Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Philosophers of Roman Italy

Italia (the Latin and Italian name for the Italian Peninsula) was the homeland of the Romans and metropole of Rome's empire in classical antiquity. According to Roman mythology, Italy was the ancestral home promised by Jupiter to Aeneas of Troy and his descendants, who were the founders of Rome.

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HistoryPhilosophyScienceSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of lawNatural law ethicistsPolitical philosophers1st-century RomansGolden Age Latin writersAncient Roman adopteesExecuted philosophersTrope theoristsAncient Roman philhellenesClassical humanistsExecuted writersRoman pharaohsSilver Age Latin writers1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consulsAncient Roman geographersDeified Roman emperorsLetter writers in Latin1st-century BC writers in Latin1st-century geographers2nd-century BC RomansAeliiAncient Roman antiquariansAncient Roman encyclopedistsAncient Roman equites, Ancient Roman exilesAncient Roman jurists, Ancient Roman rhetoriciansAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, PliniiAugurs of the Roman EmpireDeaths by blade weaponsNerva–Antonine dynastyPeople of the War of MutinaRoman Republican praetorsRoman quaestorsRoman-era Stoic philosophersRoman-era students in Athens

  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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    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 humanists

  2. Marcus Aurelius

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, meditations and reputation of this stoic and philosopher king, who Machiavelli called the last of the 'Five Good Emperors'.

    25 February 2021

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    Featuring: Simon Goldhill, Angie Hobbs, Catharine Edwards

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    HistoryDeified Roman emperorsRoman pharaohsRoman-era Stoic philosophersPhilosophers of Roman ItalyPhilosophers of lawPolitical philosophersAeliiNerva–Antonine dynastySocial philosophersPhilosophy writersAncient Roman adopteesAncient Roman philhellenesAugurs of the Roman EmpirePhilosophers of mind

  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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    ScienceAncient Roman encyclopedistsPhilosophers of Roman ItalyAncient Roman geographersSilver Age Latin writersAncient Roman antiquariansAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, Plinii1st-century Romans1st-century geographers