Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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1st-century Romans

The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (I) through AD 100 (C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the 1st century AD or 1st century CE to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it.

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  1. Josephus

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.

    21 May 2015

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    Featuring: Tessa Rajak, Philip Alexander, Martin Goodman

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    HistoryAncient Roman antiquariansJewish historians1st-century Romans1st-century historiansMilitary personnel from Jerusalem1st-century writersGreek-language historians from the Roman Empire18th century1st centuryLanguageRomeWar

  2. Pliny the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger, whose letters offer a fascinating insight into his life and the ancient world.

    12 December 2013

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    Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Roy Gibson, Alice König

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    HistoryAncient Roman adopteesAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, Plinii1st-century RomansCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAugurs of the Roman EmpireSilver Age Latin writers2nd-century Romans1st century2nd centuryRome

  3. Pliny's Natural History

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny the Elder's Natural History, a comprehensive and influential encyclopedia of the natural sciences written in the first century AD.

    8 July 2010

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    Featuring: Serafina Cuomo, Aude Doody, Liba Taub

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    ScienceAncient Roman geographersAncient Roman antiquarians1st-century geographersAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, Plinii1st-century RomansAncient Roman encyclopedistsSilver Age Latin writersPhilosophers of Roman Italy1st centuryRome

  4. Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the last of the great Greek astronomers of antiquity, Ptolemy, and his influence on ancient and medieval astronomy.

    17 November 2011

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    Featuring: Liba Taub, Jim Bennett, Charles Burnett

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    PhilosophyAncient Roman geographersAncient occultists2nd-century Greek philosophersClaudii1st-century RomansAncient Greek geographersAncient Greek music theoristsEpigrammatists of the Greek Anthology2nd-century Romans1st century2nd centuryGreeceRome

  5. Seneca the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic.

    23 February 2017

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    Featuring: Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards, Alessandro Schiesaro

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    CultureRoman-era Stoic philosophersAncient Roman satiristsPeople from Córdoba, Spain1st-century RomansForced suicidesLetter writers in LatinMale essayistsAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeSuicides in Ancient RomeExecuted writersExecuted philosophersSilver Age Latin writers1st-century writers1st-century executionsPeople executed by the Roman Empire1st centuryRome

  6. The Augustan Age

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political regime and cultural influence of the Roman Emperor Augustus.

    11 June 2009

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    Featuring: Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards, Duncan Kennedy

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    CulturePeople in the canonical gospelsAncient Roman adopteesJulii CaesaresDeified Roman emperors1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consuls1st-century RomansPeople of the War of MutinaFounding monarchsAugustusAncient Roman military personnel, Burials at the Mausoleum of AugustusShipwreck survivorsCharacters in Book VI of the AeneidRoman pharaohs1st-century Roman emperorsJulio-Claudian dynasty1st century BCRomeWar