Hi, everyone. Happy New Year! Just a quick update to note that our next full episode will be released on 1/24/26. Please give this quick episode a listen. It's got some important updates and fun teasers for the coming months.

Roly & Maddie

In today's episode we discuss the life of Rome's 10th emperor, Titus Flavius Vespasianus. Surprisingly, he had a very short reign, but his reign did not end via dirty deeds. Come listen as we talk about how as a boy he witnessed the murder of his friend by the evil emperor, Nero. We'll also talk about his brutal suppression of the Jewish Revolt in the Roman province of Judea. We'll give some brief background on how his father became emperor, then we'll delve into his short, but magnificent reign. Thanks as always for listening!

Today we talk about the sex, lies and video tape - er - scandals of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Buckle up. Should be fun.

In today's episode, we discuss Boudica's rebellion against the Romans in Britannia. Join us as we briefly discuss the initial Roman conquest, then get into Boudica's early life, the events that led to her rebellion, the destruction of 3 Roman towns and the ultimately decimation of Boudica's army, ending native resistance in Britannia, once and for all.

In today's episode we talk about Sulla. Sulla is often viewed as a brutal, murderous dictator who broke multiple Roman (small r) republican norms. That's true. But, as is often the case, there's much more to the story.

In today's episode we're talking about Elagabalus, Rome's first openly trans emperor. We'll start with a brief history on the lead up to Elagabalus' reign and end with his death. We really like this story, not only because it's interesting, but because it's prescient and really kind of shows that the world's not quite so different today than it was even 2000 years ago.

In this episode we are joined by a very special guest and we discuss the life of the iconic Livia Drusila. Born to one of Rome's most ancient and noble families and married to the man who would won day rule the known world, Livia was destined to be interesting. But it's all the things that happened before she married Augustus and the manner in which she impacted his administration that made her dangerous. Come check it out.

Today we'll talk about the second and third Punic Wars. We'll also discuss what led to them and the 3 main characters: Hannibal Barca, Scipio Africanus, and Scipio Aemilianus. This is gonna be fun!