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Episode 5: Ludus Magnus

Posted on August 5, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript:  The Ludus Magnus is located immediately east of the Colosseum. Translated as the ‘big training ground’ this was the largest and most prestigious gladiatorial school and barracks in ancient Rome.  It is one of four centers where gladiators from across the Roman Empire would live, eat, and practice while preparing for their participation in…

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Episode 4: The Capitoline Hill and Insula

Posted on August 4, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: Given the splendor of the Vittorio Emanuele monument towering above you and your likely eagerness to go up to the museums lining the sides of the Piazza del Campidoglio, it would be easy to miss a somewhat modest remnant of common-day ancient city living. Let’s take just a couple of minutes to check-out something…

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Episode 3: The Colosseum

Posted on August 3, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: The Colosseum is the largest amphitheater built during the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of architecture and engineering in ancient Rome. We’re going to start this tour assuming your standing outside – perhaps queuing to get inside. This still magnificent building was paid for largely by the 50,000 kg…

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Episode 2: Ara Pacis

Posted on August 2, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: The Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace) is a sacrificial altar commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BCE to honor the triumphal return of emperor Augustus from his campaigns in Hispania and Gaul (regions that we would now refer to as Spain and France). It was consecrated after 4 years…

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Episode 1: The Pantheon

Posted on August 1, 2020September 20, 2020 by romapodcast

Transcript: This description and tour starts in the Pizza della Rotonda (that’s the open square just north of the Pantheon). Before going inside its useful to understand something of the Pantheon’s history and design, this is best done by standing in the square, some distance away from the front portico and to one side of…

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Episode 0: Introduction

Posted on August 1, 2020September 23, 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 an interactive map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name…

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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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