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Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
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- From the Founding of the City Archives - The Partial Historians - Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
Episode 178 – Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, Plebeian Hero
After nothing but the uber-patrician Camillus for a long time, a plebeian hero seems long overdue. Welcome to what is essentially the first part in our…
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Etruscan Evil Plans
What is Rome to do when they gaze out from the top of the Capitol and all they can see are the neighbours they don’t like or the neighbours that don’t like…
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Episode 176 – Throwing the Standard
It is 386 BCE (maybe?) in Ancient Rome and once more Livy is providing our underlying narrative for events. The timeline is pretty confusing in this decade…
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Of Mars and Marshes
It’s 387 BCE and Rome is working on getting back of her feet. What’s even happening in Rome? It can be hard to tell because of the nature of the extant sources…
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Episode 174 - We Built This City on Big Hewn Stones
Welcome back to Rome’s rebuilding era! It’s a year of reasserting dominance, crafting fancy hewn stones for building works, and getting the citizen body back…
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Nobody Beats Camillus
We return to 389 BCE to see just how Rome recovered from the Gallic Sack. Camillus is dictator in Rome and Ahala is his trusty master of the horse. It’s time…
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Episode 172 - An New Republic?
As we emerge, bleary-eyed and slightly peckish from the Gallic Sack of Rome, we find ourselves in a new era – a new Republic, one might say! It is 389 BCE and…
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Episode 171 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 6
We have finally reached the LAST part of our coverage of the Gallic Sack of Rome. Once again, whilst there are similar elements in our sources, it is…
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The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 5
The sacred geese have attempted to save Rome, but the siege of the Gauls is still not over! What could possibly happen next? We continue our deep dive into the…
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Episode 169 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 4
We’re back with more exciting episodes from the infamous Gallic sack of Rome. If you haven’t listened to our previous eps, make sure you go back to the…
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Episode 168 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 3
In this episode, we discuss one of the more tragic episodes from the Gallic sack of Rome. Want to know how we got here? Check out our previous coverage! We Who…
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The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 2
We rejoin the Romans and the Gauls in 390 BCE at the place where the Tiber river intersects with the Alia river. Turns out that when a bunch of Fabians upset…
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The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 1
We’re about to embark on a stunning period of Rome’s history in the middle Republic. Strap yourself in, this one is going to a take more than a couple of…
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Episode 165 - Surf the Celtic Wave
391 BCE is jam-packed with action, but the event that stands out is the arrival of the Gauls in centre stage. It’s time to surf the Celtic Wave! Revenge is…
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Episode 164 - A Campaign in No Way Memorable
392 BCE, the year that went down in history for “a campaign in no way memorable”. Ah, that Livy, he paints quite a picture, doesn’t he? All About the Consuls…
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Episode 163 – Camillius’ Conniptions
We’re still in the year 394 BCE and we’ve seen Camillus has had a run in with the Falsican Schoolmaster. In this episode we move on further into the action of…
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Shirts Off for Virtus!
In this episode, we continue to follow the adventures of that most amazing of Romans: Marcus Furius Camillus! This is one of his real shining moments of…
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Episode 161 – ¿Por Qué No Los Dos?
It’s 395 BCE and we explore the events that are the result of the epic year of 396 BCE. The Romans ended 396 BCE on a high with their military success against…
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Episode 160 – The Fall of Veii: Part Three
We return for the final instalment on the fall of Veii in 396 BCE. In our previous episode, we witnessed the actual conquest of the great Etruscan city. Now…
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The Fall of Veii: Part II
The Fall of Veii is finally upon us – or perhaps we should say it was finally upon them! After a shameful defeat early in 396, the Romans decided to…
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The Fall of Veii: Part I
396 BCE is finally here! Rome and Veii have been locked in a competition for space and resources for quite some time and it seems like the tide is about to…
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Episode 157 - From Delphi, With Love
In 398, the Romans received some worrying signs from the gods, and now we return with a special message for them: From Delphi, With Love. Episode 157 –…
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Episode 156 – Kidnapped!
In 398 BCE, the Romans were still enmeshed in their siege at Veii. Whilst the Romans waited, worrying portents started to appear. What did they all mean?…
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A Feast for the Gods
Our new book ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ has nearly landed! Pre-order your copy via Ulysses Press! It’s happening – the Romans enter the…
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The Fifth Century BCE in Review
The fifth century BCE in Rome is the century that saw the idea of the republic flourish and falter only to flourish again. The plebeians rose up to fight for…
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The Plebeians Push into Power
We jump into the year 400 BCE which has more excitement than you may have anticipated. Could this be the year we have evidence for a plebeian break-through…
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Episode 152 - Victory at Last!
Whilst 401 BCE was a tense year inside ancient Rome, we can assure you that there will be a plebeian win to close the year. Victory at last! Episode 152…
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Factional Foibles
We jump into the year of 402 BCE and Rome and Veii are tooth and nail in siege mode. In addition to this, Rome is rapidly approaching the end of the 5th…
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Episode 150 - Rhetorical Fireworks
It is 403 BCE and we’re about to be blinded by some rhetorical fireworks. The situation between Rome and Veii is getting more serious. Episode 150 –…
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The Brief Life and Times of Servius Romanus
Who is Servius Romanus you might ask? Well, in this episode we’re about to find out. But when we tell you it’ll be brief – we are telling only the truth!…
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It's All About the Money, Honey!
