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Our VIP guest on Consul #4 (and #5) is Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze who joins us to talk about Rome’s #1 enemy in the 1st Century BCE – Mithridates VI of Pontus. Alex is an Associate Professor of History at Louisiana State University. Here’s his short bio: Born in the Soviet Kazakhstan, Dr. Mikaberidze grew up […] The post Julius Caesar – CONSUL #4 – Mikaberidze Does Mithridates (PT1) appeared first...

Prof. Bob Packett is known and loved as the Godfather of history podcasting. His “History According To Bob” series was the first of its kind (AFAIK) and he has been enlightening the world about a vast range of historical subjects for the last decade. We were honoured to have him join us today for a […] The post Julius Caesar – CONSUL #3 – Prof. Bob Packett appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

Our second guest on the Consul series is Jamie Redfern, history podcaster! You might know Jamie from his acclaimed “The History Of” podcasts, including “The History of Alexander”, “The History of Hannibal” or “The History of the Arab Spring”, among others. He’s also a Latin tutor! He is NOT – repeat NOT – this guy: […] The post Julius Caesar – CONSUL #2 – Jamie Redfern appeared first on Life Of Th...

It’s now 56 BCE. Caesar has his new 5 year extension to his Proconsulship of Gaul. He returns to find the Gallic tribes planning a rebellion. Then more Germanic tribes cross the Rhine so Caesar decides to cross it himself! Meanwhile he is trying to plan his invasion of Britain. If you want to see […] The post Julius Caesar #17 – Caesar Crosses The Rhine appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

The first episode of our Consul series is finally here! This is where we interview VIP guests about Caesar and ancient Rome. We are very excited to bring you this series as a value-add to the main show. And our first guest is Dr. Tom Stevenson (bio), Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at […] The post Julius Caesar – CONSUL #1 – Dr. Tom Stevenson, UQ appeared first on Life Of The Caesa...

OMFG. This episode is soooo unbelievably meta that Cameron was actually scared of it for days. We start off in 57BC with the final stages of Caesar’s campaign against the Atuatuci in Gaul. Then we go back in time and explain what’s been happening in Rome during the two years Caesar has been away. Rome has […] The post Julius Caesar #16 – Clodius v Cicero appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

In 57 BCE, during the Winter break in campaigning, Caesar got word that the Belgae (Belgian) tribes to the north were joining forces to attack Caesar, worried that he was coming after them after he’d finished with Gaul. According to Caesar’s Commentaries, they amassed a force of nearly 300,000 warriors. Caesar had a mere 40,000 […] The post Julius Caesar #15 – The Destruction Of The Belgae appeare...

Hey! Thanks for becoming a Life Of Caesar Consul! The good news is – you’re quick on the ol’ uptake. The bad news is – we haven’t actually recorded any yet! But we’ve got a couple of doozies coming up in the new month, so stick this feed into iTunes (or whatever) and you’ll see […] The post Coming soon! appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

Ariovistus was a leader of the Suebi and other allied Germanic peoples in the second quarter of the 1st century BC. He and his followers took part in a war in Gaul, assisting the Arverni and Sequani to defeat their rivals the Aedui, after which they settled in large numbers in conquered Gallic territory in […] The post Julius Caesar #14 – Ariovistus And The Battle of Vosges appeared first on Life...

Another enlightening episode of the “myth-busting” podcast! Don’t take our word for it – this is what the official iTunes Podcast Twitter account said! Check it ooooout. And yes, that’s Sammy Hagar BELOW us, just where he belongs (below David Lee Roth). Thanks to James O. Boggs and his iTunes Podcast team for the love and […] The post Julius Caesar #13 – The Massacre Of The Helvetii appeared first...

In this episode, Caesar takes up his proconsular role in Gaul. We talk a little about his preparations, his legions, his COMMENTARIES, about the size and scope of his territory and the nature of the Gauls themselves   The post Julius Caesar #12 – Caesar Goes To Gaul appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

It’s the last months of Caesar’s consulship and the first triumvirate and he doesn’t muck about. He delivers for himself and his friends and crushes his enemies. The post Julius Caesar #11 – Caesar Mounts The Heads appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

The year is now 60 B.C.E. Caesar *finally* achieves his goal of becoming Consul. He forms the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. His co-consul, Bibulus, gets a bucket of poo tipped over him and goes home (true!). All this and more on today’s episode of the Julius Caesar. In 1898 the ancient Etruscan town […] The post Julius Caesar #10 – The First Triumvirate appeared first on Life Of The C...

  On the ninth amazing episode of the greatest podcast ever dedicated to Julius Caesar, we start off with Caesar taking up his position in Hispania, Pompey being awarded his third triumph, Caesar having to choose between getting his first triumph and throwing his hat into the ring for the first time in the consular elections. […] The post Julius Caesar #9 – Consul appeared first on Life Of The Cae...

  On this episode, Caesar picks the wrong horse, fights off accusations that he’s in league with Catiline, and then finds out his wife Pompeia is up to no good with a man in drag during the feast of the Good Goddess. In the end, he gets out of Rome and takes up his position […] The post Julius Caesar #8 – Caesar Goes To Spain appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

Lucius Sergius Catilina, known in English as Catiline, was a Roman Senator of the 1st century BCE who is best known for the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy, a supposed attempt to overthrow the Roman Republic, and in particular the power of the aristocratic Senate. Caesar played a significant role in this episode – and it might […] The post Julius Caesar #7 – The Catilinarian Conspiracy appeared fir...

In this week’s episode of The Julius Caesar Podcast, you will learn about bomb threats, how saying the word for love could destroy the world and… Caesar remarries, this time to Pompeia, grandchild on her mother’s side of Sulla and on her father’s side of the latter’s consular colleague in 88 BC, Quintus Pompeius Rufus. The bride […] The post Julius Caesar # 6 – Amor Vincit Omnia appeared first on...

In episode #5, we are still hovering around the year 70 BCE and, as such, there isn’t much to say about Caesar himself, as not a lot is known about this period of this life. However, we do know a lot about one of his closest friends, colleague and eventual rival – Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, […] The post Julius Caesar #5 – The Rise Of Pompey appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

We pick up from where we left off in episode #3, when Caesar was released by the pirates and then went back and crucified the lot of them. On this episode we talk about what happened next – Caesar becomes a priest and military tribune during the era known as the Third Servile War – […] The post Julius Caesar #4 – I AM SPARTACUS appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

Welcome back to the podcast! Our first for 2014! In this merry adventure, we find out what happens to Julius Caesar after Sulla runs him out of Rome for refusing to divorce his wife; how he makes peace with Sulla; his first military experience; why he became known as  the “Queen of Bithynia”; and – […] The post Julius Caesar #3 – Caesar And the Pirates appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

In this episode we explore what we know about Caesar’s early years and examine what was going on in Rome the 100 years before Julius Caesar’s rise to power – especially the role of Marius and Sulla. The post Julius Caesar #2 – Caesar’s Early Years appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .

Welcome to our first episode! Think of this as a general introduction to Julius Caesar. We discuss a lot of myths and misconceptions that people might have about the man. Once again we sincerely want to thank everyone who has been leaving reviews on iTunes, Facebook and Twitter. The best reviews win one of our coffee mugs! The post Julius Caesar #1 – An Introduction To Caesar appeared first on Lif...

This is a brief introduction to the Julius Caesar podcast series recorded in 2017, four years after the show started. We’re still in production in 2024, having covered all of the dictators / Emperors from Julius Caesar through to the Year of the Four Emperors. The post Julius Caesar #00 – An Introduction To The Show appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .