CoinWeek Ancient Coin Writer Mike Markowitz's insightful article "193: The Year of Five Emperors" recalls one of the bloodiest and most treacherous years in Roman history. A year that makes Game of Thrones' Westeros seem like a quaint and stable fiefdom. In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, we adapt Mike's gladiator's march down memory lane to audio.

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