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The Rest Is History

134. Crossing the Rubicon: The rise of Julius Caesar

The Rest Is History

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4.626.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Julius Caesar crossed the banks of the Rubicon river with his legion on this day (maybe) over 2000 years ago. In the first of a two-parter, Tom explains how Caesar rose to become powerful enough to take the decision that would eventually lead to him becoming the sole 'dictator' of Rome. If you can't wait to find out how the story ends, sign up for the Rest Is History Club to access the full epsiode, more bonus content, ad-free listening and much more. www.restishistorypod.com *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter:  @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Rest is History. Now Tom, we have some very, very exciting news,

0:07.9

don't we?

0:08.9

A Dominic, I think, exciting, barely does it justice. We are going on a live tour. I mean,

0:13.8

the whole thing is so surreal, but basically we did two live shows, didn't we, in Clapham.

0:19.0

And they incredibly sold out in minutes. And there is, it seems, appetite for more. So

0:23.7

for those people who have not yet been to one of our live shows, we have a remarkable

0:27.0

approach, I think it's fair to say. So the first half Tom sings Marilyn Monroe's greatest hits.

0:31.8

And in the second half, I do a PowerPoint presentation on British economic policy of the mid-1970s.

0:36.6

So it's an absolute riot, fun for all the family. I mean, there's absolutely nothing about that,

0:41.5

not to look forward to. It's also not true. It's honestly a lot more fun than that. We will

0:46.2

discuss exactly what we're going to do near at the time. But here's what you need to know. There

0:50.2

are going to be three dates. First of all, the 25th of April, we will be in London on the West End,

0:56.6

at the Druery Lane Theatre, very surreal. Tom, we are taking over, I believe, from frozen.

1:02.5

It's so surreal. And then on the 26th of April, we are going to Edinburgh, Dasha Hall. So that

1:08.1

would be brilliant. Very much so we forward to that Tom. So, Dominique, try out for a return for

1:11.5

you 25 years since your one-star review, given by the Scotsman at the Edinburgh Festival.

1:16.4

But I tell the Scotsman comes this, give us more than one star.

1:18.9

All right. And it's fair to say I've got a few scores to settle with the Scotsman's theatre

1:22.3

grittics. And finally, we will be finishing off on the 30th of April at the Lowry in Sulford

1:28.2

Greater Manchester. So Tom, tell people about getting tickets. We're announcing this today.

1:32.6

Thursday, the 15th of December, tickets are available right now for Restless History Club Members.

1:37.8

So if you're not a Restless History Club member, you can go to www.restlesshistorypolter.com now

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