Spartacus Part 3: World on Fire
After defeating Glaber on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, Spartacus and his rebels enjoyed a glorious Italian summer—taming wild ponies for their infantry, attracting new recruits, and raiding in the rich...
20 Aug 202041min
Spartacus Part 2: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?
In our last episode, Spartacus and his compatriots broke out of the ludus and began their rebellion. Spurred on by the Dionysian prophecies of his lover, the Thracian Lady, Spartacus’ legend grew. Bu...
6 Aug 202054min
Spartacus Part 1: Breaker of Chains
The story of Spartacus is the story of the Roman Republic at a crossroads. In the 70s BC, the city of Rome was a powderkeg, the peninsula was wracked with starvation and violence, the Mediterranean wa...
23 Jul 20201h 6min
A Day at the Gladiatorial Games
Join us as we travel back in time to the amphitheatre of Capua—mainland Italy's largest amphitheatre in its day—and experience a day at the gladiatorial games during the time of Spartacus. This episod...
9 Jul 202041min
How to Train Your Gladiator
What did it take to be a gladiator? Who ended up in the arena, and why? And how did the gladiatorial games—one of the bloodiest sporting events known in the ancient world—come to be? From the ancient ...
25 Jun 20201h 19min
Come See Us at Intelligent Speech 2020!
We're thrilled to announce we'll both be participating in Intelligent Speech 2020 this year! This year, the conference will be held entirely online, from 10 AM to 6 PM on June 27. Tickets are $10 (ear...
17 Jun 202025min
Spartacus in Film and Popular Culture (With the Partial Historians)
We invited the Partial Historians onto our show to discuss one of their favorite topics and ours: Spartacus in film and pop culture. Join us in a no-holds-barred conversation in which Dr. Rad unleashe...
11 Jun 20201h 33min
Thracians: Heart of Ares
The Thracians were the most feared professional killers of the ancient world—serving as hired assassins, enforcers, and mercenaries in famous battles from one end of the Mediterranean to the other. Th...
28 Mai 20201h 18min
