At least that’s...
Tiberius Caesar #29 – “Going Deep”
Tacitus seems to think Sejanus was the manipulator of Tiberius and that Sejanus wanted the power...
Tiberius Caesar #28 – Scapegoatse
According to Tacitus, 23 CE is the turning point in Tiberius’s reign. He blames it on Lucius...
Tiberius Caesar #27 – The Son Of God
Tiberius, unlike Augustus, was only generous with financial help on rare occasions. And he stopped...
Tiberius Caesar #26 – Florus, Sacrovir & the Frisii
In 21 there was a revolt by a number of Gallic tribes under the leadership of Julius Florus and...
Tiberius Caesar #25 – The Battle For Thrace
The one about the military situation during Tibbo’s reign, Jesus murdering a herd of pigs in...
Tiberius Caesar #24 – The Virgin Birth Defence
Tiberius' position on maiestas (treason) started to harden over time. By the year 22, according to...
Tiberius Caesar #23 – Gold Of Tolosa
TIbbo bans the Druids and loves to sit in on court cases, giving his opinion on the guilt or...
Tiberius Caesar #22 – Partial Party
It's a very special episode! Cam is joined by hilarious fellow Aussies Dr Fiona Radford and Dr...
Tiberius Caesar #21 – Nice Guy Tibbo
More stories from the ancient sources about what a nice guy Tibbo was. Most of the time. In the...
Tiberius Caesar #20 – Tacco Is Backo
In the year 21 CE, Tacfarinas, the African Arminius, is still causing trouble for the poor old...
Tiberius Caesar #19 – The Tacfarinas Conundrum
We're still looking at stories showing how moderate Tiberius was in the early years - and how the...
Tiberius Caesar #18 – The Sensitive Clutorius
We look at some of the controversies that Drusus had to deal with when he was sole consul in the...
Tiberius Caesar #17 – I, Claudius
Claudius, son of Drusus and Antonia Minor, grandson of Livia and Mark Antony, was born in 10...
Tiberius Caesar #16 – Edward J Watts Interview
Edward J. Watts is a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, and author...
Tiberius Caesar #15 – ‘Pisoff’
Abandoned by everyone, Piso walks off the stage. Plancina gets a pardon. Tiberius pulls a Trump...
Tiberius Caesar #14 “Do Your Farking Job!”
Agrippina and Piso arrive (separately) back in Rome. And the trial of Piso begins....
Tiberius Caesar #13 – “Infected”
Meanwhile in Rome, people are just getting news that Germs is ill and they are furious at Tibbo...
Tiberius Caesar #12 – Tears for Germanicus
Why did Germanicus go to Egypt? To get to the other side. His real motive, according to Tacitus,...
Tiberius Caesar #11 “Father of the Legions”
To Germanicus, Piso’s appointment will have been clear proof that Tiberius still did not trust...
Tiberius Caesar #10 – Piso Shit
Problems in the East. It had started back in 15, when the Parthians expelled their king, Vonones....
Tiberius Caesar #9 – Happy Fish
The other problem Tibbo had in 16 was a belated consequence of the removal of Agrippa Postumus. As...
Tiberius Caesar #8 – The Libo Shuffle
Meanwhile, while Germs was off in Germany fighting Germans... Tibbo had major problems to deal...
Tiberius Caesar #7 – Lindsay Powell, Germanicus
We are very excited to welcome back to the show our favourite history detective Lindsay Powell,...
Tiberius Caesar #6 – Pulling Out
Germs got a FULL triumph and a triumphal arch, which was erected the following year only 150...
Tiberius Caesar #5 – Lèse-majesté
After witnessing the Varus killing fields, They were furious and wanted revenge against Arminius...
Tiberius Caesar #4 – The Return of Herman
Remember Arminius, the leader of the Cherusci tribe of Germans? The complete bad-ass who took down...
Tiberius Caesar #3 – The Troops Are Revolting
Poor Tiberius has to live up to Augustus! He’s already rich. He’s inherited Augustus’ fortune. He...
Tiberius Caesar #2 – The Confirmation
As you might recall from our last series, Tiberius came from several impressive families. He was,...
Tiberius Caesar #1 – Killing Aggy P
And so it was that in the year 767 Ab Urb Condita, 14 AD if you’re a Christian, or 14 CE if you’re...
