roman history

Among the poets of early Augustan Rome, Virgil had a niche: nostalgia. He wrote poems about the Roman countryside, farmers, and a mourned, simpler past that may have never [...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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]