The Reluctant Warlord; The wars of Marcus Aurelius

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Society & Culture, Greece, Warfare, Ancient, Rome, History, Military

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🗓️ 31 October 2014

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Angus Wallace (from the History Network) is joined by Josho, Lindsay and Mark McCaffery to look at Ancient Warfare Magazine Volume 7, Issue 6. The Reluctant Warlord: The Wars of Marcus Aurelius.

"With Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire was for the first time ruled by two emperors, both adoptive sons of the late Emperor Antoninus Pius (r. AD 138–161). Marcus had selected his nine-year-younger adoptive brother Lucius Verus to be his co-emperor. The two individuals could not have been more different in character. While the ascetic Marcus, whose main interest was philosophy, had been taught to “avoid the ways of the rich” (Meditations 1.3.), critics declaimed against Lucius’ luxurious lifestyle and his habits."

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast produced by the History Network. If you have any
0:06.4	comments or ideas, email editor at ancient-warfare.com. And for other discussions, check out the
0:15.4	ancient warfare forum, which you can find a link to at www.w. ancient-warfare.com. You can also find all the History Network
0:26.5	podcasts by going to www.thehistorynetwork.org. Hello and welcome to the ancient warfare
0:35.4	magazine podcast. I'm Angus Wallace of the History Network.org.
0:39.9	In this episode we'll be looking at volume seven, issue six, the reluctant warlord, the wars of Marcus Aurelius.
0:47.9	In this issue, Eusea Russell looked at the meditations of Marcus Aurelius which he wrote whilst on campaigning Greece.
0:55.1	The Roman army in transition is an interesting look at the army in the mid-second century by Simon McDowell.
1:01.3	Murray Dam looks at the Parthian War whilst Christian Kupfer looks at the Marklemanic Wars
1:06.6	and his article is complemented by Sydney Dean's The Coalition Against Rome.
1:11.9	The column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is covered by Michael Taylor.
1:15.9	In a fascinating article by Gregory and Alicia Aldrette with Scott Bartel,
1:21.2	they describe their investigations into the use, construction and effectiveness of linen body armour.
1:28.4	Vincent van der Veer explains how gamblers from the Republic onwards circumvented strict
1:33.3	gambling laws and finally Duncan Campbell explores the latest research into who built
1:39.3	Alexander's wall.
1:41.3	Joining me to discuss this issue is Joshua Browers, Mark McCaffrey and Lindsay Powell.
1:48.1	So, Marcus really has served a long apprenticeship in the halls of power before he became
1:52.9	emperor.
1:53.9	Could someone give us a brief overview of Marcus's rise to power?
1:57.1	So it starts with, let's say, Hadrian.
2:04.6	Hadrian's reign over the empire starting obviously immediately after Trajan.
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