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Lighthearted look into the history of all the Emperors of Rome. Join us as we rank them one by one. How well did they fight for the empire? How crazy were they? What did they look like, and most importantly: do they have a certain... Je na Caesar...?

Rob and Jamie

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    The Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium podcast is a highly entertaining and educational show that focuses on the history of the Roman Empire and its emperors. With a humorous approach, hosts Rob and Jamie bring ancient Rome to life, making it accessible and engaging for listeners. As someone who started learning Latin and wanted to delve deeper into the history of the Roman Empire, I was immediately hooked on this podcast.

    One of the best aspects of The Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium is the humor infused throughout each episode. Rob and Jamie have a fantastic dynamic and their banter is both witty and hilarious. Their jokes, skits, and humorous commentary add an enjoyable element to the historical information being presented. It's rare to find a podcast that can make you laugh out loud while also teaching you about history, but Totalus Rankium does just that.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is its ability to educate listeners while keeping them entertained. Rob and Jamie strike the perfect balance between providing historical facts and making the content engaging. They present thorough biographies of each emperor, covering their lives, accomplishments, controversies, and downfalls. The hosts also incorporate real-time context to help listeners relate ancient Rome to current events, which adds another layer of interest to the episodes.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to highlight, one potential drawback of The Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium is its focus on a specific topic - in this case, Roman emperors. While this makes sense given the name of the podcast, it may limit its appeal for those who are not particularly interested in ancient Rome or who prefer a broader exploration of history. However, for fans of Roman history or those looking for an entertaining deep dive into a specific topic, this podcast is perfect.

    In conclusion, The Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium is an exceptional podcast that combines humor with education to bring ancient Rome to life. Rob and Jamie's entertaining approach to history, their ability to make listeners laugh while providing valuable information, and their dynamic as hosts make this podcast a must-listen for anyone interested in Roman history or just looking for an enjoyable and informative show. I highly recommend giving it a listen!



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    New podcast! Pirates: Totalus Rankium!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 1:57


    That's right! If you can see this then that means that our third podcast Pirates Totalus Rankium is out! Search for it by using the words Pirates, Totalus and Rankium! 

    S2 The Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 53:04


    So this is it! Find out who is the most interesting of all of the season 2 emperors! Justinian II, Andronikos or Heraclius! Only one can win, who will it be!?

    S2 Semi Final 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 78:00


    The last of the semi finals is the hardest of the lot! Heraclius, Basil I, Anastasius and Justinian the Great face off against each other. But only one can win! Find out who!

    S2 Semi Final 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 68:30


    4 Emperors, only one can go through! We have some big hitters! Tops Scorer Basil II, Cad and tyrant Andronikos and Best Death winner Leo V! Oh, and Theophilos is here also. which is nice. Who goes through to the Final? Find out!

    S2 Semi Final 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 50:39


    Romanos, Justinian II, Leo III and Alexios face off against each other in our first semi final. Who could say who will win!? (ok, this one may be obvious - but the next two are too close to call! And join us anyway, we have fun!)

    S2 Round 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 102:19


    The last of the rounds before we go into the quarter finials! This time its Constantine XI, Basil I, John VI, Leo V and Maurice! A close one to call!   Also, we go through the total scores of all the emperors of season 2!

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    S2 Round 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 99:48


    The penultimate round before the semi finals, and we decide which two got through. this week we have Theophilos, the awful Alexios IV, Irene, Heraclius and Nikepheros II! only two go through, but who!? Also we look at the Tempo Completo for the whole season! 

    S2 Round 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 93:00


    In Round 4 we see Manuel II, Constantine IV and Leo I go up against the two Komneni - Alexios I and Andronikos! only two can go through, who will it be? Also - who was the least best looker as we go through Imago Facius

    S2 Round 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 77:42


    Next round! And in this we have Season two top scorer Basil II against shepherd boy Leo II, the Reluctant Emperor Theodosius III, and the two emperors in exile - Theodore and John III! Who will win? Find out! Also, a look at the most and least successful emperors of the series!

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    S2 Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 76:58


    The round of death! This time we must choose between Justinian I, Justinian II, Manuel I, Justin II and Eudocia!   Also, we have a look at who were the most and least crazy of all the emperors of S2!

