Ep 238 - Madness, Mayhem & Murder in Ancient Rome
Was Caligula all that mad? Was Nero really that bad? And what do you put on your curse tablets? Look out - Rome is Burning
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Show Notes
Ep 238 is loose on our 5th birthday - and to celebrate we're going to Rome!
We dip our toe into the huge history of the Roman Empire and chat weird facts and crazy stories featuring famous and lesser known figures from the ancient city...
Was Caligula really as mad as people said? Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned? And what do you write on your curse tablets?
The secret ingredient is...Rome itself!
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Sources this week include A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Emma Southon, HIstory Today, History HIT, National Geographic:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Journals/CP/27/2/Poisoning*.html
https://www.thecollector.com/early-christian-martyrs/
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/causes-early-persecutions
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/10-questions-about-emperor-nero-and-some-curious-answers
https://www.italyonthisday.com/2019/01/assassination-of-caligula-Roman-emperor-excess-cruelty.html
http://ad43.org.uk/blog/caligula-and-the-sea-shells/
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