Roman quaestors
A quaestor (British English: KWEE-stər, American English: ; Latin: [ˈkʷae̯stɔr]; "investigator") was a public official in ancient Rome. There were various types of quaestors, with the title used to describe greatly different offices at different times.
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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
Featuring: Melissa Lane, Catherine Steel, Valentina Arena
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 juristsTiberius
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the means by which Tiberius became the first Roman to succeed an Emperor and his reputation for financial prudence, cruelty and breeding paranoia.
14 December 2023
Featuring: Matthew Nicholls, Shushma Malik, Catherine Steel
HistoryJulio-Claudian dynasty1st-century BC RomansAncient Roman adopteesJulii CaesaresRoman pharaohs1st-century Roman emperorsPeople in the canonical gospelsRoman quaestorsAncient Roman triumphatorsBurials at the Mausoleum of Augustus, Ancient Roman military personnelClaudii Nerones, Roman-era Olympic competitors