Episode 113: The Rise and Fall of Agrippina the Younger

We started this season with a look at the Great Fire of Rome and put forward some of the theories regarding whether or not Nero was indeed to blame for the Great Fire. We also covered the death of Nero and the end of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. We shall now end season 1 of While Rome Burns with a portrait of the woman who gave birth to Nero. We will take a look at her unlikely rise to power in the imperial court and her tragically sad downfall at the hands of her own son. Today’s story is about Julia Agrippina, also known as Agrippina the Younger.

Sit Back, Relax, and Let me tell you a story… While Rome Burns.

**Episode Transcript**

This concludes Season 1 of While Rome Burns. We will return in Summer of 2021 with 13 new episodes in Season 2.

While Rome Burns is part of the 1up Podcast Network. Find more of our shows, including the award-nominated Actual Play Podcast, Are We Dead Yet? At https://www.1upPodcasts.com/

Cover art by Igor Nunes. Find more of his work by going to Whyccan.Artstation.com or contact him on twitter for commissions by going to https://www.twitter.com/whyccan that’s W-H-Y-C-C-A-N.

Background music provided by Monplaisir under a public domain dedication. Find more of their work at https://www.FreeMusicArchive.org/music/monplaisir and follow them on twitter at https://www.twitter.com/MonplaisirMusic. That’s M-O-N-P-L-A-I-S-I-R.

Thank you so much for checking out this show! We hope to bring you back for season 2! Have a safe and happy new year.

Episode 109: The Assassination of Julius Caesar

It’s a story we are all familiar with. A story of loyalty, betrayal, idealism, and cynicism. The date of the event is forever burned into the collective consciousness. Plays have been written about it, movies and T.V. shows have reenacted the events, and historians have been fascinated by the factors that led to the historic event that took place on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.E.

Today’s story is about the assassination of Julius Caesar and the impact his death would have on the flailing Roman Republic.

Sit Back, Relax, and Let me Tell you a Story… While Rome Burns.

While Rome Burns is part of the 1up Podcast Network. Find more of our content, including transcripts, cast info, and more podcasts by going to 1upPodcasts.com.

Cover Art by Igor Nunes. Find more of his work by going to Whyccan.Artstation.com and contact him for commissions on twitter @Whyccan. That’s W-H-Y-C-C-A-N.

Background music provided by Monplaisir under a public domain dedication from creative commons. Find them on twitter @Monplaisirmusic or at FreeMusicArchive.org/music/monplaisir

Episode 10 will release in 1 week. Thank you so much for listening.

**Episode Transcript**

Episode 101: The Great Fire of Rome

A quiet summer night in Rome. The year is AD 64. Windy weather and Dry conditions. The perfect setting for the arsonists that move through the city, setting alight The Eternal City. The identity of those arsonists has remained lost to the sands of time. But in this first installment of While Rome Burns, perhaps we will understand just how disastrous these anonymous arsonists acts truly were. Sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story, While Rome Burns.

While Rome Burns is part of the 1up Podcast Network. Find more content by going to 1upPodcasts.com.

Cover Art by Igor Nunes. You can contact him for commissions on twitter @Whyccan. Find more of his art by going to Whyccan.Artstation.com

Background music provided by Monplaisir under a Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Find Them on twitter @MonplaisirMusic or at FreeMusicArchive.org/music/Monplaisir

Outro music created by Josh Fisher

**Episode 1 Transcript**