Episode 50 – Publius Valerius Publicola

Your fearless Doctors take a moment to celebrate reaching lofty heights – our fiftieth episode! In this special episode, the Doctors embark upon a retrospective of one of the outstanding figures in the establishment of the Roman Republic: Publius Valerius Publicola.

Publicola has quite a significant role to play, holding a number of consulships (according to the extant accounts), and he stars in one of Plutarch’s lives. Let the doctors take you through the highs and lows from a biographical perspective.

Click the link below to listen or download:

Episode 50: Publius Valerius Publicola

Plutarch Loeb - Publicola

An annotated page from Dr Peta’s copy of Plutarch’s Life of Publicola, with gracious thanks to the Loeb Classical Library.

 

Enjoyed this episode? We`d love your support!
Become a patron at Patreon!

Drs R and G laugh and spar their way through the ancient Roman world!

Be First to Comment

Leave a reply :)

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.