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Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history

seriously.

My name is Greg Jenner, I am a public historian author and broadcaster, I was the chief

nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.

And today we are venturing back to ancient Rome to learn all about the rise and rise of

one of the biggest names in history.

The big JC himself, no not that one, we're talking Julius Caesar.

To help me do that, I'm joined by two very special guests.

In History Corner, she's a senior lecturer at the University of Roe Hampton, soon to

be joining University of Cambridge, and she's an expert in the politics of Imperial Rome,

how emperors were depicted and classical reception studies.

You may have read her book The Nero Antichrist, it's quite the read, or heard on BBC In Our Time,

talking about Nero.

It's Dr Shushma Malik, welcome Shushma.

Hi Greg, it's great to be here, thank you so much for having me.

And in Comedy Corner, he's a rising star of stand up, whose acclaim shows have twice

been nominated for prizes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, that's the best festival.

He's a regular voice on Radio 4 and various comedy podcasts, you'll have seen him on

the telly, flinging zingers with wild abandon on things like Moch the Week, having an ease

for you, live at the Apollo and the Mash report.

It's Ahia Shah, welcome out here.

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