Augustus Caesar #100 – AESAR
Augustus is feeling pretty chipper so he and Livia join Tiberius on his trip to the east. It'll be...
Augustus Caesar #99 – Papa Don’t Preach
Before the news of Varus’ defeat had reached Rome, one of Augustus’ main concerns in 9 CE was...
Augustus Caesar #98 – State Of Shock
News of Varus’ defeat reached Rome only five days after the victory celebrations from the Balkan...
Augustus Caesar #97 – ARMINIUS
The downfall of Ovid and the rise of Arminius. Another person who got caught up in all this was...
Augustus Caesar #96 – The Grandkids
The downfall of Julia's surviving children, Agrippa Postumus and Julia the Younger. Click on the...
Augustus Caesar #95 – Thumbs
* While all this is going on with the Dalmatians, there are problems in other provinces as well. *...
Augustus Caesar #94 – The Great Illyrian Revolt
* Apparently this kind of pride was enough for Augustus to decide they had to go. * Bodacious must...
Augustus Caesar #93 – Bodacious
And overnight, Tibbo goes from being invisible to being the Number Two man in Rome again! * WHO...
Augustus Caesar #92 – The James Brown Shuffle
* By the time news of Caius’ death had reached Rome it was some time in late March, 4 CE. * Aug...
Augustus Caesar #91 – All By Myself
* Keep in mind that by the standards of the day, jokes about deformities were pretty mild. *...
Augustus Caesar #90 – The Trouser Defense
Augustus stayed in Rome more now, no longer going out on long tours of the provinces, probably...
Augustus Caesar #89 – Days of our Lives
* It’s the year 1 BCE * Caius Caesar, biological son of Agrippa and Julia, adopted son of...
SPECIAL – Dr Richard Carrier
A special philosophy episode. Nothing at all to do with Augustus or Rome. No Ray. Just me and a...
Augustus Caesar #88 – Ab Urbe Condita Libri
* Claudius was encouraged to take up writing history by the man who himself wrote one of the...
Augustus Caesar #87 – Killing Lions
* Caius and Lucius presided over games including one where 260 lions were killed in the Circus...
Augustus Caesar #86 – The Genius Of Augustus
* Caius and Lucius seem unaffected by Julia’s exile. * She probably hadn’t had much to do with...
Augustus Caesar #85 – Ovid & Julia
* In 2 BCE, Aug turned 60 and was made consul for the 13th time. * Lucius Caesar turned 15 and...
Augustus Caesar #84 – Herod’s Pig
* Augustus is left all alone to run the empire. * In 5 BCE he becomes consul for the 12th time -...
Augustus Caesar #83 – Tiberius Quits (fixed)
Sorry folks. I messed up the first file. Here’s the correct episode. Tiberius suddenly declared he...
Augustus Caesar #82 – The Rise Of Gaius and Lucius
Tiberius is riding high, the last man standing - until he starts to be overshadowed by Gaius and...
Augustus Caesar #81 – Tiberius’ Triumph
Livia is the Melania Trump of Rome. Julia falls pregnant to Tiberius but the baby is stillborn,...
Augustus Caesar #80 – Slave Children Pets
We're back after a short break. To be fair, this episode started off pretty simple. But quickly it...
Augustus Caesar #79 – Drusus Breaks A Leg
10 BCE - Drusus barely escapes from Germany. Augustus celebrates his 52nd birthday. Octavia dies....
Augustus Caesar #78 – Drusus Goes Deep
In 12 BCE, Drusus completed a census in the three Gauls. The other thing Drusus was responsible...
Augustus Caesar #77 – Trump v Caesar
A very special episode. Over the last 12 months, there's been a ton of articles in the media...
Augustus Caesar #76 – Immortal Glory
The loss of Agrippa was a huge blow, but Tiberius and Drusus stepped up. However, now Augustus’...
Augustus Caesar #75 – The Wind Beneath My Wings
Augustus buries Agrippa. After the funeral, attention turned to the matter of Agrippa’s will and...
Augustus Caesar #74 – Agrippa Dies
Agrippa returned to Rome in 13, stayed a few months, long enough to knock Julia up again, then...
