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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    History1st-century Romans1st-century writers1st-century historiansAncient Roman antiquariansJewish historiansGreek-language historians from the Roman EmpireMilitary personnel from Jerusalem

  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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    History1st-century RomansAncient Roman adopteesSilver Age Latin writersCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAugurs of the Roman Empire2nd-century RomansPlinii, Ancient Roman scientists, People from Como

  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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    Science1st-century RomansSilver Age Latin writersPhilosophers of Roman ItalyAncient Roman geographersAncient Roman encyclopedistsAncient Roman antiquarians1st-century geographersPlinii, Ancient Roman scientists, People from Como

  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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    Philosophy1st-century RomansAncient occultistsAncient Roman geographersClaudiiEpigrammatists of the Greek AnthologyAncient Greek geographers2nd-century Romans2nd-century Greek philosophersAncient Greek music theorists

  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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    Culture1st-century RomansExecuted philosophersMale essayistsExecuted writersSilver Age Latin writersLetter writers in Latin1st-century writersSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeRoman-era Stoic philosophersSuicides in Ancient RomeAncient Roman satirists1st-century executionsForced suicidesPeople executed by the Roman EmpirePeople from Córdoba, SpainAncient Roman encyclopedists

  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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    Culture1st-century RomansJulio-Claudian dynastyAncient Roman adopteesJulii CaesaresRoman pharaohs1st-century Roman emperorsPeople in the canonical gospelsDeified Roman emperorsFounding monarchsAugustusPeople of the War of MutinaCharacters in Book VI of the AeneidShipwreck survivors1st-century BC Roman consuls, 1st-century BC Roman augursBurials at the Mausoleum of Augustus, Ancient Roman military personnel