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Hello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast. The Tale of Rome, Episode 38 — The First Gladiators. If last episode’s thing was closure — or loss, then today’s episode thing is SHAME. Yep — SHAME. Last episode we had closures. The Latin War. Decius Mus. Villages and peoples of Italy. Marcus, the Gladiator. And his mother, Aeliana, who died less than a month after Marcia. In this episode, the topics are shame and humiliation, and we’ll see why. In Rome, news arrived that the troops got caught at the Caudine Forks. No-one knew exactly, how many were caught, and all the details of the event, but this was more than enough for an emergency session at the Senate of Rome. And even before that EMERGENCY SESSION went into gear, the Senators dispatched orders. A new army would be raised, because they didn’t know what exactly happened. For all intents and purposes, the army could be dead by now. All of them. Less than a week later, however, fresher — and more reliable news broke. And that’s when the entire city felt the humiliation of the event. Unbearable shame. 50,000 Roman soldiers surrendered — without ever drawing a single sword, to a guy called Gaius Pontius. […] Well, to make a long story short, our old Marcus, knew that his next fight might as well be his last one. And because of that, he invited his nephew, to watch him die. —”Spurius,” Marcus said, as they walked past markets and shops, “Rome will soon be the master of this whole region. Not just Capua, but the whole south of Italy. And I don’t want to be alive, by the time that happens.” —”What are you trying to tell me,” Spurius asked. —”In seven days I get to face Croccus,” Marcus said. — “Croccus — The lion killer?” — “That’s right.” […]

Episode 38 – The First Gladiators— The Romans are a people who do NOT know how to remain quiet after a defeat.Part two of the Roman defeat, at the Caudine Forks. Also, a tribute to those very first gladiators of Rome.Partial TranscriptHello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 38 — The First Gladiators.If last episode's thing was closure — or loss, then today's episode thing is SHAME.Yep — SHAME.Last episode we had closures.The Latin War. Decius Mus. Villages and peoples of Italy.Marcus, the Gladiator. And his mother, Aeliana, who died less than a month after Marcia.In this episode, the topics are shame and humiliation, and we'll see why.In Rome, news arrived that the troops got caught at the Caudine Forks.No-one knew exactly, how many were caught, and all the details of the event, but this was more than enough for an emergency session at the Senate of Rome.And even before that EMERGENCY SESSION went into gear, the Senators dispatched orders. A new army would be raised, because they didn't know what exactly happened.For all intents and purposes, the army could be dead by now. All of them.Less than a week later, however, fresher — and more reliable news broke.And that's when the entire city felt the humiliation of the event.Unbearable shame.50,000 Roman soldiers surrendered — without ever drawing a single sword, to a guy called Gaius Pontius.[…]Well, to make a long story short, our old Marcus, knew that his next fight might as well be his last one.And because of that, he invited his nephew, to watch him die.—”Spurius,” Marcus said,  as they walked past markets and shops, “Rome will soon be the master of this whole region. Not just Capua, but the whole south of Italy. And I don't want to be alive, by the time that happens.”—”What are you trying to tell me,” Spurius asked.—”In seven days I get to face Croccus,” Marcus said.— “Croccus — The lion killer?”— “That's right.”[…]

Episode 38 – The First Gladiators — The Romans are a people who do NOT know how to remain quiet after a defeat. Part two of the Roman defeat, at the Caudine Forks. Also, a tribute to those very first gladiators of Rome. Partial Transcript Hello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast. The Tale of Rome, Episode 38 — The First Gladiators. If last episode’s thing was closure — or loss, then today’s episode thing is SHAME. Yep — SHAME. Last episode we had closures. The Latin War. Decius Mus. Villages and peoples of Italy. Marcus, the Gladiator. And his mother, Aeliana, who died less than a month after Marcia. In this episode, the topics are shame and humiliation, and we’ll see why. In Rome, news arrived that the troops got caught at the Caudine Forks. No-one knew exactly, how many were caught, and all the details of the event, but this was more...

