Emperors of Rome
Nightlight Productions
4.8from 2,246 ratings
- 277
- Episodes
- 19
- Transcribed
- 2,246
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 7M
- YouTube views
About Emperors of Rome
“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A Roman history podcast with Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.
- Publisher
- Nightlight Productions
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Mar 2014
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
19 of 277 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The War of the Words (Live at the Melbourne Museum)
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Young Warlord
7 Jul 2026
The Rise of Octavian
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The War of the Words (Live at the Melbourne Museum)
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And Antony would have seen this as a positive. This is kind of embracing this Eastern culture But what he doesn't realize is that Octavian gets to brand him as a traitor back home for, you know, kind of giving into these Eastern deities and making them sound kind of weird and exotic. You know, Dio in the same, it's a very long speech. And Octavian talks about Antony's descent into extravagance and royal luxury. So... The Romans had got rid of their kings. This is implying that Antony is bringing that back. It was a problem that people had had with Julius Caesar. So something that the Romans are apparently allergic to. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Emperors of Rome
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- Dr Rhiannon Evans
- Caillan Davenport
- Rhiannon Evans
- Matt Smith
- William Dalrymple
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 7,402,494
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,548 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 698 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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