Episode 58. The Architect, the Steward, and the Showman — Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, and the Debasement That Started It All
Send us Fan Mail Nero is famous for fire and scandal, but his most lasting move is quieter: he changes the denarius. We follow the early Roman Empire from Augustus’s careful fiscal rebuild to the mome...
28 Heinä 58min
Episode 57. Two Roman Stories: A Credit Crunch and Volcanic Explosion
Send us Fan Mail Rome didn’t just build roads and legions, it built a credit machine. And in 33 CE, that machine seized up in a way that feels painfully familiar: a property crash, a liquidity freeze,...
7 Heinä 52min
Episode 56. Rome Becomes Powerful When Its Money Does
Send us Fan Mail Rome is not just marble temples and marching legions. It is benches in the Forum where money changers listen to coins ring, wax tablets that lock in loans, and quiet banking networks ...
16 Kesä 45min
Episode 55. The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage, and Power
Send us Fan Mail Rome and Carthage don’t start as mortal enemies, they start as trading partners signing treaties that quietly reveal who holds real power at sea. From the very first agreement, Cartha...
26 Touko 1h 11min
Episode 53. When Philosophers Feared Money More Than War
Send us Fan Mail Coinage didn’t just make trade easier in ancient Greece, it reshaped the city itself. I walk through how money becomes a geographic force that pulls people toward marketplaces, builds...
14 Huhti 40min
Episode 52. From Hostage To Hegemon: How Finance, Coinage, And Logistics Forged Macedon’s Rise
Send us Fan Mail Power doesn’t just march on spears; it runs on coin. We explore how Philip II turned Macedon from a backwater into a well‑funded war state, then follow Alexander as he scaled that fin...
24 Maalis 1h 11min
Episode 51. How Trade Chokepoints Forged Greek Power
Send us Fan Mail Imagine needing five calm months to feed your entire city—and watching enemies line up along the only two gates you can use. That was Athens. With thin soil at home and hungry mouths ...
3 Maalis 1h 2min
