Episode 58. The Architect, the Steward, and the Showman — Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, and the Debasement That Started It All
Send us Fan Mail Nero is famous for fire and scandal, but his most lasting move is quieter: he changes the denarius. We follow the early Roman Empire from Augustus’s careful fiscal rebuild to the mome...
28 Juli 58min
Episode 57. Two Roman Stories: A Credit Crunch and Volcanic Explosion
Send us Fan Mail Rome didn’t just build roads and legions, it built a credit machine. And in 33 CE, that machine seized up in a way that feels painfully familiar: a property crash, a liquidity freeze,...
7 Juli 52min
Episode 55. The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage, and Power
Send us Fan Mail Rome and Carthage don’t start as mortal enemies, they start as trading partners signing treaties that quietly reveal who holds real power at sea. From the very first agreement, Cartha...
26 Maj 1h 11min
Episode 54. From She Wolves To Silver Coins In Ancient Rome
Send us Fan Mail Rome doesn’t introduce itself with a feel-good origin story. We start with the myth Rome tells about itself, from Aeneas and divine ancestry to the she-wolf on the Palatine, and then ...
5 Maj 1h
Episode 53. When Philosophers Feared Money More Than War
Send us Fan Mail Coinage didn’t just make trade easier in ancient Greece, it reshaped the city itself. I walk through how money becomes a geographic force that pulls people toward marketplaces, builds...
14 Apr 40min
Episode 52. From Hostage To Hegemon: How Finance, Coinage, And Logistics Forged Macedon’s Rise
Send us Fan Mail Power doesn’t just march on spears; it runs on coin. We explore how Philip II turned Macedon from a backwater into a well‑funded war state, then follow Alexander as he scaled that fin...
24 Mars 1h 11min
Episode 51. How Trade Chokepoints Forged Greek Power
Send us Fan Mail Imagine needing five calm months to feed your entire city—and watching enemies line up along the only two gates you can use. That was Athens. With thin soil at home and hungry mouths ...
3 Mars 1h 2min
