14 Best Roman Empire Podcasts

1. The History of Byzantium

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A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Robin Pierson
Producer/Network thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Professor Leonora Neville, Professor Anthony Kaldellis +2 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 7KTwitter 13.2KInstagram 10.7K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since May 2012 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Emperors of Rome

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'Great empires are not maintained by timidity.' - Tacitus. A Roman history podcast with Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.
Hosts Matt Smith, Dr. Rhiannon Evans, Dr.Caillan Davenport
Producer/Network La Trobe University
Email ****@latrobe.edu.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Professor Caillan Davenport, Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans +7 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 10.5KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 58K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2014 Get Email Contact

3. The Fall of Rome Podcast

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Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.Binge all episodes of The Fall of Rome ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...more Host Patrick Wyman
Producer/Network Patrick Wyman / Wondery
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.8KFacebook 165.4KTwitter 107.1KInstagram 196.2K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Life Of Caesar

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A long-form podcast about the lives of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and beyond.
Hosts Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris
Producer/Network Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 3.7KTwitter 609 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since May 2014 Get Email Contact

5. Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium

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Rating all the emperors of Rome in the history of the Roman Empire (sort of)
Hosts Rob, Jamie
Producer/Network Rob and Jamie
Email ****@outlook.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 2.5KTwitter 3.1KInstagram 759 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

6. When in Rome

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A regular podcast series about place and space in the ancient Roman Empire. 'I found Rome built of sun-dried bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.' - Augustus.
Host Matt Smith
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dr Craig Barker, Dr Sophie Hay +4 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 616Facebook 10.5KTwitter 3.8K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Ancient Lives with Mary Beard

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Mary Beard unearths the lives of the Ancients. Join Mary as she discovers the real lives of people from the ancient Greek world and the Roman empire.
Host Mary Beard
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 398 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. The Partial Historians

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Join Dr Rad and Dr G as we discuss, spar, and laugh our way through different aspects of the ancient Roman world! Our main series 'From the Foundation of the City' follows Roman history year by year from the traditional foundation date of 753 BCE. We also interview academics and specialists from around the globe for their insights into history and the representation of Rome and the ancient Mediterranean in popular culture. Dr Fiona Radford is an expert on Rome on film and wrote her thesis on Kubrick's Spartacus. Dr Radford is exponent of not only Ancient History, but also Reception Studies...more Hosts Dr. Peta Greenfield, Dr. Fiona Radford
Producer/Network The Partial Historians
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dr Simon Elliott, Dr Jeremiah McCall +1 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 302Facebook 1.7KTwitter 15.9KInstagram 2.7K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Echoes of Empires

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Welcome to Echoes of Empires. If you're looking for a podcast about history, you've come to the right place! Because you'll find over a hundred episodes here about the Roman Empire, Byzantium, the Arab Caliphates, Charlemagne's Empire, the Dark Ages, the Crusades and I'm adding to them all the time. WANT A FREE EBOOK? Then head directly to my website www.nickholmesauthor.com.more Host Nick Holmes
Email ****@outlook.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 187 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. LOST ROMAN HEROES

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Exploring the lives and times of lost Roman heroes, from Aeneas to Constantine the XI, the Marble Emperor, and ranking them for their cool hero-ness….
Hosts Matteo Storm, Matthew Storm
Producer/Network Matteo & Matthew Storm
Email ****@lostromanheroes.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 109 Avg Length 89 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Pax Romana Podcast

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The assassination of Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago unleashed a wild era of Roman emperors, dark conspiracies, intense battles, economic booms and busts and profound religious shifts. Was this truly the Roman Empire's golden age? On the weekly Pax Romana Podcast, Historian Colin Elliott brings gripping stories from Roman history to life. Dive into history starting in episode 1 , or pick your poison from our catalogue: the birth of the empire in the Age of Augustus, Nero's Great Fire, the rise of Christianity, the wisdom and wars of Marcus Aurelius or the military chaos of the third century AD.more Producer/Network Professor Colin Elliott
Email ****@paxromanapodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 61 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

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A relaxed journey through Roman history and mythology, hopefully with plenty of tangents, sidebars and interesting distractions along the way. Our goal- even if it ends up being unrealised- is to journey from the Theogony all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and beyond. This show is just for fun, and we hope you have fun with it too!more Producer/Network Vince and Cassie
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Dean Kinzer
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. The Roman Pattern

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Rome is falling right now—you're just watching the replay.Every crisis you see in the news? Rome faced it first. Currency collapse. Political division. Border chaos. Military overreach.The Roman Empire spent 500 years making every mistake a civilization can make. They left us a playbook—and we're following it page by page.From Augustus to Constantine, from the glory of ancient Rome to its dramatic fall—every video connects Roman history to the world unfolding around you today.Because history doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. And right now? The rhyme is getting louder.Subscribe.more Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. The History of Rome

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A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!more Host Mike Duncan
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 18.7K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact