women’s history

In our last episode, Livia and Octavia were at each other’s throats over which one of their sons would be chosen as Augustus’ heir. The unfortunate thing is that the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t be possible without the following sources: The First Ladies of Rome by Annelise Freisenbruch Agrippina by Emma Southon How [...Read More...]

In our last episode, Octavian had just defeated Cleopatra and Mark Antony. His sister Octavia had refused to renounce her wayward husband (Mark Antony), behaving with an [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t be possible without the following sources: The First Ladies of Rome by Annelise Freisenbruch Agrippina by Emma Southon How [...Read More...]

The First Ladies of Rome—the women of Augustus’ family—played a role in building his empire. Octavia, Livia, Julia, Agrippina—these were the women who helped kill a [...Read More...]

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Due to changing marital laws (among other things), the late Roman Republic saw a rise in a certain kind of wealthy elite woman with more independence and power than her [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our sources for this episode include: Oregon News: History of fascism, reproductive rights offers lessons for today Briana Wens: “Why fascism fuels [...Read More...]

You may have noticed that MAGA (Republicans in general, really) are weird about women. That weirdness is ancient. It goes all the way back to ancient Rome, all the way back [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]