Introducing Rome

This podcast explores the impact of Rome on alchemy, astrology, middle Platonism, and Christianity. It provides a historical overview of Rome's founding, influence on the Mediterranean, and development into an empire. The podcast delves into Virgil's epic poem, the Aeneid, and its prediction of Augustus Caesar and the cosmic power of the Roman Empire. It also discusses the imaginal Rome's endurance in East Rome and the absence of a medieval Roman Empire.