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The Partial Historians
Dr Fiona Radford is an expert on Rome on film and wrote her thesis on Kubrick’s Spartacus. Dr Radford is exponent of not only Ancient History, but also Reception Studies. Dr Peta Greenfield is an expert on the Vestal Virgins. Dr Greenfield’s research interests include: religion and politics in Rome, the late republic and Augustan period, and the role of women.
Episodes
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 79 – Fabian Domination
The history of Rome from the founding of the City continues and, if the title is a hint, the fabulous Fabians are at the forefront of the narrative! In the…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 78 – The Battle of Veii 480 BCE
The nascent Roman Republic is well under the influence of the Fabii. Marcus Fabius holds the consulship for the second time. He shares the illustrious role…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 77 – The Troubles of 481 BCE
We dive back into the history of Rome from the founding of the city and end up right in the challenges of 481 BCE. This means that we’re in the hazy…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 76 – Plebeian Struggles and the Vestal Oppia
We continue recording in the library, so advance apologies for potential moments of poor editing! Episode 76 – Plebeian Struggles and the Vestal Oppia We…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 75 – Trouble in Rome, Trouble with the Volscii
The Doctors return with a brand new episode! We are tracing the history of Rome from the founding of the city! At this stage of the narrative, the plebeians…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 74 – Gla!
Episode 74: Gla! In this very GLAmorous episode, Drs R and G return with a special treat for you, our listeners. Step away from Rome with us for a brief time…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 73 – The End of Spurius Cassius
We return to the fray to consider the late career of Spurius Cassius! The conflict between the the patricians and plebeians continue and Cassius appears to be…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 72 – Spurius Cassius and c. 486 BCE
Our narrative returns to the fray of Spurius Cassius’ political machinations while consul! Can he find a way to distribute Rome’s bounty three ways…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 71 – Proculus Verginius and Spurius Cassius
A birth of a republic seems midwived by a lot of local conflict. In this episode, the Doctors return to explore Rome’s continued struggles with her most…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 70 – The Volscians, The Aequians, and The Hernicians
The Doctors are back! And celebrating reaching our seventieth episode no less! We dive right back into the narrative of Rome’s history from the founding…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 69 – The Reception of Coriolanus
It’s time for a special episode! After such a tumultuous life, it comes as no surprise that Coriolanus goes on to have a legacy that spreads after his literal…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 68 – Coriolanus, the Final Chapter
After much ado, many conflicts, we’re finally here! It is the end of Coriolanus. How does his grisly end unfold? Who will be pivotal to the end of his…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 67 – Coriolanus – Exiled!
It’s a new year and a new breath of fresh on the Partial Historian breeze! Oh wait, what’s that? Could it be … Coriolanus? Indeed it is! The…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 66 – Dr G does Italy
The holiday season is nearly upon us, dear Listeners, and what better way to celebrate than to take a little trip to Italy. In this short and sweet episode, Dr…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 65 – Coriolanus: Trial Imminent!
Doctors G and R return with a brand new episode from the realms of the ancient past! As the suspense develops in Coriolanus’ career, how are the…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 64 – Coriolanus, Ultimate Patrician
Dr G has returned from Italy and to Dr R and that means, dear Listeners, that the history of Rome from the founding of the city is back on! When we last…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 63 – Aediles, Fetiales, and Coriolanus
The Doctors pursue the different elements coming to the fore in the 490s BCE by looking at a little more detail at the development of the position of aedile…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 62- Roman Struggles, Introducing Coriolanus
After a brief sojourn into Rome on film, the Doctors return to the narrative of Rome’s history from the founding of the city! In this episode, the…
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Episode 61 – Hail, Caesar! (2016)
The intrepid Doctors return with an all new, all fabulous episode! The episode in which Drs R and G explore the Coen Brothers take on the Golden Age of…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 60 – Trumbo (2015)
The Partial Historians have hit the big 6-0! And what better way for the Doctors to celebrate with you than with an episode packed with all manner of…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 59 – Introducing the Tribune of the Plebs
Doctors R and G continue their exploration of the history of Rome from the founding of the city. From the epic Struggle of the Orders, the Tribune of the Plebs…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 58 – The Struggle of the Orders – Part the Second
Drs R and G return and the Struggle of the Orders continues. In this episode, the struggle heats up in earnest and we follow the growing antagonism between the…
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Episode 57 – The Struggle of the Orders – Part the First
The Doctors sweep into the turn of the new fasti with a bold return to their narrative history of Rome from the founding of the city. In this episode, Drs R…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 56 – Return to Vesuvius!
