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Episode 273 - Rome and Persia: The 700 Year Rivalry with Adrian Goldsworthy
Episode 273 - Rome and Persia: The 700 Year Rivalry with Adrian Goldsworthy
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
I talk to historian Adrian Goldsworthy about his new book. It covers the 700 year rivalry between the two great powers of the ancient world. Everything from Crassus having gold poured down his throat to Heraclius returning the True Cross to Jerusalem.Dr Goldsworthy is an award winning historian of the classical world. He has written a dozen books on Greco-Roman topics including biographies of Julius Caesar and Augustus. As well as studies of the Roman army and the Empire’s rise and fall. So if you like what you hear today there is a small library of Goldsworthy goodness waiting for you to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 24 - The Western Emperor: Belisarius is content to leave John to die in Ariminum but the Chamberlain Narses arrives and begs to differ. Conflicts over how to complete the conquest of Italy lead to disaster at Milan and a long delay in finally reaching Ravenna. For information ... by The History of Byzantium