Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! Some important links for this episode include: Learn more about Brad Onishi here. Buy Brad’s latest book, American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords [...Read More...]

Short answer: no. Long answer: no, and they didn’t function that well in pluralistic Roman society, either. Many of the qualities of high-control [...Read More...]

We are thrilled to welcome USA Today bestselling author Eva Leigh to the podcast. Eva has had two recent releases that piqued our interest: The Sea Witch (about a lady pirate [...Read More...]

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ne of the most famous quotes from Augustus’ reign was “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” And Augustus did that—he had a real thing for [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Sources for this episode include: Evan Osnos: Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before it Breaks Democracy? The New Yorker George Liapis: Is Zuckerberg Just a [...Read More...]

Have you noticed that our tech overlords cannot be normal about the Roman Empire? Elon Musk has approximately 14 known children, which he refers to as his “Legion.” Mark [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Check out Emma Southon’s books here and find her podcast, History is Sexy, [...Read More...]

Slavery touched every part of life in ancient Rome. Depending on the time period and location, as many as one in ten or one in three people was enslaved. How does it warp a [...Read More...]