Episode 91. Pompeii and Herculaneum: The Preserved Cities
Works Cited Primary Sources Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Volume IV. Edited by Karl Zangemeister with Richard Schoene, Berlin, Walter de Gruyter, 1871; supplementary volumes throughout the twentieth...
24 Sep 53min
Episode 90. The Eruption of Vesuvius
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books 66.21–66.23. The eruption account, surviving only through the eleventh-century epitome by John Xiphilinus. Includes legendary elements abo...
24 Sep 43min
Episode 89. Vespasian's Reign
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books 65–66. Surviving only through the eleventh-century epitome compiled by the Byzantine monk John Xiphilinus. The narrative continuity for th...
24 Sep 50min
Episode 88. Josephus
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History. Greek narrative of the early Flavian period. Includes brief reference to Josephus's prediction at Dio 66.1.Josephus, Flavius. Antiquitates Judai...
17 Sep 58min
Episode 87. The Destruction of Jerusalem
Works Cited Primary Sources The Arch of Titus. The triumphal arch on the Sacred Way in the Roman Forum, completed under Domitian after Titus's death in 81 CE. The relief panels on the inner walls pres...
17 Sep 1h
Episode 86. Vespasian and the Flavian Establishment
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books 65 and 66. Greek narrative covering the early Flavian period.The lex de imperio Vespasiani. Surviving in bronze-tablet form in the Capitol...
10 Sep 35min
Episode 85. The Civilis Revolt
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books 64 and 65. Greek narrative covering the early Flavian period. Useful as a comparison to the Tacitean account, with substantial independent...
10 Sep 48min
Episode 84. Year of Four Emperors, Part Two: Vitellius and Vespasian
Works Cited Primary Sources Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books 64 and 65. Greek narrative covering the full Year of Four Emperors and the early Flavian period.Josephus. The Jewish War, particularly Boo...
3 Sep 41min
