The Leaders of Rome
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Triton Tools and Tidbits - Lobbying 101 - How to Network for a Cause
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Link to the podcast so you can listen to other episodes: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/triton-tools-tidbits Link to the charities if you wish ...
From the Cutting Room Floor - Brutus - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shakespeare was popularizing history way earlier than podcasters could have ever hoped to.
From the Cutting Room Floor - Brutus - What's in a Name?
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do Romans have so many weird names? Is there any rhyme or reason? List of people with the Gaius praenomen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius#P...
28 - Brutus
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the man who killed Caesar?
From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Clemency
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Was Caesar too kind to his fallen foes?
From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Caesar's Women and the New Woman
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you ever wanted to know about Caesar's sex life and more!
From the Cutting Room Floor - Julius Caesar - Cool before Cool was Cool
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at a piece of the story that didn't fit into the original narrative and talk about Julius Caesar's coolness.
27 - Julius Caesar
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have arrived at it, likely the most important person in all of Roman History. Did I do a good job? Probably not!
26 - Cato the Younger
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A giant in spite of his name, a man who would be more a story than a person, Cato the Younger, great grandson of Cato the Elder, is our topic today.
25 - Pompey the Great
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The tale of the man who was almost Caesar, the man who some call "Rome's First Emperor", Pompey Magnus, or Pompey the Great.
24 - Crassus
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the richest man of Rome? What did he want? How did he live? Come meet Crassus.
The Enemies of Rome - 6 - Spartacus
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you really know about the ancient worlds most famous slave? Who was he? What did he want?
23 - Sulla
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest and most terrible of Roman leaders until the next greatest and most terrible of Roman leaders. Today we discuss Rome's first Dictator For...
22 - Marius
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the man who might rightly be called an enemy of Rome, one who we might say is one of the greatest and most terrible men to lead Rome in its long ...
The Enemies of Rome - 5 - Mithradates VI of Pontus
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Poison King takes the stage to scheme his way to more power against Rome.
The Enemies of Rome - 4 - Jugurtha
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How will Rome react to a far different kind of enemy than Hannibal? A different nation might have been able to accept the compromise, but Jugurtha pus...
21 - Gaius Gracchus
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How will the Roman world react to the younger brother of the man they so recently killed? Find out, in this brand new episode of... The Leaders of Rom...
20 - Tiberius Gracchus
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first of two brothers who would work to reshape Rome in the hopes of achieving more, and wind up setting the stage for the people who really shift...
19 - Cato the Elder
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the most highly regarded man of the Middle Roman Republic? And how did Carthage finally come to an end? Find out in this episode!
18 - Scipio Africanus
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deal with a phenomenal general stomping around your country and attacking your cities? Send a phenomenal general to his country! This week ...
The Enemies of Rome - 3 - Hannibal
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're here. The greatest boogieman of Roman history and the commander who still lives in the dreams of all those who want to destroy armies. Hannibal ...
17 - Fabius Maximus
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A balm to Rome's wounds! Will it help in the long run?
16 - Gaius Flaminius
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Considered one of the most infamous fools and ambitious politicians. How fair were those labels? You decide...
The Enemies of Rome - 2 - Archimedes
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most unique enemies of Rome, someone who stood against them even as he never had much ambition to fight. Today we talk more about science a...
The Enemies of Rome - 1 - Pyrrhus of Epirus
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to my podcast within a podcast! In this episode we are going to look at one of Rome's most important foreign enemies, Will he be victorious ag...
15 - Barbatus
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode wound up being more about the Samnite Wars than Barbatus, but he makes some appearances in there. Maybe that counts as an April Fools pra...
14 - Marcus Furius Camillus
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the man considered great enough to be called the "Second Founder of Rome"? What actually happened during the sack of Rome?
13 - Appius Claudius the Decemvir
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when one man tries to take control of a nascent republic? How do the people respond when there's no legal way to stop him?
12 - Cincinnatus
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Roman Washington who would eventually have a great American city named after him.
11 - Corialanus
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most famous and infamous generals to ever grace the pages of Roman history. His dramatic life was so enthralling it captured Shakespeare's ...
10 - Horatius Cocles
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can one man make a difference? Is it possible for a single person to defy an army? Maybe. Horatius Cocles might just have tried.
9 - Publius Publicola
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
First maligned by the citizens of Rome only to prove how great he could be.
8 - Brutus the Elder
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New name, new look! This episode is an introduction of our first republican leader and an overview of his life and times.
7 - Tarquin the Proud
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The final king of the Roman kingdom, who was so bad that everyone insisted on a republic once he had gone. Meet the autocratic final ruler of the King...
6 - Servius Tullus
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The last great King of Rome and a dedicated reformer. Sandwiched between two Tarquins but undoubtable greater than either.
5 - Tarquin the Elder
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The beginning of the Tarquin Dynasty and the start of the end of the Roman Republic.
4 - Ancus Marcius
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Ancus Marcius we have the reintroduction of a good king. How long will this last? Are they here to stay?
3 - Tullus Hostilius
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A hostile episode with this bellicose king.
2 - Numa Pompilius
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rome's most religious king takes center stage.
1 - Romulus
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The early life of Romulus and the story of the founding of Rome.
0 - Introduction
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A brief overview of the the goals of this podcast.