ANCIENT ROME: WORLD HISTORY AUDIO LINKS
"Caligula,"
Episode 427, The Ancients, May 14, 2024. (47 mins)
"The
Roman Empire: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know,"
Episode 418, The Ancients, April 18, 2024.
"The
Goths," Episode
417, The Ancients, April 16, 2024.
"Gladiator
2: Rome After Commodus,"
Episode 413, The Ancients, April 4, 2024.
"The
Pantheon,"
Episode 410, The Ancients, March 26, 2024.
"Roman
Special Forces,"
Episode 399, The Ancients, February 24, 2024.
"Origins
Of Carthage,"
Episode 397, The Ancients, February 21, 2024.
"Episode
421 -- Ancient Carthage: Lords Of The Sea (Part 1),"
The Rest Is History, February 19, 2024. (55 mins)
"Episode
422 -- Ancient Carthage: Rise Of A Superpower (Part 2),"
The Rest Is History, February 22, 2024. (50 mins)
"Episode
423 -- Carthage Vs. Rome: The Wolf At The Gates (Part 3),"
The Rest Is History, February 26, 2024. (46 mins)
"Episode
424 -- Carthage Vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4),"
The Rest Is History, February 29, 2024. (50 mins)
"The
Roman Army: Everything You Wanted To Know,"
Extra History, February 18, 2024. (62 mins)
"Sulla,"
Episode 395, The Ancients, February 14, 2024.
"Life
Of The Week: Spartacus,"
History Extra, January 30, 2024. (47 mins)
"Episode
412 -- Romans In Space: Star Wars, Dune And Beyond...,"
The Rest Is History, January 25, 2023. (50 mins)
"Cicero,"
Episode 385, The Ancients, January 16, 2024.
"The
Never-Ending Fall Of Rome,"
Ideas, CBC, January 11, 2024. (54 mins)
"How
To Survive In Ancient Rome,"
Episode 380, The Ancients, January 3, 2024.
"The
Assassination Of Julius Caesar,"
Episode 378, The Ancients, December 26, 2023.
"Rise
of Hannibal,"
Episode 377, The Ancients, December 22, 2023.
"Tiberius,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, December 14, 2023. (53 mins)
"The
Roman Secret Service,"
Episode 368, The Ancients, November 29, 2023.
"The
Vandals," Episode
367, The Ancients, November 25, 2023.
"Roman
Emperors With Mary Beard,"
Episode 350, The Ancients, September 27, 2023.
"The
Roman Legionary,"
Episode 346, The Ancients, September 13, 2023.
"Episode
309 -- The Colosseum: Rome's Arena Of Death,"
The Rest Is History, September 2023 (52 mins).
"Attila
The Hun: Terror Of Rome,"
Episode 338, The Ancients, August 17, 2023.
"Attila
The Hun: Scourge Of God,"
Episode 336, The Ancients, August 9, 2023.
"Episode
355 -- Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 AD,"
The Rest Is History. July 2023. (44 mins)
"Ravenna
And The Fall Of Rome,"
Episode 318, The Ancients, June 7, 2023.
"Episode
340 -- Hadrian And Antinous,"
The Rest Is History, June 2023. (47 mins)
"The
Great Fire Of Rome,"
Episode 302, The Ancients, April 12, 2023.
"Roman
Beast Hunts,"
Episode 297, The Ancients, March 25, 2023.
"Septimius
Severus," Episode
292, The Ancients, March 8, 2023.
"Episode
305 -- The Fall Of The Roman Republic,"
The Rest Is History, February 2023. (54 mins)
"Episode
304 -- The Murder Of Julius Caesar,"
The Rest Is History, February 2023. (55 mins)
"Spartacus,"
Episode 273, The Ancients, December 28, 2022.
"The
Rise And Fall Of Crassus,"
Episode 271, The Ancients, December 17, 2022.
"Episode
263 -- The Rise Of The Etruscans,"
The Ancients, November 19, 2022.
"Episode
262 -- Tunisia: Dido Of Carthage,"
The Rest Is History, November 2022. (28 mins)
"Virgil,"
Episode 254, The Ancients, October 19, 2022.
"Episode
224 -- Roman Holidays,"
The Rest Is History, August 2022. (56 mins)
"Episode
217 -- Plague And The Decline Of The Roman Empire,"
The Rest Is History, August 2022. (49 mins)
"Julius
Caesar's Rise To Power,"
You're Dead To Me, BBC Radio 4, July 29, 2022.
