In this episode of the Roamin' The Empire podcast, we take a look at the Gallo-Roman site of Noviodunum, located among the present-day town of Jublains in the Mayenne department of Northern France. Not to be confused with a number of other sett

Episode 6 - Complutum

Dec 9th, 2020 53m 5s

This week's episode starts off with an update on a enigmatic Latin-Punic inscription mentioned a few weeks ago in the Sulcis episode. Then we dive into the site of Complutum, located near Madrid in the town of Alcalá de Henares. The remains her

Episode 5 - Tauromenium

Nov 25th, 2020 46m 10s

In this week's episode of Roamin' The Empire, we take a trip down to the east coast of Sicily to visit the site of ancient Tauromenium. Located among the bustle of the popular tourist destination of Taormina. The city is renowned for its ancien

Episode 4 - Arausio

Nov 11th, 2020 35m 6s

In this installment of Roamin' The Empire, the destination is Orange, in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France, where we explore the remains of the Roman settlement of Arausio and Rob poorly pronounces French words. The city is well-kn

Episode 3 - Sulcis

Oct 28th, 2020 31m 57s

In this episode of Roamin' The Empire, we explore the ancient remains of the city of Sulcis (modern day Sant'Antioco), founded by the Phoenicians as Sulky and later taken over by the Carthaginians and then Romans. We'll discuss the local archae

Episode 2 - Barcino

Oct 14th, 2020 37m 34s

In this episode of Roamin' The Empire, we explore the ancient remains of Roman Barcino, scattered among the historic city center of modern Barcelona in northeastern Spain. In addition to the architectural remains, which include stretches of wal

Episode 1 - Paestum

Sep 30th, 2020 1h 4m

In this episode of Roamin' The Empire, we explore the Greco-Roman city of Paestum, about an hour and a half (80 kilometers) southeast of Naples. Famous for its well-preserved Greek temples, we take a closer look at some of the other elements th

Episode 0 - Introduction

Sep 23rd, 2020 18m 41s

In the short introductory episode of Roamin' The Empire, Rob and Katie introduce themselves and their backgrounds and talk about their goals and motivations behind doing this podcast.Theme music:Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://inc

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