{"podcast":{"title":"Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast","slug":"autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332","podcast_index_feed_id":6816332,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e838e3a0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.autocratpodcast.wordpress.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38860424/38860424-1726953607732-5f477ff75c235.jpg","author":"Vince and Cassie","episode_count":142,"summary":"A relaxed journey through Roman history and mythology, hopefully with plenty of tangents, sidebars and interesting distractions along the way. Our goal- even if it ends up being unrealised- is to journey from the Theogony all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and beyond. This show is just for fun, and we hope you have fun with it too!","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T10:20:56.628272+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332"},"episode":{"title":"111- Like Grandfather, Like Grandson?","slug":"111-like-grandfather-like-grandson","published_at":"2026-07-26T12:54:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332/111-like-grandfather-like-grandson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autocrat/episodes/111--Like-Grandfather--Like-Grandson-e3mihhr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e838e3a0/podcast/play/123339771/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-26%2F08543dda-4da7-5992-44d1-36e54c04aa16.mp3","summary":"Ancus Marcius comes to the throne- maybe after murdering his predecessor- and finds himself fighting endless wars with the Sabines, Latins, and whoever else wants to have a go. But Ancus isn't the pacifist Numa reborn; there's plenty of fighting to be getting on with. He does have some other achievements in more domestic setting- but those will have to wait until next time... Time period : 640- 625 BCE Relevant individuals : Ancus Marcius, 4th King of Rome; Lucius Tarquinius, Roman cavalry commander Sources for this episode: Appian (1972), Appian's Roman History in Four Volumes (Volume I). London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Cassius Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History (Volume I). Translated by E. Cary. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities of Dionysus of Halicarnassus. Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd. Eutropius (1760), Eutropius: Epitome of the Roman History. London: Printed for W. Johnston et al . Livy (1971), The Early History of Rome. Translated by A. de Selincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. Matyszak, P. (2008), Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. Orosius (1936), History Against the Pagans. Translated by I. W. Raymond. Available at Attalus. Robinson's History of the Roman Republic (TBA). Sextus Aurelius Victor (1825), Galerie Romaine, ou les Hommes Illustres de Rome et les Cesars. Translate by A. Caillot. Paris. Author unknown, Etymology Online (date unknown), Papyrus (online) (Accessed 26/07/2026).","meta_description":"Ancus Marcius comes to the throne- maybe after murdering his predecessor- and finds himself fighting endless wars with the Sabines, Latins, and whoever el…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332/episodes/111-like-grandfather-like-grandson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autocrat-a-roman-history-podcast-6816332/111-like-grandfather-like-grandson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}