Episode LXXII - On Behalf of the State


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May 29 2017 34 mins   548 1 0

"For it is on behalf of the State that I continue to toil and to undergo dangers and that I have spent so much time here outside of Italy, though already an old man and weak, unable to take either food without pain or sleep without anxiety." - Dio 72:24



An ageing Marcus Aurelius continues to toil and undergo dangers – be they warring tribes to the north, the insurrection of Avidius Cassius, an alleged betrayal by his beloved wife, or the disappointing prospects of his son and heir.



Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans (Senior Lecturer, Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University).