Following a setback at Dyrrachium, Caesar decisively won the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC. After defeating Pompey, Caesar sailed for Alexandria, where settled a civil war by placing Cleopatra on the throne.
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February 22, 2009
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awesome work
Posted by: Victor | February 23, 2009 at 09:40 PM
Mike, I love your blog, but would it be possible to upload a map showing where the things are happening? I never know where things are going on!
Posted by: sam | February 24, 2009 at 06:05 AM
You have an excellent podcast. I think I joined up around Episode 9 and have anticipated weekly updates.
Posted by: The Maximum Leader | February 24, 2009 at 04:19 PM
Love the cast. Keep it up!
Posted by: Kris | February 25, 2009 at 01:36 PM
mmm, maps are great. I'm not really sure their much use in audio format though.
Good to have you back podcasting.
Posted by: D.G. | February 26, 2009 at 11:18 PM
The BBC has a series of 30-minute radio programmes on the Roman Empire here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway2.shtml
Probably of interest to those who find this site fascinating, as I do.
Posted by: chrisA | February 27, 2009 at 03:26 AM
Your podcasts are great. As a child I used to love 'Asterix the Gaul' comic books and I'm now I'm a big fan of 'Rome' the HBO series. So listening to your podcasts is really enjoyable.
I have finally caught up to your latest one and now I can't imagine the agonizing wait for a new podcast to be posted. I'm already worried about what I'll listen to when the History of Rome comes to an end.
In one of your podcasts, could you go over the early history of Romulus and Remus in more detail?
Excellent work!
Posted by: No name | February 27, 2009 at 02:40 PM
What I'd like to know is, why the heck did Pompey get into a boat with a couple of strangers and no bodyguard? Couldn't they just beach his ship for him to get off? He was POMPEY after all.
Posted by: John M. | March 09, 2009 at 01:15 PM
John,
I neglected to go into the details of the incident, but one of the people on the welcoming boat was a trusted former officer of Pompey's who convinced his old general everything was on the level.
MikeD
Posted by: mkd | March 09, 2009 at 02:40 PM
Hi Mr. Duncan,
I joined late in the journey and have been feverishly catching up. I had one question though. During an earlier episode, you had discussed the Roman habit of careful logistics rather than the emphasis on individual tactics as a means to success in battle. It seems that Julius Caesar violated that rule with regularity. Was this isolated, or was there a shift in the proceeding Generals and Emperors focus (foci?).
Thanks for a great podcast!
Posted by: Joe Miller | April 13, 2009 at 07:00 AM
Excellent post.Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so.
Posted by: aion kinah | January 14, 2010 at 12:25 AM
Loved this cast, keep it up!
Posted by: Roy Thomas | January 23, 2010 at 02:57 AM