women in history

Become a Patron! First off, check out Queens Podcast for more badass women in history! Many thanks to the eminently talented Katy and Nathan for doing some epic voiceovers [...Read More...]

Of the six children of Germanicus, Agrippina the Younger is the last woman standing. Both savvier than her siblings and more ruthless, she quickly rises to stratospheric [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! First, we have to share this incredible painting of the collapsible boat that Nero had built to assassinate Agrippina. It didn’t work because Agrippina [...Read More...]

With their brother Caligula dead, the two remaining Germanicus children–Julia Livilla and Agrippina–are called home from exile. The new emperor, their uncle [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! And we’re back with the show notes! First, we wanted to share with you some images of the main players in this story. Agrippina Julia Livilla Claudius [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Roll up, roll up for the show notes! We can’t stop talking about this episode. First, let’s start with a bust of our man(icus) Germancius! And [...Read More...]

Close your eyes and imagine a loving family. Devoted parents and six children, three happy brothers and three happy sisters. The father, Germanicus, is a war hero—beloved [...Read More...]

Ancient Rome was full of rich, ambitious social climbers in a cutthroat political environment—people who had enemies to get rid of, and deep pockets to pay for the service. [...Read More...]

It’s easy to get the impression that no women were allowed in the war games of the ancient world, but nothing could be further from the truth. Female generals and [...Read More...]