10 episodes
ANTIQUITAS Barry Strauss
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 317 Ratings
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ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World, tells the stories of the deeds, crimes, miseries, and glories of the great men and women of Greece and Rome (and beyond). Your host is bestselling historian Barry Strauss.
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Love and Sex and the Roman Emperors
The emperors Vespasian, Titus, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus all had career-defining love affairs outside the elite of Roman Italy. Here are their stories.
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Mothers, Sons, & Roman Emperors
The fascinating stories of three Roman emperors and their mothers: Tiberius & Livia, Nero & Agrippina, and Constantine & Saint Helena.
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War and Peace and the Roman Emperors
How peaceful was the Roman Peace – the famous PAX ROMANA? Join me in a look at three great emperors and find out.
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Teutoburg Forest
“Give me back my legions!” cried the Roman Emperor, but it was too late. Rome’s crushing defeat at the Teutoburg Forest kept most of Germany permanently free from Roman rule. Here is how it happened.
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Greece: History, Myth, and Music in the Land of the Gods
Let’s discover Greece firsthand together this summer on an education vacation that will take us from Athens to Actium via magical Epirus.
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Actium
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian fought for control of the Roman Empire at Actium. We tell the story.
Customer Reviews
Quality and dynamic podcast
As a member of the general interest audience it’s nice to listen to history presented from outside academia but it’s also fun to hear from professionals. I appreciate this podcast very much.
Rolled Over to the Modernists
Excellent history podcast and some great books and suddenly he had to roll over to the modern crowd. Started with BC then had to speak in reverential tones about the Current era and bce. We have to rewrite and rethink everything so the modern snowflakes won’t get triggered. Never mind. My vote is to grow a pair and just stick the BC and AD but you can feel bad if you want.
Love the Latin Quotes
Love how he quotes in Latin then in English, something new for me to memorize and repeat. Awesome!