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Episode 15: The New Basilica

Posted on August 15, 2020September 20, 2020 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 New Basilica. Construction of the New Basilica began under the emperor Maxentius in the year 308 but was completed by emperor Constantine in…

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Episode 14: The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Posted on August 14, 2020September 20, 2020 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 Antoninus and Faustina. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is easily recognized by the six columns that dominate its front –…

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Episode 13: Temple of Divus Romulus

Posted on August 13, 2020September 20, 2020 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 Divus Romulus. The Temple of Divus Romulus is recognizable as a tall round building on the North side of the Via…

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Episode 12: The Temple of Vesta

Posted on August 12, 2020September 20, 2020 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 Vesta. The Temple of Vesta was integrated into the adjacent House and Sanctuary of the Vestal Virgins. The only remains of…

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Episode 11: Temple of Roma and Venus

Posted on August 11, 2020September 20, 2020 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 Roma and Venus. The Temple of Roma and Venus was designed and commissioned by the Emperor Hadrian.  Building started in the…

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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 8: The Baths of Caracalla

Posted on August 8, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: The Baths of Caracalla occupy a truly huge site to the south of the city.  They were the eighth to be built of the eleven documented during the fourth century. The first of these came about when, in the year 12, Agrippa bequeathed his personal baths to the people of Rome, giving them their…

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Episode 7: The Piazza Navona

Posted on August 7, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: We will start our tour at the south end of the Piazza. It’s difficult to imagine it now, but the Piazza Navona we see today sits on the footprint of what was a major sporting stadium that accommodated roughly 30,000 spectators. Known it its day as the Circus Agonalis it was commissioned by Emperor…

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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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