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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 33: The Theater of Marcellus

Posted on October 3, 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 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 30: The Palatine Hill

Posted on August 31, 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 an interactive map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name…

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Episode 29: Largo Argentina

Posted on August 29, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

 Transcript Largo Argentina is an exposed cluster of four temples to the south of the Pantheon and east of the Campo De’ Fiori. Today these sit in the middle of a large square and next to a bustling set of road intersections but they were originally part of a much larger temple complex in…

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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 27: The Circus Maximus

Posted on August 27, 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 26: The Forum of Julius Caesar

Posted on August 26, 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 Forum of Julius Caesar. This area, at the side of the Capitoline Hill, was the border between two of the ancient tribes and…

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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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