Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! We begin this week’s Show Notes with an obligatory playing of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” by Bruce Cockburn: And, ladies and gentlepeople, [...Read More...]

Shakespeare wrote about them. Hollywood glamorized them. For thousands of years, they’ve come down to us as the ultimate star-crossed lovers: the Ptolemaic queen [...Read More...]

The romance between Marc Antony and Cleopatra has beguiled us for centuries. What most people don’t realize is that when Marc Antony met Cleopatra, he was already [...Read More...]

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...]

Become a Patron! It’s the end of Season III, and wow, do we ever need a break. Julius Caesar is exhausting. We’ll be back October 3! And if you remember our End [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Sorry, we just absolutely could not help ourselves… Oh and here’s the Gimp outfit. (It’s actually in Pulp Fiction, not in American Horror [...Read More...]

When Julius Caesar returned to Rome after his last military campaign, he had big plans. Plans like remaking Rome in the image of Alexandria—as a beacon of light and [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here’s the episode where we talk about the elephant battle with King Juba and Scipio in more depth. We relied on these modern sources: Stacy [...Read More...]

After winning the Alexandrian War and restoring Cleopatra to her throne, Julius Caesar returned to Rome. And then—he kept busy. Settling an insurrection among his troops, [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our modern sources for this episode include: Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra: A Life Adrian Goldsworthy’s Caesar: Life of a Colossus And our ancient [...Read More...]