10 Key Roman Emperors
Love them or loathe them, the Roman emperors were some of the most influential figures in history. In this episode Barry Strauss, Professor of History and Classics at Cornell University, talks through...
10 Aug 20211h 5min
Sisters at War: The Rise and Fall of Elagabalus
Often found high on the list of Rome’s worst emperors, the short reign of the teenager Elegabalus in the early 3rd century AD is filled with controversy. But it was also a time when several remarkable...
8 Aug 20211h
The Lost Baths of Cleopatra
Cleopatra. Hers is one of the most famous names that endures from antiquity. The victor of a civil war. The mistress of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. The last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt. The protagonis...
5 Aug 202130min
The Gladiatrix
Mention the word gladiator and you would be forgiven for instantly thinking of the 2000 namesake epic movie. Of spectators watching on as men battled each other with a variety of weapons, sometimes to...
3 Aug 202123min
Alexander the Great’s Corpse & the Greatest Heist in History
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals and empire builders in history, but the story of his death is almost as remarkable as his life. For this episode, our host and Alexander the Grea...
1 Aug 202130min
The Sacred Band of Thebes
The Theban Sacred Band was one of the greatest military corps of Ancient Greece, thriving from the city-state of Thebes for almost 50 years in the mid 4th century BC. In addition to their fighting pro...
29 Jul 202129min
The Begram Hoard: Treasures of the Silk Road
In the mid-20th century French archaeologists came across a remarkable collection of ancient items from Eastern China, the Indian subcontinent and the Roman Mediterranean, all in one place. In this se...
27 Jul 202145min
Decoding the Roman Dead
Often known as ‘Britain’s first town’, Colchester is a city rich in ancient history and on 24 July 2021, a new exhibition will open at the Colchester Museum revealing more about some of its earliest R...
25 Jul 202144min
