{"podcast":{"title":"Great Houses","slug":"great-houses-7769932","podcast_index_feed_id":7769932,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/great-houses","website_url":"https://greathouses.forum/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_ak2n4uYQA-pfcJ_l6EcG7zIHgEYMBXfdNeCbh6Y2Ew/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjBh/MWZkMTYwNWNiM2I2/MzkzZTk0MTBhMWUx/MzE5MS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Gregory Treat","episode_count":25,"summary":"The Great Houses series is a private discussion on the enduring structures of elite families, their strategies for generational continuity, and the practicalities of building a lasting legacy. Led by Gregory Treat, the series explores concepts like illegibility, patronage, feudal instincts, and the mechanisms by which great houses have persisted throughout history.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:17:20.652833+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-houses-7769932"},"episode":{"title":"15. Rebuilding a Great House: The Fabian Gens Part 1","slug":"15-rebuilding-a-great-house-the-fabian-gens-part-1","published_at":"2026-06-04T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-houses-7769932/15-rebuilding-a-great-house-the-fabian-gens-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-houses-7769932","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/adc82a3c","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/adc82a3c/187e2800.mp3","summary":"In this episode, host Gregory Treat continues the Ancient City series with a deep dive into the Fabian gens — one of Rome's six great aristocratic houses. The episode centers on how House Fabia was nearly wiped out at the Battle of Cremera (479 BC), where all 306 adult male Fabians marched out to establish a frontier fortress and were ambushed and killed, leaving behind a single boy — Quintus Fabius Vibulanus — to rebuild the entire lineage alone.","meta_description":"In this episode, host Gregory Treat continues the Ancient City series with a deep dive into the Fabian gens — one of Rome's six great aristocratic houses.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3021,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-houses-7769932/episodes/15-rebuilding-a-great-house-the-fabian-gens-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-houses-7769932/15-rebuilding-a-great-house-the-fabian-gens-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}