Lindsay Powell

I mean, they have the intimidating name of Praetorian legionary or whatever it is, or the centurion or something. And they were paid and rewarded and regarded highly when the Praetorians were around because there's no point in bringing a charge against them because they're first in the queue to get justice. And who's going to believe you against them?

And this is something that begins to become more important as they go into the future, because they will become kingmakers, effectively, because they control very influential parts of the government.

And this is something that begins to become more important as they go into the future, because they will become kingmakers, effectively, because they control very influential parts of the government.

And this is something that begins to become more important as they go into the future, because they will become kingmakers, effectively, because they control very influential parts of the government.

The one that was probably most relevant to this is Augustus at War, which is the struggle for the Pax Augusta, where I try to sort of present Augustus as a commander-in-chief. We tend to think the Roman Empire under him as being this wonderful world of peace. The point I make is that actually is what the history tells us. And in fact,

The one that was probably most relevant to this is Augustus at War, which is the struggle for the Pax Augusta, where I try to sort of present Augustus as a commander-in-chief. We tend to think the Roman Empire under him as being this wonderful world of peace. The point I make is that actually is what the history tells us. And in fact,

The one that was probably most relevant to this is Augustus at War, which is the struggle for the Pax Augusta, where I try to sort of present Augustus as a commander-in-chief. We tend to think the Roman Empire under him as being this wonderful world of peace. The point I make is that actually is what the history tells us. And in fact,

Pax, the Roman idea of Pax, peace in the way that we understand it as being this tranquil world only comes when you win wars. So there are an awful lot of wars under Augustus. And in fact, because it involves the army, that's how he held on to power. That's kind of the subtext. The two generals I mentioned, for example, Nero Claudius Drusus was his youngest stepson.

Pax, the Roman idea of Pax, peace in the way that we understand it as being this tranquil world only comes when you win wars. So there are an awful lot of wars under Augustus. And in fact, because it involves the army, that's how he held on to power. That's kind of the subtext. The two generals I mentioned, for example, Nero Claudius Drusus was his youngest stepson.

Pax, the Roman idea of Pax, peace in the way that we understand it as being this tranquil world only comes when you win wars. So there are an awful lot of wars under Augustus. And in fact, because it involves the army, that's how he held on to power. That's kind of the subtext. The two generals I mentioned, for example, Nero Claudius Drusus was his youngest stepson.

The son of his wife, Livia, was very important from the point of view of

The son of his wife, Livia, was very important from the point of view of

The son of his wife, Livia, was very important from the point of view of

consolidating Gaul because interestingly enough when Julius Caesar conquered it he didn't finish the job he didn't pacify it so in fact that territory was left to basically fix itself and he comes in and does censuses and there's something but he also leads campaigns into Germany which will mean that under him and through Tiberius the Romans occupy the lands on the other side of the Rhine which famously get lost after Varus

consolidating Gaul because interestingly enough when Julius Caesar conquered it he didn't finish the job he didn't pacify it so in fact that territory was left to basically fix itself and he comes in and does censuses and there's something but he also leads campaigns into Germany which will mean that under him and through Tiberius the Romans occupy the lands on the other side of the Rhine which famously get lost after Varus

consolidating Gaul because interestingly enough when Julius Caesar conquered it he didn't finish the job he didn't pacify it so in fact that territory was left to basically fix itself and he comes in and does censuses and there's something but he also leads campaigns into Germany which will mean that under him and through Tiberius the Romans occupy the lands on the other side of the Rhine which famously get lost after Varus

And Germanicus Caesar. I wrote a book about him because I was just fascinated by his popularity. And now that I'm knowing more about Tiberius, you can see why some of the popularity is manufactured in the history because they're trying to make Tiberius the villain and they need a guy to have as a counterfoil. And when you put all these people together, it becomes an amazing family.

And Germanicus Caesar. I wrote a book about him because I was just fascinated by his popularity. And now that I'm knowing more about Tiberius, you can see why some of the popularity is manufactured in the history because they're trying to make Tiberius the villain and they need a guy to have as a counterfoil. And when you put all these people together, it becomes an amazing family.

And Germanicus Caesar. I wrote a book about him because I was just fascinated by his popularity. And now that I'm knowing more about Tiberius, you can see why some of the popularity is manufactured in the history because they're trying to make Tiberius the villain and they need a guy to have as a counterfoil. And when you put all these people together, it becomes an amazing family.

I mean, Augustus created this family out of adoptions and marriages and so on and so forth. And they all had an impact on the story. And I think they're just fascinating people with wonderful stories. Lindsay, great to chat to you today.