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The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

Show • 193 episodes

A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!

Ad-Free History of Rome PatreonEpisode • Nov 5, 2024

The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of ItalyEpisode • Jul 27, 2017

Revolutions LaunchEpisode • Sep 16, 2013

Update- One Year LaterEpisode • May 30, 2013

179- The EndEpisode • May 6, 2012

178- Not With A Bang But A WhimperEpisode • Apr 30, 2012

177- The Burning ShipsEpisode • Apr 22, 2012

176- The Quote Unquote EmperorEpisode • Apr 16, 2012

175- Trying to Take It All BackEpisode • Apr 9, 2012

174- The Sack of Rome Part IIEpisode • Apr 2, 2012

173- The Broken BowEpisode • Mar 25, 2012

172- ShowdownEpisode • Mar 19, 2012

171- The Gathering StormEpisode • Mar 11, 2012

170- Atilla ComethEpisode • Feb 19, 2012

169- Huns and Vandals and Goths, Oh MyEpisode • Feb 12, 2012

168- The Rise of AetiusEpisode • Feb 5, 2012

167- Exploiting the OpportunityEpisode • Jan 29, 2012

166- As Long As She's Nice To Look AtEpisode • Jan 22, 2012

165- Reviving the Roman NameEpisode • Jan 15, 2012

164- The Sack of RomeEpisode • Jan 9, 2012

163- Theodosius's WallsEpisode • Dec 18, 2011

162- Opening the FloodgatesEpisode • Dec 12, 2011

161- The Swamps of RavennaEpisode • Dec 5, 2011

160- East vs. WestEpisode • Nov 28, 2011

159- The Divine WindsEpisode • Nov 21, 2011

158- An Imperial SuicideEpisode • Nov 14, 2011

157- Only the Penitent Man Shall PassEpisode • Oct 31, 2011

156- Jockeying for PositionEpisode • Oct 24, 2011

155- The New Bishop of MilanEpisode • Oct 16, 2011

154- The Gothic WarEpisode • Oct 10, 2011

153- AdrianopleEpisode • Oct 2, 2011

152- The Storm Before the StormEpisode • Sep 25, 2011

151- Bursting a Blood VesselEpisode • Sep 11, 2011

150- The Perils of MismanagementEpisode • Sep 4, 2011

149- The Great ConspiracyEpisode • Aug 29, 2011

148- The Cousin's CousinEpisode • Aug 22, 2011

147- CapitulationEpisode • Aug 15, 2011

146- The Spear of DestinyEpisode • Aug 8, 2011

145- Julian the ApostateEpisode • Jul 31, 2011

144- The Road to ConstantinopleEpisode • Jul 25, 2011

143- Julian the Pre-ApostateEpisode • Jul 10, 2011

142- You've Earned ItEpisode • Jul 4, 2011

141- Blood and WaterEpisode • Jun 27, 2011

140- My Three SonsEpisode • Jun 20, 2011

139- Wash Away Your SinsEpisode • Jun 13, 2011

138- The New RomeEpisode • May 30, 2011

137- The Christian EmperorEpisode • May 15, 2011

136- Let This Be Our Final BattleEpisode • May 1, 2011

135- Brothers in Name OnlyEpisode • Apr 25, 2011

134- And Then There Were TwoEpisode • Apr 18, 2011

133- The Milvian BridgeEpisode • Apr 11, 2011

132- In This SignEpisode • Apr 4, 2011

131- The New Game in TownEpisode • Mar 28, 2011

130- Lost in TransitionEpisode • Mar 14, 2011

129- AbdicationEpisode • Mar 7, 2011

128- The Great PersecutionEpisode • Feb 28, 2011

127- Commanding The EconomyEpisode • Feb 21, 2011

126- All The King's MenEpisode • Feb 14, 2011

125- The Best Defence is a Good DefenceEpisode • Feb 7, 2011

124- The Tetrarchs at WarEpisode • Jan 31, 2011

123- The TertrarchyEpisode • Jan 24, 2011

122- Jupiter and HerculesEpisode • Jan 16, 2011

121- Phase Three CompleteEpisode • Jan 10, 2011

120- InterregnumEpisode • Dec 20, 2010

119- Restitutor OrbisEpisode • Dec 13, 2010

118- The Palmyrene WarsEpisode • Dec 6, 2010

117- Aurelian's WallsEpisode • Nov 29, 2010

116- Here Come the IllyriansEpisode • Nov 22, 2010

115- Phase Two CompleteEpisode • Nov 8, 2010

114- The Nadir of Our FortunesEpisode • Nov 1, 2010

113- Three EmpiresEpisode • Oct 24, 2010

112- Captured AliveEpisode • Oct 18, 2010

111- Phase One CompleteEpisode • Oct 4, 2010

110- A Gothic HorrorEpisode • Sep 27, 2010

109- The New MilleniumEpisode • Sep 20, 2010

108- Gordian's KnotEpisode • Sep 13, 2010

107- The Year of the Six EmperorsEpisode • Aug 30, 2010

106- Barbarian at the GateEpisode • Aug 23, 2010

105- The Last PrincepsEpisode • Aug 16, 2010

104- Here Comes the SunEpisode • Aug 9, 2010

103- The EquestrianEpisode • Aug 2, 2010

102- The Common Enemy of MankindEpisode • Jul 26, 2010

101- And All Was of Little ValueEpisode • Jul 19, 2010

100- Black and White and Severus All OverEpisode • Jun 27, 2010

099- What Evil Have I Done?Episode • Jun 21, 2010

098- Purchasing PowerEpisode • Jun 14, 2010

097- The Fall of HerculesEpisode • Jun 7, 2010

096- The Most Aptly Named EmperorEpisode • May 31, 2010

095- The Beginning of the EndEpisode • May 24, 2010

094- Revolt and MeditationsEpisode • May 17, 2010

093- The Marcomannic WarsEpisode • May 10, 2010

092- The Parthian WarEpisode • Apr 26, 2010

091- Marcus and Lucius and the ParthiansEpisode • Apr 19, 2010

090- The Hundredth EpisodeEpisode • Apr 12, 2010

089- Provincial MattersEpisode • Apr 5, 2010

088- A Day in the LifeEpisode • Mar 22, 2010

087- Thinking and FeelingEpisode • Mar 15, 2010

086- Wealth and ClassEpisode • Mar 8, 2010

085- Antoninus the DutifulEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

084- Longing For DeathEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

083- May His Bones Be CrushedEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

082- Hadrian's WallsEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

081- The GreeklingEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

080- Optimus TrajanEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

079- The Dacian WarsEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

078- Imperial Stop GapEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

077- What Time is It?Episode • Mar 1, 2010

076- Mock TriumphsEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

075- The Forgotten SonEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

074- Friends I Have Wasted a DayEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

073- The Only Man Who ImprovedEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

072- Vitellius and VespasianEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

071- Otho and VitelliusEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