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    S2 Round I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 63:06


    Here are the rounds! This time Romanos I takes on Micael VIII, Anastasius and John I and John II! only 2 go through, but who!?  We also take a look into the Fightius Maximus Round. Who was the most and least Fighty emperor of season 2?

    S2 Draw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 41:34


    So here we are! All of Season 2 emperors have been scored. but how will they do in the play off? But before we find out, we must put them in rounds. Here we go!

    171 Constantine XI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 119:36


    Here it is! The last Roman emperor! it's been quite the journey, and after this we will be able to say we have ranked them all. So how does Constantine XI hold up to the 169 others? Find out!

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    170 John VIII

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 76:59


    Penultimate episode and we have John VIII! Is the son of Manuel Dos able to live up to his father? Can he hold back the Ottomans with his plan of church unification? Well, no. Let's find out why!

    169 Manuel II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 118:48


    The empire is on its last legs and needs a hero. And who is this man? this suave champion of the people!? is Manuel as cool as Jamie and I think he will be? find out!

    168 John VII

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 31:40


    Last week we covered a son who led a mostly unsuccessful coup against the father who blinded him. This week we are coving a grandson who led a mostly unsuccessful coup against the grandfather who blinded him. So that's fun.

    167 Andronikos IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 49:24


    So award for worst son in Roman history goes to...  But is this fair? Did AndyIV have a reason for his behaviour? Find out!

    166 John V (Yes V, not VI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 107:42


    So, after John VI we obviously get to John V! And this has it all! Kidnapping, a trip down memory lane, imprisonment, a moody teenage son, and Lord Flashheart/the Green Count!

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    165 Matthew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 81:26


    It's Matthew! Should he get an episode? Maybe, maybe not. But he has one! The empire is spiralling out of control as the neighbours fight their civil war for them!

    164 John VI (Yes VI, not V)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 119:33


    Next up is John VI! Which we are doing before John V just to mess with everything that is good in the world. Find out why in this episode! (Oh and about a civil war and stuff)

    163 Andronikos III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 85:38


    His father is dead, his grandfather is on the throne and he has accidently murdered his brother (oops). There is clearly only one thing to do: It's Coup-O'Clock!

    162 Michael IX

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 60:46


    Ok, he is not the most well known, and yes, he died before his father. But there must be a reason this co-emperor is on all the lists right? Right?

    Special: Eat Brains Love (Quest Friends Pontifact crossover!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 81:57


    Ever wanted to listen to a Quest Friend Role playing game with Totalus Rankium and Pontifacts in it? Well, here you are!! Recorded a while ago but released for halloween, join us was we go on an adventure!  More info: https://www.questfriendspodcast.com/jeff

    161 Andronikos II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 86:53


    So the capital is back! The empire is up and running! That Charles fella is gone! So we can only assume that everything will go well from now on... Hang on, why does the money not work anymore?

    160 Michael VIII

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 90:54


    So we come at last to the last dynasty of the Roman empire. It's been quite a journey, let's hope the final dynasty live up to at least some of the others! In this episode find out about Micael's heroic recapture of Constantinople! 

    159 John IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 48:21


    The Laskaris lot have done alright so far. But how is an 8 year old going to cope in a world full of cut-throat men? Hopefully ok. After all, it is his birthday. And Christmas.

    158 Theodore II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 102:41


    The dynasty is going well. suspiciously so. So well in fact - they are a nat's hair away from gaining the capital back. So is Theodore the one to do it? Or does he hate his Tutor too much to notice?

    Intelligent Speech 25th June

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 2:28


    Very Exciting news! We are talking at the Intelligent Speech conference this year!  Tickets on sale here: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/event/intelligent-speech-summer-2022/ Use discount code 'Totalus'! People speaking here: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/the-podcasters/

    John III

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 60:33


    John has a big task in front of him - the empire has fallen and several men claim to be the Roman Emperor. But who will claim the prize? Can John do it before he dies?

    156 Theodore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 87:57


    The empoire has fallen! But from the ashes rises one man with a mission: to restore the Empire! Or at least annoy his father in law.