— Aeliana's body was placed on the left side of her husband Lucius' body.Everything was going fine for the Romans, until they walked into a canyon, and got trapped. The most humiliating defeat for 50,000 Roman soldiers, at the Caudine Forks.Hello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 37 — The Caudine Forks.During our last episode, we saw the end of many things. Many, many, things.The end of Publius Decius Mus, for he sacrificed himself on the battlefield.The end of Titus Manlius Torcuatus, in the books of Livy, for Livy banned him from his books, after the sacrifice of his own son.The end of the war against the Latins. The end of many peoples of Italy, such as the Sidicines, the Auruncians, the Volsci, and the Campanians, as free people. Yes, some lived on — under the strict yoke of Rome.It was also the end of the Latin League.And, yes — I was also the end of a respected Senator from Tusculum. Latin landowner and aristocrat Annius saw the end of his life, when he rolled down the stairs, at the very Roman Senate.We also saw the end of the Athenian resistance against King Philip II of Macedon, who just married yet another wife — a girl named Cleopatra of Macedon.I think, she was like, his sixth or seventh wife.And finally, I sadly announce that today we have yet another loss — this time from Ostia.In an event that happened all too often in Rome, and in cities built by Romans, the three-story insulae, where our good old slave lived, burst into flames, on a moonless night.Our slave had no time of getting down the stairs from his third floor, and while people were trying to get themselves to safety, a woman slipped on the stairs and — grabbing her husband, she dragged them both to their death.The fire devoured the entire block by the port of Ostia.[…]Well, before the Romans entered the valley through the narrow pass, the Consuls sent troops ahead, to go see if something was amiss.The soldiers returned saying that everything seemed just fine, and that the valley was completely empty.But when the Roman troops began to march through the gorge, the Triarii, the most veteran soldiers, began to sense that something, was wrong indeed.It was just too calm, and they didn't like it at all.And just when the last regiment of the Romans passed through the canyon, and just when the first part of the forces reached the exit of the canyon, they found it blocked with rocks and logs.Noticing they were trapped, they quickly began to walk back, but by then, the first entrance was blocked, too.Samnites were standing there, watching the Romans from above.

— Aeliana’s body was placed on the left side of her husband Lucius’ body. Everything was going fine for the Romans, until they walked into a canyon, and got trapped. The most humiliating defeat for 50,000 Roman soldiers, at the Caudine Forks. Hello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast. The Tale of Rome, Episode 37 — The Caudine Forks. During our last episode, we saw the end of many things. Many, many, things. The end of Publius Decius Mus, for he sacrificed himself on the battlefield. The end of Titus Manlius Torcuatus, in the books of Livy, for Livy banned him from his books, after the sacrifice of his own son. The end of the war against the Latins. The end of many peoples of Italy, such as the Sidicines, the Auruncians, the Volsci, and the Campanians, as free people. Yes, some lived on — under the strict yoke of Rome. It was also the end of the Latin League. And, yes — I ...

The second start of Rome, after the ashes. Marcus Furius Camillus and Marcus Manlius Capitolinus are the two undisputed heroes of Rome, but one of them will end up a villain. We will also see a miracle at Aeliana's home.Partial TranscriptHello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 28 — The Tarpeian Rock.Last week we saw the end of our trilogy of Rome's darkest hour, so far.The attack, the siege, and the plunder of Rome.We saw how the Gauls finally left Rome, and how Camillus became the person who truly led the city's destiny.And here, I think it's a good time to tell you guys, what Livy wrote on the front page of his sixth book, that gigantic work he did, called Ab Urbe Condita, or “From the Founding of the City” in English.I am reading this from the first page, Book 6:The transactions of the Romans, from the creation of the city of Rome to the capture of it, first under Kings, then under Consuls and Dictators, Decenvirs and Tribunes with consular powers, their wars abroad, their dissensions at home, all of this, I have exposed in five books.Themes and events were obscured, both because of their great antiquity, as if they were objects that from their great distance I can hardly perceive, as well as because in those times the use of the letters, the only faithful guardian of the memory of events, was inconsiderate and rare.Moreover, what was contained in the remarks of the Pontifex, and other public and private records, was all lost during the fires that our city had to endure.Henceforth, from this second origin of the city, which was born from its own ashes, this time healthier and more vigorous, the achievements of Rome — within Rome and abroad, will be narrated with more clarity and authenticity.OMG.I believe that even Livy himself must have smiled the day he wrote that.[…]And this is where Manlius saw an opportunity.Although Manlius came from a family of Patricians himself, he began to help Plebeians. He first began by telling them that the treatment that Plebeians were getting for not being able to repay their loans on time, was not fair, and then he began to create agitations along the streets of Rome.On one occasion, in the year 387 BC, a Centurion was being arrested for this same cause, and as people started to gather protesting, Manlius showed up at the scene, and paid the debt of the Centurion, out of his own pocket.The government of Rome decided that Manlius was creating too much mess in the city, and they arrested him the day after that. But then the people of Rome made an even bigger protest, and the Senators of Rome had no other choice, than to let Manlius go free.Manlius even sold some of his properties, with the purpose of helping people in situations like that. But the Patricians saw this whole thing with twisted eyes, because during the agitations that Manlius created among the Plebes, he began to mention that Rome didn't really need a Senate.Well — that was a crime![…]

