Recent Podcasts
24. Pods in the Pipeline Mini Pod
Description I here preview four different podcasts I’m working on at the moment. The [...]
23. A Second Visit to St. Peter’s Basilica: The Piazza and Its Colonnade
After 1200 years, the first Roman basilica dedicated to St. Peter was torn down, and then began the slow process of building a new one on the same location. We discuss why it took so long to build the basilica, what the main features of its beautiful piazza are, and how it differed from that of the old one.
22. The “Generosity” and Violence Behind the Building of the Colosseum Mini Pod
Today we glance at why the Flavian Emperors may have built the Colosseum and how they put themselves in a position to do so. What did such vast public works projects have to do with the rise and fall of Roman Emperors?
Subsequent episodes will be published every Tuesday for a year, or longer if things go well. Mini-pods will be added from time to time on Thursday.