This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

This is CBS I on the World. I'm John Batchel. Continuing Lawless Republic with Professor

Josiah Osgood, the story of first century BC, the end of the Roman Republic, and the rise of the empire.

Yes, Caesar will be murdered, but we need to begin with a story of the Bonadaya celebration at Caesar's house in Rome.

And what happened that night when a strange-looking woman showed up at

the door said to be part of the musical entertainment, Publius Claudius Pulcher, born 92 BCE,

he is a major player. Also, he's descended from as famous a family as

exists, the Claudiae, who built the Appian Way, won battles, have ceremonies raised for them all

the time. He's one of the several brothers and sisters. He's married to Fulvia,

who is a major force herself, and his sister is Claudio, who will become, as a widow,

the richest woman in Rome. This is a neighborhood called the Palatine Hill. They all know

each other, and they're all rivals. Cicero,

however, has built a house on the Palantine Hill. He doesn't belong in the opinion of the elite

live there. However, Claudius doesn't care about Cicero, the night he presents himself as a female at the ceremony of the Bonadaya.

Professor, what is the Bonadaya? What does it mean to Rome at the time? Why did Claudius do this?

Yes, so the Bonadaya, that's a Latin phrase.

It means the good goddess.

And she's kind of a mysterious deity because she was worshipped in secret ceremonies.

And in fact, only women were supposed to attend these ceremonies.

Now, she's an important goddess.

You know, the gods and goddesses, they give the Romans Empire.

They give them success.

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