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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  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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    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 jurists

  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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    HistorySocial philosophersPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of lawPolitical philosophersAncient Roman adopteesAncient Roman philhellenesRoman pharaohsDeified Roman emperorsPhilosophers of Roman ItalyAeliiAugurs of the Roman EmpireNerva–Antonine dynastyRoman-era Stoic philosophers

  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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    Science1st-century RomansSilver Age Latin writersPhilosophers of Roman ItalyAncient Roman geographersAncient Roman encyclopedistsAncient Roman antiquarians1st-century geographersPlinii, Ancient Roman scientists, People from Como