100- And Now, the Beginning!

About this episode

In this milestone episode, the hosts discuss the founding of Rome and the legendary tale of Romulus and Remus.

WE MADE IT! One hundred episodes in and we finally got to the founding of Rome. Just under thirty-nine hours of content later, we finally get to the point of the podcast. Romulus and Remus set out to found a city, but will it be Rome or Remoria? Will it be on the Palatine or the Aventine hill? Only one combination can win- and only one twin will leave the founding alive... Sources for this episode: Appian (1972), Appian's Roman History in Four Volumes (Volume I). London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities of Dionysus of Halicarnassus. Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd. Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Selincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. M's Chronicle of the Roman Republic (TBA). Ovid (1968), The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Translated by M. M. Innes. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. Plutarch (1938), Plutarch's Lives…

People in this episode

Hosts: Vince, Cassie

Topics covered

• founding of Rome
• Romulus and Remus
• ancient history
• Roman mythology
• historical sources

Keywords

• Rome
• founding
• Romulus
• Remus
• ancient history
• mythology
• historical sources

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Appian's Roman History in Four Volumes, Dio's Roman History, The Roman Antiquities of Dionysus of Halicarnassus, The Early History of Rome, The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Plutarch's Lives, Robinson's History of the Roman Republic, Sextus Aurelius Victor, Velleius Paterculus

Places: Rome, Remoria, Palatine, Aventine

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