"Hannibal
Vs. Rome: Terror At Trasimene,"
The Ancients, July 23, 2022.
"Hannibal
Vs. Rome: The Road To Cannae,"
The Ancients, July 30, 2022.
"Rise
Of Rome: The First Samnite War,"
The Ancients, July 6, 2022.
"Rise
Of Rome: Fall Of The Samnites,"
The Ancients, July 9, 2022.
"Greeks
Vs. Romans: Empires At War,"
Episode 207, The Ancients, May 25, 2022.
"Emperor Nero: Bad Boy Of Ancient Rome," The Forum, BBC World Service, May 1, 2022. (39 mins)
"The
Rise Of Marius: Third Founder Of Rome,"
Episode 193, The Ancients, April 9, 2022.
"The
Legacy Of Julius Caesar's Assassination,"
Episode 189, The Ancients, March 26, 2022.
"Young
Caesar Vs. Marc Antony,"
Episode 187, The Ancients, March 19, 2022.
"The
Rise And Fall Of Brutus,"
Episode 185, The Ancients, March 12, 2022.
"The
Assassination Of Julius Caesar: Explained,"
Episode 183, The Ancients, March 5, 2022.
"The
Birth Of The Roman Empire,"
Episode 169, The Ancients, January 15, 2022.
"Episode
134 -- Crossing The Rubicon: The Rise Of Julius Caesar,"
The Rest Is History, January 2022. (37 mins)
"Episode
135 -- Crossing The Rubicon: The Die Is Cast,"
The Rest Is History, January 2022. (35 mins)
"How
Julius Caesar Changed Time,"
Episode 164, The Ancients, December 29, 2021.
"Hannibal's
Winter War,"
Episode 162, The Ancients, December 22, 2021.
"How
To Party Like A Roman,"
Episode 160, The Ancients, December 15, 2021.
"The
Rise Of The Praetorian Guard,"
Episode 151, The Ancients, November 13, 2021.
"The
End Of The Severan Dynasty,"
Episode 146, The Ancients, October 27, 2021.
"Caracalla:
The Common Enemy Of Mankind?,"
Episode 143, The Ancients, October 16, 2021.
"Roman
Weapons," Episode
137, The Ancients, September 25, 2021.
"Clodius:
Best Villain Of The Roman Republic?,"
Episode 134, The Ancients, September 18, 2021.
"Sex
In Ancient Rome,"
Episode 131, The Ancients, September 8, 2021.
"The
Rise Of Hannibal,"
Episode 125, The Ancients, August 21, 2021.
"10
Key Roman Emperors,"
Episode 120, The Ancients, August 9, 2021.
"Sisters
At War: The Rise And Fall Of Elagabalus,"
Episode 110, The Ancients, August 7, 2021.
"The
Gladiatrix,"
Episode 117, The Ancients, August 2, 2021.
"Julius
Caesar's Invasion Of Britain,"
Episode 107, The Ancients, July 10, 2021.
"Divorced,
Murdered, Survived: Nero's Wives,"
Episode 103, The Ancients, June 30, 2021.
"Nero:
Taking To The Stage,"
Episode 95, The Ancients, June 9, 2021.
"The
Truth About The Huns,"
Episode 83, The Ancients, May 2, 2021.
"Episode
56 -- Nero," The
Rest Is History, May 2021. (59 mins)
"Cicero's
Fight For The Roman Republic,"
Episode 81, The Ancients, April 24, 2021.
"Roman
Prisoners Of War,"
Episode 81, The Ancients, April 21, 2021.
"Lessons
From The Antonine Plague,"
Episode 76, The Ancients, April 10, 2021.
"The
Rise Of Cicero,"
Episode 71, The Ancients, March 24, 2021.
"The
Ides Of March,"
Episode 68, The Ancients, March 13, 2021.
"Lugdunum:
The Biggest Battle In Roman History?,"
Episode 62, The Ancients, February 20, 2021.
"Rome:
'The Eternal City,'"
Episode 59, The Ancients, February 10, 2021.
"Edges
Of Empire: Rome's Northernmost Town,"
Episode 56, The Ancients, January 30, 2021.
"Roman
Military Tombstones: Uncovering The Unknown Warriors,"
Episode 55, The Ancients, January 27, 2021.
"Agrippina
The Younger,"
You're Dead To Me, BBC Radio 4, January 15, 2021. (55 mins)
"Hannibal:
Battle By The Trebia,"
Episode 49, The Ancients, January 6, 2021.
"Episode
16 -- Pompeii,"
The Rest Is History, January 2021. (50 mins)
"Hatsheptsut:
Egypt's Hidden Pharaoh,"
Episode 46, The Ancients, December 26, 2020.
"Saturnalia:
Bonus Episode!,"
Episode 44, The Ancients, December 21, 2020.
"Hannibal:
Crossing The Alps,"
Episode 43, The Ancients, December 19, 2020.
"Spartacus:
Life Or Legend?,"
Episode 30, The Ancients, December 2, 2020.
"Terror
In The Teutoborg Forest,"
Episode 25, The Ancients, November 14, 2020.
"Agrippa
And Augustus: The Golden Age,"
Episode 24, The Ancients, November 11, 2020.
"Dido
Of Carthage: A Love Story Gone Wrong,"
Forum, BBC World Service, November 1, 2020. (44 mins)
"Catullus:
Rome's Most Erotic Poet,"
Episode 21, The Ancients, October 31, 2020.
"The
Battle Of Philippi: Death Of The Roman Republic,"
Episode 18, the Ancients, October 21, 2020.
"69
A.D.: Rise Of Vespasian,"
Episode 16, The Ancients, October 14, 2020.
"Crassus
And The Battle Of Carrhae: The Defeat Of Rome,"
Episode 15, The Ancients, October 10, 2020.
"Agrippa:
Rome's Forgotten Hero,"
Episode 23, The Ancients, September 30, 2020.
"The
Rise Of Constantine,"
Episode 20, The Ancients, September 19, 2020.
"The
Roman Forum,"
Episode 17, The Ancients, September 10, 2020.
"This
Artist Using Machine Learning To Create Realistic Portraits Of Roman
Emperors," World,
PRI, September 8, 2020.
"The
Vestal Virgins,"
Episode 16, The Ancients, September 5, 2020.
"Pax
Romana," Episode
15, The Ancients, September 3, 2020.
"'Killing
For The Roman Republic,'"
Episode 10, The Ancients, August 12, 2020.
"Fall
Of The Western Roman Empire,"
Episode 2, The Ancients, June 26, 2020.
"Battle
Of the Teutoborg Forest,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, February 13, 2020. (51 mins)
"Best
Thing The Roman Empire Ever Did For Us?: Collapse, One Author Says,"
On Point, WBUR, October 16, 2019. (46 mins)
"Nero,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, April 25, 2019. (51 mins)
"Horace,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, November 15, 2018. (49 mins)
"Calm
In The Chaos: The Story Of The Stoics,"
Forum, BBC World Service, November 4, 2018. (41 mins)
"Roman
Slavery," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, April 5, 2018.
"Underground
Rome: Discovering The City's History Through What Lies Beneath It,"
Ideas, CBC, March 14, 2018.
"Wrong
Beach?: Two British Towns May Not Actually Be Where Caesar Landed In 55 B.C.,"
PRI's The World, February 20, 2018.
"Boudica
-- Warrior Queen,"
The Forum, BBC World Service, January 30, 2018.
"Cicero,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, January 25, 2018.
"Constantine
The Great," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, October 5, 2017.
"Nero,"
Great Lives, BBC Radio 4, September 29, 2017.
"The
Rise and Fall Of Julius Caesar,"
The Forum, BBC World Service, September 26, 2017.
"Seneca
The Younger," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, February 23, 2017.
"Justinian's
Legal Code," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, November 17, 2016.
"Skeleton
Find Could Rewrite Roman History,"
World At One, BBC Radio 4, September 23, 2016.
"Julius
Caesar," Great
Lives, BBC Radio 4, September 2, 2016.
"From
Gladiator Duels To Caesar's Last Words: The Myths Of Ancient Rome,"
Fresh Air, NPR, August 12, 2016.
"Where
Did The Etruscans Come From?: The Linguistic And Genetic Clues Are Piling Up,"
World In Words, PRI, April 18, 2016.
"Agrippina
The Younger," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, March 31, 2016.
"Five
Dictators Of Rome,"
On Point, WBUR, January 20, 2016.
Episode 1,
Ancient Ways With Bettany Hughes, BBC Radio 4, December 4, 2015.
Episode 2, Ancient Ways With Bettany Hughes, BBC Radio 4, December 11, 2015.
Episode 3, Ancient Ways With Bettany Hughes, BBC Radio 4, December 18, 2015.
