58. Auguste et la naissance de l'empire romai...

Le 25 avril 1974, une révolution pacifique au Portugal renverse la dictature salazariste en place depuis 48 ans. Des jeunes officiers, des fleurs comme symboles de paix, et un pays métamorphosé.Plongez dans les racines, les moments forts et l'impact durable de cette révolution de ...  Show more

Le 26 avril 1986, à 1h23 du matin, le réacteur n°4 de la centrale de Tchernobyl explose. En quelques secondes, le pire accident nucléaire civil de l'Histoire !40 ans après, voici le récit complet de cette nuit : l'expérience qui tourne au désastre, les milliers de liquidateurs en ...  Show more

16 January 27 BC is a date sometimes associated with the beginning of the Roman Empire. It was on that day that Octavian received the name Augustus, effectively becoming the first emperor of Rome. Augustus ordered the gates of Janus to be closed, marking an end to the period o ...

With Julius Caesar dead, Cleopatra turned to another of Rome’s dominant figures. She became entwined with Mark Antony, the ruler of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, but even with their enormous combined power the destructive tendrils of Roman politics were inescapable. Just ...  Show more

What happened after the Ides of March? How did the Romans go from co-ordinated assassinations to the Pax Romana? From Tyranny to prosperity? In this third episode of our Ides of March series, Tristan is joined by Dr Hannah Cornwell to discuss the turbulent relations that erupt ...

Julius Caesar makes a name for himself in Rome as a womanizer. A view into the women of the Roman Republic and the women in Caesar’s life. Enter onto the stage Marcus Porcius Cato and Servillia.

Note #1: Suetonius tells us Caesar drank very little wi ...