112- Bridgebuilder
We look at the reign of Ancus Marcius a second time- this time around from a civil perspective rather than all the punching. Join us for bridges, forcible deportations leading to city growth, hills be...
1 Aug 14min
111- Like Grandfather, Like Grandson?
Ancus Marcius comes to the throne- maybe after murdering his predecessor- and finds himself fighting endless wars with the Sabines, Latins, and whoever else wants to have a go. But Ancus isn't the pac...
26 Jul 20min
110- Thunderbolts and Lighting Part II: House Fire or Murder?
Tullus Hostilius' time is drawing to a close. Today, we see a plague overtake Rome, and Tullus himself die alongside his wife and children in a tragic housefire caused by a lightning strike. But- hang...
19 Jul 18min
109- Sneaky, Sneaky Mettius
Alba Longa goes out with a bang today. Mettius Fufetius, having been beaten by Tullus Hostilius in the duel between triplets, rises up once again- and this time doesn't get off with a warning. Alba Lo...
12 Jul 20min
Bonus XXI- In Other News: The First Emperor of Japan
The reign of Tullus Hostilius includes the year 660 BCE- the same year that, half a world away in Japan, a certain individual named Iwarehiko no mikoto, descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu, invad...
24 Jun 7min
108- Triplets Fighting Triplets
War has come between Rome and Alba Longa, but in a bid to avoid both powers battering themselves into the dust before being swept aside by the Etruscans, they settle it via single combat. Well... more...
21 Jun 19min
107- The War Hero's Grandson
With Numa gone, we now see the election of Tullus Hostilius- the grandson of Sabine war hero Hostius Hostilius- to the Roman throne. He is a lot more belligerent than old Pompilius ever was, and immed...
24 Mai 7min
