Episode CXLVIII - The Always Unpredictable Outcome of War

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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🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

During the civil war of 238CE no less than six Emperors were vying for the purple. When the dust finally settled on the child Gordian III remained in power, not because he was the best person for the job, but because he was the most convenient.

Guest:
Dr Caillan Davenport (Senior Lecturer, Roman History, Macquarie University/Humboldt Research Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt)

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0:00.0	Are they're listeners a quick notice before we commence this episode.
0:03.6	For the first time ever we are doing a survey.
0:06.4	Rianna Evans, Kaylin Davenport and myself are doing a spot of research on
0:11.0	history podcasts in their audience and we could use your help.
0:14.3	The best way to find the survey is to look on the emperors of Rome Facebook page
0:18.1	or look on our Twitter feed at Rome Podcast. It'll just take a few minutes of your time and thanks.
0:24.0	Are they and welcome to Emperor's of Rome, a Roman history podcast from Latrobe University.
0:36.0	I'm your host Matt Smith and with me today is Dr. Kalin Davenport, senior lecturer in Roman
0:41.7	History at Macquarie University and Humboldt Research Fellow at Gerthe University in Frankfurt.
0:48.0	This is episode CXLV I II, The Always Un, the always unpredictable outcome of war.
0:55.7	The Civil War of 238 CE out does all others, with no less than six acknowledged
1:01.3	emperors vying for the purple. By the time the dust
1:04.4	settles on this episode there'll be one man left standing, one child left
1:08.7	standing and clearly he'll be the best man slash child for the job.
1:14.0	He's Caitlin Davenport.
1:16.9	Gordian the first and Gordian the second were two senators.
1:20.4	They were sort of blue bloods, the exact opposite of Maximinus, the general who had been campaigning on the frontiers.
1:29.0	So when news reached the Senate in Rome that their new champions had actually been defeated by
1:36.3	Kappellianus and had been executed the Senate decided that they needed new
1:42.2	champions to take their cause up against Maximinus.
1:47.6	Did they decide that right away or did they actually discuss should we go back to Maximus and apologize with open arms?
1:54.8	There's discussion either in the temple of Concord or in the temple of Jupiter,
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