The second start of Rome, after the ashes. Marcus Furius Camillus and Marcus Manlius Capitolinus are the two undisputed heroes of Rome, but one of them will end up a villain. We will also see a miracle at Aeliana’s home. Partial Transcript Hello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast. The Tale of Rome, Episode 28 — The Tarpeian Rock. Last week we saw the end of our trilogy of Rome’s darkest hour, so far. The attack, the siege, and the plunder of Rome. We saw how the Gauls finally left Rome, and how Camillus became the person who truly led the city’s destiny. And here, I think it’s a good time to tell you guys, what Livy wrote on the front page of his sixth book, that gigantic work he did, called Ab Urbe Condita, or “From the Founding of the City” in English. I am reading this from the first page, Book 6: The transactions of the Romans, from the creation of the city of...

The end of our trilogy of the sack of Rome. Brennus is history, and Rome is saved. We also get the best of news from Aeliana and Lucius.Partial TranscriptLast week we saw Brennus and Quintus Sulpicius holding meetings to decide the fate of Rome. Both sides were exhausted, both sides had dead piling up on a daily basis, and both sides had an ego larger than the Seven Hills of Rome, combined…But here, one of the two sides had a slight advantage, and that advantage was the hope that Camillus would arrive with his troops, any time now.In the meantime, I want you to imagine the city of Rome.The Circus Maximus, which still only possessed some disposable wooden grades, had become a temporary morgue, and the stench coming from the place, let everyone know where the Gauls decided to pile up and and burn their dead warriors.To make matters worse, that year had an extremely temperate winter — as if goddess Cloacina, goddess of Rome's sewers, had decided to clog the drains of the city.And it was as if Poena, goddess of punishment, and Tempesta, goddess of the storms, had decided to work hand in hand, and between the two of them, they decided to not to unleash a single winter storm during that year.A storm would at least help get rid of some of the deadly particles, flying in the air. Yes, the Gauls got the shorter end of the straw, that year.From the cattle market, just south of the city bridge, all the way to the Porta Capena, in the southeastern corner of Rome, everything was burning, melting, and otherwise getting spoiled.This was the Rome, that Marcus Furius Camillus was about to save, according to the version the Romans described.[…]But Rome…Rome had no cure.That's right, after the citizen grabbed and seized bricks and rocks, and after they built their new homes, Rome was beyond any fixing.Streets went in zig-zag, they crossed each other in angles that defied any logic, and even sidewalks were of different width as you would walk along one same street, depending on the whim of the homeowner that just built that sidewalk.[…]

The end of our trilogy of the sack of Rome. Brennus is history, and Rome is saved. We also get the best of news from Aeliana and Lucius. Partial Transcript Last week we saw Brennus and Quintus Sulpicius holding meetings to decide the fate of Rome. Both sides were exhausted, both sides had dead piling up on a daily basis, and both sides had an ego larger than the Seven Hills of Rome, combined… But here, one of the two sides had a slight advantage, and that advantage was the hope that Camillus would arrive with his troops, any time now. In the meantime, I want you to imagine the city of Rome. The Circus Maximus, which still only possessed some disposable wooden grades, had become a temporary morgue, and the stench coming from the place, let everyone know where the Gauls decided to pile up and and burn their dead warriors. To make matters worse, that year had an extremely temperate winter — as if goddess Cloacina, god...