Emperors of Rome

Being the daughter of Cato and wife of Brutus came with certain expectations from the anci... more

In times of antiquity, alongside the Via Appia, stood the Laudatio Turiae, a funerary insc... more

When Nero took his own life in 68CE it was the end of an era for Rome. The Julio-Claudians... more

Plague getting your people down? Suffering from a mysterious ailment? Perhaps a festival o... more

After the death of Crassus his powerful name, his fortune, and his family’s honour survive... more

Crassus had power, he had money, but he still felt something was missing. With an army and... more

As Crassus gathered more power and wealth his success was aided by two allies. One, Julius... more

In the tales of Hollywood Crassus will always be the antagonist to the slave hero Spartacu... more

Marcus Licinius Crassus was an influential politician in the late Roman republic, famous f... more

Pompeii has been excavated for hundreds of years, and in that time techniques, practices a... more

The simple act of dinner took on a new dimension for the Emperors. In an place where every... more

For the Romans the simple act of dinner was so much more than a meal. It was an opportunit... more

To celebrate the 10th year of the Emperors of Rome podcast, Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith ... more

The Roman festival of Faunalia Rustica was celebrated in rural areas in honour of the god ... more

Diocletian and Maximian must be doing something right - keeping the borders of Rome safe, ... more

The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognis... more

As the wild and crazy experiment of the 3rd century winds to a conclusion, a man named Car... more

Probus had a fairly long reign for this time in the history of the Empire. Keeping the bar... more

We now return to the late third century, where the Emperor Aurelian has finally reunited t... more

The Bona Dea was a goddess of Rome, whose celebrations were the secret domain of elite wom... more

Caesar was a man who was careful of his image, and in his accounts of the Gallic Wars he r... more