Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?

Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?

There are a disturbingly high number of contenders for the title of Rome's Darkest Emperor - so as you can imagine, things get extremely disturbing in this episode.


Joining Anthony and Maddy to introduce you to a couple of them, is Rome-based historian and tour guide, Alexander Meddings.


Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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