Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?

<p>There are a disturbingly high number of contenders for the title of Rome's Darkest Emperor - so as you can imagine, things get <em>extremely</em> disturbing in this episode.</p><br><p>Joining Anthony and Maddy to introduce you to a couple of them, is Rome-based historian and tour guide, <a href="https://alexandermeddings.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexander Meddings</a>.</p><br><p>Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</u></a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>