With Caesar’s conquest of Gaul complete, focus now turns to his much anticipated return to Rome. Caesar envisions the triumphant return of a conquering hero. The Optimates envision a criminal being dragged before a court controlled and guarded

66. Gaul is Conquered

May 11th, 2023 38m

The final year of the Gallic wars; Vercingetorix meets his fate.What is the significance of Alesia for Julius Caesar and what is the legacy of his conquest of Gaul?VenmoIf you enjoyed the episode and want to leave a tip, click the link bel

65. The Battle of Alesia (Part II)

Apr 27th, 2023 26m 53s

This is Julius Caesar’s greatest battle and one of the most famous battles in history. Caesar has now surrounded Alesia with two rings of ramparts, towers, traps and ditches. But with a massive Gallic relief army bearing down upon them, Caesar

64. The Battle of Alesia (Part I)

Apr 13th, 2023 35m 59s

Alesia is Julius Caesar’s greatest battle and one of the most famous battles in history. With Vercingetorix and his men held up in the hilltop town of Alesia, Julius Caesar and the Romans start a monumental project of fortifications to wall Ver

63. The Turning Point

Mar 30th, 2023 25m 39s

Julius Caesar’s Gallic allies are defecting at an alarming rate. Soon he is surrounded in enemy territory and cut off from his provinces which are under attack. As Caesar and his army march to the rescue of Transalpine Gaul weighed down by thei

62. The Battle of Gergovia

Mar 16th, 2023 33m 1s

With allies wavering in loyalty Julius Caesar fears being surrounded at Gergovia. But before he can begin a strategic retreat he must win some sort of face saving victory. The result, is the Battle of Gergovia, Caesar’s single biggest defeat in

61. Aedui Anxiety

Mar 2nd, 2023 28m 30s

Julius Caesar takes the fight to Vercingetorix’s homeland. Meanwhile elements of one of Rome’s Gallic allies, the Aedui, try to push their tribe into joining Vercingetorix’s rebellion.VenmoIf you enjoyed the episode and want to leave a tip,

60. Vercingetorix Rising

Feb 16th, 2023 1h

Julius Caesar finally finds a worthy rival in Gaul in the form of a young charismatic nobleman by the name of Vercingetorix. With Caesar distracted by the anarchy in Rome, Vercingetorix seizes his chance to rouse all of Gaul into rebellion. Cau

59. Anarchy Vs. Monarchy

Feb 2nd, 2023 35m 1s

Cato cracks down on corruption sans underwear. Clodius and Milo’s gang war reaches its climax on the Via Appia. Rome erupts into utter chaos as violent mobs swarm the streets.VenmoIf you enjoyed the episode and want to leave a tip, click th

58. The Fate of Crassus

Jan 19th, 2023 43m 26s

Crassus and the Romans begin a long bloody retreat from the battle of Carrhae with Surena and the Parthians in hot pursuit. When Surena finally catches up to Crassus, the result is so theatrical it could only exist in ancient history.VenmoI

57. The Battle of Carrhae

Jan 5th, 2023 55m 14s

Crassus invades the Parthian Empire! Ignoring an endless stream of bad omens he marches his army over the Euphrates River and into Mesopotamia. The Parthians are no helpless foe and soon Crassus finds himself marching further and further into t

56. The Execution of a Race of Criminals

Dec 22nd, 2022 35m 15s

Julius Caesar turns his attention to punishing Ambiorix and the Eburones, the same tribe that ambushed and wiped out the 14th legion. While Caesar is busy dishing out retribution, the new replacement 14th legion gets a surprise visit from a ban

55. Embers of Rebellion

Dec 8th, 2022 27m 28s

Julius Caesar races back and forth across Gaul doing his best to stamp out the embers of rebellion that seem to be springing up everywhere he looks. The Treveri, the Nervii, the Menapii, the Aduatuci, the Senones, and the Carnutes, all these tr

54. Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy

Nov 24th, 2022 23m 34s

Heavily outnumbered, Julius Caesar must find a way to lure the Belgic coalition into fighting on terrain of his choosing. To do this, he will need a strong understanding of human psychology.VenmoIf you enjoyed the episode and want to leave

53. Quintus Cicero’s Siege

Nov 10th, 2022 35m 31s

A coalition of Belgic tribes races to attack the winter camp of Quintus Cicero. No military man, Quintus must rise to the occasion if he and his legion are to survive the onslaught and find a way to get help from Julius Caesar.VenmoIf you e

52. Friend or Foe?

Oct 27th, 2022 44m 36s

The 14th legion finds itself isolated and under attack. With command divided evenly between two commanders, the Romans begin bickering amongst themselves as to which is the correct course of action to save themselves from the enemy. But who is

51. On Funerals and Curses

Oct 13th, 2022 46m 26s

Julius Caesar suffers a crushing series of blows upon his return from Britain as he receives word that multiple members of his direct family have died. Back in Rome the funeral is anything but normal. Crassus is becoming insufferable at the exc

50. To the Thames and Beyond

Sep 29th, 2022 46m 32s

Julius Caesar and his legions march to the River Thames where they are confronted by an army of Britons. The deeper they march into Britain the more they seem to suffer casualties in ambushes and hit and run raids. With Autumn quickly approachi

49. The Second Invasion of Britannia

Sep 15th, 2022 41m 16s

One expedition to Britain isn’t enough for Julius Caesar and soon after returning he’s making plans for a second. This time though, he intends to do it bigger and better than before. More infantry, more cavalry, more ships! Only time will tell

48. The Invasion of Britannia

Sep 1st, 2022 36m 13s

Julius Caesar’s famed luck fails him as a storm heavily damages his fleet leaving him and his Roman army stranded between the English Channel and some angry British tribes. To make matters worse, the Roman army is low on food and Autumn is swif

47. Reverse D-Day

May 19th, 2022 31m 17s

Julius Caesar launches his reconnaissance in force of Britannia. The British tribes stand ready to defend their island home and have no intention of allowing the Romans to land without a fight.VenmoIf you enjoyed the episode and want to lea

46. Bridging the Rhine

Apr 7th, 2022 44m 48s

Summary: Julius Caesar takes the fight to Germania. To do so he will need to demonstrate Rome's incredible engineering abilities. Crossing one frontier isn’t enough for Caesar though and he soon has designs on a second even more outlandish expl

45. New Neighbors

Mar 17th, 2022 1h 3m

Julius Caesar has some spare time before the campaign season is over so he decides to try to mop up some pesky smaller tribes still holding out against the might of Rome. These concerns are soon forgotten when a large Germanic host crosses the

44. War with the Veneti

Jan 20th, 2022 38m 40s

Back to Gaul! The March of History returns to the Gallic Wars. Julius Caesar may have declared Gaul as being pacified but no one alerted the Gauls of this. Soon war breaks out again as a seafaring people known as the Veneti decide to take on th

43. The Consulship of Crassus and Pompey

Jan 6th, 2022 36m 31s

Crassus and Pompey take the consulship by violent storm, backed by Julius Caesar. Their triumvirate wishlist from Lucca will take even more violence to get approved but Crassus and Pompey seem happy to use naked force where bribery and covert c