    Update and Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 32:41


    Update on why we have been away and what is happening next. Plus a Q&A session. 

    Totalus Rankium Vs Pontifacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 77:46


    Ho Ho Ho!   Merry Christmas!   As an apology fpr the lack of content, here is a Senate only episode that we are releasing to all.    TR v P   Who knows their fellow co-host best? 

    155 Alexios V Monobrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 55:11


    the second of our two episodes this weekend. This times its the man with a plan to save the empire! Alexios V!

    154 Nicholas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 25:12


    Part 1 of our double feature this weekend, It's Nicholas! Never hear of him? I'm not surprised. Unlike he was to find himself emperor! 

    4th Week - Baccus Groundus Commentry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 90:00


    Rob and Jamie listen back to their first ever recording from May 2016.    Hear the awkwardness and the cringe moments such as: -Jamie giving facts -Rob awkwardly trying to explain how the podcast works  -The emergence of Jeff -Flaming phallus! 

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    153 Alexios IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 70:39


    New Alexios! Better than last Alexios? Maybe, maybe not. Listen to find out!

    152 Alexios III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 79:30


    We continue with the story of the best dynasty the Romans ever had. Isaac was a bit useless, yes, but maybe his brother has what it takes?

    151 Isaac II Angelos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 88:03


    It's a new dynasty! And let's see just how good the Angel dynasty goes shall we? I'm sure it will be fine. It will won't it? It'll be fine.

    150 Andronikos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 105:27


    Bored of all these sane, competent emperors we have been having lately? Long for the days where an emperor would spit in your eye, jump out the window and steal your wallet and your wife as he fled the city? Fear Not! Andronikos is here!

    Live Zoom 5th of June

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 2:46


    We are going to be on a live zoom chat on the 5th of June at 8pm (3pm EST). Join us! (if you want. no pressure.)

    149 Alexios II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 36:48


    We are back and we are kicking things off with Alexios II! Nope? Never heard of him? Oh well. Maybe this episode will help. 

    148 Manuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 116:22


    Manuel was never supposed to be emperor. He was the forth son. But when fate shoves him into the top job, can he build upon his father and grandfather’s legacy? Or will he watch it burn? Find out!

    147 John II The Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 103:02


    His father started turning around the ship, leading it to calmer waters. Now John must take the reins (of the ship, they had reins back then) and steady the course. Can he do it? Find out!

    146 Alexios

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 124:39


    We are back, and with the longest Emperor episode yet! Join us as we skim through the insanely busy life of Alexios!

    Announcment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 6:22


    2020 continues to be the year of fun times, and some new circumstances mean that we need to take a short break from the podcast. Fear not, we will be back in a couple of months! (plus a hint on the future of Totalus Rankium)

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    145 Nikepheros III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 108:39


    Yes, he is approaching 80, and yes, he has no legitimacy. But who knows? Maybe he is just what the empire needs right now to turn the sinking ship around. If only he could get rid of the couping pigeons...

    144 Michael VII

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 74:31


    Now Romanos is gone, Michael has the chance to righten the ship - with the help of his advisors, there will surely be no - whats that? They have been captured? And the money is not working? And the generals are all called Nikepheros and they are all revolting? Ah...

    143 Romanos IV Diogenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 93:13


    If you know your Roman history, the date of 1071 will mean something. And here we are! However, if like Jamie, you don’t know about 1071: Just how bad can Romanos’ push against the Turks go? Find out!

    142 Eudocia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 69:09


    You wont find Eudocia on many lists, but she deserves to be on them. She may not have ruled long, but she made an impact. Also, we take a brief look into the Seljuk Turks. They may be important in the next few episodes…

    Interview: Rex Factor: Sulla

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 86:11


    Rex Factor have just released an episode on Sulla, so we thought it was the perfect excuse to have a chat with them about the man. We also chat about podcasting in general, worms, the dangers of squash and we play the ever popular ‘How well to you know your co-host’

    141 Constantine X

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 75:57


    Isaac is dead and Psellus has installed his mate to bring back the good old days of the wealthy families reaping in all the cash. As long as there are not mulitple invasions hitting the empire at once, it'll be fine!

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