10.49- The Tsarevich

Why be an illiterate Siberian peasant when you can be a sought after curiosity in St. Petersburg. sponsor: awaytravel.com/revolutions 

A rapist protected by powerful friends? Who has ever heard of such a thing? Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions 

Au revoir Paris. 

Hey everyone - next week I'll be back with a normal episode but in the mean time please enjoy this conversation with Alex Petkas about the power of biography, lessons from ancient Greece, and more. Rome retreat: http://ancientlifecoach.com/retreat 

Caligula was insane. Luckily for the Romans, he wielded absolute power. 

The Latins assault the city and Alexios Angelos Komnenos flees. Alexios Angelos becomes Emperor and empties the treasury into the Crusaders' hands. But when he runs out of money the two sides face an inevitable confrontation.Period: 1203-4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f ... Show More

<p>Des Gaulois qui parlent le latin, des temples de Jupiter en Egypte, des thermes en Angleterre : c'est la conséquence d’un phénomène historique, la romanisation, la diffusion de la culture et du mode de vie romain aux peuples composant l’empire. </p> <p>Loin d'être une politiqu ... Show More

<p>The Romanov family were the first imperial dynasty to rule Russia, reigning from the early seventeenth century until the Russian Revolution of 1917. Including such illustrious names as Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Alexander I, they oversaw dramatic changes to the f ... Show More

<p>Des Gaulois qui parlent le latin, des temples de Jupiter en Egypte, des thermes en Angleterre : c'est la conséquence d’un phénomène historique, la romanisation, la diffusion de la culture et du mode de vie romain aux peuples composant l’empire. Loin d'être une politique autori ... Show More

Dawn breaks on 16th July 1918. For Nicholas, Alexandra, and the rest of the Romanov family this is just another day in exile. They sit down for breakfast - today it is eggs - and then go about their usual business. The Romanovs had been out in the cold ever since Nicholas II's ab ... Show More

Alexander the Great is the most charismatic conqueror in history. Tom and Dominic, in the first of a two part special, trace the course of his dazzling career from Macedonia to his mysterious journey to the oracle at Siwa. Man or god? Visionary or blood-stained tyrant? The debate ... Show More

Subjected, downtrodden, brutalised. The principality of Muscovy had long suffered at the hands of the Mongols. But as their overlords weaken, their ruler, Ivan the Great, begins to lead the Muscovites to freedom. Come 1533, it is time for his descendant, Ivan the Terrible to rule ... Show More