060- No Better Slave, No Worse Master

Claudius became Emperor after the assassination of Caligula in 41 AD. Far from a bumbling fool, Claudius turned out to be capable and dedicated ruler. 

Though Claudius had great success in his public life, his private life was a different story. Each of his marriages ended in either divorce or execution. 

Claudius turned out to be one of the more successful Emperors in Roman history, but unfortunately in 54 AD he was assassinated to make way for one of the worst. 

Despreciado por su propia familia a causa de sus defectos físicos, Claudio se vio marginado del poder por Tiberio y sufrió luego las crueles burlas de Calígula. Pero tras el asesinato de éste los pretorianos, para sorpresa de todos, lo auparon al trono imperial. Con el tiempo, se ... Show More

In 37 CE, Caligula became the third emperor of Rome, ushering in a brief era of prosperity before pilfering the treasury and embarking on a quest to conquer Britannia. Before too long, his sadistic — and sometimes darkly comedic — rulings inspired a fatal conspiracy. Learn more a ... Show More

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Ottoman Empire, Elagabalus, Earliest gangbang, Sexual deviance, Pedophilia, Cow Vagina. 

<p>Marcus Aurelius was the last of the &apos;Good Emperors&apos;. His son, Commodus, proved to be the exact opposite of his father. A bloodthirsty tyrant, his reign is often seen as marking the beginning of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.</p><p>For a free ebook, maps an ... Show More

<p>In this episode, we look at the collapse of the Roman Republic, and the man whose brilliance and whose greed for power, caused a crisis in the Roman world. This was Julius Caesar, the most famous Roman of all.</p><p>For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website <a href ... Show More

<p>Hey Hot History Club, today we&#39;re deep diving into the epic rise and fall of Roman General turned Dictator, Julius Caesar. We&#39;re covering it all, including connecting the dots to find out what Caesar has to do with salads, pirates, Brits &amp; Bob Dylan!</p> 

En los ritos de Baco «no había delito ni inmoralidad que no se hubiera cometido», decía el historiador Tito Livio. En 186 a.C., las autoridades de Roma lanzaron una brutal persecución contra los adeptos del dios Baco, acusándolos de cometer actos inmorales y de brujería durante s ... Show More