<p>We begin the series with a Gaius Julius Caesar, but not the Gaius Julius Caesar everyone knows. This is the great Caesar's grandfather, and he has a big problem. The future third founder of Rome, Gaius Marius, also has a big problem. So the two come together and strike a deal which changes history and the foundations of the Roman Empire. </p>

We begin the series with a Gaius Julius Caesar, but not the Gaius Julius Caesar everyone knows. This is the great Caesar's grandfather, and he has a big problem. The future third founder of Rome, Gaius Marius, also has a big problem. So the two come together and strike a deal which changes history and the foundations of the Roman Empire.

<p>We begin the series with a Gaius Julius Caesar, but not the Gaius Julius Caesar everyone knows. This is the great Caesar's grandfather, and he has a big problem. The future third founder of Rome, Gaius Marius, also has a big problem. So the two come together and strike a deal which changes history and the foundations of the Roman Empire.&nbsp;</p>

Episode 2: Time Through the Eyes of a Roman

Did Caesar really find pirates hidden in a maze of a thousand coves? Did Lucius Cornelius Sulla really end his dictatorship with a parade of prostitutes and street performers? In this podcast I tell the story of Ancient Rome through Colleen McCullough's 7-book "Masters of Rome" series. But more than story telling, I compare what was happening 2,000 years ago to what is happening now. I also do some detective work to see how McCullough's fiction connects to actual events in history. Often the truth is more amazing than fiction.

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Episode 2: Time Through the Eyes of a Roman

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