For the start of season 2 of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the death of Julius Caesar, his ambitious nephew is unexpectedly catapulted into power. Caesar, Agrippa, Mark Anthony, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part one on how one man became the first Emperor of Rome.

For the start of season 2 of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the death of Julius Caesar, his ambitious nephew is unexpectedly catapulted into power. Caesar, Agrippa, Mark Anthony, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part one on how one man became the first Emperor of Rome.

Episode 11: Octavian

Niall and Cathal here,  we’re two Irish guys with an interest in history and a way with numbers. The idea for this podcast came from us having a lot of notions and a few historic ideas. 

Our shared interest in military history led us to ask questions like:

"Which was the best army?"

"Who was the best commander?"

or "Can a good general redeem a bad army?"

But how can you answer those questions without doing extensive research and speculation into each army and individual general? Well, we created a neural network (the History Machine!) to work out the answers for us! 

We'll use the History Machine to crunch a database of wins, losses, casualties and other variables in the history of warfare. This provides us with comparative results about armies, commanders and units that we can use to back up claims, discuss upsets and see who stands out from the crowd.

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Niall and Cathal here, we’re two Irish guys with an interest in history and a way with numbers. The idea for this podcast came from us having a lot of notions and a few historic ideas. Our shared interest in military history led us to ask questions like: "Which was the best army?" "Who was the best commander?" or "Can a good general redeem a bad army?" But how can you answer those questions without doing extensive research and speculation into each army and individual general? Well, we created a neural network (the History Machine!) to work out the answers for us! We'll use the History Machine to crunch a database of wins, losses, casualties and other variables in the history of warfare. This provides us with comparative results about armies, commanders and units that we can use to back up claims, discuss upsets and see who stands out from the crowd.

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Episode 11: Octavian

Episode 11: Octavian