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Episode 35: The Column of Marcus Aurelius

Posted on October 17, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome. Each episode in this series gives you the history and a short tour of a site in the eternal city in the hope that you can make the most of your visit. For a map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name is…

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Episode 34: The Mausoleum of Augustus

Posted on October 10, 2020 by romapodcast

  Transcript: You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome. Each episode in this series gives you the history and a short tour of a site in the eternal city in the hope that you can make the most of your visit. For a map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name…

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Episode 32: The Pyramid of Cestius

Posted on September 26, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript Note that access to the interior of the pyramid is limited to just a couple of days each month and will require you booking tickets in advance that said, it is worth travelling to see this quite remarkable monument even if you don’t go inside. The Pyramid of Cestius was built during the reign…

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Episode 31: The Mausoleum of Hadrian

Posted on September 1, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome. Each episode in this series gives you the history and a short tour of a site in the eternal city in the hope that you can make the most of your visit. For a map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name is…

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Episode 28: Trajan’s Column

Posted on August 28, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript: Trajan’s Column is a monument to Emperor Trajan’s victory in the wars with Dacia that took place between the years 101 and 106. It was part of a sequence of constructions built by or dedicated to Trajan.  Over time, running from north-west to south-east, these included the Temple of Trajan, the Column itself that…

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Episode 21: The Arch of Septimius Severus

Posted on August 21, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript: You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome. This episode is one in a series of short descriptions of monuments in the Roman Forum. In this episode I’m describing the Arch of Septimius Severus. The Arch commemorates the victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns…

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Episode 19: Black Stone, Rostra and Phocas

Posted on August 19, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

Transcript: You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome.  This episode is one in a series of short descriptions of monuments in the Roman Forum.  In this episode I’m describing the Black Stone, Rostra and the Column of Phocas. The Roman Forum sits in a saddle between the Capitoline and Palatine Hills.  Originally a…

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Episode 10: The Arch of Titus

Posted on August 10, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: This monument celebrates processional triumph given to Titus following his successful campaign in Judaea. To understand more specifically when and why the arch was built we need to dig into a little of his and his family’s history. Titus was the son of Emperor Vespasian and his younger brother was Domitian.  Together these three…

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Episode 9: The Roman Forum

Posted on August 9, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

  Transcript: You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome.  My name is Daron Green. This intro and the next 15 podcast episodes are all relatively short – typically 5-10 minutes long with each focused on a specific building or area in the Roman Forum – note that there is an interactive google map…

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Episode 6: The Arch of Constantine

Posted on August 6, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript:  The arch was erected by the Roman Senate to commemorate emperor Constantine’s victory over emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge which had taken place on October 28 in the year 312. The inscription shown above the central arch on both sides is somewhat torturous to translate literally but it can be interpreted…

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Podcast Episodes

  • Episode 35: The Column of Marcus Aurelius
  • Episode 34: The Mausoleum of Augustus
  • Episode 33: The Theater of Marcellus
  • Episode 32: The Pyramid of Cestius
  • Episode 31: The Mausoleum of Hadrian
  • Episode 30: The Palatine Hill
  • Episode 29: Largo Argentina
  • Episode 28: Trajan’s Column
  • Episode 27: The Circus Maximus
  • Episode 26: The Forum of Julius Caesar
  • Episode 25: The Basilica Julia
  • Episode 24: Temple of Vespasian and Titus
  • Episode 23: Temple of Saturn
  • Episode 22: The Temple of Concord
  • Episode 21: The Arch of Septimius Severus
  • Episode 20: The Curia Julia
  • Episode 19: Black Stone, Rostra and Phocas
  • Episode 18: The Basilica Paulli
  • Episode 17: The Temple of Castor and Pollux
  • Episode 16: The Temple of Divine Julius
  • Episode 15: The New Basilica
  • Episode 14: The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
  • Episode 13: Temple of Divus Romulus
  • Episode 12: The Temple of Vesta
  • Episode 11: Temple of Roma and Venus
  • Episode 10: The Arch of Titus
  • Episode 9: The Roman Forum
  • Episode 8: The Baths of Caracalla
  • Episode 7: The Piazza Navona
  • Episode 6: The Arch of Constantine
  • Episode 5: Ludus Magnus
  • Episode 4: The Capitoline Hill and Insula
  • Episode 3: The Colosseum
  • Episode 2: Ara Pacis
  • Episode 1: The Pantheon
  • Episode 0: Introduction

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