Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Head of Augustus
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Head of Augustus
Neil MacGregor concludes the first week of the second part of his global history as told through objects from the British Museum. This week he has been exploring the lives and methods of powerful rulers around the world about 2000 years ago, from Alexander the Great in Egypt to Asoka in India. Today he introduces us to the great Roman emperor Augustus, whose powerful, God-like status is brilliantly enshrined in a larger than life bronze head with striking eyes.
Neil MacGregor describes how Augustus dramatically enlarged the Roman Empire, establishing his image as one of its most familiar objects. The historian Susan Walker and the politician Boris Johnson help explain the power and methodology of Augustus.
Producer: Anthony Denselow
View all episodes
By BBC Radio 4
4.4
11611,161 ratings
Neil MacGregor concludes the first week of the second part of his global history as told through objects from the British Museum. This week he has been exploring the lives and methods of powerful rulers around the world about 2000 years ago, from Alexander the Great in Egypt to Asoka in India. Today he introduces us to the great Roman emperor Augustus, whose powerful, God-like status is brilliantly enshrined in a larger than life bronze head with striking eyes.
Neil MacGregor describes how Augustus dramatically enlarged the Roman Empire, establishing his image as one of its most familiar objects. The historian Susan Walker and the politician Boris Johnson help explain the power and methodology of Augustus.
Producer: Anthony Denselow
More shows like A History of the World in 100 Objects
View all
Global News Podcast
7,766 Listeners
Business Daily
526 Listeners
Newshour
1,066 Listeners
World Business Report
305 Listeners
In Our Time
5,474 Listeners
History Extra podcast
3,249 Listeners
Witness History
971 Listeners
In Our Time: History
1,882 Listeners
In Our Time: Philosophy
869 Listeners
In Our Time: Culture
611 Listeners
In Our Time: Science
738 Listeners
The History Hour
592 Listeners
In Our Time: Religion
284 Listeners
Arts & Ideas
302 Listeners
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
2,107 Listeners
Discovery
979 Listeners
BBC Inside Science
404 Listeners
The Life Scientific
229 Listeners
Science In Action
333 Listeners
Unexpected Elements
360 Listeners
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
369 Listeners
Have You Heard George's Podcast?
233 Listeners
Elis James and John Robins
332 Listeners
You're Dead to Me
3,224 Listeners
The Rest Is History
15,616 Listeners
Sport's Strangest Crimes
67 Listeners
Uncanny
842 Listeners
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
556 Listeners
Believe in Magic
625 Listeners
The Global Story
358 Listeners
Miss Me?
269 Listeners
The History Podcast
62 Listeners
Rory Stewart: The Long History of...
76 Listeners
Havana Helmet Club
2 Listeners