Synopsis: Juba and Selene begin their rule of Mauretania. “Cato said…they must make no prayer for him; prayer belonged to the conquered, and the craving of grace to those who had done wrong; but for his part he had not only been unvanquished all his […]
Category: SERIES: The Ancient World – Bloodline
Episode B3 – Ephebus
Synopsis: Juba accompanies Octavian during the conquest of Egypt. “Thus was Egypt enslaved.” – Cassius Dio, Rome, Book LI Octavian Family Tree: Octavian Family Tree https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Octavian_Clan.pdf Triptychs for Episodes B1 through B21: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/B1-B21_Triptychs.pdf References and Further Reading: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Bloodline_Arc1.pdf
Episode B2 – Rex Socius Amicusque
Synopsis: The early years of Juba II, fostered in the family of Octavian and Octavia. “(Scipio) increased the honor by observing, that among the Romans there was nothing more magnificent than a Triumph; and that those who triumphed were not arrayed with more splendid ornaments than […]
Episode B1 – Triumph
Synopsis: The early years of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. “And herein particularly did he give offense to the Romans, since he bestowed the honorable and solemn rites of his native country upon the Egyptians for Cleopatra’s sake.” – Plutarch, The Life […]