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Episode 52 – The Dictator

27 Monday Jul 2015

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The Early Republic hits its first major snag. As the Rome finds herself friendless after her continual aggression throughout Italy, they begin to consider how they can guide the city with decisiveness and clarity. Enter, stage left, the dictator. Join Doctors R and G as they explore the creation of the dictator and some of the surprising details surrounding the formation of a position that seems to have quite a good deal in common with a rex.

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The Dictator

Rome and Latium, including Fidenae given that the poor city comes up a lot in these early narratives! With thanks to wikimedia.

Rome and Latium, including Fidenae given that the poor city comes up a lot in these early narratives! With thanks to wikimedia.

Episode 49 – Sabine Conflict in Even More Detail!

25 Monday May 2015

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Hello hello, most excellent and patient listeners! The Doctors return with a brand new, particularly fine, episode delving further into the hostilities between Rome and the Sabines in the early period of the Republic. Following the action of c. 504 BCE, this episode covers the consulship of Publius Valerius Publicola (cos IV) and Titus Lucretius (cos II) as they battle for the city of Fidenae, the Sabine attack upon Rome, and the crucial differences between an ovation and a triumph.

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Sabine Conflict in Even More Detail

Charles_Christian_Nahl_1871,_The_Rape_Of_The_Sabines_-_The_InvasionCharles Christian Nahl 1871 The Rape of the Sabines: The Invasion

Not historically aligned with the content of this episode, this painting refers to the violent beginnings of the Rome. The lack of matching artwork is a hint at the duration of Roman-Sabine conflict.