{"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":"Nobody Beats Camillus","slug":"nobody-beats-camillus","published_at":"2026-05-14T07:55:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922/nobody-beats-camillus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922","url":"https://partialhistorians.com/2026/05/14/episode-173/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8/e/69e1c9a3a0cdd3989c8aefac/media.mp3","summary":"We return to 389 BCE to see just how Rome recovered from the Gallic Sack. Camillus is dictator in Rome and Ahala is his trusty master of the horse. It’s time for Rome to make things right in their immediate area. There are a bunch of neighbours to deal with, including the Etruscans, the Volscians, and the Aequians. We’re in a hazy period where our sources appear out of sync with each other. Livy offers the most fulsome narrative that has survived for this period whereas sources like Diodorus Siculus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus are fragmentary or have their focus elsewhere. The Power of Camillus By this time, Camillus’ reputation is so cemented in the region that his mere presence at the head of a military is enough to leave their enemies shaken if not stirred. The Volscians are certainly not happy when Camillus and crew turn up on their doorstep. When Camillus turns up at the city of Bolae of the Aequians, will they also fall at his feet? Things to listen out for Burning ramparts! Booty and payment of soldiers? Seventy years of conflict with the Volscians? Deditio - total and unconditional surrender Central Italy as the site of a zombie apocalypse A very fast back and forth of city taking - hello, Sutrium! The survival of the scared hut to Mars on the Palatine The Tyrant of Syracuse is back for our ‘Meanwhile in Sicily’ segment Philoxenus, the dithyrambic poet Plato’s sojourn to Sicily For our full show notes and edited transcripts, head on over to https://partialhistorians.com/ Support the show Patreon Ko-Fi Read our books Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"We return to 389 BCE to see just how Rome recovered from the Gallic Sack. Camillus is dictator in Rome and Ahala is his trusty master of the horse. It’s t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3066,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partial-historians-1084922/episodes/nobody-beats-camillus/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/nobody-beats-camillus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}