The Great Podcast

David Fredrickson

The show where two random dudes in a basement look at the important men and women of history and decide, once and for all, if they are worth all the fuss!

  1. S1.20 | Constantine Pt2 | The Tetrarchic Wars

    03/02/2024

    S1.20 | Constantine Pt2 | The Tetrarchic Wars

    The Tetrarchy was hanging on by a thread. The Empire was poised for war. But who would come out on top?

    1h 14m
  2. S1.19 | Constantine | Claiming Their Own

    02/01/2024

    S1.19 | Constantine | Claiming Their Own

    The abdication of Diocletian and Maximian was a monumental act. Never before had the most powerful men in the Empire voluntarily relinquished their Imperium. But what comes next? Perhaps the next generation of Tetrarchs can continue in Diocletian's great works.

    1h 33m
  3. S1.18 | Diocletian | To End The Crisis

    12/19/2023

    S1.18 | Diocletian | To End The Crisis

    Aurelian was dead due to a lie... No one wanted to take the mantle, and chaos and violence erupted yet again. But when the dust was settled, could an unknown cavalry bodyguard commander rise up and save the Empire?

    2h 29m
  4. S1.17 | Aurelian | From the Jaws of Defeat

    09/18/2023

    S1.17 | Aurelian | From the Jaws of Defeat

    The empire was as fractured as it had ever been. Gallienus had done all he could, but failed to bring it back together. But could an upstart cavalry commander do what Gallienus could not?

    1h 54m
  5. S1.16 | Gallienus | Hitting Rock Bottom

    08/01/2023

    S1.16 | Gallienus | Hitting Rock Bottom

    The Crisis of the Third Century was in full swing when Valerian was declared emperor. He raised his son, Gallienus, to the purple alongside him and the two would embark on the unenviable task of saving the Empire from utter chaos. But, will it be enough?

    1h 28m
  6. S1.15 | The Crisis of the Third Century

    07/08/2023

    S1.15 | The Crisis of the Third Century

    200 years of peace and prosperity are now at an end... With the fall of the Severan Dynasty, the Empire finds itself in the greatest crisis it has ever faced: 50 years of poor governance, invasions, and usurpers. Join as we look at the first half of the Crisis of the Third Century

    1h 21m
  7. S1.14 | Elagabalus | The Sun God’s Priest

    03/01/2023

    S1.14 | Elagabalus | The Sun God’s Priest

    Caracalla was dead. Some upstart Praetorian Prefect presumed to declare himself Emperor. But an aging widow and her two widow daughters might have just what it takes to reestablish the Severan Dynasty.

    1h 19m
  8. S1.13 | Caracalla | The Cloaked Killer

    11/25/2022

    S1.13 | Caracalla | The Cloaked Killer

    Severus had been strict and severe. His son was an all-around more vicious experience. Caracalla was told by his dying father to stick close to family, enrich the soldiers, and spite everyone else. Caracalla would follow through on these lessons... at least most of them.

    1h 38m
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The show where two random dudes in a basement look at the important men and women of history and decide, once and for all, if they are worth all the fuss!

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  • Creator
    David Fredrickson
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Great Podcast