Victorian Country Hour

Parts of the North East revived up to 80mm of summer rain over the weekend. 

Farmers question Total Fire Ban declarations after a fire was sparked by a header operating in a crop in North East Victoria. 

Latin Lecturer Dr Anne Rogerson shows you how to party like it's 99BC with the history of Roman birthdays, holidays, and military parties. 

Sydney's first government telephone exchange was established in 1882. By 1891 there was a petition that unleashed hell. 

The Marian reforms were reforms of the ancient Roman army implemented in 107 BC by the statesman Gaius Marius, for whom they were later named. The reforms originated as a reaction to the military and logistical stagnation of the Roman Republic in the late 2nd century BC. While th ...  Afficher plus

March 15th, 44BC. Despite ill omens, Julius Caesar approaches the Theatre of Pompey. But the men inside have sworn an oath. To save the Republic from the hands of this self-styled ‘perpetual dictator', Caesar must die. But where did the Republic start? How did it transform Rome f ...  Afficher plus