<description>&lt;p&gt;Being the daughter of Cato and wife of Brutus came with certain expectations from the ancient world. Embody her father’s principles, be a fine, upstanding Roman lady, and put Rome first above all other things. Porcia did this, and was admired for her disposition. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode CCXLVII (247)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)&lt;/p&gt;
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Being the daughter of Cato and wife of Brutus came with certain expectations from the ancient world.

In times of antiquity, alongside the Via Appia, stood the Laudatio Turiae, a funerary inscription praising the life of an exceptional Roman woman. While we aren’t sure of her actual identity her husband was clearly fond to her, and wanted everyone approaching Rome to know it.

Episode CCXLVI (246)

Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

Emperors of Rome

Porcia

Porcia

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