A birth of a republic seems midwived by a lot of local conflict.

In this episode, the Doctors return to explore Rome’s continued struggles with her most estimable neighbours, the Volscians, the Hernicans, and the Aequians. The intricacies really start to come to the surface in the consulship of Proculus Verginius and Spurius Cassius.

Hear it all here!

Episode 71: Proculus Verginius and Spurius Cassius

Artwork Credit: Francesco Salviati c. 1543-5. The Rout of the Volscii with thanks to the Google Art Project

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The Doctors are back! And celebrating reaching our seventieth episode no less! We dive right back into the narrative of Rome’s history from the founding of the City with an examination of the years just following the death of Coriolanus.

Rome, perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn’t really know how to get along with her neighbours…

Episode 70: The Volscians, The Aequians and the Hernicians

Artwork: A compilation of Drs R and G hanging about being excellent podcast co-hosts in the real world 😉

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It’s time for a special episode!

After such a tumultuous life, it comes as no surprise that Coriolanus goes on to have a legacy that spreads after his literal death. So Coriolanus dies, but he lives!

In this episode, the Doctors turn their roving eye on how the story of Coriolanus has been transformed by his reappearance into the cultural mind of the West through Shakespeare’s play and the centuries that follow.

Find out all the details below: 

Episode 69 – The Reception of Coriolanus

Artwork: Act V Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus by Gavin Hamilton 1803. Attribution is also given to Adam Cuerden as per Wikimedia Commons

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After much ado, many conflicts, we’re finally here! It is the end of Coriolanus. How does his grisly end unfold? Who will be pivotal to the end of his career?

In this episode, Drs R and G push through all the barriers to make sure this part of Roman history comes to a close! Check out the link below to tune in:

Episode 68 – Coriolanus, the Final Chapter

Artwork: Franz Anton Maulpertsch, c. 1795. Coriolanus at the gates of Rome

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It’s a new year and a new breath of fresh on the Partial Historian breeze! Oh wait, what’s that? Could it be … Coriolanus? Indeed it is!

The complexities of Coriolanus’ narrative continue to build and things are about to get a little bit hairy for our man of the moment. Join Drs R and G for the ride ahead:

Episode 67 – Coriolanus – Exiled!

Artwork: Wilhelm Wandschneider’s 1903 sculpture of Coriolanus in Plau am See (Germany). Photograph courtesy of Ruchhöft-Plau from wikimedia commons.

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Doctors G and R return with a brand new episode from the realms of the ancient past! As the suspense develops in Coriolanus’ career, how are the relationships between the patricians and plebeians working out? With the new force of the tribune of the plebs to reckon with, Coriolanus is not a happy patrician.

Let’s take a look at the different narrative on offer from the primary sources – Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus:

 Episode 65 – Coriolanus: Trial Imminent!

Artwork: In an attempt to save depictions of Coriolanus and his relations for where they fit in the historical narrative, we offer a snippet from the First Folio of Shakespeare here (did anyone just say reception studies?)

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Dr G has returned from Italy and to Dr R and that means, dear Listeners, that the history of Rome from the founding of the city is back on! When we last conversed, Coriolanus loomed large on the agenda, and here he takes centre stage again (as he very well may for a few more episodes!).

Ever wondered what a real patrician’s patrician looked like? Wait no more! Listen below to catch all the scintillating details:

Episode 64 – Coriolanus, Ultimate Patrician

Artwork: A little of Coriolanus as imagined by Shakespeare. Here Coriolanus questions his mother’s motives. Image Source: http://quotesgram.com/coriolanus-shakespeare-quotes/

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The Doctors pursue the different elements coming to the fore in the 490s BCE by looking at a little more detail at the development of the position of aedile, and the significance of the fetiale priests in matters relating to war, peace, and oaths.

And no episode looking at this period would be complete without more on the developing career of Coriolanus!

Hear it all here:

Episode 63 – Aediles, Fetiales, and Coriolanus

Thomas Lawrence 1798 ‘John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus in “Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare

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After a brief sojourn into Rome on film, the Doctors return to the narrative of Rome’s history from the founding of the city!

In this episode, the Doctors examine the continuing Struggle of the Orders, some of the consequences of the strife between the Plebeians and Patricians, and *drum roll please* … we catch our first glimpse of the man who will become Coriolanus. Join us as we explore the depths of the Early Republic!

 Episode 62 – Roman Struggles, Introducing Coriolanus

Alma Tadema 1907 ‘Interior of Caius Martius’ House’

Tadema was commissioned to design sets for a production of Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’ – without giving the man away – this is an imagined view of his patrician residence.

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Doctors R and G continue their exploration of the history of Rome from the founding of the city. From the epic Struggle of the Orders, the Tribune of the Plebs emerges!

In this episode, it turns out the First Succession is only the start of Rome’s troubles. The ongoing struggle is manifest in the Tribune of the Plebs.

Hear all the details here:

Episode 59: Introducing the Tribune of the Plebs

Artwork: The Succession of the Plebs leading to the Formation of the Plebeian Tribunate
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Secessio_plebis.JPG

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