The life of Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman Republic

Episodes

May 19, 2022

47. Reverse D-Day

Julius Caesar launches his reconnaissance in force of Britannia. The British tribes stand ready to defend their island home and have no intention of allowing the Romans to land without a fight. Venmo If you enjoyed the episod...

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April 7, 2022

46. Bridging the Rhine

Summary: Julius Caesar takes the fight to Germania. To do so he will need to demonstrate Rome's incredible engineering abilities. Crossing one frontier isn’t enough for Caesar though and he soon has designs on a second even m...

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March 17, 2022

45. New Neighbors

Julius Caesar has some spare time before the campaign season is over so he decides to try to mop up some pesky smaller tribes still holding out against the might of Rome. These concerns are soon forgotten when a large Germani...

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Jan. 20, 2022

44. War with the Veneti

Back to Gaul! The March of History returns to the Gallic Wars. Julius Caesar may have declared Gaul as being pacified but no one alerted the Gauls of this. Soon war breaks out again as a seafaring people known as the Veneti d...

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Jan. 6, 2022

43. The Consulship of Crassus and Pompey

Crassus and Pompey take the consulship by violent storm, backed by Julius Caesar. Their triumvirate wishlist from Lucca will take even more violence to get approved but Crassus and Pompey seem happy to use naked force where b...

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Oct. 21, 2021

42. The Conference of Luca

With the first Triumvirate publicly unraveling at the seams, Julius Caesar attempts to save the alliance. Calling Crassus and Pompey to his province of Cisalpine Gaul he lays out what the future could look like with Rome’s th...

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Oct. 7, 2021

41. Gangs of Rome

Clodius holds Rome in a state of perpetual terror with the help of his street gangs. Milo rises to the challenge and puts his newly raised gang to work fighting Clodius. The two begin battling in the streets of Rome in all ou...

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Sept. 16, 2021

40. Clodius Strikes Again

Clodius declares war on Pompey. In desperation, Pompey backs a Tribune, named Milo, to create a rival gang. Milo is both willing and able to meet violence with violence. The result is all out battle in the Roman Forum. Venmo ...

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Sept. 2, 2021

39. Catching Up with the Gang

Julius Caesar has been waging war in Gaul for 2 years now. Back in Rome, his political contemporaries have not been sitting still. Cicero is in exile, Cato has been sent to Cyprus by Clodius and Pompey is in love. In this epi...

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Aug. 5, 2021

38. Victory Over the Belgae

Julius Caesar may have defeated the fiercest of the Belgic tribes but there are still tribes that continue to resist. Using siege warfare the Belgae have not dreamed of, Caesar sets out to teach them that resistance to Rome i...

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July 15, 2021

37. The Battle of the Sabis

The Nervii, fiercest of the Belgae, gather en masse to confront Julius Caesar and his legions. Caesar races ahead to meet them. On the bank of the River Sabis the Nervii set an ambush that Caesar and his Romans walk right int...

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July 1, 2021

36. The Flight of the Belgae

The united force of the Belgae bring their power to bare on Julius Caesar and his Roman legions. Though heavily outnumbered, Caesar has chosen his ground well and is ready for the fight. Venmo If you enjoyed the episode and w...

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June 17, 2021

35. The Belgae Unite

The Belgae have formed a unified alliance against Julius Caesar and Rome. Gathering in massive numbers they plan to throw the Romans out of Gaul altogether. Always looking to seize the initiative Caesar rushes forward to meet...

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June 3, 2021

34. How to Train an Army

We take a small detour for part of this episode and talk about a young 19 year old Julius Caesar catching malaria before jumping back to Caesar in Gaul. Winter is here and Caesar has finished his first year in Gaul. But what ...

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May 20, 2021

Bonus: Andalusian Adventure (Part 2)

Brendan joins the podcast again as we discuss what life has been like for Trevor living in Spain during a pandemic (including the New Years Day fire that forced him to move apartments). We also discuss all of the history rich...

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May 6, 2021

Bonus: Andalusian Adventure (Part 1)

Brendan joins the podcast again as we discuss what life has been like for Trevor living in Spain during a pandemic. We also discuss all of the history-rich cities Trevor has traveled to in the past 7 months. Phoenician histor...

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April 1, 2021

33. The Battle of Vosges

The final clash with Ariovistus is finally upon Julius Caesar and the Romans. At the battle of Vosges the Romans must face the Germans head-on. In this battle of ancient armies neither side will give quarter nor expect it fro...

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March 18, 2021

32. Why Won’t You Fight Me?

Ariovistus makes a move to cut off Julius Caesar's supply lines, ending any chance of a peace settlement. Caesar maneuvers to gain his supply lines back and battle ensues in the contest. Despite this, the Germans refuse to e...

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March 4, 2021

31. It’s Parley Time

Julius Caesar and Ariovistus finally meet face to face. Both personalities struggle to dominate the meeting. Verbal sparing soon turns to the real thing and Caesar must decide how much longer these peace talks can continue. V...

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Feb. 18, 2021

30. Julius Caesar the Orator

Julius Caesar and his Roman legions race for the town of Vesontio to capture it before the Germans. At Vesontio the legionaries are told horrifying tales of the skill and ferocity of their German foes. Fear begins to spread t...

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Feb. 4, 2021

29. German Invasions

A gathering of Gallic leaders makes a secret request of Julius Caesar to protect them from a band of German mercenaries led by a man known as Ariovistus. Ariovistus has no intention of listening to Caesar though and soon the ...

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Jan. 21, 2021

28. The Fate of the Helvetii

In another move to deepen the growing bond between soldier and General, Julius Caesar gives his army time to recover before pursuing the Helvetii. For their part, the Helvetii still have one last surprise in store for the Rom...

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Jan. 7, 2021

27. The Battle of Bibracte

Julius Caesar lines his legions up for the first pitched battle of the Gallic Wars. The Helvetii attack and the fighting rages for hours as Caesar commands his troops on foot having dismissed his horse in a show of solidarity...

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Dec. 24, 2020

26. A Not So Well-Oiled Machine

Julius Caesar’s army is famed for being a well-oiled machine that had a fanatical devotion to their commander unlike any seen in history. At this point in our story, they are not yet that army. Caesar plans a clever trap for ...

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