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Life Of Caesar

A long-form podcast about the lives of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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Caligula #17 – Brittanicus Germanicus

Caligula #17 – Brittanicus Germanicus

Caligula plans his invasion of Britain. It would have been the first time any Roman solider had been there since Julius ... Read more

20 Mar 2020

1hr 6mins

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Caligula #6 – The Maccabees

Caligula #6 – The Maccabees

One of the other first things Caligula did when he took power was to release Herod Agrippa from jail - King Herod from t... Read more

29 Nov 2019

1hr 10mins

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The Psychopath Epidemic 01 – Corporate Psychopathy

The Psychopath Epidemic 01 – Corporate Psychopathy

My inaugural guest is Dr Nathan Brooks PhD from CQUniversity. He's a forensic psychologist with a background in research... Read more

3 Feb 2020

54mins

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Caligula #8 – Shamelessness

Caligula #8 – Shamelessness

According to Suetonius, Caligula was quite proud of his "adiatrepsia" - shamelessness. He lived in habitual incest with ... Read more

20 Dec 2019

1hr 3mins

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Announcing The New Series!

Announcing The New Series!

Hey folks! We’re very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series – THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. It’s ... Read more

20 May 2014

7mins

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Caligula #5 – Caligula’s Popularity

Caligula #5 – Caligula’s Popularity

By all accounts, Caligula was extremely popular with the people, as his father, Germanicus, had been. Suetonius reports ... Read more

22 Nov 2019

1hr 7mins

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Caligula #4 – Monster or Misunderstood?

Caligula #4 – Monster or Misunderstood?

We all think we know something of the story of Caligula. We have a picture of him as a destructive monster, an insane sa... Read more

16 Nov 2019

1hr 3mins

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Caligula #10 – “Anal Maintenance”

Caligula #10 – “Anal Maintenance”

Caligula's absolute favourite thing in the world, apart from spending money, is screwing. And seriously, who can blame h... Read more

18 Jan 2020

53mins

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Caligula #16 – Bless The Rains

Caligula #16 – Bless The Rains

Sometime around the year 40, Caligula executed Ptolemy, the king of Africa Proconsularis and Roman ally. It's usually po... Read more

14 Mar 2020

1hr 5mins

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Caligula #9 – The Ships of Nemi

Caligula #9 – The Ships of Nemi

The Nemi ships were two pleasure barges, one larger than the other, built under Caligula at Lake Nemi. Although there we... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr

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Caligula #3 – The Movie (Part 3)

Caligula #3 – The Movie (Part 3)

We continue and finish our live commentary on the 1979 epic film, CALIGULA. Picking up where we left off last week, Cali... Read more

30 Oct 2019

1hr 26mins

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Caligula #15 – The Conspiracy

Caligula #15 – The Conspiracy

Caligula suspects a grand conspiracy against his person and the sword falls on a variety of people - including the comma... Read more

26 Feb 2020

1hr 15mins

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Caligula #12 – The Divine Drusilla

Caligula #12 – The Divine Drusilla

From his sickbed he named his favorite sister, Drusilla, to inherit the imperial “property and the throne”. But when he ... Read more

28 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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Caligula #7 – Going Back To Cali

Caligula #7 – Going Back To Cali

How does a 24 year old kid, who's never even been on a battlefield, let alone lead an army to victory, get declared "imp... Read more

15 Dec 2019

1hr 5mins

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Caligula #13 – No More Mr Nice Guy

Caligula #13 – No More Mr Nice Guy

In 39 CE, Caligula walked into the Senate and tore them all a new one. The gloves came off. The nice guy act was over. H... Read more

15 Feb 2020

59mins

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Caligula #14 – The Great Purge

Caligula #14 – The Great Purge

Caligula built a 3-mile long bridge over the Bay of Naples. Why? So he could ride over it to prove someone wrong. Then h... Read more

21 Feb 2020

1hr 9mins

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Alexander Free Xmas Taste Test

Alexander Free Xmas Taste Test

For those of you who haven’t subscribed to our new Life Of Alexander series yet, here’s a free taste test, our Xmas gift... Read more

18 Dec 2014

1hr 18mins

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Caligula #11 – Paranoia

Caligula #11 – Paranoia

From his sickbed he named his favorite sister, Drusilla, to inherit the imperial “property and the throne”. But when he ... Read more

23 Jan 2020

1hr 4mins

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Caligula #18 – Living God

Caligula #18 – Living God

Many historians claim that Caligula’s demand to be treated as a living god is a sure sign of madness. And yet - JESUS cl... Read more

26 Mar 2020

1hr 9mins

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Announcing The New Series!

Announcing The New Series!

Hey folks! We’re very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series – THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. It’s ... Read more

30 Nov 2014

7mins

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