<p>A man steals more gold than exists in the Roman treasury, and Rome suffers one of the greatest military losses in its history. </p>

A man steals more gold than exists in the Roman treasury, and Rome suffers one of the greatest military losses in its history.

<p>A man steals more gold than exists in the Roman treasury, and Rome suffers one of the greatest military losses in its history.&nbsp;</p>

Episode 5: The Battle of Arausio

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 5: The Battle of Arausio

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