EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea
From Dan Carlin
Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down with the ships at Actium.Show Notes: 1. “The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium” by Barry Strauss 2. “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu 3. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History “Death Throes of the Republic”
Mentioned in This Episode
- Cleopatra (person)
- Barry Strauss (person)
- Octavian (person)
- The Battle of Actium (event)
- Mark Antony (person)
- Julius Caesar (person)
- The War That Made the Roman Empire (book)
- Roman Empire (concept)
- Roman Republic (concept)
- Caesarion (person)
- Alexandria (location)
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (concept)
- Actium (location)
- Ptolemy (person)
- The Battle of Salamis (event)
- Punic Wars (event)
- The Death of Caesar: A Historical Account (media_product)
- Ephesus (location)
- Syracuse (location)
- The Alexandrian Folk (concept)