Augustus Caesar #73 – Pope Augustus
When Lepidus finally died in 13 BCE, Augustus finally accepted the title of Pontifex Maximus, the...
Augustus Caesar #72 – #DBAC
Augustus brought better roads, wine and a taste for the nicer things in life to the Gauls. He also...
Augustus Caesar #71 – Drusus Goes Up The Aenus
Augustus goes back to Gaul and brings his stepsons, Drusus and Tiberius, to help conquer the...
Augustus Caesar #70 – Fight For Your Right To Party
In 17 BCE Augustus decided to throw a huge party, The Secular Games, which was held only once...
Augustus Caesar #69 – The Lamprey
There’s a story about how Augustus dined one night with an old friend, Vedius Pollio, an...
Augustus Caesar #68 – Mr Nice Guy
Augustus was a pretty approachable guy (like us!). We tell some stories about how he made himself...
Augustus Caesar #67 – Julia The Elder
Julia the Elder, the only legitimate biological child of Augustus (which makes her the daughter of...
Augustus Caesar #66 – Consilium Principis
In this episode, we're dealing with events around 18 BCE: The most important innovation Aug...
Augustus Caesar #65 – Arsen Nisanyan
A quick break from the Augustus story and the usual frivolity to have one of our long-time...
Augustus Caesar #64 – The Cunning Plan
Augustus returns to Rome and he comes up with a cunning plan. He also fires the entire...
Augustus Caesar #63 – The Princeps Live
When we started this show, we never thought we'd see the day when the Princeps himself would...
Augustus Caesar #62 – Virgil & The Aeneid Part 3
Aeneas reflects Augustus in many ways - they both place duty and piety before their own comfort...
Augustus Caesar #61 – Virgil & The Aeneid Part 2
It would be a mistake to see Virgil’s poetry as purely political propaganda. It was a matter...
Augustus Caesar #60 – Virgil & The Aeneid Part 1
"I sing of arms and the man". Get ready for that classical education you missed out on because...
Augustus Caesar #59 – The Last Triumph
Augustus does a deal with the Parthian King Phraates IV to return the standards and prisoners...
Augustus Caesar #58 – It’s All Greek To Me
While Augustus is out in the provinces, he tends to give his speeches in Greek rather than Latin,...
Augustus Caesar #57 – Herod The Great
One of the client rulers who is best known during these years is Herod The Great. He was brutal,...
Augustus Caesar #56 – Let It All Hang Out
For the people in the provinces, Augustus was just the latest in a long line of foreign...
Augustus Caesar #55 – Augustus Goes To Sicily
In the year 22 BCE, Augustus went to Sicily, Rome’s oldest overseas province. But the people...
Augustus Caesar #54 – Gary Arndt
Gary Arndt has been everywhere. Which is why his blog is called Everything Everywhere. Since 2007...
Augustus Caesar #53 – The CrackDown
The Primus Affair continues. Shortly after, there's another scandal - the Fannius Caepio...
Augustus Caesar #52 – The Primus Affair
The people try to convince Augustus to become dictator. He refuses. Then the proconsul of...
Augustus Caesar #51 – Dark Shadow
It's late 23 BCE. Agrippa leaves Rome and makes his home in Lesbos. Rumours fly. Meanwhile there...
Inventing The Messiah
Our Kickstarter campaign went live today, so please jump on over there, and support us if you can....
Augustus Caesar #50 – Imperium
In 23 BCE Augustus fell very sick with man flu once again. It was so bad, everyone thought he was...
Augustus Caesar #49 – Covered With Spots
When Augustus finally returns to Rome late in 24, he travels along newly restored roads that he...
Augustus Caesar #48 – Man Flu
We're back! First show of 2017! On his way back from Spain, Augustus falls deathly ill with man...
Augustus Caesar #47 – Festina Lente
It’s in Spain where we first see the new cautious Augustus. Instead of taking crazy risks, like he...
Augustus Caesar #46 – Milites
Augustus needed to decide on the size and shape of the army. How many soldiers would he need...
Augustus Caesar #45 – Augustus Goes To Spain
Before Augustus leaves Rome, the gates of the Temple of Janus were re-opened, which means the...
Augustus Caesar #44 – The Reluctant Dictator
With great reluctance, Octavian allows the Senate to...
