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Marcus Aurelius and the Imperial Post: Riding the Cursus Publicus
In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the imperial post — the cursus publicus — through the reign of Marcus Aurelius. They follow a courier from the Danube frontier to Rome, carrying dispatches that could change the empire's fate. Along the way, they explore the system's invention under Augustus, its relay stations and vehicles, the soldiers and slaves who ran it, and the heavy costs that fell on provincial towns. They also uncover a lesser-known scandal: how the emperor's own son-in-law, Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, used the post for personal gain, and how Marcus responded…
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