Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Greek-language historians from the Roman Empire

Latin and Greek were the dominant languages of the Roman Empire, but other languages were regionally important. Latin was the original language of the Romans and remained the language of imperial administration, legislation, and the military throughout the classical period.

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History1st-century Romans1st-century writersAncient Roman geographers1st-century BC historians1st-century geographers1st-century historiansAncient Greek geographersAncient Roman antiquariansJewish historiansMilitary personnel from Jerusalem

  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. Strabo's Geographica

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Strabo's Geographica, the only surviving work from the ancient world that describes the entire world known to the Greeks and Romans.

    10 April 2014

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    Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Maria Pretzler, Benet Salway

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    HistoryAncient Roman geographersGreek-language historians from the Roman Empire1st-century BC historiansAncient Greek geographers1st-century geographers