When Apuleius married his friend’s mother, little did he realise that it would lead to a charge of sorcery, with a raft of seemingly innocent actions from buying a mirror to writing bad poetry bought up in front of the courts to prove his wicked intentions.
Unfortunately for his accusers, Apuleius was a skilled orator, educated in the art of philosophy and highly skilled at slandering his enemies.
Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University)
Episode XLIX - Suetonius
Episode XLVIII - Trajan: Optimus Princeps
Episode XLVII - Pliny the Younger
Episode XLVI - Trajan vs Dacia
Episode XLV - In Trajan we Trust
Interlude - Valerius Flaccus
Interlude - Q and A II
Episode XLIV - Roman Sexuality
Episode XLIII - Virgil
Interlude - Latin Pronunciation
Episode XLII - A Lesson in Latin
Episode XLI - Nerva
Episode XL - What is an Emperor? (redux)
Episode XXXIX - Asterix and the Missing Scroll
Episode XXXVIII - Domitian Must Die
Episode XXXVII - Domitian Dominates
Episode XXXVI - The Debut of Domitian
Interlude - Titus' Birthday
Episode XXXV - A Pleasant Surprise From the Emperor Titus
Episode XXXIV - Titus and the Siege of Jerusalem
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