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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Episode 56 – Return to Vesuvius!
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Episode 55 – Titus Livy
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Episode 54 – Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Episode 53 – The Battle of Lake Regillus
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Episode 52 – The Roman Dictator
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Episode 51 – Latin Machinations
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Episode 50 – Publius Valerius Publicola
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Episode 49 – Sabine Conflict in Even More Detail!
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Episode 48 – Sabine Conflict!
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Episode 47 – Porsenna, Scaevola, and Cloelia
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Episode 46 – Rome and Porsenna
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Episode 45 – The Last Gasp of the Regal Period
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Episode 44 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Decline
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Episode 43 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Lucretia Chronicle
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Episode 42 – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – The Early Years
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Episode 41 – Servius Tullius
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Episode 40 – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
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Episode 39 – Ancus Marcius
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Episode 38 – Tullus Hostilius
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Episode 37 – Numa Pompilius
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Episode 36 – Romulus and Remus
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