<p>As Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla begin the war in Africa, hundreds of thousands of Germans begin to invade from the north. And the Roman armies cannot stop them. </p>

As Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla begin the war in Africa, hundreds of thousands of Germans begin to invade from the north. And the Roman armies cannot stop them.

<p>As Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla begin the war in Africa, hundreds of thousands of Germans begin to invade from the north. And the Roman armies cannot stop them.&nbsp;</p>

Episode 3: The Germans Are Coming

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 3: The Germans Are Coming

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