Constantius and Constans shared the Empire for a decade until Constans was overthrown by a rebel general named Magnetius in 350 AD.
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Love this podcast. Really is the highlight of my listening week. Don't know if Mike is familiar with the BBC kids TV programme Horrible Histories which seeks to engage children with history through comedy sketches and musical numbers that focus on such youthful concerns as um ...poo and death, but this number on Rome's worst emperors (a pastiche of MJs B.A.D.) made me laugh. Also how often do you get to hear someone sing "Heliogabalus": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Nh-zSMzqo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Posted by: Felipe Azucares | June 27, 2011 at 02:24 AM
I seem to be having a problem downloading it...It says its an HTML document, as opposed to an Mp3 file...
Posted by: Ian McQuinn | June 27, 2011 at 04:06 AM
Nothing to download
Posted by: Kwelam | June 27, 2011 at 05:46 AM
Yes there is: just right click on the link and open in new window.. there you can find the episode, just 'save as'
Posted by: Matt, Netherlanders | June 27, 2011 at 07:08 AM
Felipe,
excellent recommendation. Those music vidoes are very humorous and well-done.
Posted by: Paul | June 27, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Thank you for the recommendation of the Falco series. I have been a fan for years and have read all 20 books which I lend out to everyone I know. Glad that I am not the only proselytiser Lindsay Davies.
Posted by: Nicole | June 27, 2011 at 01:38 PM
Ha. Mike made a funny. :)
Posted by: Soup | June 27, 2011 at 03:10 PM
i love the podcast, but can´t stand the Falco series... :)
Lindsay Davies in my opinion doesn´t understand how an ancient roman thought. The sub rosas series by Steven Saylor is *much* better!!!
Posted by: Kopernikus | June 27, 2011 at 10:39 PM
I didn't like the Silver Pigs either and so never got around to any other of the Falco series. Either as crime or historial fiction, it failed to be credible.
Posted by: Bertrand | June 28, 2011 at 12:12 AM
I read The Silver Pigs and thought it was a light, fun read. I couldn't get through the second one in the series though so I've given up on Falco for now.
I will second the Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor; they're very good for the most part, though they do fall off a bit in quality towards the end. I've reviewed a bunch of them here.
Posted by: Fiona | June 29, 2011 at 04:11 PM
I would interested to hear what anyone else thinks of Edward Gibbon and The Decline and Fall. What exactly were the Romans declining from and why did it take 1200 years? There seems to have been corruption, civil war and carnage at all stages of the Empire and even the Republic as well. Also, he tries too hard to inject hyperbole and other rhetorical devices in every one of his sentences.
Posted by: Mark | June 30, 2011 at 06:36 AM
hi mike nice work, thank you. do you think you will say a liitle more about roman culture more like their eating habit.
Posted by: shabber chowdhury | June 30, 2011 at 01:37 PM
About 5 months ago I got into this podcast, and am trying to catch up. I'm at Episode 60. (I expect it will take me until the end of the year to catch up.) But I wanted to say at this point that I am enjoying this series very much. I didn't know that I could be so captivated by this time-consuming (but wonderfully so) history of ancient Rome. Thank you. Well done!
Posted by: Ric | July 01, 2011 at 07:04 PM
I went on the second tour in May. It was great. They are well organised and Mike is a charming host/travel companion. Our group was a good mix of people (including, amazingly, a couple of people who hadn't heard the podcast at all!) You should all sign up and go, you won't regret it.
Posted by: Another Mike | July 01, 2011 at 07:29 PM
This is a great podcast
Posted by: Dmitri | July 02, 2011 at 10:41 AM
I'm a lot closer to Italy/Greece/Turkey than a lot of people, but I've got no time for going on the tours. I'll settle for the podcast.
Posted by: Alice | July 02, 2011 at 03:47 PM
Just love this podcast! I've been a big fan since Tiberius hit the Tiber. If you read this, Mike, I'd like you to know that you've inspired quite a history revival on one little farm in Tasmania. I've downloaded literally dozens of audiobooks, and I plug my ears in while I'm working around our place. Your weekly piece is the the clear standout though. And Mike, I will be in Europe in late May to early June. Great time for another tour, don't you think?
Cheers, Jo-Anne
Posted by: Jo-Anne Gissing | July 04, 2011 at 09:42 PM
do you think you will say a liitle more about roman culture more like their eating habit
Posted by: Andy | July 08, 2011 at 03:38 AM
Nice post shared by you. I like to read such series. I never found such a great and amazing content. I feel fairly strong about this and would like to read more.
Posted by: תנור תעשייתי | October 06, 2011 at 09:36 AM
Wow !!great post. I love to read such a great and amazing content and would like to read more.I think you are saying a liitle more about roman culture. Thank you for the recommendation of the Falco series.Thanks for sharing .
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Posted by: דומיין בעברית | November 26, 2011 at 02:48 AM