Kathryn Tempest
Lecturer in Roman History at the University of Leicester.
2 episodes
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The 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.
3 April 2025
Also featuring: Catherine Steel, Federico Santangelo
Demosthenes' Philippics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ferocious speeches Demosthenes gave to stir up his fellow Athenians against their enemy Philip II of Macedon and so abandon appeasement.
17 November 2022
Also featuring: Paul Cartledge, Jon Hesk