Welcome back all history fans to the Giants of History Podcast! In this twelfth episode of our series on Cleopatra, we continue to explore the events leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar, including the many bad omens that appeared as the Ides of March approached. We hope you enjoy! For exclusive access to… via…

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Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better! via Chapter One Hundred and Forty One: A Family at War Part One — Myths and History of Greece and Rome

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Cum pluribus hospitibus hilaribus Augustus et Iustus apud Rusticationem Virginianam sermones caedunt. Estne tibi amicitia cum quadam bestia? Inimicitia? Certiores nos facias aut hac in pagina (infra) aut apud Prosopobiblion (“Facebook“) aut pipiando (“tweeting”) @QDicitur–adice #QDPod111. Quomodo Dicitur? Podcast: Episode 111 by Justin Slocum Bailey, Gus Grissom, and Jason Slanga is licensed under a Creative… via…

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In ‘Ask a Classicist’ host Jean Menzies invites a guest with no background in classics to quiz her on everything they’ve ever wondered about antiquity. In this episode she is joined by author Jen Campbell as they discuss Disney’s Hercules, the similarities between myth and fairy tales and how the ancients dined. Books Mentioned: The… via…

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Baths were the place where Romans of all levels of society could get clean, exercise, do business and socialise. Just like the forum, they were a place of congregation, and the three bath houses in Pompeii speak to their popularity. Guest: Dr Chritopher Gribbin (Public Historian) via The Pompeii Baths — When in Rome

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