Populares
2 episodes
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HistoryGolden Age Latin writersJulii Caesares1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consuls1st-century BC historians1st-century BC writers2nd-century BC RomansAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic WarsAncient Roman triumphatorsBrother duosCharacters in Book VI of the AeneidCleopatraGenocide perpetratorsMemoiristsRoman Republican praetors
Julius Caesar
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and reputation of Julius Caesar, one of the most intriguing figures of Roman history.
2 October 2014
Featuring: Christopher Pelling, Catherine Steel, Maria Wyke
HistoryCharacters in Book VI of the Aeneid1st-century BC Roman augurs, 1st-century BC Roman consuls1st-century BC historiansAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic WarsJulii CaesaresRoman Republican praetorsCleopatraGolden Age Latin writersAncient Roman triumphatorsGenocide perpetratorsPopulares1st-century BC writersMemoiristsThe Gracchi
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact on Roman politics of the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus and how the reaction to them helped destabilise the Republic.
03 April 2025
Featuring: Catherine Steel, Federico Santangelo, Kathryn Tempest