Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Letter writers in Latin

Claudia Severa (born 11 September in first century, fl. 97–105) was a literate Roman woman, the wife of Aelius Brocchus, commander of an unidentified fort near Vindolanda fort in northern England.

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  1. 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

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    Featuring: Melissa Lane, Catherine Steel, Valentina Arena

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  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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  3. 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 philosophers1st-century executionsAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuicides in Ancient RomeForced suicidesSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeExecuted writersMale essayistsAncient Roman satiristsPeople executed by the Roman EmpirePeople from Córdoba, SpainExecuted philosophersSilver Age Latin writersLetter writers in Latin1st-century Romans1st-century writers