WARNING: Whilst I have attempted to be spoiler-free I promise nothing. It’s rare a TV series about Rome happens without my attention. Being a humble peasant lad we didn’t just have copies of Ovid laying around the house, or Virgil on the shelves. We didn’t sit around the hearth and read Livy’s histories to eachContinue reading “We Lack Discipline Watches: Domina”
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The Pleb Who Built Rome: Marcus Agrippa
We Lack Discipline talks one of their absolute heroes of Rome, the friend of Augustus and hard-working General, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. We discuss his life and his works, his role in shaping the Pantheon and why he was fundamental to the founding of the Principate and Imperial Rome.
The Mother of Rome? Livia Drusilla
How better to celebrate International Women’s Day than with a profile and analysis of one of the most important figures in Roman Imperial History – Livia Drusilla – The Diva Augusta and wife of Augustus.