{"podcast":{"title":"The Partial Historians","slug":"the-partial-historians-1084922","podcast_index_feed_id":1084922,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8","website_url":"https://partialhistorians.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Partial Historians","episode_count":214,"summary":"Join Dr Rad and Dr G as we discuss, spar, and laugh our way through different aspects of the ancient Roman world! Our main series 'From the Foundation of the City' follows Roman history year by year from the traditional foundation date of 753 BCE. We also interview academics and specialists from around the globe for their insights into history and the representation of Rome and the ancient Mediterranean in popular culture. Dr Fiona Radford is an expert on Rome on film and wrote her thesis on Kubrick’s Spartacus. Dr Radford is exponent of not only Ancient History, but also Reception Studies. Dr Peta Greenfield is an expert on the Vestal Virgins. Dr Greenfield’s research interests include: religion and politics in Rome, the late republic and Augustan period, and the role of women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T18:17:25.618052+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922"},"episode":{"title":"Camillius’ Conniptions","slug":"camillius-conniptions","published_at":"2025-07-10T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922/camillius-conniptions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922","url":"https://partialhistorians.com/2025/07/10/episode-163-camillius-conniptions/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8/e/6865e28731a42ee04e18ebbb/media.mp3","summary":"We’re still in the year 394 BCE and we’ve seen Camillus has had a run in with the Falsican Schoolmaster. In this episode we move on further into the action of 394 BCE and look at 393 BCE as well. Is Camillus learning how to keep a low profile? He is praised from his success over the Faliscans and he doesn’t rush for a triumph this time. But the challenge remains, that Camillus’ forgotten vow to Apollo might be about to bite him on the bottom. A fateful voyage! Rome is pretty intent on fulfilling Camillus’ forgotten vow to Apollo and this means a boat trip is in order. But sailing to Greece is not for the faint hearted, especially when you have such precious cargo as a golden bowl in tow. Tune in for adventures on the high sea! War with the Aequians The Aequians, a thorn in Rome’s side? Yes indeed. Do our sources agree? Of course not. It’s Diodorus Siculus against Livy, duking it out with Siculus having just a mention of trouble, while Livy comes packing details. We take you through the chaotic details. The conflict centres in the town of Verrugo but watch out for mention of Tusculum as well. New Year, New You? It’s time for the Roman census! We also see a return of the consulship in 393 BCE! The tussle about moving some of Rome’s population permanently to Veii is back on the agenda. There’s a faction in favour of a move to Veii and a faction against. Our sources seem to position this as a patrician/plebeian divide, but it might be more confusing or complicated than that. More Aequians on the Horizon… Somehow, the Aequian forces, that were absolutely devastated in 394 BCE are BACK baby but their appearance seems only a flash in the pan compared to Rome’s troubles at home. There’s tribunes of the plebs to worry about, factional infighting over what to do about Veii, and…","meta_description":"We’re still in the year 394 BCE and we’ve seen Camillus has had a run in with the Falsican Schoolmaster. In this episode we move on further into the actio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partial-historians-1084922/episodes/camillius-conniptions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922/camillius-conniptions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}