About this episode

Tom Holland discusses the lives of the first twelve Roman emperors with Armando Iannucci, exploring their relevance to modern politics.

Tom Holland is a storyteller whose range and erudition seem to be as unbounded as history himself. Already a wildly acclaimed bestselling author, his chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, the third most downloaded podcast globally, made superstars of Tom and his co-host Dominic Sandbrook. Now he shares with us his passion: Ancient Rome. The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. It was a world both familiar and utterly alien to our own. In this episode of the podcast he shares a glimpse into the inner worlds of the first twelve Roman emperors with legendary writer and director Armando Iannucci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: How To Academy

Guests: Tom Holland, Armando Iannucci

Topics covered

• Ancient Rome
• Politics
• Emperors
• Storytelling
• Comedy
• History

Keywords

• Caesars
• Ancient Rome
• politics
• Tom Holland
• Armando Iannucci
• history
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: How To Academy

Books & works: The Rest is History

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