The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

By James BoultonSociety & Culture Education History

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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages episodes

March 25, 2018 1.7 Livia Drusilla (5): Julia Augusta
As Augustus final years, Livia took steps to make sure her son Tiberius took the throne.
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32 min
March 11, 2018 1.6 Livia Drusilla (4): Murderous Machiavellian Matriarch?
Augustus's reign was overshadowed by his inability to secure the succession and problems within his own family. Heir after heir fell by the wayside. But was there a snake in the grass?

Audio credit: "What Shall We Do About Claudius" I, Claudius, BBC, 1976
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42 min
March 04, 2018 1.5 Livia Drusilla (3): Ulysses in a Petticoat
Livia was the first Empress of Rome, and few others would exert so much influence.

Livia's full advice to Augustus. It is chapters 16-21
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33 min
February 25, 2018 1.4 Livia Drusilla (2): The Anti-Cleopatra
By marrying Octavian, Livia had married a hugely powerful man - but he was not yet the Emperor. To win control of the Empire, he needed to vilify Antony and Cleopatra - and he used his wife and sister to do it.

SHOWNOTES

Livia Drusilla Statue

Empress Livia of Rome - Tutorial | Beauty Beacons
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36 min
February 18, 2018 1.3 Livia Drusilla (1): The Whims of Fate
Born into one of Rome's most noble families, Livia was married to a man below her station and who made terrible decisions - but she would soon catch the eye of the most powerful man in Rome.
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34 min
February 11, 2018 1.2 The Fall of the Roman Republic
The Roman Republic had managed to squash all its enemies - but then it turn in on itself. How did it happen? And who were the women in the centre of the action

EXPLICIT - Augustus's poem about Fulvia
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34 min
February 04, 2018 1.1 The First First Ladies of Rome
Ancient Rome was a highly patriarchal place - but did it mean to be a woman in that society? How were they viewed at the time? And what happened when they tried to become powerful?
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29 min
December 22, 2017 Trailer
Introducing my new show!
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7 min

About The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

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Women make up half of the world's population, and yet history books often consign them to the sidelines. They are dismissed as merely the wives of powerful men; babymakers and nothing more. Yet women…