An Audio Guide to Ancient Rome
Companion site to the podcast series
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 Basilica Julia. The Basilica Julia was dedicated by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE – the same year that his nearby Forum was…
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 Temple of Vespasian and Titus. The Temple of Vespasian and Titus sits at the north-west end of the Forum between the Temple of…
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 Temple of Saturn. The Temple, repaired and rebuilt over many centuries, is one of the most ancient buildings in the Forum. Its construction…
Transcript: The Temple of Concord is the site of a series of shrines dedicated to the Roman goddess Concordia, and erected at the western end of the Roman Forum. The earliest temple is believed to have been vowed by Marcus Furius Camillus in 367 BCE, but it may not have been built until 218 BCE….
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…
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 Curia Julia. The Curia Julia is the third building in the Forum that was purpose built as the Senate’s meeting place and each…
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…
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 Basilica Paulli. Before the Basilica Paulli was built, this location had already served as the site of a basilica commissioned in 179 BCE…
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 Temple of Castor and Pollux. The Temple of Castor and Pollux is readily recognizable by its remaining 3 white columns standing in a…
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 Temple of Divine Julius. Little of the Temple of Divine Julius remains however a lot is known about the events that led to…