
Deaths by blade weapons
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HistoryPhilosophyNatural law ethicistsGolden Age Latin writers1st-century BC RomansExecuted philosophersTrope theoristsClassical humanistsExecuted writers1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consulsLetter writers in LatinPhilosophers of Roman Italy1st-century BC writers in Latin2nd-century BC RomansAncient Roman equites, Ancient Roman exilesAncient Roman jurists, Ancient Roman rhetoriciansPeople of the War of MutinaRoman Republican praetorsRoman quaestorsRoman-era students in Athens
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
Philosophy1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consulsPhilosophers of Roman ItalyRoman-era students in AthensDeaths by blade weaponsNatural law ethicistsTrope theoristsAncient Roman equites, Ancient Roman exilesAncient Roman jurists, Ancient Roman rhetoriciansExecuted writers1st-century BC writers in LatinExecuted philosophersRoman Republican praetorsLetter writers in LatinGolden Age Latin writersRoman quaestors2nd-century BC RomansPeople of the War of MutinaClassical humanistsSpartacus
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of Spartacus, a Roman gladiator who was involved in a series of slave uprisings against the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
6 March 2014
Featuring: Mary Beard, Maria Wyke, Theresa Urbainczyk