Money, money, money! We’re in 406 BCE and although its well before ABBA’s pop hit, let’s this be a small hint of things to come. Rome finds itself…
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Episode 147 - The Fall of Verrugo
Back in 409 BCE, the Romans had captured the fortifications of Verrugo from their Volscian foe. Unfortunately, in this episode we must discuss the bloody fall…
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Episode 146 - Nobody Calls Me Chicken
In this episode, the people of Antium start provoking the Aequians and the Volscians into war with Rome by calling them COWARDS. How else could they respond…
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Episode 145 - Power to the Plebs
We’ve all been waiting for YEARS for this… more power to the plebs! Yes, you heard us correctly. For once, the patricians will not get exactly what…
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Where in the World is Carventum?
Carventum enters the annalistic narrative of Rome and raises some questions. But in order to get there, we need to consider what Rome faces in 411 BCE. And it…
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Special Victims Unit
In this episode we tackle the years 413 and 412 BCE. These years come hard on the back of the murder of the patrician Postumius. Rome is facing challenges that…
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A Wrongheaded Man
In this episode, we tackle the years 415 and 414 BCE and the downfall of Postumius, a very wronghead man. Episode 142 – A Wrongheaded Man Did you…
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Divide and Conquer
We return to the 410s BCE to explore some classic Conflict of the Orders. This one will end with an evil patrician plan (mwahahaha) to divide and conquer their…
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The Commonwealth of Slaves
After the kerfuffles of 420 BCE, it’s time for a brand new year or two! In this episode we consider 419 and 418 BCE. These two years are packed with exciting…
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The Trials of Sempronius and Postumia
The Partial Historians are back in the 420s BCE and we are wrapping up the decade with some first-class DRAMA! At the centre of it all are the trials of…
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The Four Horsemen
This episode, we are dealing with 422 and 421 BCE. The previous year had been a very dramatic for Rome. They seem to have come perilously close to a disastrous…
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The Tenacious Tempanius
Welcome to 423 BCE and your introduction to the one and only Sextus Tempanius! You may not know his name just yet, but we’re pretty sure you’ll be…
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How the Plebeians Got Their Groove Back
In this episode we dig into the details (or lack thereof!) of 425 and 425 BCE. Good news for the plebeians is that when there’s not much going on in…
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Building the Bromance
What do you get when Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus and Aulus Cornelius Cossus return in our source material? The continuation of a beautiful bromance. After an…
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A Dry Period
Prepare yourself, dear listener, for a drought or two! After spending several episodes on individual years, we are speeding ahead in our latest episode. We are…
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Postumius Tubertus, Dictator
It’s around 431 BCE and Rome is busy contending with her neighbours in pretty much every direction. Turns out that it’s not easy trying to establish yourself…
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Episode 132 – The White Album
We leave behind the outraged censors of 434 BCE and move forward into some troubled domestic times for Rome. The solution? Fashion, darling. White togas are…
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Episode 131 – Dictators by the Dozen
In this episode, we delve into the craziness of the mid-430s BCE. The Romans are feeling the pressure, so they order dictators by the dozen. Episode 131…
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Episode 130 – The Cossus Controversy
We return to the year 437 BCE and the exploits of Aulus Cornelius Cossus. Cossus came to our attention in the aftermath of the colony of Fidenae’s decision to…
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Episode 129 – Lars Tolumnius and the Fate of Fidenae
Vengeance for Rome It’s 437 BCE and Rome finds itself challenged by the king of the Etruscans Lars Tolumnius. But how did Rome get into this situation?…
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Mopping Up Maelius
The Aftermath of a Murder Rome has just experienced a scandal like no other. A terrible famine had hit in the years 440-439 BCE, and this had caused political…
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The Assassination of Spurius Maelius
Famine Strikes After a peaceful year in 441 BCE, the Romans are in for nasty shock over the course of 440 and 439 BCE. It all begins with a crippling famine…
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Episode 126 – How to Win Land and Influence Ardea
In around 443 BCE Rome is navigating its relationships with its neighbours. Last time we caught up with Rome they became involved in the affairs of the nearby…
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Episode 125 – Big Trouble in Little Ardea
Do you get excited by a trip to the office supply store? Is The Home Edit your favourite show on Netflix? Then this is the episode for you! The Romans are in…
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Episode 124 – The Military Tribunes with Consular Power
The role of the Military Tribune with Consular Power (tribuni militum consulari potestate) is very particular. It seems to have been created out of the need…
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Episode 123 – The Turning Point
Rome seems to be an impasse. Facing war on all fronts and with escalating crisis between the patricians and the plebeians the place of Rome in the Italian…
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Episode 122 – The Right to Rule Rome
Who has the right to rule Rome? Who should have the right? In this episode, we tackle one of the major developments of the so-called ‘Conflict of the…
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Episode 121 – Strength in Unity
The year 446 BCE has it all – battles, civil strife, virtus, dynamic leadership… Rome is certainly on a better path after the mysterious and seemingly…
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Episode 120 – Rebels Without a Cause
After spending many, many episodes on the events of 449 BCE, we are now flying through multiple years in ONE episode! Ah, the ups and downs of the early…
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Episode 119 – The Triumphant Return of the Consulship
Rome is still in the depths in 449 BCE, but there’s been an epic turn of events. Appius Claudius may be dead, but what happens next? We’re here to…