We dive right back into the narrative of Rome's history with an examination of the years just following the death of Coriolanus. Rome, perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't really know how to get along with her neighbours...

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In this special episode we turn our roving eye on how the story of Coriolanus has been transformed by his reappearance into the cultural mind of the West through Shakespeare's play and the centuries that follow.

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It is the end of Coriolanus. How does his grisly end unfold? Who will be pivotal to the end of his career? In this episode, Drs R and G push through all the barriers to make sure this part of Roman history comes to a close!

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The complexities of Coriolanus' narrative continue to build and things are about to get a little bit hairy for our man of the moment. Join Drs R and G for the ride ahead!

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In this short and sweet episode, Dr Radness asks Dr G the big question of the year - how was *that* trip to Italy? Part tavelogue, part history, all Partial Historian :)

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As the suspense develops in Coriolanus' career, how are the relationships between the patricians and plebeians working out? With the new force of the tribune of the plebs to reckon with, Coriolanus is not a happy patrician.

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In the last episode Coriolanus loomed large on the agenda, and here he takes centre stage again. Ever wondered what a real patrician's patrician looked like? Wait no more!

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The Doctors pursue the different elements coming to the fore in the 490s BCE by looking at a little more detail at the development of the position of aedile, and the significance of the fetiale priests in matters relating to war, peace, and oaths.

And no episode looking at this period would be complete without more on the developing career of Coriolanus!

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In this episode, the Doctors examine the continuing Struggle of the Orders, some of the consequences of the strife between the Plebeians and Patricians, and *drum roll please* ... we catch our first glimpse of the man who will become Coriolanus.

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The episode in which Drs R and G explore the Coen Brothers take on the Golden Age of Hollywood with Hail, Caesar!

We may have been enticed by the prospect of George Clooney as a Roman general, but we stayed for the tribute to the big studio days of American cinema.

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