Scott Simon

speaker

108 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 2d ago

Scott Simon’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 3 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 2.

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

But I am not at the point of accepting I will never step on a field again.

Robert Harris, who's the author of so many best sellers, including Conclave, has returned to Rome

With the imagined memoir of Agrippa.

Brilliant general and trusted ally of the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

When we meet the aging soldier he has a festering wound on his leg and not much time left.

And he pours out the story of his life, battles, blood, bravery, betrothals.

And betrayals, vows, reversals, and

And occasional honor.

Robert Harris joins us now from the BBC in London.

Talk about his novel.

titled Simply Agrippa.

Thanks so much for being with us.

Thank you for having me on.

What drew you to write

is a name that he acquires at birth, and reminds him that he came to the world at great cost, doesn't it?

makes a boyhood friendship, uh which becomes grows into an alliance, doesn't he?

We should explain, of course, Octavius Caesar was Julius' nephew.

whom he adopted as a son.

O cavia Caesar

I particularly enjoyed your account of him because he it seems to me he was often underestimated.

Showing 1–20 of 108 · page 1 of 6