Augustus Caesar #43 – I QUIT!
On the 1 January 27 BCE, Octavian started his seventh...
Augustus Caesar #42 – Making Rome Great Again
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Augustus Caesar #41 – Princeps
Octavian gives a speech to the Senate, inviting each senator...
Augustus Caesar #40 – The Restoration
Octavian is trying to restore some kind of normality to...
Augustus Caesar #39 – Knee Deep In The Hoopla
Octavian is running around settling affairs in the Middle...
Augustus Caesar #38 – A Load Of Bull
It was a whole year after the suicides of Antony and...
3.5 Days
Excerpt from a new iTunes review: "Some facts: The History of Rome covered the period from the...
Augustus Caesar #37 – Victor
Rome had never seen anything like the three—day celebration...
Augustus Caesar #36 – Fatale Monstrum
The poets of Rome vilify Cleopatra and yet also are in awe...
Augustus Caesar #35 – The Death Of Antony & Cleopatra
This is one of those episodes that feel like major turning...
Augustus Caesar #34 – The Showdown (Part 2)
The Battle of Actium begins. Octavian (& Agrippa) versus Mark Antony...
Augustus Caesar #33 – The Showdown (Part 1)
After 13 years of being frenemies, shit finally comes to a...
Augustus Caesar #32 – Donations of Alexandria
We're back! On this episode, Octavia and Livia are made...
Augustus Caesar #31 – Cleopatra & Cloaca
Agrippa rolls up his sleeves and gets shit done (literally) and we talk about the woman who ruled...
Augustus Caesar #30 – Making Rome Great Again
Octavian fights in Illyricum (Croatia) where he reportedly is a brave and daring leader of men...
Augustus Caesar #29 – Imperator
Meanwhile back at Rome, Octavian decides he will now be known as Imperator Caesar. He crucifies...
Augustus Caesar #28 – Parthia Pt 2
Let’s talk some more about Antony’s Parthian campaign. ...
Augustus Caesar #27 – Parthia Pt 1
Let’s talk about Antony’s Parthian campaign. ...
Augustus Caesar #26 – Bye Bye Sexy
In this episode we say goodbye to two members of the triumvirate - Sextus Pompeius and Lepidus....
Life Of Augustus Announcement – Podcast Awards Nomination!
Thanks to everyone who nominated us for a Podcast Award! We made the official "Society &...
Augustus Caesar #25 – Lindsay Powell
Our guest today is Lindsay Powell, history detective, and the guy who wrote the book about...
Augustus Caesar #24 – Battle of Naulochus
How much does Agrippa know about naval battles? NADA! But what he does know about is GETTING SHIT...
Augustus Caesar #23 – The Son Of Neptune
Sextus defeats Octavian's fleet with the help of Neptune, god of the sea. Octavian invites Antony...
Augustus Caesar #22 – Relax, Guy!
There is peace in Italy. So why is Octavian building so many ships? And why did he have to...
Augustus Caesar #21 – Get Agrippa!
We finally get to spend some time talking about Octavian's right-hand man, Marcus Vipsanius...
Augustus Caesar #20 – Steven Saylor
Back when we were in Vegas in January, we recorded an interview with author Steve Saylor about his...
Augustus Caesar #19 – Sexy P
This episode is all about Sextus Pompey, aka Sexy P, how he held Italy to ransom and his eventual...
Augustus Caesar #18 – The Golden Years
The one where Octavian and Antony sit down to hash out their differences, forget to invite Lepidus...
Augustus Caesar #17 – FOOFIKINS!
Well the tensions between Octavian and Mark Antony are heating up again in this episode. Only one...
Augustus Caesar #16 – The Battle Of Perusia
Octavian pursues Lucius Antonius and traps him in the city of Perusia (modern Perugia) for several...
Augustus Caesar #15 – Carpe Diem
After the battle of Philippi, Antony went east to squeeze money out of various kings and just to...
Augustus Caesar #14 – The Battle/s of Philippi
Here it is - and it's a big one (that's what she said). Four men enter - two men leave. The...
Augustus Caesar #13 – The Build Up To Philippi
The Triumvirs go on the offensive and prepare to engage Brutus and Cassius, and their massive...
