Shushma Malik
Assistant Professor of Classics and Onassis Classics Fellow at Newnham College at the University of Cambridge
2 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Matthew Nicholls
Covers topics in categories such as:
1st-century BC RomansAncient Roman adopteesJulio-Claudian dynastyJulii CaesaresRoman pharaohsAncient Roman philhellenesPeople in the canonical gospels1st-century Roman emperorsDamnatio memoriaeRoman quaestorsAncient Roman triumphatorsClaudii Nerones, Roman-era Olympic competitorsAncient Roman military personnel, Burials at the Mausoleum of AugustusHistoryHeads of state who died by suicideSuicides in Ancient Rome
Tiberius
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
Also featuring: Matthew Nicholls, Catherine Steel
History1st-century BC RomansPeople in the canonical gospelsAncient Roman adopteesJulii CaesaresRoman quaestorsAncient Roman triumphatorsClaudii Nerones, Roman-era Olympic competitorsAncient Roman military personnel, Burials at the Mausoleum of AugustusRoman pharaohs1st-century Roman emperorsJulio-Claudian dynasty1st century BCRomeWarNero
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reputation of Nero, popular with his subjects but vilified in his lifetime and after and associated with the Beast in the Book of Revelation.
25 April 2019
Also featuring: Maria Wyke, Matthew Nicholls