Roman History 01 - The Mythic Kings 753-509 BC

This podcast ran from 2007 to 2012 if I recall correctly. And I just keep coming back to it. It's simply the most comprehensive and simultaneously the most easy to listen to account of Rome's history out there. Mike Duncan has progressed in the meantime, most notably with his excellent Revolutions podcasts and his books (which are well worth a read), but this series is just like a comfortable warm blanket of history goodness which never fails to bring a smile to my face. You can hear him get better at it as he plods along, finding more flow in his narrative, more confidence and more deadpan humor as the episodes stack up. It will remain his Magnum Opus unless he decides to up the ante even more in times to come. In Mike's own words: 'one hell of a thing'. And timaeus, the OP, gets a shout-out too. Not only for uploading this in good sizable chunks, but mercifully without any ads whatsoever. It's gold you found, kind internet stranger. Gold. It really gladdens me this is still listened to, and commented on, after all these years. This work of art deserves it.

This is truly a crown jewel in podcast content. This man has contributed something good and I appreciate Mr Duncan!

0:04 In The Beginning (Mythical Origins of Rome) 11:36 Youthful Indiscretions (King Romulus) 23:14 The Seven Kings of Rome Part 1 (Numa, Tullus, and Ancus) 39:01 The Seven Kings of Rome Part 2 (The Tarquin Dynasty & Fall of the Monarchy)

Ever since I came across this I've been hooked. Great for winding down at bedtime and drifting off to another time, another ruler, just a continious saga of one of the greatest empires in time. Fascinating stuff.

This will be my second time listening to this podcast. I appreciate the time and effort Mr. Duncan put into this history of Rome. It was a labor of love and a great legacy.

This series is the most addictive sleep aid ever created. If you enjoy history and are suffering insomnia, give it a try.

I’ve been listening to this series for years. I never tire of it because it’s interesting and educational. That said, probably because I remember much of it, I too listen to it to sleep. Play this on my speakers and put on an eye mask- I just drift off to sleep. It’s soothing and somehow therapeutic. I wonder if Mr. History of Rome still does tours to Rome. It would be great to take a tour like that.

I was working on a creative Roman city project for 4 years(started sept 2012) and had watched/seen most docs and paintings and photos that were related to ancient Rome, and when I was feeling like my inspiration was coming to an end because I had exhausted that supply, I decided to try just listening to the history behind the monuments, geography, and cities ruins I had seen and heard about in textbooks and the internet, and I found this podcast here, it gave my inspiration the boost in the arm it needed for another 4 years to enhance and detail it further, and spread beyond it even to found other roman creative projects, that were linked to my original like a capitol city. This will always have a place in my life.

I always gotta come back to this podcast. Probably my fifth time starting it over. This is a flagship in the podcast world. Duncan is a legend

This series is amazing. 7 years later and I still find my self coming back to it and binge listening to it.

It took me three years to finish this podcast. Listening at work and at home in my free time. I'd listen to each episode over and over for at least a week, sometimes longer, before moving on to the next. Now it's time to jump right back on this train and restart the journey! LFG!!!

This will be my third listen through of the history of Rome series by Michael Duncan, I've tried and not been successful in finding a historic lecture that matches the depth and open narrative that Mr.Duncan can put together. Thank you to the uploader for this compilation.

This is a podcast by Mike Duncan, Timaeus is only the uploader.

I have listened to this for 5 times. It is the finest podcast of Roman history ever. It should be require listening in every class of ancient t history or history! I was crushed as it ended as it must but I still listen to it some nites when I can't sleep. I still learn more about Rome and sail gently in sleep. I am over 75 and I will listen to this until I join the players in eternal slumber. Thank you mike Duncan

It actually wasn't Gates who won the battle of Saratoga... It was Benedict Arnold!!! That is one of the reasons Arnold betrayed Washington because he was always slighted & not given his just due. Like not getting credit for turning the tide of that battle which brought about French intervention.

I've been looking for such an in depth and all encompassing overview of Roman history. I'm so glad I found this, absolutely amazing work.

I've listen to his pod cast it is by far the best history pod cast out there awesome so glad it's in a longer format I hated have to pick each episode. Great job, this should be a DVD set.

I love this podcast a little more every time I listen to it, its entertaining, and really makes you interested in the story inside the history, listening to this has especially helped me tie together all the different periods and rulers, and has helped me understand the Roman civilization itself, as it actually was, rather than just focusing in on the highlights.

This first episode of the podcast is so good that I'm listening to it twice.

Hey, 5 years from the future, still haven't forgotten the founding fathers.