Augustus Caesar #12 – The New Roman Elite
LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS! Again! but this time... we're a little worse for wear. On this episode we...
Augustus Caesar #11 – Cicero’s Finale
LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS! The first thing the Second Triumvirate did was a little bit of the ol' mass...
Augustus Caesar #10 – The Second Triumvirate
On 19 August 43 BCE, Octavian was elected consul at the age of 19, ten months and 26 days.No-one...
Augustus Caesar #09 – Cicero’s Fatal Mistake
Battles continue between Antony, Octavian and the consuls, Hirtius and Pansa. By the end of the...
Augustus Caesar #08 – Robert Harris
Today we are joined by the one and only Robert Harris - author of many bestsellers, including...
Augustus Caesar #07 – The Praetorian Guard
Hirtius, Octavian and Pansa march to Mutina to support Decimus and fight Antony. At the battle of...
Augustus Caesar #06 – Cicero’s Big Gamble
Cicero realises that the only way to stop Antony is for the Senate to align themselves with the...
Augustus Caesar #05 – Another Civil War Begins
Shit gets real in this episode! Two of Mark Antony's legions desert to Octavian and Antony finally...
Augustus Caesar #04 – Antony v Cicero
In this episode, Octavian throws a party, the Ludi Victoriae Caesaris, Antony is growing more...
Augustus Caesar #03 – The Featured Players
We discuss the other key players who are playing a role in Rome in 44/43 BCE - Marcus Antonius,...
Augustus Caesar #02 – Going Rome
Octavius changes his name to Gaius Julius Caesar - but we call him Octavian so as not to confuse...
Augustus Caesar #01 – Introduction
On the 19th August, 14 CE, 767 years after the founding of Rome, nearly exactly 2001 years ago,...
Julius Caesar #48 – The Aftermath, Part II
THIS IS THE END. SERIOUSLY THIS TIME. WE MEAN IT. We cover the events of March 18 - 20, 44 BCE....
Julius Caesar #47 – The Aftermath, Part I
Okay so... we screwed up. We thought Episode #46 was going to be our last episode but it looks...
Julius Caesar #46 (Take 2) – The Ides Of March!
The REAL very last episode! Date: 15 March, 44 BCE. Location: Rome, Italy. Event: The...
Julius Caesar #46 – The Ides Of March!
The very last episode! Date: 15 March, 44 BCE. Location: Rome, Italy. Event: The assassination of...
Julius Caesar #45 – The Conspiracy, Part II
Our second last episode! Probably. We talk about the main conspirators and their possible...
Julius Caesar #44 – Enter Octavius
Enter Octavius! He's only 18 years old in 44 BCE. And he isn't JC's sister's son, as Ray...
Julius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special Edition
Well we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put...
Julius Caesar #43 – The Divine Julius
As we near the end of our little tale, Caesar is being granted unprecedented honours, including...
Julius Caesar #42 – The Conspiracy, Part I
It’s the beginning of 44 BCE. Caesar is 56. He's planning to leave in three months to campaign...
Julius Caesar #41 – The War Is Over
Four years of bloody Civil War, with 100,000 Romans dead, all comes down to this place, this day,...
Julius Caesar #40 – The Spanish Campaign 46 BCE
Caesar realises that he has to go to Spain in person to deal with Pompey's two brat sons - Cnaeus...
Julius Caesar Consul #17 – Jim Miller, Economist
Our guest this time is James Miller, game theorist and associate professor of economics at...
Julius Caesar #39 – Caesar’s Reforms
As dictator, Julius Caesar initiates a sweeping range of political and social reforms that even...
Julius Caesar #38 – It’s Business Time
Even while the Greatest Party Ever™ is going on, Caesar is getting down to the business of...
Julius Caesar #37 – Caesar’s Four Triumphs
Well we are back with episode 37 and we're also back to one hour episodes (more or less). Even...
Julius Caesar Consul #16 – Sam Wood: Archaeologist, TV Star, Bike Nut
Our guest on our 16th Consul show is Aussie Sam Wood! Sam is an archaeologist who now is also one...
Julius Caesar #36 – AFRICA
Nearly three hours of mayhem sees Caesar sail to Africa to finish off Metellus Scipio, Labienus,...
