Episode CCXXVIII - Caesar vs Vercingetorix (Live in Albury)

Emperors of Rome

La Trobe University

Roman Emire, Rhiannon Evans, Biography, Emperor, La Trobe University, Roman History, Julius Caesar, Rome, Caesar, Ancient History, History, Caillan Davenport, Roman Emperors

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Caesar was a man who was careful of his image, and in his accounts of the Gallic Wars he records his skill and competence on the battle field. He also made a point of giving himself a credible nemesis, with the barbarian Vercingetorix taking the centre stage.

Recorded live in Albury at the Albury LibraryMuseum on 24th June, 2024.

Guests:
Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

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0:00.0	Ahve, and welcome to Emperor of Rome, a Roman history podcast from Latrobe University.
0:11.4	I'm your host Matt Smith and with me today is Rianna Evans,
0:15.0	Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at Lattrobe University.
0:19.0	This is episode C.C. XXII I. Caesar versus... episode CCXXV I-I-I-I-I-I-S.
0:24.4	Caesar versus Verson-Geterix.
0:26.7	Caesar was a man who was careful of his image,
0:29.3	and in his accounts of the Gallic Wars,
0:31.3	he recorded his skill and competence on the battlefield.
0:35.1	He also made a point of giving himself a credible nemesis, with the barbarian Versingetorix
0:40.2	taking the centre stage. This podcast was recorded live in Aubury at the Aubury Library
0:46.1	Museum on the 28th of June 2024. Here's Rianna Evans.
0:51.2	Aave, Thank you all for joining us tonight.
0:56.0	I'm Matt Smith and I am a podcaster and I host the Empress of Rome podcast
1:01.0	and with me as always, mostly as always, is Associate Professor
1:06.6	Rianna Evans from Classics and Ancient History at Latrobe University.
1:10.7	So thank you everyone for joining us. Tonight we're going to be talking about
1:14.6	Caesar, his image and Versingetrics, his foe. Absolutely. I say his arch foe. Absolutely. Yeah.
1:23.0	I see his arch foe.
1:24.0	Shall we start with this lovely painting which we have behind us, which if you go down to the exhibition
1:30.4	downstairs is on a wall in a much bigger resolution than this.
1:35.0	So what is this painting showing?
1:37.0	What is the context for this, Riana?
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