Andy Fletcher
@andyfletcher90.bsky.social
Roman history nerd, especially the late Republic. Currently working on an audio drama about the second triumvirate. Most of the time I'm a musician.
In this episode of Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness we got to play with a bunch of historical figures, including Cleopatra, Agrippa and Octavian, as well as explore Octavian's reaction to On Drunkenness and his general attitude toward writing which isn't all that different to Orwell's.
V. On Octavian At Mutina
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This week we have epic poetry - specifically how to write it! @greekmythcomix.bsky.social returns to explain how ancient poets used literary techniques and narratives to create these everlasting stories.
In this royal edition of War Room, Marcus Piso asks can a man with a crown govern as justly as a duly elected official? Can we trust the eastern clients? Join Marcus Piso in the War Room with special guest, deposed king and ally to Mark Antony, Bogud of Mauritania.
Had a lot of fun bringing King Bogud to life. We think this might be the first portrayal of Bogud outside of books. Really enjoyed putting together Antony’s Hunter S Thompson inspired reading too; Fear and Loathing in Brundisium. open.spotify.com/episode/0B4d...
IV. Fear And Loathing In Brundisium
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On this day in 32BC Agrippa appeared on ancient Roman talk show War Room with Marcus Piso. An interview that became increasingly tense after Piso called naval warfare feminine and grilled Agrippa as to the true origins of the harpax.
What size boulder can Octavian lift? Vote Mark Antony for Consul.
A #Roman figurine of a dog with a raised paw, looking upwards to an unseen viewer. Dogs were popular in the Roman world as both working animals & pets, as well as being associated with healing #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
Here’s a legionary trying to convince two others to open their hearts and minds to Catullus. Poetry is more of a theme in episode 3. Along with Mark Antony's total lack of achievement and the riots in Rome. Episode features some extremely explicit Catullus, please be aware. youtu.be/hKEo75-zsCI
It's time for Part 2 of our Series 1 Finale Special Event: Boudica - Unfettered Fury. In Part 1, we set the scene in an Iron Age Britain gradually falling under Roman dominion. In Part 2, we see Boudica wreak havoc on specific targets: Colchester, London and St Albans.
In the latest episode of On Drunkenness Mark Antony reminisces on a scandalous but memorable Lupercalia and Ahenobarbus wants to know why he's divorced such a noble wife as Octavia... youtu.be/y17OHH1xAZY?... open.spotify.com/episode/2Kyh... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...
We're now on Audible! Latest episode deals with Antony's divorce from Octavia and the controversary surrounding the Lupercalia, as well as the riots in Rome after the freemen are taxed. Also been a lot of fun bringing Ahenobarbus to life as a difficult to impress, old fashioned Republican.
Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Mark Antony writes his book On Drunkenness as he prepares for a final showdown against Octavian at Actium. Dinna Fash Productions...
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Riots are breaking out in Rome, his men don't understand why he's divorced Octavia, gossip about Cleopatra spreads through the camp, kings are arriving... but Mark Antony wants to discuss the Lupercalia. youtu.be/y17OHH1xAZY open.spotify.com/episode/2Kyh... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...
The punishment for an unchaste Vestal Virgin was to be buried alive - but were all condemned Vestals truly guilty, or were some merely convenient scapegoats? Our full episode on the Vestals with Peta Greenfield of @partialhistorians.bsky.social is out now...
War Room with Marcus Piso is a long lost Ancient Roman talk show featuring guests from the late Republic. In this episode, staunch Republican Piso, grills one of Mark Antony's top generals, Canidius Crassus, about Mark Antony's will and his relationship with Cleopatra.
Mark Antony wonders if it might be fear rather than virtue that keeps his peers from drinking more heavily... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0345u5z... YT: www.youtube.com/@MarcusAnton...
It's the anniversary of the Battle of Actium so a good time to announce the release of Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness. Our audio drama about Mark Antony's lost text and the Republic's last civil war! We owe @mikebeer.bsky.social a bottle of wine 🍷 Episode 1: open.spotify.com/show/0345u5z...
Audio drama about Mark Antony and Octavian that I did some advising on is out today. I enjoyed working on it and have really liked what I’ve heard. If Robert Harris’ Agrippa has caught your attention, you might like this. Not suitable for kids! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
Been reading a lot about the Gracchi lately, so this is a welcome coincidence
Lindsay Powell FRHistS@lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 2y ago"Melvyn Bragg and @BBCInOurTime guests discuss the brothers Ti. and C. Gracchus. As tribunes, they brought popular reforms to the Roman Republic at the end of the C2nd BC. The elites saw the reforms as such a threat that they had the brothers killed." #AncientBluesky www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#RomanSiteSaturday #Roman Bathhouse - Prestatyn, Wales. The bath-house was built in about AD 120 and extended in about AD 150. It had a cold plunge-bath at the far end which was fed by a local spring by means of a timber aqueduct. (See Alt.) #Archaeology #History #AncientBlueSky🏛️
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 theconversation.com/ancient-rome...
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, high tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic woes.
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A delightful earthenware figurine of a cat playing a harp, 1st century AD, Roman Egypt. (Via Museum August Kestner) ##AncientBlueSky
For #AncientSiteSunday The cliff-top ruins of the 5th-century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Attica, Greece. 📷 me #AncientBlueSky🏺
Very hype for @jldraycott.bsky.social new book on Fulvia. Great read. Glad to learn more about the women of the Late Republic. And Fulvia is definitely one of the most intriguing figures of the time.