"Julius
Caesar," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, October 2, 2014.
"The
Wall That Defined Scotland's Frontier 2,000 Years Ago To Today,"
Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, August 30, 2014.
"Spartacus,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, March 6, 2014.
"Archaeologists
Unearth What May Be Oldest Roman Temple,"
Morning Edition, NPR, January 29, 2014.
"Pliny
The Younger," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, December 12, 2013.
"How Gaul-ing!: Celebrating France's First Resistance Fighter," Morning Edition, NPR, August 8, 2013.
"Queen
Zenobia," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, May 30, 2013.
"The
Cult Of Mithras,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, December 27, 2012.
"Hannibal,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, October 11, 2012.
"A
Story Of Ancient Power In 'The Rise Of Rome,'"
All Things Considered, NPR, August 5, 2012.
"Hadrian's
Wall," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, July 12, 2012.
"Neoplatonism,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, April 19, 2012.
"Ancient Roman Text Offers Tips On Winning Elections," All Things Considered, February 7, 2012.
"The
Ghosts Of Cannae,"
Ideas, CBC, October 13, 2011.
"The
Etruscan Civilisation,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, September 29, 2011.
"Ancient Sewerage Reveals Roman Diet," RN Breakfast, June 16, 2011.
"On The Spartacus Road," Book Show, ABC, November 2, 2010.
"The
True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra,'"
Talk Of The Nation, NPR, September 28, 2010.
"The
'Ghosts' Of Rome's Loss At The Battle Of Cannae,"
Talk Of The Nation, NPR, July 13, 2010.
"Pliny's
Natural History,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, July 8, 2010.
"A
Journey Along 'Spartacus Road,'"
All Things Considered, June 27, 2010.
"A
Graveyard For Roman Gladiators -- In England?,"
All Things Considered, NPR, June 7, 2010.
"Roman
Satire," In Our
Time, BBC Radio 4, April 22, 2010.
"Love Song Of Ovid," Part 1, Ideas, CBC, April 20, 2010.
"Love Song Of Ovid," Part 2, Ideas, CBC, April 20, 2010.
"'Spartacus
War': Story Of The Real-Life Gladiator,"
Talk Of The Nation, NPR, February 2, 2010.
"Rediscovering The Roman Forum," By Design, ABC, September 9, 2009.
"The Book Trade In Ancient Rome," Book Show, ABC, June 24, 2009.
"The
Augustan Age," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, June 11, 2009.
"The
Destruction Of Carthage,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, February 12, 2009.
"Commentary: Taking A Lesson From Hadrian," All Things Considered, NPR, December 2, 2008.
"Laughter Roman Style," Late Night Live, RN, September 8, 2008.
"Tacitus,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, July 10, 2008.
"Lifestyles
Of The Rich And Imperious In Rome,"
All Things Considered, NPR, April 13, 2008.
"'Working
IX To V' In Ancient Rome And Greece,"
Morning Edition, NPR, June 29, 2007.
"Subway
Digs Unearths Rome's Ancient Past,"
Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR, May 27, 2007.
"Caesar: Life Of A Colossus,"
On Point, WBUR, December 28, 2006.
"Drawing Parallels Between Ancient Rome And The U.S. Today," Morning Edition, NPR, November 22, 2006.
"Epic Series 'Rome' Set For HBO Debut," Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, August 27, 2005.
"The Aeneid," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, April 21, 2005.
"Myth Of Rome's Founding Is True -- Archaeologist," All Things Considered, NPR, February 20, 2005.
"The Roman Republic,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, December 30, 2004.
"Divination And Politics In Ancient Rome," Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, October 9, 2004.
"Ancient Orators," Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, August 21, 2004.
"The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, March 18, 2004.
"Reconstructing Ancient Roman Ruins," Day To Day, NPR, February 26, 2004.
"Ancient Weddings," Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, June 7, 2003.
"Romans In Britain,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, May 1, 2003.
"Life
At The Edge,"
Part I, The Roman Way, BBC Radio 4, January 19, 2003.
"Life
At The Top," Part
II, The Roman Way, BBC Radio 4, January 19, 2003.
"Filling
The Day," Part
III, The Roman Way, BBC Radio 4, January 19, 2003.
"Filling
The Mind," Part
IV, The Roman Way, BBC Radio 4, January 19, 2003.
"Women Actors In Ancient Rome," Woman's Hour, December 27, 2002.
"Route 66 A.D.," All Things Considered, NPR, June 23, 2002.