This special episode marks a significant moment for the Doctors. Drs R. and G. return to the topic of Vesuvius and the fateful eruption in 79 CE. In light of…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 55 – Titus Livy
Titus Livius, better known to the English-speaking world as Livy, is the figure for consideration in this episode. The Doctors take a brief detour from their…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 54 – Dionysius of Halicarnassus
The Doctors return, dear listeners, with a special episode on the historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus! We’ve been considering the history of Rome from…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 53 – The Battle of Lake Regillus
Dear Listeners, in this episode the Doctors wade deeper into the murky waters of the Late Republic. As the narratives of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 52 – The Roman Dictator
The early Roman republic hits its first major snag. As Rome finds itself friendless after continual aggression throughout Italy, the citizens begin to consider…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 51 – Latin Machinations
Well, dear listeners, Publicola has died and Rome has mourned … but wait, is that the Latins seeking an opportunity to kick Rome while she’s down?…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 50 – Publius Valerius Publicola
Your fearless Doctors take a moment to celebrate reaching lofty heights – our fiftieth episode! In this special episode, the Doctors embark upon a…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 49 – Sabine Conflict in Even More Detail!
Hello hello, most excellent and patient listeners! The Doctors return with a brand new, particularly fine, episode delving further into the hostilities between…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 48 – Sabine Conflict!
The journey through Rome’s early history is potted with conflict, and you’ll no doubt be little surprised to hear, dear listener, that the Romans…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 47 – Porsenna, Scaevola, and Cloelia
As the times fly by, the Romans continue to contend with Lars Porsenna and the consequences of the Tarquinii on the development of the political character of…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 46 – Rome and Porsenna
The Doctors head into the dangerous territory of the sixth century BCE. Junius Brutus, a key figure in the expulsion of the King Tarquinius Superbus, has been…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 45 – The Last Gasp of the Regal Period
From the founding of the City (that would be Rome) to the downfall of the kings, Doctors R and G have reached a milestone in the history. In this episode…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 44 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Decline
As the tide of popularity turns against Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, what will he do? And how will the Romans respond? Drs R and G return with a consideration…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 43 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Lucretia Chronicle
Can a king really be brought low by the actions of his relatives? The story of Lucretia offers some clues. The Doctors return with a brand new episode in…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 42 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Early Years
The reign of Roman kings is nearly over, but what a way to go out! In this episode, the Doctors explore the early years of Superbus’ rule, and…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 41 – Servius Tullius
Oh, Servius Tullius. A king whose destiny is foreshadowed! A king who rises from obscurity to greatness! The doctors embark upon an exploration of the sixth…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 40 – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Join your favourite debonair scholars as they explore the rule of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, a man of such charisma, and favourable signs from the gods, who…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 39 – Ancus Marcius
The Doctors drop in with a new offering on the early monarchs of Rome! In the wake of violence, and after an appropriate period of an interrex, Ancus Marcius…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 38 – Tullus Hostilius
The Doctors return to the verbal fray with an examination of the reign, times, and doings of Tullus Hostilius. Who? You may very well ask! No where near as…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 37 – Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius is to laws as Romulus and Remus are to violence. Following in the wake of the violent founding of Rome, a king is chosen for his steady…
The Partial HistoriansEpisode 36 – Romulus and Remus
The Doctors return with a new mission! The history of Rome from the founding of the city. Many illustrious Latin historians have paved the way with this bold…