# Vedius Pollio with Emma Southon

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Published: 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Claire and Emma Southon get really mad at the Romans. What else is new? Guest Our guest Dr. Emma Southon is an author and historian of Ancient Rome. Her new book Not Built in a Day: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire (US) or Servus (UK) is available here . Follow her on instagram @emmasouthon , or visit her website . Sensitive Themes & Topics Slavery, starvation, suicide, torture, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, animal abuse, murder Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Instagram @drclaireaubin , Bluesky ceaubin , Twitter @ceaubin or check out her website . - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website . - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon . Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here . Find Us Online - Website: thisguysucked.com - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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