<p>After years of chomping at the bit, Marius finally gets his chance to face down the Germans. To help the cause, Sulla and Sertorius become Roman spies and gain valuable information. But will it be enough to defeat the hundreds of thousands of Germans intent on making Italy their new home?</p>

After years of chomping at the bit, Marius finally gets his chance to face down the Germans. To help the cause, Sulla and Sertorius become Roman spies and gain valuable information. But will it be enough to defeat the hundreds of thousands of Germans intent on making Italy their new home?

Episode 6: Confronting the Bogeyman

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 6: Confronting the Bogeyman

Episode 6: Confronting the Bogeyman