Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast
1) Update- August 2025
This weekend was meant to be the release date for episode 80 on the Odyssey, but that has had to be pushed back because one of the hosts currently isn't in the country! The perils of international tra...Show More
2) 79- Oresteia: What Goes Around Comes Around
Agamemnon comes home to find consequences waiting for him in Argos. This sets off a chain reaction resulting in a cycle of violence swirling around Orestes, son of Agamemnon. We get scenes of Furies c...Show More
3) 78- Summary of Chapter II: The Trojan War
Now that the Iliad and the Posthomerica are both behind us, it is time for a recap of the craziness that has been the Trojan War! Join us for two mini quizzes, another opportunity to dunk on Achilles ...Show More
4) Bonus XV- Coins and the Roman World (feat. Dean Kinzer)
Autocrat sat down with Dean Kinzer, the President of Kinzer Coins, to discuss what coins from the Roman and ancient worlds can tell us about what it was like to live in those worlds. Join us for tales...Show More
5) Bonus XIV- In Other News: Ancient Egypt (feat. The History of Egypt)
Dominic Perry from the History of Egypt podcast joins us on the show to discuss the mythology of Egypt, its early history, and the state of Egyptian history at around about the time the fall of Troy i...Show More
6) 77- Posthomerica Part VII: The Sack of Troy
It's all a done deal once that horse gets through the gates. Let's watch Troy crumble- and a heinous crime get committed which ultimately sees the Greek fleet scattered and broken as they set off for ...Show More
7) 76- Posthomerica Part VI: Horsing Around
It's finally time! As the Trojans are chased into the city, some bright spark (obviously it's Odysseus) suggests that we build a farmyard animal out of wood and push it in front of the Trojan gates! L...Show More
8) 75- Posthomerica Part V: We Won't Always Have Paris
Our alternative title today is Goodbye Paris. Either way, you can probably guess how this is going to go. But before we say farewell to everyone's favourite princess-kidnapper, let's see how his ex-wi...Show More
9) 74- Posthomerica Part IV: Everyone Loves Achilles Jr.
Eurypylus has been killing like there's no tomorrow- and it's up to a boy from Scyros to sort it out. Let's introduce Neoptolemus son of Achilles onto the world stage and watch him wreak havoc while t...Show More
10) 73- Posthomerica Part III: A Madman and a Mad Lad
Priam reaches out for help to yet another ally- this time the grandson of Heracles. Meanwhile, over in the Greek camp- or Greel if you believe Vince's mangled pronounciation- Ajax and Odysseus get int...Show More