ancient roman history

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Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the following sources: Britannica.com – Baia Atlas Obscura.com – The Sunken City of [...Read More...]

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We’ve covered the deadly day in 79 AD when Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii in a suffocating layer of ash and pumice. But we haven’t covered the aftermath: where did [...Read More...]

Men aren’t the only ones who think about the Roman Empire (Or the Roman Republic!) all the time. We do too–and so does Dr. Emma Southon, creator of the History is Sexy [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here is a helpful documentary: Other sources include: Pseudo-Dionysus of Tel Mahre: Chronicle. Translated by Witold Whitakowski “Yersinia pestis and [...Read More...]

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We’re calling this series gender rebels of the ancient world—because how could we do a season about sex and sex magic without talking about the magical provenance of [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Plato’s Symposium (Benjamin Jowett translation) Ovid’s Metamorphosis (A.S. Kline translation) The Republic of Plato [...Read More...]

After the disaster at Actium, Marc Antony’s entire army–100,000 strong–surrendered to Octavian. Marc Antony and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria to negotiate [...Read More...]