About this episode

This episode discusses Vespasian's reign, focusing on themes of bias and the use of resources like bitumen and blood.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris

Topics covered

• Roman history
• Vespasian
• ancient Rome
• political bias
• historical analysis

Keywords

• Vespasian
• bitumen
• blood
• bias
• Roman Empire
• history
• ancient politics

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