Julius Caesar #35 – VENI VIDI VICI
Caesar leaves Cleopatra and Alexandria behind to return to Rome. But before he can deal with Rome,...
Julius Caesar #34 – Alexandria & Cleopatra
Father forgive us, we have sinned! It's been nearly 4 weeks since our last episode (Ray took his...
Julius Caesar #33 – The Battle Of Pharsalus
Whew. Another 2.5 hours of mayhem! In this episode, Caesar and Pompey finally face off in the...
Julius Caesar #32 – Caesar Goes To Greece
Julius Caesar resigns his dictatorship after a mere 11 days in Rome and chases Pompey to Greece!...
Julius Caesar CONSUL #15 – Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins is the author of many books about Ancient Rome including THE IDES. We had a...
Julius Caesar CONSUL #14 – Barry Strauss, Cornell University
Barry Strauss is a military historian with a focus on ancient Greece and Rome. Strauss is editor...
Julius Caesar CONSUL #13 – Steven Saylor
Steven Saylor is a writer of historical fiction centered around the late Roman republic and early...
Julius Caesar #31 – The Rain In Spain
This. Show. Is. Insane. 2.5 hours. A crazy opening courtesy of Jessica Robles. More songs than...
Julius Caesar #30 – Run Away, Pompey
Julius Caesar tries to block Pompey's departure from Italy but fails. So he heads to Rome for the...
Julius Caesar #29 – The Pardon Of Corfinium
Another massive two hour show! In this episode, Julius Caesar advances on Rome. Pompey and the...
Julius Caesar #28 – The Die Is Cast… Bitches
We go into excruciating detail about the political machinations between Caesar and his enemies in...
Julius Caesar #27 – Meanwhile Back In Rome…
We jump back to 54 BCE and talk about what's been happening in Rome while Caesar has been stomping...
Julius Caesar #26 – Gaul Is Conquered
You'd think that after they got their ass smacked HARD (and not in the good way) at Alesia, the...
Announcing The New Series!
Hey folks! We're very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series - THE LIFE OF...
Julius Caesar #25 – The Siege of Alesia
Well.... This is where it all comes together. Arguably the greatest military victory in history....
Julius Caesar #24 – The Sieges of Avaricum & Gergovia
A mammoth 2 and a half hour episode! Vercingetorix continues to make trouble for Julius Caesar....
Welcome British History Podcast Fans!
Ray & Cam want to extend a very merry welcome to fans of Jamie Jeffers' British History...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #11 – Jamie Jeffers
Jamie Jeffers joins us to chat about Caesar and ye olde Britannia! JJ is the host of the excellent...
Julius Caesar #23 – Crassus, Clodius and Vercingetorix
Well it's all starting to fall apart for Big Julie. Crassus goes to Parthia to meet his maker at...
Gaul In Caesar’s Time
Here's a handy map you can use as a reference when we're talking about the various Gallic tribes.
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #10 – First Live Show
Back on Sep 6, 2014, we invited our Patrons to join us on a live Skype call to chat about Caesar,...
Julius Caesar #22 – The Annhilation Of The Eburones
Caesar spends this episode chasing Ambiorix of the Eburones to revenge the deaths of Sabinus,...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #9 – Mike Duncan
Here's the show you've all been waiting for! Mike Duncan, much beloved host of The History Of Rome...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #8 – Tom Holland
Our guest on this VIP episode is Tom Holland, author of the excellent book RUBICON. Follow Tom on...
Julius Caesar #21 – VASTATIO
The Romans had a term - vastatio. It meant "laying waste". Total destruction. That's what Caesar...
Review of the Day
This just got posted on Facebook and it was such a nice compliment that I wanted to share it!
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #7 – Dr Rhiannon Evans
Our guest on this VIP episode is Dr Rhiannon Evans from Latrobe University in Melbourne! She...
Julius Caesar #20 – Caesar Grows A Beard
After he returned from Britain in 54BCE, Julius Caesar learned that his mother and daughter had...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #6 – Dr Arthur Keaveney
Dr Arthur Keaveney is the author of "Sulla: The Last Republican" as well as being Reader Emeritus...
Julius Caesar #19 – Invading Britain AGAIN
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. That was the motto of Julius Caesar. Well......
