The Classics Podcast

TCP does Roman History: Josephus on Caligula


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In this second episode focusing on the historian Josephus, Dr Jon Davies of Copenhagen University explores the presentation of Caligula in Book 19 of the Jewish Antiquities, an important source for the Ancient History A Level syllabus.⁠


Jon discusses with James Renshaw the events leading to Caligula's assassination, the key players and conspiracies he faced, and Josephus' assessment of his character.


To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Instagram.


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