Emperors of Rome

Dr. Evans is my new favorite Classicist, accessible and contemporary, move over Beard and Golsworthy, there’s a new talent in town! My only request is that the host stop telling listeners that they’ve been “fantastic “ at the end of the podcast…this is an inane statement

After listening to The Rest Is History and also reading I, Claudius, I became more interested in learning about Rome. These presenters do such a great job educating by giving us context and story. I never knew that Augustus and Octavian were the same person! The whole line of Emperors makes so much more sense now! Thank you!

Content is definitely 5*, only thing that irritates me a bit, at the end of each episode, the host is adding his own “opinion” like - “find us what is left from Tweeter”. Not really understand that comment, also don’t understand mentioning that podcast was recorded on some tribe land, hundreds years ago. I mean, if he would be recording that podcast in Europe, would he mention all the nations that lived in that location in last 5000 years? Let’s don’t mix great Roman history and political trends nowadays.

Dr. Evans talks about Caesar being obsessed “with corn” at the end of episode III but this cannot be correct. Corn is a product of the New World and this time is hundreds of years before Columbus (or anyone) from Europe landing in the Americas.