Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Alice König

Lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies at the University of St Andrews

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3 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Catharine Edwards

Covers topics in categories such as:

Culture1st-century RomansGolden Age Latin writersJulio-Claudian dynastyAncient Roman adoptees1st-century BC RomansJulii CaesaresSilver Age Latin writersCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial Rome1st-century executionsAugustaeHistoryAugurs of the Roman Empire2nd-century RomansPlinii, Ancient Roman scientists, People from ComoRoman Republican soldiers1st-century BC writers in Latin1st-century deathsArchitectural theoreticiansAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic Wars

  1. Agrippina the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger, one of the most notorious and influential of the Roman empresses in the 1st century AD.

    31 March 2016

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    Also featuring: Catharine Edwards, Matthew Nicholls

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    HistoryJulio-Claudian dynastyJulii Caesares1st-century executionsAugustae

  2. 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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    Also featuring: Catharine Edwards, Roy Gibson

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    History1st-century RomansAncient Roman adopteesSilver Age Latin writersCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAugurs of the Roman Empire2nd-century RomansPlinii, Ancient Roman scientists, People from Como

  3. 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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    Also featuring: Serafina Cuomo, Robert Tavernor

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    CultureGolden Age Latin writers1st-century BC RomansRoman Republican soldiers1st-century BC writers in Latin1st-century deathsArchitectural theoreticiansAncient Roman military writers, Roman people of the Gallic Wars