About this episode
Mary and Charlotte interview Tom Holland about his work as a historian and his fascination with Ancient Rome.
Mary and Charlotte talk to Tom Holland, co-host of the Rest is History. As well as being a podcasting megastar, Tom is a brilliant historian of Ancient Rome. His books include Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age and his recent translation of Suetonius’ The Lives of the Caesars. In the first half of this episode, Tom talks about why Suetonius, with his interest in court gossip and trivia, is the historian for the current age. In the second half, he talks about his lifelong fascination with the Romans - from discovering the Asterix books as a boy, the poetry of Catullus as a teenager, and how writing a series of novels about vampires led him to write Rubicon. @instaclassicpod for Insta, TikTok and YouTube @insta_classics for X email: instantclassicspod@gmail.com Instant Classics handmade by Vespucci Producer: Jonty Claypole Video Editor: Jak Ford Theme music: Casey Gibson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Mary, Charlotte
Guest: Tom Holland
Topics covered
- Ancient Rome
- historical literature
- podcasting
- Suetonius
- Roman history
- Tom Holland
Keywords
- Tom Holland
- Ancient Rome
- Suetonius
- Rubicon
- podcast
- history
- Asterix
- Catullus
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rest is History
Books & works: Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age, The Lives of the Caesars, Asterix, Catullus
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