<p>“That doesn’t work for an Emperor - you’ve got to be popular!”</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this final episode looking at the Julio-Claudians' impact on urban living in Rome, Andrew considers how Claudius had to fight to reject the ‘loser’ label and his building of the Portus, and weighs up Nero’s popularity with the masses with his poor PR and lack of an heir. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (formerly University of Cambridge and Director of the British School at Rome) is an eminent archaeologist, broadcaster, director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and former Master of Sidney Sussex College.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Aimed at both a general audience and Ancient History students studying the Interpretation Question about the benefits of imperial rule for the citizens of Rome, this series includes themes such as Food, Population, Health and Safety, Water and Entertainment, as well as dives on each emperor.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/rome/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>click here</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong>and follow the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theclassicalpod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>on Instagram.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>To access exclusive classical benefits, <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>

The Classics Podcast

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9. Claudius and Nero: Urban Living in Rome with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

DEC 31, 202410 MIN
The Classics Podcast

9. Claudius and Nero: Urban Living in Rome with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

DEC 31, 202410 MIN

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<p>“That doesn’t work for an Emperor - you’ve got to be popular!”</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this final episode looking at the Julio-Claudians' impact on urban living in Rome, Andrew considers how Claudius had to fight to reject the ‘loser’ label and his building of the Portus, and weighs up Nero’s popularity with the masses with his poor PR and lack of an heir. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (formerly University of Cambridge and Director of the British School at Rome) is an eminent archaeologist, broadcaster, director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and former Master of Sidney Sussex College.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Aimed at both a general audience and Ancient History students studying the Interpretation Question about the benefits of imperial rule for the citizens of Rome, this series includes themes such as Food, Population, Health and Safety, Water and Entertainment, as well as dives on each emperor.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/rome/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>click here</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong>and follow the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theclassicalpod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>on Instagram.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>To access exclusive classical benefits, <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>