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The Leaders of Rome

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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.