Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire - for iPad/Mac/PC

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How and why did ancient Romans use myth to validate their power? Emperor Augustus legitimised his rule by entwining his own ancestry with the mythical stories of Rome's foundation, and created a divine aura around Rome as capital of the vast empire. This album visits key emblems associated with Rome…

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  • Aug 17, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 1:18


Transcript -- Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

The foundation of Rome

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 4:19


An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today.

Transcript -- The foundation of Rome

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today.

The House of Augustus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 5:31


Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of Rome.

Transcript -- The House of Augustus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of Rome.

The Ara Pacis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 6:19


How this monument conveys messages of the abundance and power of the Roman Empire under Augustus.

Transcript -- The Ara Pacis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- How this monument conveys messages of the abundance and power of the Roman Empire under Augustus.

The wolf and twins sculpture

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 5:00


How this statue embodies the beginnings of the illustrious history of the Roman Empire.

Transcript -- The wolf and twins sculpture

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- How this statue embodies the beginnings of the illustrious history of the Roman Empire.

The Lapis Niger

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 5:26


How the Lapis Niger, within the Roman Forum, becomes a significant memorial for the foundation myths of ancient Rome.

Transcript -- The Lapis Niger

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- How the Lapis Niger, within the Roman Forum, becomes a significant memorial for the foundation myths of ancient Rome.

The D'Arpino frescoes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 4:56


How the 17th century Pope Innocent X stressed his own continuity with ancient Rome's foundational myths by commissioning these stunning pictures.

Transcript -- The D'Arpino frescoes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- How the 17th century Pope Innocent X stressed his own continuity with ancient Rome's foundational myths by commissioning these stunning pictures.

A330: Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 5:42


How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.

Transcript -- A330: Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.

Myth and the Roman Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 5:15


Open University academic Valerie Hope talks about choices behind the material in this album.

Transcript -- Myth and the Roman Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- Open University academic Valerie Hope talks about choices behind the material in this album.

Why study myth?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 3:36


Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.

Transcript -- Why study myth?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010


Transcript -- Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.

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