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 dynastyRoman pharaohsJulii CaesaresAncient Roman philhellenes1st-century Roman emperorsPeople in the canonical gospelsDamnatio memoriaeClaudii Nerones, Roman-era Olympic competitorsAncient Roman military personnel, Burials at the Mausoleum of AugustusRoman quaestorsAncient Roman triumphatorsHistorySuicides in Ancient RomeHeads of state who died by suicide
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
HistoryRoman pharaohsClaudii Nerones, Roman-era Olympic competitors1st-century Roman emperorsPeople in the canonical gospelsAncient Roman military personnel, Burials at the Mausoleum of Augustus1st-century BC RomansAncient Roman adopteesJulii CaesaresRoman quaestorsAncient Roman triumphatorsJulio-Claudian dynastyNero
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