Myths and History of Greece and Rome

By Paul Vincent

A journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece and Rome for all the family.... more

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April 29, 2014 Chapter Sixty Six: From Hero to Nero
Power is dangerous in the hands of the very young. The sixteen year-old Nero is given absolute power. Oh dear!
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16min
April 15, 2014 Chapter Sixty Five: Uncle Claudius
Things get a bit weird as the most unlikely candidate becomes emperor. The strangeness continues as he does a surprisingly good job. Shame about the wife, though!
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16min
April 01, 2014 Chapter Sixty Four: Mr Grumpy and Mr Crazy!
The seamless transition is exactly that: seamless! The personal foibles of Augustus's successors, though, make for interesting times!
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22min
March 18, 2014 Chapter Sixty Three: The Julio-Claudians
The succession has been on Augustus's mind from early in his tenure as emperor. Death, misfortune and exile intervene repeatedly as he has to modify his thinking over and over again.
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20min
March 04, 2014 Chapter Sixty Two: The First Emperor
Octavian's political skills dovetail beautifully with the practical and organisation skills of Marcus Agrippa. Bye bye Republic; hello Emperor Augustus Caesar!
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20min
February 18, 2014 Chapter Sixty One: Antony and Cleopatra
Who will come out on top? Will it be Caesar's right hand man or Caesar's adopted heir? And what part will the Eastern Queen play?
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19min
February 04, 2014 Chapter Sixty: Et Tu Brute
They're all there: Et tu Brute; I came, I saw I, conquered, etc etc. Julius Caesar rises like a supernova and then disappears with a bang.
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21min
January 21, 2014 Chapter Fifty Nine: And Then There Was One
The very foundations of the Republic are shaken by three more men: one in particular!
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20min
January 07, 2014 Chapter Fifty Eight: Ten Men Who Destroyed the Republic
The Republic worked when Rome was small and manageable. The conquest of vast tracts of territory, glorious though it was, brought with it hidden dangers. Great men rose and the Republic was too constraining... so they broke it!
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21min
December 24, 2013 Chapter Fifty Seven: Hannibal
The Romans come up against their most formidable opponent yet. The Carthaginian general, Hannibal Barca proves to be more than a thorn in their side for many years. Being Romans, though, they learn and adapt and eventually destroy the ancient empire of Carthage.
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18min

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