Ancient Roman equites, Ancient Roman exiles
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Cicero
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Cicero's political ideas on laws, duty, tyrants and the republic, which he developed as the Roman Republic was threatened by Caesar and civil wars.
25 January 2018
Featuring: Melissa Lane, Catherine Steel, Valentina Arena
PhilosophyNatural law ethicistsGolden Age Latin writersExecuted philosophersTrope theoristsExecuted writersClassical humanistsPhilosophers of Roman ItalyLetter writers in LatinRoman-era students in AthensRoman quaestors1st-century BC writers in LatinDeaths by blade weaponsRoman Republican praetorsPeople of the War of Mutina1st-century BC Roman consuls, 1st-century BC Roman augursAncient Roman equites, Ancient Roman exilesAncient Roman rhetoricians, Ancient Roman juristsOvid
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman poet whose influence is arguably greater than any poet of the classical age, besides Homer, even though his writing led to his exile.
29 April 2021
Featuring: Maria Wyke, Gail Trimble, Dunstan Lowe