THIS IS THE END. SERIOUSLY THIS TIME. WE MEAN IT. We cover the events of March 18 – 20, 44 BCE. Brutus & Cassius invite the plebeians up to the Capitoline Hill and give another speech. The Senate votes to give Caesar a public funeral, to be held in the Forum on 18 March, and to a public reading of this will. Both are really, really bad ideas. They are probably thinking “hey we’ve killed the […] The post Julius Caesar #48 – The Aftermath, Part II appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Sep 25, 2015•1 hr 24 min
Okay so… we screwed up. We thought Episode #46 was going to be our last episode but it looks like it might take another couple to finish this part of the story properly. We tried to start the Augustus story but he doesn’t turn up for another week or so in the timeline. And it just didn’t […] The post Julius Caesar #47 – The Aftermath, Part I appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Sep 15, 2015•1 hr 54 min
The REAL very last episode! Date: 15 March, 44 BCE. Location: Rome, Italy. Event: The assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, brutally stabbed to death by his closest friends and colleagues, including people he had recently forgiven and promoted, including one who he made an heir in his will. The post Julius Caesar #46 (Take 2) – The Ides Of March! appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Aug 25, 2015•2 hr 29 min
The very last episode! Date: 15 March, 44 BCE. Location: Rome, Italy. Event: The assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, brutally stabbed to death by sixty of his closest friends and colleagues, including people he had recently forgiven and promoted, including one who he made an heir in his will. The post Julius Caesar #46 – The Ides Of March! appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Aug 21, 2015•4 min
Our second last episode! Probably. We talk about the main conspirators and their possible motivations. Decimus Junius Brutus. Galba. Trebonius. Basilus. Cassius. And, of course, Marcus Junius Brutus. The post Julius Caesar #45 – The Conspiracy, Part II appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Aug 14, 2015•58 min
Enter Octavius! He’s only 18 years old in 44 BCE. And he isn’t JC’s sister’s son, as Ray mistakenly says in the opening to the show, he’s JC’s sister’s grandson, her daughter’s son. That’s why I’m here folks. Fact checkin’ Ray’s white hairy ass. We go into detail about Octo’s lineage which is actually pretty interesting. We […] The post Julius Caesar #44 – Enter Octavius appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Aug 07, 2015•1 hr 7 min
Well we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put together something a little special for you. Have you ever wanted to have a quiet private conversation with Ray Harris? Would you like to be able to lie alone in the dark, with your earbuds in, and […] The post Julius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special Edition appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Aug 05, 2015•3 min
As we near the end of our little tale, Caesar is being granted unprecedented honours, including being declared a GOD and the SAVIOUR of Rome. We also talk a little about the SON OF GOD – Caesarion. The post Julius Caesar #43 – The Divine Julius appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Jul 30, 2015•47 min
It’s the beginning of 44 BCE. Caesar is 56. He’s planning to leave in three months to campaign against the Dacians and the Parthians. The Senate and the People bestow upon him unprecedented honours. Yet he remains polite, lenient and generous, even to his slaves. But was it enough to stop his “friends” and “former enemies” from […] The post Julius Caesar #42 – The Conspiracy, Part I appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jul 24, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Four years of bloody Civil War, with 100,000 Romans dead, all comes down to this place, this day, this battle – The Battle of Munda. Julius Caesar uses his big balls to take on Pompey’s brat sons and his old mate Labienus. According to Plutarch, Caesar later said “In the past I fought for victory – […] The post Julius Caesar #41 – The War Is Over appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jul 17, 2015•1 hr 23 min
Caesar realises that he has to go to Spain in person to deal with Pompey’s two brat sons – Cnaeus and Sextus – and his old bottom bitch Labienus. It quickly turns into a bloody and brutal affair – people are getting slaughtered, beheaded, crucified – and that’s just the people that Ray works with! The post Julius Caesar #40 – The Spanish Campaign 46 BCE appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jul 10, 2015•1 hr 10 min
As dictator, Julius Caesar initiates a sweeping range of political and social reforms that even his enemies have to concede make a lot of sense, including a colonisation program, reforming the grain dole, building a great library, and reforming the calendar. The post Julius Caesar #39 – Caesar’s Reforms appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Jun 26, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Even while the Greatest Party Ever™ is going on, Caesar is getting down to the business of changing the way Rome works – forever. He’s rewarding his supporters with positions in the Senate, forgiving more of his enemies, creating new settlements in far off lands.. And we talk about lesbians. The post Julius Caesar #38 – It’s Business Time appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jun 19, 2015•1 hr 7 min
Well we are back with episode 37 and we’re also back to one hour episodes (more or less). Even though we recorded 3.5 hours today, we’re going to cut them up into three episodes. Listen to the show for an explanation. On this episode, we see Julius Caesar return to Rome after the battle of […] The post Julius Caesar #37 – Caesar’s Four Triumphs appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jun 12, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Nearly three hours of mayhem sees Caesar sail to Africa to finish off Metellus Scipio, Labienus, Cato and the rest of the Pompeians. The post Julius Caesar #36 – AFRICA appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
May 15, 2015•2 hr 51 min
