Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome

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  1. Pliny the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger, whose letters offer a fascinating insight into his life and the ancient world.

    12 December 2013

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    Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Roy Gibson, Alice König

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    HistorySuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAncient Roman adopteesSilver Age Latin writersAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, PliniiCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinAugurs of the Roman Empire1st-century Romans2nd-century Romans

  2. Seneca the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic.

    23 February 2017

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    Featuring: Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards, Alessandro Schiesaro

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    CultureRoman-era Stoic philosophers1st-century executionsAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuicides in Ancient RomeForced suicidesSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeExecuted writersMale essayistsAncient Roman satiristsPeople executed by the Roman EmpirePeople from Córdoba, SpainExecuted philosophersSilver Age Latin writersLetter writers in Latin1st-century Romans1st-century writers

  3. Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman historian Tacitus, whose portrayal of Roman decadence influences the way we see Rome today.

    10 July 2008

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    Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Ellen O'Gorman, Maria Wyke

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    Culture1st-century historiansSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeSilver Age Latin writersAncient Roman jurists, Ancient Roman rhetoricians