089- Provincial Matters

Big question-time blowout! 

Marcus Aurelius was destined to become Emperor, but his insistence that Lucius Verus share the honor came as a surprise to everyone. 

After some initial setbacks, Marcus sent Lucius east to deal with a suddenly critical war with Parthia in 162. 

<p>This weeks episode is Nawal answering the question, how often do i think of the roman empire? Except its actually niche pop culture moments and anxiety induced questions Nawal thinks about way too often. From the anxiety of turning 25, a sky high reference from 2005, space and ... Show More

Tracy and Holly talk about when children find historically significant items. Tracy also reads the long list of Roman items that came up in preparation for this edition of Unearthed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

I discuss how a critic reviews food with his face and how Russian politics is shaping western culture, while ultimately talking out of my arse for over 70 minutes<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopene ... Show More

In this episode, I talk for an entire hour as if I know something. I make many statements that have the cadence of "understanding," but mostly I'm just rambling about a very beautiful and fascinating book, The Book of Chuang Tzu. And the worse thing of all is that Claire--the onl ... Show More

talking about a problem in my life that's been with me since as long as i can remember 

Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. Agricola and Germania by Tacitus 2. A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's German ... Show More

Do you know someone who talks about something so much that it gets annoying? 

<p>Join us as we discuss six Roman emperors, highlighting how they either helped the empire grow through innovation and scalability, or through corruption and greed, contributed to its downfall.</p>