The Leaders of Rome

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A look at the leaders of Rome, starting with the Legendary Kings, through the Republicans, and on to the Emperors. Each episode will be about a single leader that helped forge Rome into the greatest military and political force of its age.

Ian Daly


    • Apr 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 41 EPISODES


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    Triton Tools and Tidbits - Lobbying 101 - How to Network for a Cause

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 24:21


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    From the Cutting Room Floor - Brutus - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 12:03


    Shakespeare was popularizing history way earlier than podcasters could have ever hoped to.

    From the Cutting Room Floor - Brutus - What's in a Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 11:45


    Why do Romans have so many weird names? Is there any rhyme or reason? List of people with the Gaius praenomen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius#People

    28 - Brutus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 30:59


    Who was the man who killed Caesar?

    From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Clemency

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 11:45


    Was Caesar too kind to his fallen foes?

    From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Caesar's Women and the New Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 18:15


    Everything you ever wanted to know about Caesar's sex life and more!

    From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Cool before Cool was Cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 7:39


    This week we take a look at a piece of the story that didn't fit into the original narrative and talk about Julius Caesar's coolness.

    27 - Julius Caesar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 86:19


    We have arrived at it, likely the most important person in all of Roman History. Did I do a good job? Probably not!

    26 - Cato the Younger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 61:49


    A giant in spite of his name, a man who would be more a story than a person, Cato the Younger, great grandson of Cato the Elder, is our topic today.

    25 - Pompey the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 46:57


    The tale of the man who was almost Caesar, the man who some call "Rome's First Emperor", Pompey Magnus, or Pompey the Great.

    24 - Crassus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 43:47


    Who was the richest man of Rome? What did he want? How did he live? Come meet Crassus.

    The Enemies of Rome - 6 - Spartacus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 25:45


    How much do you really know about the ancient worlds most famous slave? Who was he? What did he want?

    23 - Sulla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 33:57


    The greatest and most terrible of Roman leaders until the next greatest and most terrible of Roman leaders. Today we discuss Rome's first Dictator For Life, Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

    22 - Marius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 33:11


    Meet the man who might rightly be called an enemy of Rome, one who we might say is one of the greatest and most terrible men to lead Rome in its long history so far.

    The Enemies of Rome - 5 - Mithradates VI of Pontus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 36:43


    The Poison King takes the stage to scheme his way to more power against Rome.

    The Enemies of Rome - 4 - Jugurtha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 20:02


    How will Rome react to a far different kind of enemy than Hannibal? A different nation might have been able to accept the compromise, but Jugurtha pushed Rome just far enough that they had to respond.

    21 - Gaius Gracchus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 13:36


    How will the Roman world react to the younger brother of the man they so recently killed? Find out, in this brand new episode of... The Leaders of Rome...

    20 - Tiberius Gracchus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 11:35


    The first of two brothers who would work to reshape Rome in the hopes of achieving more, and wind up setting the stage for the people who really shifted the balance of the republic.

    19 - Cato the Elder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 16:17


    Who was the most highly regarded man of the Middle Roman Republic? And how did Carthage finally come to an end? Find out in this episode!

    18 - Scipio Africanus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 26:09


    How do you deal with a phenomenal general stomping around your country and attacking your cities? Send a phenomenal general to his country! This week we introduce Scipio Africanus, the man who would be Hannibal's downfall.

    The Enemies of Rome - 3 - Hannibal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 72:44


    We're here. The greatest boogieman of Roman history and the commander who still lives in the dreams of all those who want to destroy armies. Hannibal is still considered to be one of the greatest generals the world has ever seen and his accomplishments would live on for all of history. But none of would be enough to stop the juggernaut that was Rome.

    17 - Fabius Maximus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 18:01


    A balm to Rome's wounds! Will it help in the long run?

    16 - Gaius Flaminius

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 15:04


    Considered one of the most infamous fools and ambitious politicians. How fair were those labels? You decide...

    The Enemies of Rome - 2 - Archimedes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 16:46


    One of the most unique enemies of Rome, someone who stood against them even as he never had much ambition to fight. Today we talk more about science and math than history! How exciting!

    The Enemies of Rome - 1 - Pyrrhus of Epirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 11:19


    Welcome to my podcast within a podcast! In this episode we are going to look at one of Rome's most important foreign enemies, Will he be victorious against the bold Roman republic? Probably not!

    15 - Barbatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 11:53


    This episode wound up being more about the Samnite Wars than Barbatus, but he makes some appearances in there. Maybe that counts as an April Fools prank?

    14 - Marcus Furius Camillus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 23:33


    Who was the man considered great enough to be called the "Second Founder of Rome"? What actually happened during the sack of Rome?

    13 - Appius Claudius the Decemvir

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 9:57


    What happens when one man tries to take control of a nascent republic? How do the people respond when there's no legal way to stop him?

    12 - Cincinnatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 7:06


    The Roman Washington who would eventually have a great American city named after him.

    11 - Corialanus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 12:12


    One of the most famous and infamous generals to ever grace the pages of Roman history. His dramatic life was so enthralling it captured Shakespeare's eye in a notorious play.

    10 - Horatius Cocles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 9:50


    How can one man make a difference? Is it possible for a single person to defy an army? Maybe. Horatius Cocles might just have tried.

    9 - Publius Publicola

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 4:21


    First maligned by the citizens of Rome only to prove how great he could be.

    8 - Brutus the Elder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 6:29


    New name, new look! This episode is an introduction of our first republican leader and an overview of his life and times.

    7 - Tarquin the Proud

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 10:33


    The final king of the Roman kingdom, who was so bad that everyone insisted on a republic once he had gone. Meet the autocratic final ruler of the Kingdom, Tarquin the Proud.

    6 - Servius Tullus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 6:59


    The last great King of Rome and a dedicated reformer. Sandwiched between two Tarquins but undoubtable greater than either.

    5 - Tarquin the Elder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 5:01


    The beginning of the Tarquin Dynasty and the start of the end of the Roman Republic.

    4 - Ancus Marcius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 6:05


    With Ancus Marcius we have the reintroduction of a good king. How long will this last? Are they here to stay?

    3 - Tullus Hostilius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 8:03


    A hostile episode with this bellicose king.

    2 - Numa Pompilius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 6:17


    Rome's most religious king takes center stage.

    1 - Romulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 13:06


    The early life of Romulus and the story of the founding of Rome.

    0 - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 4:58


    A brief overview of the the goals of this podcast.

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