Our guest on our 16th Consul show is Aussie Sam Wood! Sam is an archaeologist who now is also one of the people behind the Ride And Seek business – they take people on INSANE bike history tours. For example, in July they are following Napoleon’s route from Paris to Moscow – six weeks on a […]

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Nearly three hours of mayhem sees Caesar sail to Africa to finish off Metellus Scipio, Labienus, Cato and the rest of the Pompeians.

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Caesar leaves Cleopatra and Alexandria behind to return to Rome. But before he can deal with Rome, he has to pay some debts, borrow some funds and deal with our old mate Pharnaces, son of Mithridates of Pontus. Meanwhile back in Italy, Mark Antony is getting drunk, Cicero is worried that no-one loves him and […]

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Father forgive us, we have sinned! It’s been nearly 4 weeks since our last episode (Ray took his family to Disney World!) but we’re back with 3 1/4 hours of madcap history! We follow Caesar as he puts on his Sherlock cap and follows Pompey to Egypt, only to discover he is three days too late. […]

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Whew. Another 2.5 hours of mayhem! In this episode, Caesar and Pompey finally face off in the battle to determine the fate of Western civilization. Two men enter – one man leaves! It’s August in 48BCE. Caesar withdraws from Dyrrachium. He arrives at Gomphi who close their doors to him – so he lays siege […]

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Julius Caesar resigns his dictatorship after a mere 11 days in Rome and chases Pompey to Greece! Bibulus blockades half of fleet so Caesar spends a few months trying to secure food supplies. Caesar keeps trying to open negotiations with Pompey but gets nowhere (as usual)! It all comes to a head at Dyrrachium – […]

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This. Show. Is. Insane. 2.5 hours. A crazy opening courtesy of Jessica Robles. More songs than ever. Caesar lays siege to Massalia (modern Marseilles). Then he heads to Ilerda (modern Lleida) in Spain. Did it rain? Yes. A lot. He fights against Pompey’s legions. His takes care of a mutiny from one of his legions. […]

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Julius Caesar tries to block Pompey’s departure from Italy but fails. So he heads to Rome for the first time in 9 years. Cicero laments that Pompey is going to destroy Italy and wants to become a tyrant and that Caesar’s clemency is turning the people against the Senate – and Pompey.

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Another massive two hour show! In this episode, Julius Caesar advances on Rome. Pompey and the Senate run for the hills. Cicero doesn’t know what to do or who to trust. Caesar keeps begging Pompey to meet with him so they can work out a deal – but Pompey refuses. Caesar shows mercy towards his […]

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We go into excruciating detail about the political machinations between Caesar and his enemies in Rome that lead up to the fateful day (10 or 11 January 49 BCE) when Caesar declares “The Die Is Cast” and crosses the Rubicon river that marks the boundary between Gaul and Italy, taking the 13th legion with him.

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