A Cheeky Preview - With a Rebel Yell: Spartacus

We are SO excited to share a snippet of our new book with you! That's right, we have a whole section entitled ‘With a Rebel Yell' that will be bonus digital content on the Ulysses Press website and so we thought, why not read it as well?Today, we kick it all off with the section on the rebellious gladiator, SPARTACUS. Ah, this is where it all began for Dr Rad, and here we are at another beginning, and he's still her plus one.Sneak Peek from the Bonus Digital Chapter of Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman EmpireHopefully this gives you a good idea of what you can expect from Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire.Are you based in Australia? You can pre-order our book from the wonderful Abbey's bookstore and they'll even deliver it to you for a modest fee.Keen to read the whole bonus chapter? You can it find online here.As always, we would like to thank Bettina Joy de Guzman for our wonderful music.For our full show notes and edited transcripts, head on over to https://partialhistorians.com/Support the showPatreonKo-FiRead our booksRex: The Seven Kings of RomeYour Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.