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The Tale of Rome

A podcast-slash-novel of ancient Rome

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Episode 46 – The Third Samnite War

Episode 46 – The Third Samnite War

— That’s right, when the Etruscans heard that Corvus was leading the roman troops, they got into their fort and did not ... Read more

5 Mar 2019

27mins

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Episode 45 – Fabius Rullianus and Papirius Cursor

Episode 45 – Fabius Rullianus and Papirius Cursor

— "Fortified camps are to be defended by arms, rather than arms being defended by fortified camps," Rullianus said.

15 Feb 2019

38mins

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Episode 44 – Plutarch and Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Episode 44 – Plutarch and Dionysius of Halicarnassus

— In order to really appreciate the beauty of a beach, one should not be swimming in the sea, neck-deep in the water.

17 Jan 2019

35mins

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Episode 43 – The Appian Way – Part Two

Episode 43 – The Appian Way – Part Two

— The wheelbarrow as we know it, made its appearance in Europe around the tenth century, at the height of the Dark Ages.

15 Jan 2019

38mins

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Announcing Season 2

Announcing Season 2

I did it!

31 Dec 2018

7mins

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Episode 42 – The Appian Way

Episode 42 – The Appian Way

— And more than once, it happened that clients would get the wrong door, and walk into the school, before they realized,... Read more

25 Sep 2018

30mins

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Episode 41 – The End of the Great War

Episode 41 – The End of the Great War

— In the end, Gaius Pontius saw that his old father — Herennius Pontius, had been right all along. Samnia now had a dead... Read more

5 Sep 2018

38mins

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Episode 40 – Livy and Virgil

Episode 40 – Livy and Virgil

— Instead, people die the day nobody ever talks about them, or even thinks about them.

6 Jun 2018

23mins

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Episode 39 – State of the Union – 320 BC

Episode 39 – State of the Union – 320 BC

— From this point of view, I can hardly wait until we get to the Emperors!

8 May 2018

30mins

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Episode 38 – The First Gladiators

Episode 38 – The First Gladiators

— The Romans are a people who do NOT know how to remain quiet after a defeat.

30 Apr 2018

31mins

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