Last time we discussed the events that lead to the birth of Rome, covering the arrival of Aeneas in Italy and the story of the twins Romulus and Remus. Today we will cover the remainder of Romulus's life, his questionable morality and ultimate disappearance from the world of men.
I've only just found your podcast, and must say in the first two episodes, I've found it so interesting. I'm no student, nor professor, just an interested history 'buff'. To listen to this podcast (#2) struck a chord with my knowledge of Australian history (I'm an Aussie). When the first fleet settled in Australia, just as the first Romans, they were lacking an important commodity to survival, FEMALES. The then Governor, sent a request for women to be sent, and they were... The equivalent of those men first transported, criminals and such. While many of their crimes were trivial, especially by today's standards, the seeds of one of the greatest countries in the world were sown by criminals and vagabonds... :)
I look forward to learning much more of Rome in the time to come..
Ross
Sydney, Australia
Posted by: Ross Clague | May 04, 2012 at 09:41 PM
And of course I can't help thinking of our American "Lady Liberty":
"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
The Mother of Exiles
History does repeat itself...
Posted by: Amy | June 06, 2012 at 06:37 PM
What on Earth is an "indiscration"? You don't have a spellchecker? A misspelling this atrocious sort of calls into question this entire podcast series. For crying out loud, it is almost 4 years old and you still haven't corrected it!
Posted by: Ed | August 11, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Oh my Ed. Your comment speaks much more about yourself and your outlook than it does of Mr. Duncan's work. Feel free to take the door right over there, or perhaps you might take a moment to wonder why and listen on. It is your choice.
Mike's work stands proudly. He never made claims of perfection and you will find a lot of opportunities in the world for criticism.
THoR podcast won legions of fans around the world including many very well educated people with good reason. It has spawned online groups and an actual THoR tour of the sites.
Much Luck with your hobbies.
I did just come back to start listening again...
Thanks for your time and dedication Mike:)
Posted by: Val | September 14, 2012 at 04:48 AM
Val-indeed it does say something about it me. It shows that I care about fundamentals such as correct spelling. This sort of thing would have been caught by any semi-qualified editor. I think it speaks volumes about the author's methods that he couldn't even be bothered to use a bloody spellchecker!
This podcast is rubbish. The reason that it is so popular is that people cannot be bothered to read a book. There is no information or perspective in this podcast that couldn't be obtained from a quality book. In fact, I suspect that "Mr. Duncan" paraphrased this entire series from books, or, or likely, websites. I'd wager just about anything that he did absolutely no original research nor did he examine any primary sources of Roman history at length. I also seriously doubt that he knows Latin. No intelligent person would consider the opinion of someone lacking Latin as any sort of authority regarding Roman history. What you fanboys such as yourself like is the fact that Mr. Duncan has spared you the onerous chore of cracking a book.
Posted by: Ed | October 07, 2012 at 08:44 PM
In my opinion fewer people listen to this podcast than statistics revel, and even fewer read these comments. So I doubt these anonymous bytes of data will ever shatter the destinies of mankind.
Posted by: Brian Brewer | March 19, 2013 at 11:35 PM