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Episode 25: The Basilica Julia

Posted on August 25, 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 Basilica Julia. The Basilica Julia was dedicated by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE – the same year that his nearby Forum was…

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Episode 24: Temple of Vespasian and Titus

Posted on August 24, 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 Temple of Vespasian and Titus. The Temple of Vespasian and Titus sits at the north-west end of the Forum between the Temple of…

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Episode 23: Temple of Saturn

Posted on August 23, 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 Temple of Saturn. The Temple, repaired and rebuilt over many centuries, is one of the most ancient buildings in the Forum.  Its construction…

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Episode 22: The Temple of Concord

Posted on August 22, 2020April 4, 2021 by romapodcast

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….

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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 20: The Curia Julia

Posted on August 20, 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 Curia Julia. The Curia Julia is the third building in the Forum that was purpose built as the Senate’s meeting place and each…

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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 18: The Basilica Paulli

Posted on August 18, 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 Basilica Paulli. Before the Basilica Paulli was built, this location had already served as the site of a basilica commissioned in 179 BCE…

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Episode 17: The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Posted on August 17, 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 Temple of Castor and Pollux. The Temple of Castor and Pollux is readily recognizable by its remaining 3 white columns standing in a…

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Episode 16: The Temple of Divine Julius

Posted on August 16, 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 Temple of Divine Julius. Little of the Temple of Divine Julius remains however a lot is known about the events that led to…

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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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