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Welcome to part 2 of Military Matters - our Roman army Q&A with special guest Neil from the Ancient History Hound podcast. This time we´re launching into the realities of battle. The importance of weaponry, logistics and psychological warfare, plus an interesting consideration of how the Romans might have approached mental health and the impact of combat.

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions - Neil had a ball researching them and we loved listening to his answers... We hope you enjoy the episode.

Neil is the creator and host of the excellent Ancient History Hound podcast, and you can find him on Blue Sky, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube - just search for ancientblogger.

As always, music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.

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Welcome to part 1 of Military Matters - a Q&A with special guest Neil from the Ancient History Hound podcast, focused on the Ancient Roman military and army life. In this episode we cover army ranks, the role of women, kit, rations, camp nightlife and much more besides.

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions - if you don´t hear yours in this episode then be sure to tune in for the next. For now though, sit back and relax as Neil regales us with tales of bakeries, bees and bathhouses...

Neil is the creator and host of the excellent Ancient History Hound podcast, and you can find him on Blue Sky, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube - just search for ancientblogger.

As always, music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.

Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.

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Welcome to our first fun facts bonus episode.

We've gathered together the weird & wonderful titbits from season 4 and packaged them into a neat 10-minute episode for you. Perfect for a coffee break or quick stroll to the shops. (Well, as long as exploding toilets float your boat...)

Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.

Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.

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Welcome to the season 4 finale!

And we end with a heady mix of flutes, treasure and animal excrement. Plus a puzzling fixation on elephants, courtesy of Pompey & Caesar, and a truly impressive amount of dining furniture...

Join us for a sensory dive into that very Roman celebration - the military triumph.

In this episode we´re joined by these fabulous fellows:

Plutarch, "Parallel Lives", Life of Marcellus 22.1-4

Livy, "History of Rome", extracts from 34.52

Suetonius, "Life of Julius Caesar", 37.1-2

Plutarch, "Life of Aemilius Paullus", extracts from 32.1-34.7

Thank you for your company this season - we hope you´ll join us for the next.

Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.

Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.

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Welcome to season 4, episode 5!

How clean was your regular Roman? How often did they bathe? Did they have proper toilets, and is that rumour about the sponge on the stick really true? Join us as we explore the story of water in Ancient Rome. As well as the inevitable toilet-based anecdotes, we can promise you fabulous fountains, healthful hydrotherapy and remarkable rivers (albeit with some questionable qualities...).

Our sources for today are:

Petronius, "Satyricon", 47

Seneca the Younger, "Epistulae Morales", book 86, sections 8-9 & 11-12 (On Scipio´s Villa)

Pliny the Younger, "Letters", extracts from 5.6

Pliny the Elder, "Natural History", book 31, section 6

Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.

Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.

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