The Partial Historians
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The Partial Historians
Join Dr Rad and Dr G as we discuss, spar, and laugh our way through different aspects of the ancient Roman world! Our main series 'From the Foundation of the City' follows Roman history year by year from the traditional foundation date of 753 BCE. We also interview academics and specialists from aro...
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Surf the Celtic Wave
391 BCE is jam-packed with action, but the event that stands out is the arrival of the Gauls in centre stage. It’s time to surf the Celtic Wave!
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Cleopatra (1963) - Cleopatra and Antony
In this special episode, we tackle the second half of the 1963 epic, Cleopatra.
In the first part of this double-header, we tried to keep our fo...
A Campaign in No Way Memorable
392 BCE, the year that went down in history for “a campaign in no way memorable”. Ah, that Livy, he paints quite a picture, doesn’t he?
All Abo...
Cleopatra 1963 - Cleopatra and Caesar
Cleopatra was released in 1963 and has gone on to herald the end of the golden age of the historical epic in Hollywood. Known as one of the most expen...
Camillius’ Conniptions
We’re still in the year 394 BCE and we’ve seen Camillus has had a run in with the Falsican Schoolmaster. In this episode we move on further into the a...
Shirts Off For Virtus
In this episode, we continue to follow the adventures of that most amazing of Romans: Marcus Furius Camillus! This is one of his real shining moments...
Fulvia with Dr Jane Draycott
In our latest special episode, we were positively tickled to be able to chat to Dr Jane Draycott about her latest historical biography Fulvia: The Wom...
¿Por Qué No Los Dos?
It’s 395 BCE and we explore the events that are the result of the epic year of 396 BCE. The Romans ended 396 BCE on a high with their military success...
Gladiator II with Alexandra Sills
Rounding out our trilogy of special episodes on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, we are joined by gladiator expert, Alexandra Sills.
Alexandra holds...
The Fall of Veii: Part III
We return for the final instalment on the fall of Veii in 396 BCE.
In our previous episode, we witnessed the actual conquest of the great Etrusc...
Gladiator II with Professor Martin M. Winkler
WARNING! This post and episode both contain spoilers!
We are back to discuss Gladiator II, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s smash hit Gladiator (200...
The Far Edges of the Known World with Owen Rees
We are super excited for this conversation. Owen Rees is the founder of the website badancient.com and we’ve been lucky enough to write a couple of ar...
The Fall of Veii: Part I
396 BCE is finally here! Rome and Veii have been locked in a competition for space and resources for quite some time and it seems like the tide is abo...
Special Episode – Totally Chaotic History with Dr Emma Southon
Are you ready to have a Totally Chaotic time?
We certainly hope so, as we are thrilled to welcome Dr Emma Southon back on the show for the FOURT...
Kidnapped!
In 398 BCE, the Romans were still enmeshed in their siege at Veii. Whilst the Romans waited, worrying portents started to appear. What did they all me...
Special Episode - Gods and Mortals with Liv Albert
We love it when we get to chat with some of our podcast friends, and this week we got to catch up with the hilarious Liv Albert from ‘Let's talk about...
Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire with Ulysses Press
We sit down with Casie Vogel, VP Publisher at Ulysses Press to talk about the process of bringing an ancient Roman history book into the world and som...
The Final Cheeky Preview - Last Man Standing: Masada
We are thrilled to release the final cheeky preview from our new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire. The final chapter from our ‘With a Rebel...
A Feast for the Gods
Our new book ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ has nearly landed! Pre-order your copy via Ulysses Press!
It’s happening – the Romans enter...
Another Cheeky Preview - Zenobia's Winning Strategy
Welcome to another cheeky preview from our new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire.
This chapter is a bit of a contrast to our first one...
Special Episode - Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
We are in shock that it has taken us this long to cover the cult classic that is Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979). We have Rslaugesen over on Patre...
The Partial Recap - 400s BCE
The 400s BCE have been a rollercoaster for Rome. It certainly seems to have been a decade of big changes, both in terms of foreign policy and on the d...
A Cheeky Preview - With a Rebel Yell: Spartacus
We are SO excited to share a snippet of our new book with you! That's right, we have a whole section entitled ‘With a Rebel Yell' that will be bonus d...
The Plebeians Push into Power
We jump into the year 400 BCE which has more excitement than you may have anticipated. Could this be the year we have evidence for a plebeian break-th...
Episode 152 - Victory at Last!
Whilst 401 BCE was a tense year inside ancient Rome, we can assure you that there will be a plebeian win to close the year. Victory at last!
Epi...
The Brief Life and Times of Servius Romanus
Who is Servius Romanus you might ask? Well, in this episode we’re about to find out. But when we tell you it’ll be brief – we are telling only the tru...
Episode 147 - The Fall of Verrugo
Back in 409 BCE, the Romans had captured the fortifications of Verrugo from their Volscian foe. Unfortunately, in this episode we must discuss the blo...
Episode 146 - Nobody Calls Me Chicken
In this episode, the people of Antium start provoking the Aequians and the Volscians into war with Rome by calling them COWARDS. How else could they r...
The Partial Recap – 410s BCE
What a confusing decade the 410s have been. It's definitely time for a Partial Recap! We run through what the ancient sources tell us about this decad...
Special Victims Unit
In this episode we tackle the years 413 and 412 BCE. These years come hard on the back of the murder of the patrician Postumius. Rome is facing challe...
Special Episode - Disney's Hercules (1997)
This may be the best podcast episode you’ve ever heard, and that’s the gospel truth. We’re munching on protein bars and raw chicken as we discuss Disn...
Divide and Conquer
We return to the 410s BCE to explore some classic Conflict of the Orders. This one will end with an evil patrician plan (mwahahaha) to divide and conq...
Special Episode - Women of Myth with Ancient History Fan Girl
Content warning for this episode: violence, sexual violence, removal of children
We sit down to chat with Genn and Jenny, the fabulous cohosts o...
The Partial Recap - 420s BCE
Another decade is gone and it's time for a Partial Recap! We run through what the ancient sources tell us about this decade. There are some real highs...
Special Episode - Quo Vadis (1951) - Part Two
This episode we return to the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ with a classic sword and sandal epic, Quo Vadis (1951). This film is available through many st...
The Four Horsemen
This episode, we are dealing with 422 and 421 BCE. The previous year had been a very dramatic for Rome. They seem to have come perilously close to a d...
The Partial Recap - 430s BCE
We recap the confusing details of the 430s BCE. Be careful – there's a lot of dictators about!
This is a short, sharp, scripted overview of all...
A Dry Period
Prepare yourself, dear listener, for a drought or two! After spending several episodes on individual years, we are speeding ahead in our latest episod...
The White Album
We leave behind the outraged censors of 434 BCE and move forward into some troubled domestic times for Rome. The solution? Fashion, darling. White tog...
Lars Tolumnius and the Fate of Fidenae
It's 437 BCE and Rome finds itself challenged by the king of the Etruscans Lars Tolumnius. But how did Rome get into this situation? In our previous e...