Caesar Was A Vampire!
Caesar didn’t sleep and had very pale skin. Was he a vampire? Was that why the senators had to...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #5 – Mikaberidze Does Mithridates (PT2)
Our VIP guest on Consul #5 is again Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze who joins us to finish our...
Julius Caesar #18 – Invading Britain
With his control over Gaul cemented and the triumvirate's hold on Rome secure, Caesar decides it...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #4 – Mikaberidze Does Mithridates (PT1)
Our VIP guest on Consul #4 (and #5) is Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze who joins us to talk about Rome's...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #3 – Prof. Bob Packett
Prof. Bob Packett is known and loved as the Godfather of history podcasting. His "History...
Pulla Sulla Artwork!
One of our very talented artist friends, Ernest Concepcion, has produced this stunning work of...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #2 – Jamie Redfern
Our second guest on the Consul series is Jamie Redfern, history podcaster! You might know Jamie...
Julius Caesar #17 – Caesar Crosses The Rhine
It's now 56 BCE. Caesar has his new 5 year extension to his Proconsulship of Gaul. He returns to...
Julius Caesar – CONSUL #1 – Dr. Tom Stevenson, UQ
The first episode of our Consul series is finally here! This is where we interview VIP guests...
Julius Caesar #16 – Clodius v Cicero
OMFG. This episode is soooo unbelievably meta that Cameron was actually scared of it for days. We...
New Caesar Art!
We are very excited to show off our new custom designed artwork done by our friend, the amazing...
Julius Caesar #15 – The Destruction Of The Belgae
In 57 BCE, during the Winter break in campaigning, Caesar got word that the Belgae (Belgian)...
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In the next month we're going to have a bunch of cool new things to give away but they are only...
Julius Caesar #14 – Ariovistus And The Battle of Vosges
Ariovistus was a leader of the Suebi and other allied Germanic peoples in the second quarter of...
Julius Caesar #13 – The Massacre Of The Helvetii
Another enlightening episode of the "myth-busting" podcast! Don't take our word for it - this is...
Toga Competition
It's time to announce our new competition! Send us a photo of yourself dressed in a toga and...
Julius Caesar #12 – Caesar Goes To Gaul
In this episode, Caesar takes up his proconsular role in Gaul. We talk a little about his...
Julius Caesar #11 – Caesar Mounts The Heads
It's the last months of Caesar's consulship and the first triumvirate and he doesn't muck about....
Announcing The New Series!
Hey folks! We're very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series - THE LIFE OF...
Julius Caesar # 10 – The First Triumvirate
The year is now 60 B.C.E. Caesar *finally* achieves his goal of becoming Consul. He forms the...
How To Work Like Caesar
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More Positive Reviews!
Thanks everyone for the generous iTunes reviews! We really appreciate the support. They stop Ray...
Julius Caesar #9 – Consul
On the ninth amazing episode of the greatest podcast ever dedicated to Julius Caesar, we start...
Julius Caesar #8 – Caesar Goes To Spain
On this episode, Caesar picks the wrong horse, fights off accusations that he's in league with...
Julius Caesar #7 – The Catilinarian Conspiracy
Lucius Sergius Catilina, known in English as Catiline, was a Roman Senator of the 1st century BCE...
Julius Caesar # 6 – Amor Vincit Omnia
In this week's episode of The Julius Caesar Podcast, you will learn about bomb threats, how saying...
Julius Caesar #5 – The Rise Of Pompey
In episode #5, we are still hovering around the year 70 BCE and, as such, there isn't much to say...
Julius Caesar #4 – I AM SPARTACUS
We pick up from where we left off in episode #3, when Caesar was released by the pirates and then...
Julius Caesar #3 – Caesar And the Pirates
Welcome back to the podcast! Our first for 2014! In this merry adventure, we find out what happens...
Julius Caesar #2 – Caesar’s Early Years
In this episode we explore what we know about Caesar's early years and examine what was going on...
Julius Caesar #1 – An Introduction To Caesar
Welcome to our first episode! Think of this as a general introduction to Julius Caesar. We discuss...
Julius Caesar #00 – An Introduction To The Show
This is a brief introduction to the Julius Caesar podcast series recorded in 2017, four years...