Caesar leaves Cleopatra and Alexandria behind to return to Rome. But before he can deal with Rome, he has to pay some debts, borrow some funds and deal with our old mate Pharnaces, son of Mithridates of Pontus. Meanwhile back in Italy, Mark Antony is getting drunk, Cicero is worried that no-one loves him and […] The post Julius Caesar #35 – VENI VIDI VICI appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
May 01, 2015•2 hr 13 min
Father forgive us, we have sinned! It’s been nearly 4 weeks since our last episode (Ray took his family to Disney World!) but we’re back with 3 1/4 hours of madcap history! We follow Caesar as he puts on his Sherlock cap and follows Pompey to Egypt, only to discover he is three days too late. […] The post Julius Caesar #34 – Alexandria & Cleopatra appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Apr 17, 2015•3 hr 19 min
Whew. Another 2.5 hours of mayhem! In this episode, Caesar and Pompey finally face off in the battle to determine the fate of Western civilization. Two men enter – one man leaves! It’s August in 48BCE. Caesar withdraws from Dyrrachium. He arrives at Gomphi who close their doors to him – so he lays siege […] The post Julius Caesar #33 – The Battle Of Pharsalus appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Mar 20, 2015•2 hr 19 min
Julius Caesar resigns his dictatorship after a mere 11 days in Rome and chases Pompey to Greece! Bibulus blockades half of fleet so Caesar spends a few months trying to secure food supplies. Caesar keeps trying to open negotiations with Pompey but gets nowhere (as usual)! It all comes to a head at Dyrrachium – […] The post Julius Caesar #32 – Caesar Goes To Greece appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Mar 06, 2015•2 hr 36 min
This. Show. Is. Insane. 2.5 hours. A crazy opening courtesy of Jessica Robles. More songs than ever. Caesar lays siege to Massalia (modern Marseilles). Then he heads to Ilerda (modern Lleida) in Spain. Did it rain? Yes. A lot. He fights against Pompey’s legions. His takes care of a mutiny from one of his legions. […] The post Julius Caesar #31 – The Rain In Spain appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jan 30, 2015•2 hr 32 min
Julius Caesar tries to block Pompey’s departure from Italy but fails. So he heads to Rome for the first time in 9 years. Cicero laments that Pompey is going to destroy Italy and wants to become a tyrant and that Caesar’s clemency is turning the people against the Senate – and Pompey. The post Julius Caesar #30 – Run Away, Pompey appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Jan 23, 2015•1 hr 7 min
Another massive two hour show! In this episode, Julius Caesar advances on Rome. Pompey and the Senate run for the hills. Cicero doesn’t know what to do or who to trust. Caesar keeps begging Pompey to meet with him so they can work out a deal – but Pompey refuses. Caesar shows mercy towards his […] The post Julius Caesar #29 – The Pardon Of Corfinium appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Jan 09, 2015•2 hr 4 min
We go into excruciating detail about the political machinations between Caesar and his enemies in Rome that lead up to the fateful day (10 or 11 January 49 BCE) when Caesar declares “The Die Is Cast” and crosses the Rubicon river that marks the boundary between Gaul and Italy, taking the 13th legion with him. The post Julius Caesar #28 – The Die Is Cast… Bitches appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Dec 30, 2014•2 hr
We jump back to 54 BCE and talk about what’s been happening in Rome while Caesar has been stomping on Gaul. Massive political corruption. Pompey is made sole Consul. Laws are deliberately passed that make it impossible for Caesar to return to Rome without facing near-certain exile and ruin. After this episode, it’s hard to […] The post Julius Caesar #27 – Meanwhile Back In Rome… appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Dec 18, 2014•1 hr 51 min
For those of you who haven’t subscribed to our new Life Of Alexander series yet, here’s a free taste test, our Xmas gift to you. It’s the first episode! If you have already subscribed and already heard it, please indulge us…. and listen again! The post Alexander Free Xmas Taste Test appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Dec 18, 2014•1 hr 19 min
You’d think that after they got their ass smacked HARD (and not in the good way) at Alesia, the rest of Gaul would have just crumbled – but not so. A few tribes still thought they could bring Julius Caesar down and so he spent his winter of 52/51 BCE taking on the Bellovaci, the […] The post Julius Caesar #26 – Gaul Is Conquered appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Dec 13, 2014•2 hr 4 min
Hey folks! We’re very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series – THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. It’s going to be our wildest and best series yet! This is the guy that both Napoleon and Caesar admired and studied, so it only makes sense for us to tell his story next in […] The post Announcing The New Series! appeared first on Life Of The Caesars .
Nov 30, 2014•8 min
Well…. This is where it all comes together. Arguably the greatest military victory in history. Julius Caesar lays siege to the walled city of Alesia, the stronghold of Vercingetorix, who sends for reinforcements. When they arrive, Caesar is massively outnumbered… He claims 5 to 1. Historian say it was probably more like 3 to 1. […] The post Julius Caesar #25 – The Siege of Alesia appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Nov 27, 2014•2 hr 13 min
A mammoth 2 and a half hour episode! Vercingetorix continues to make trouble for Julius Caesar. Now almost all of the Gallic tribes are his allies. Yet he still avoids a frontal assault and uses a combination of brilliant tactics and treachery to keep Caesar busy. Caesar lays siege to the walled cities of Avaricum […] The post Julius Caesar #24 – The Sieges of Avaricum & Gergovia appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Nov 14, 2014•2 hr 24 min
Jamie Jeffers joins us to chat about Caesar and ye olde Britannia! JJ is the host of the excellent British History Podcast. He is not a huge fan of Caesar or the Romans, but he does have a deep knowledge of ancient British history that he shares with us. The post Julius Caesar – CONSUL #11 – Jamie Jeffers appeared first on Life Of The Caesars ....
Nov 11, 2014•1 hr 15 min