070- Galba and Otho: The History of RomeEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

069- As History of Rome WeddingEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

068- Three EmperorsEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

067- What an Artist the World is LosingEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

066- 666Episode • Mar 1, 2010

065- Burn It To The GroundEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

064- Smite My WombEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

063- A Farewell to ClaudiusEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

062- Take My Wife...PleaseEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

061- What, me Claudius?Episode • Mar 1, 2010

060- No Better Slave, No Worse MasterEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

059- To the Tiber with TiberiusEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

058- Partner of my LaborsEpisode • Mar 1, 2010

057- GermanicusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

056- The King is Dead, Long Live the KingEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

055- Teutoburg NightmaresEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

054- All in the FamilyEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

053- Reigning SupremeEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

052- Caesar AugustusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

051- ActiumEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

050- The Donations of AlexandriaEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

049- Apollo and DionysusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

048- The Second TriumvirateEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

047- Octavius-OctavianEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

046- Sic Semper TyrannisEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

045- The End of the WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

044- Caesar TriumphantEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

043- Insert Well Known Idiom HereEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

042- Meanwhile, Back in RomeEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

041b- The Gallic WarsEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

041a- The Gallic WarsEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

040- In the Consulship of Julius and CaesarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

039- The Young Julius Caesar ChroniclesEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

038- The Catiline ConspiracyEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

037- Go East Young ManEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

036- I Am Spartacus!Episode • Feb 28, 2010

035- Crassus and PompeyEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

034- No Greater Friend, No Worse EnemyEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

033- Marius and SullaEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

032- The Social WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

031b- MariusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

031a- MariusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

030- Gaius GracchusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

029- Tiberius GracchusEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

028- Taking StockEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

027- Mopping UpEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

026- The Third Macedonian WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

025- The Syrian WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

024- The Second Macedonian WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

023e- The War With HannibalEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

023d- The War With HannibalEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

023c- The War With HannibalEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

023b- The War With HannibalEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

023a- The War With HannibalEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

022- Prelude to the Second Punic WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

021- InterbellumEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

020b- The First Punic WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

020a- The First Punic WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

019- Prelude to the First Punic WarEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

018- A History of Rome ChristmasEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

017- Pyrrhic VictoriesEpisode • Feb 28, 2010

016- The Third Samnite WarEpisode • Feb 27, 2010

015b- The Second Samnite WarEpisode • Feb 27, 2010

015a- The Second Samnite WarEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

014b- A Phalanx With JointsEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

014a- A Phalanx With JointsEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

013- The Latin WarEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

012- The First Samnite WarEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

011- The Morning AfterEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

010: Barbarians at the GatesEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

009- A Trojan WarEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

008- Decades of GloomEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

007- The Roman WashingtonEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

006- The Twelve TablesEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

005- Trials and TribunlationsEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

004- The Public ThingEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

003b- The Seven Kings of RomeEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

003a- The Seven Kings of RomeEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

002- Youthful IndiscretionsEpisode • Feb 25, 2010

001- In the BeginningEpisode • Jul 28, 2007

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