Do the Romans Still Matter?

In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Gareth Harney (OptimoPrincipi on Twitter) and I discuss why the Romans are so intriguing - and why, in a broader sense, they still matter in the 21st century.

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Chapters:
0:00 Arguing with Russell Crowe on Twitter
3:00 Bringing the Romans online
10:53 Live tweeting the Ides of March
17:25 The Romans were people too
24:58 Misconceptions about the Romans
28:37 An aside on gladiators
37:05 Why the Romans still matter