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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Mopping Up Maelius
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The Assassination of Spurius Maelius
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Special Episode – Ancient Athenian Women with Associate Professor Rebecca Futo K...
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Episode 126 – How to Win Land and Influence Ardea
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Special Episode – Roman Republican Coinage with Professor Liv Yarrow
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Episode 125 – Big Trouble in Little Ardea
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Special Episode – Early Rome with Emeritus Professor Tim Cornell
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Episode 124 – The Military Tribunes with Consular Power
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Mini Episode – Beware the Ides of Jon Snow…
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The Turning Point
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Episode 122 – The Right to Rule Rome
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Special Episode – Classical Reception in Metal Music with Dr Jeremy J. Swist
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Episode 121 – Strength in Unity
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Episode 120 – Rebels Without a Cause
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Episode 119 – The Triumphant Return of the Consulship
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Special Episode – Women and Money with Professor Karen Carr
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Episode 118 – The Death of Appius Claudius
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Special Episode – Disruption with David Potter
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Episode 117 – The Death of the Decemvirate
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Special Episode – Pompeii with Professor Ray Laurence
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Episode 116 – The Second Secession
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Episode 115 – The Anatomy of a Murder
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Episode 114 – The Tale of Verginia
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Special Episode – The Archaeology of Early Rome with Darius Arya
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Episode 113 – Farewell to the Roman Achilles
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Special Episode – Murder in Ancient Rome
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Episode 112 – The Disastrous Decemvirs
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Special Episode – Disability in Ancient Greece
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The Partial Recap – the 450s BCE
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Episode 111 – Decemvirs in the Senate
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Special Episode – The Reception of Cleopatra
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Episode 110 – The Mask Comes Off
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Special Episode – The Twelve Tables
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The Partial Recap – the 460s BCE
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Episode 109 – The First Decemvirate
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Special Episode – The Year of the Four Emperors with Dr Rob Cromarty
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Episode 108 – Plague and Politics
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Episode 107 – Let the Codification Begin!
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Special Episode – Medusa with Let’s Talk About Myths Baby
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Episode 106 – Spoiler Alert
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Episode 105 – The Roman Achilles
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Special Episode – Agrippina the Younger with Dr Emma Southon
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Episode 104 – Aventine, Aventine
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Episode 103 – Ten Terrific Tribunes
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Special Episode – An Interview with Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge
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Episode 102 – Cincinnatus, Dictator
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A Tribute to Kirk Douglas
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Episode 101 – Talk to the Tree
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Episode 100 – The Consulship
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Episode 99 – Tusculum and Antium
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