119. Rampant Assassination in the Roman Empire with Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon

Repeat guest Rose Mary Sheldon taught history as a professor at Virginia Military Institute for more than 25 years and is a world renowned expert on intelligence activities in the ancient world. She earned her Ph. D. from the University of Michigan in 1987, and has published several books and many articles over the years, as well as serving as an editor for The International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and Small Wars and Insurgencies, and The Journal of Military History. Today Rose Mary discusses the lives and deaths of the first five Roman emperors and the internal security measures they put in place to protect themselves with varying degrees of success. A staggering 75% of Roman emperors died by assassination.

Check out episode 81, Espionage In Ancient Rome with Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon, here.

Check out Rose Mary's latest book, Kill Caesar!, here.

https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Caesar-Assassination-Early-Empire/dp/1538114887

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