Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium

East and West are splitting, political, cultural and religious differences are forcing this divide. But one man has the ... Read more

Join us as we cover the first Roman Emperor: Augustus! (Or Octavius...or Octavian...) Was he a fearless leader? Or just ... Read more

And so we arrive at Justinian - by far the most famous emperor of the East bar perhaps Constantine the Great. But is tha... Read more

It takes a brave man to stand up to Attila, it takes a lucky one to survive. Find out just how brave or lucky Marcian wa... Read more

One day, a simple farmer looked around at the devastation of his homeland. He turned to his son and talked wistfully abo... Read more

We come to another big name in the history of Rome, and we get another extra long episode. Why does Heraclius deserve a ... Read more

Widely regarded as one of the worst emperors in history. But why? What did he do that was so bad? And was it him, or his... Read more

Who is this misunderstood youth? All he did was try to restore the empire after his evil Uncle Tiberius died. He built ... Read more

This is the end - my only friend - the end. Orestes has a plan to start a new golden age. It involves his son being the ... Read more

This week the son of mighty Maximian is under the microscope. Does Maxentius live up to his father? or even go beyond? H... Read more

Our first female emperor is finally here! And it only took 110 men and 800 years to get here! So how will Irene shape up... Read more

We are back! Series 2 of Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium begins with Leo the Butcher. We have already covered his reign ... Read more

He was destined to achieve great things, almost emperor of the East, then actual emperor of the West. With East and West... Read more

Perhaps more than any other emperor, a myth has arisen around the emperor Constantine. He was the emperor who turned the... Read more

Julian is one of the most beloved of the latter emperors by historians, but why? Find out what he did in Gual, how he mi... Read more

Audio apology: The first 8 mins has a slight crackle in it. Jeff was in charge of sound this week. Sorry. The son of Mic... Read more

Tiberius is considered to be the 5th or 6th or 7th or 8th worst emperor of all time. Is this justified? Or was he just a... Read more

Romanos II. What to say about Romanos II? Well, according to the sources, not much because there is a general out there ... Read more

Arcadius, our second puppet emperor. Judge him against most, then he won't do well, but how does he compare to Valentini... Read more

Some poeple will be remembered for taking a chance, for seizing the day, for grasping the nettle, for being the one pers... Read more