Emperors of Rome cover image

Episode CCIV - Octavian's Illyrian War

Emperors of Rome

CHAPTER

The Story of Octavian and the Romans in Metulam

There's a number of things that don't quite ring true about the whole account. I find it hard to believe that it was really just five men crossing across this bridge against the entire arm. And I can't believe that he wrote about the bridge collapsing if it was based on his own account. These obviously weren't very well-constructed bridges, I gotta say. That is so unlike so much that I know about Octavian... He gets injured, but he gets back up again.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner