July 19, 64 AD. The Circus Maximus is the main arena in ancient Rome at this time, where tens of thousands watch chariot races and gladiator fights. The stadium is surrounded by shops and bars and restaurants, the whole area teeming with life. And tonight, it will all be destroyed. Nero, the emperor of Rome, will allegedly fiddle while he watches his city bu ... Show More
Jun 1
How Higgins and His Boats Won the War
June 6, 1944. As thousands of Allied soldiers prepare to storm the beaches of Normandy, they climb down rope nets into small wooden landing craft bobbing in the dark waters of the English Channel. Within hours, these boats will carry them into the largest amphibious invasion in h ... Show More
30m 17s
May 25
The Secretary of War Who Feared the Bomb
May 30, 1945. In Washington, Secretary of War Henry Stimson calls General Leslie Groves to his office and demands answers: which Japanese cities are about to become targets for the atomic bomb? What follows will pull Stimson—a deeply religious statesman who believed in restraint, ... Show More
34 m
Apr 2022
Emperor Nero: Bad boy of Ancient Rome
Nero fiddled while Rome burned, didn’t he? At least, that’s what the history books tell us. Nero’s image as a depraved tyrant has been handed down to us by three biased sources, written after the emperor’s suicide in 68AD. These sources have informed interpretations of Nero’s leg ... Show More
39m 18s
Sep 2023
369. The Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death
“Are you not entertained?!”
The emblem of Rome, the Colosseum was the unsettling but glamorous home of Roman violence, used for gladiatorial bouts, naval reenactments, and by the emperors to re-stage popular myths. Built by the Flavian dynasty in the first century AD, it is both ... Show More
53m 53s
Feb 2023
Anthony Everitt on Nero, Rome’s Most Misunderstood Emperor
<p>Ryan speaks with Anthony Everitt about his book <a href="https://geni.us/LzOwv0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome</a>, how Rome would have been different if Nero were free to become a musician, why Nero’s overbearing ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2023
[REDIFFUSION] 62. L'assassinat de Jules César
<p>Il est un peu avant midi à Rome, la cité la plus puissante de son époque. Ce 15 mars - 44 est jour de fête religieuse, celles des ides de mars, la célébration du dieu de la guerre des Romains. </p>
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<p>Portant une couronne de lauriers sur la tête, Jules César avance ... Show More
23m 22s