roman history

After four years of marriage with Octavia, Marc Antony followed Cleopatra to Alexandria—and settled into life there. He oversaw festivals and athletic contests, cheered [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! We begin this week’s Show Notes once again with a rendition of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time”–this time a cover by Frazey Ford: Our [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Once again, we begin this week’s Show Notes with the obligatory playing of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time.” This time it’s the excellent [...Read More...]

When Cleopatra and Marc Antony met by the River Tarsus, Antony was smitten. And when Cleopatra went back to Alexandria, he forgot about invading Parthia and followed her [...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...]

When Cleopatra met Julius Caesar, sparks flew. The daring Egyptian queen beguiled the conquering Roman general—and then enlisted him to fight her battles. Outnumbered five [...Read More...]

When Julius Caesar arrived in Egypt, he walked into a civil war between the country’s new co-rulers: Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra. The romance between Caesar and [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here, as promised, are some flute metal jams: Our modern sources for this episode include: Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra: A Life Adrian Goldsworthy’s [...Read More...]