Nothing New Under the Sun. Get over it. (Epi 10, S2)
Dramatic Narration: The episode starts out with a modern version of the Aeneid. Please forgive me, Virgil. Annie meets a guy visiting from overseas and conspires to keep him in Chicago so she can work...
7 Loka 20231h 19min
A Caesar By Any Other Name is still a Caesar. (Epi9, S2)
What makes a Caesar? Dramatic Narrative: Mr. Cain travels to the time of Alaric the Visigoth. This warrior chieftain sacked Rome and we explore the temptations of Rome and whether he would of consider...
7 Loka 20231h 20min
Ancient Troy, Graphic Novels and Brad Pitt? (Epi 8, S2)
Dramatic Narrative: Mr. Cain goes back to Ancient Troy and we join Aeneas as he flees the city guided by the goddess Aphrodite. Interview with Eric Shanower about his graphic novel: Age of Bronze. . Y...
7 Loka 20231h 27min
Washington Wore a Toga (Epi 7, S2)
"Why We're All Romans" by Dr. Carl J. Richard. A study of the Founding Fathers and how they were influenced by the classics. Dr. Richard is associated with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
7 Loka 202345min
I’m the Emperor, and You’re Not (Epi6, S1)
Dramatic Narration: A look at a boy who visits a soothsayer and is foretold of his rise to the emperorship of Rome. Rob reviews the cancelled NBC show KINGS, and a comparison of what it means to be pa...
7 Loka 20231h 49min
The 24th Shitkickers Were Never the Same After the Peloponese (Epi5, S1)
Interview with Bryan Doerries, director for the THEATER OF WAR. This podcast follows a performance of AJAX translated by Bryan Dorries starring movie and TV stars who volunteered their time. Theater ...
7 Loka 20231h 35min
Save Me a Seat at the Triumph, and let’s Throw a Cabbage at the Gaul (Epi4, S1)
A study of the Roman Triumph, its purpose and modern equivalents. Interview with Steven Saylor. He is an American author of historical novels. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, w...
7 Loka 20231h 9min
Stay for the Servile Wars or visit Mother in Sperlonga (Epi3, S1)
Dramatic Narrative - Unchained slaves show up at a Roman Farm and start to cause trouble. Is Spartacus coming? Rob rants on why the slave army turned back from the Alps. Why not escape, or was the p...
7 Loka 20231h 3min
