The Partial Historians
Join Dr Rad and Dr G as we discuss, spar, and laugh our way through different aspects of the ancient Roman world! Our main series 'From the Foundation of the City' follows Roman history year by year from the traditional foundation date of 753 BCE. We also interview academics and specialists from around the globe for their insights into history and the representation of Rome and the ancient Mediterranean in popular culture. Dr Fiona Radford is an expert on Rome on film and wrote her thesis on Kub...
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Episodes (220)
Special Episode - Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
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The Partial Recap - 400s BCE
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A Cheeky Preview - With a Rebel Yell: Spartacus
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The Plebeians Push into Power
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Special Episode - Ancient Rome's Worst Emperors with LJ Trafford
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Episode 152 - Victory at Last!
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Special Episode – Exploring Place in Regal Rome with Neil, The Ancient Blogger –...
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Factional Foibles
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Special Episode - Ovid's Metamorphoses with Professor Stephanie McCarter
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Episode 150 - Rhetorical Fireworks
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Exploring Place in Regal Rome with Neil, The Ancient Blogger - Part 1
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The Brief Life and Times of Servius Romanus
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Special Episode - Augustus' Mausoleum with Dr Victoria Austen
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It's All About the Money, Honey!
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Special Episode - The Roman Military with Dr Bret Devereaux
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Episode 147 - The Fall of Verrugo
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Episode 146 - Nobody Calls Me Chicken
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Roman Naming Conventions
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Episode 145 - Power to the Plebs
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The Partial Recap – 410s BCE
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Where in the World is Carventum?
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Special Episode – A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women with Dr Emma Southon
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Special Victims Unit
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A Wrongheaded Man
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Special Episode - Disney's Hercules (1997)
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Divide and Conquer
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Classical Reception in Lil Nas X with Yentl Love
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The Commonwealth of Slaves
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Special Episode - Women of Myth with Ancient History Fan Girl
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The Partial Recap - 420s BCE
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The Trials of Sempronius and Postumia
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Special Episode - Quo Vadis (1951) - Part Two
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The Four Horsemen
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Quo Vadis (1951) - Part One
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The Tenacious Tempanius
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How the Plebeians Got Their Groove Back
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The Robe (1953)
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Building the Bromance
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The Partial Recap - 430s BCE
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Special Episode - Our Top Ten at Ten
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A Dry Period
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Postumius Tubertus, Dictator
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Enslaved Women During Slave Revolts with Assistant Professor Katharine Huemoelle...
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The White Album
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Dictators by the Dozen
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Special Episode – The Ara Pacis and Livia’s Villa with Dr Victoria Austen
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The Cossus Controversy
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Seneca's Medea with MythTake
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Lars Tolumnius and the Fate of Fidenae
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The Partial Recap – The 440s BCE
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