Chapter 11: Caesar’s Homecoming
Julius Caesar wants to come home to Rome after so many years of war in Gaul. The problem? He can only return home under very specific conditions that will grant him legal immunity. His enemies also ...
26 Aug 202032min
Chapter 10: Conquest in Gaul, Chaos in Rome
The First Triumvirate had accomplished a lot of their goals. Now, they struggle to hold it together. Julius Caesar has a great opportunity in Gaul, though is surrounded by danger. In Rome, Pompey M...
19 Aug 202036min
Chapter 9: Ascension of Julius Caesar
Returning to Julius Caesar, Caesar’s success as a politician was not guaranteed. He still had a lot of debt, and he had some unpopular stances that were recently brought to bear. Will Caesar be able...
12 Aug 202029min
Chapter 8: Cicero and Conspiracy
Marcus Tullius Cicero’s claim to fame is that he was Rome’s greatest orator, and in this episode, we see how the power of his words, shapes the minds of Romans, and shapes the Republic. This episode,...
5 Aug 202028min
Chapter 7: Rise of Julius Caesar
Pop the sparkling cider, we finally meet Gaius Julius Caesar! We’re going back in time a bit, to see how Caesar had been a background character in Roman politics - a small fish in a big pond. We see ...
29 Jul 202027min
Chapter 6: Pompey Magnus and Crassus
With the end of Sulla’s vicious civil wars and dictatorship, the Republic can hopefully recover. We follow the careers of two of Pompey’s most able subordinates: Gnaeus Pompey Magnus and Marcus Licin...
22 Jul 202029min
Chapter 5: Lucky Sulla’s Civil War(s)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a former lieutenant of Marius, and was a strong commander in the Social War. With a new threat facing the Republic in the East, it’s Sulla’s time to shine! But just as it’s...
15 Jul 202024min
Chapter 4: Marius and the Social War
The Optimate Senate successfully killed the Populares Gracchi, but the Republic is now suffering under Optimate leadership. A new man, Gaius Marius, will rise to lead the Republic through this crisis...
8 Jul 202021min
