Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Roman Republican soldiers

Titinius (died 42 BC) was an ancient Roman soldier. He was a centurion in the army of Gaius Cassius Longinus at the Battle of Philippi.

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CultureGolden Age Latin writersSimple living advocates1st-century BC RomansAncient Roman philhellenes1st-century BC writers1st-century BC writers in Latin1st-century deathsAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic WarsAncient Roman satiristsArchitectural theoreticiansIambic poets

  1. Horace

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Horace, one of the greatest poets of his age, the origin of phrases such as carpe diem, nil desperandum and dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

    15 November 2018

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    Featuring: Emily Gowers, William Fitzgerald, Ellen O'Gorman

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    Culture1st-century BC RomansAncient Roman satiristsGolden Age Latin writersSimple living advocatesRoman Republican soldiers1st-century BC writersAncient Roman philhellenesIambic poets

  2. Vitruvius and De Architectura

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Vitruvius's De Architectura, the first major treatise on architecture.

    15 March 2012

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    Featuring: Serafina Cuomo, Robert Tavernor, Alice König

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    CultureArchitectural theoreticiansAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic Wars1st-century BC Romans1st-century BC writers in Latin1st-century deathsGolden Age Latin writersRoman Republican soldiers