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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 2H 19M

How Far Did Rome Expand?

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Use code VOICE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/47DiKwo! ------------------------------------- Written and Researched by Dr Raoul McLaughlin: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGk9VXhk_l__aLVp4Yp90lw Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext Original Art by Alex Stoica Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza References: McLaughlin, R. Rome and the Distant East (2010) McLaughlin, R. The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean (2014) McLaughlin, R. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes (2016) McLaughlin, Kim & Lieu, Rome and China: Points of Contact (2021) Image Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augustus_Prima_Porta_BM_GR1812.6-15.1.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_augustus.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%A9gionnaires-romains.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moulage_de_la_Colonne_Trajane_(EUR,_Rome)_(5911256989).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capsarius_(Trajans%C3%A4ule).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:7_Statuen_nubischer_kuschitischer_K%C3%B6nige_Kerma_Musuem.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Combat_between_Achilles_and_Memnon,_Grave_amphora_southern_Italy,_330_BC.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biga_(chariot)#/media/File:Greek_-_Hydria_with_the_Fight_of_Achilles_and_Memnon_-_Walters_482230.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_baths_suetonius_paulinus_02.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Relief_of_Soldiers_of_the_Praetorian_Guard_05_(51222075915).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_Meroe_Pyramid.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_Meroe_Pyramid.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mer%C3%B6e_pyramids_reliefs_(13)_(34681435896).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mer%C3%B6e_pyramids_reliefs_(15)_(34590571511).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudan_2017._Meroe.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudan_Meroe_Pyramids_Ornament_30sep2005.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompey_the_Great,_Augustean_copy_of_a_70-60_BC_original,_Venice_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_(22205132751).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Autel_tricephale_MuseeStRemi_Reims_1131a.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Testa_in_pietra_con_pi%C3%B9_facce,_da_corleck_hill,_co._di_cavan,_I-II_secolo_dc._02.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CarnyxDeTintignac2.jpg https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cneo_Domicio_Corbul%C3%B3n#/media/Archivo:Pseudo-Corbulo_Musei_Capitolini_MC561.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%E2%80%93Parthian_Wars#/media/File:Septimius_arch_-_relief.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RomanTerracottaMask_Satyr_BurjAlShimali_NationalMuseumOfBeirut_RomanDeckert06102019.jpg 00:00 The Edge of The Empire 06:38 West: Beyond Carthage (146 BC) 17:34 East: Hunting Mithridates (65 BC) 28:11 South: The Incense Trails (25 BC) 37:53 Further East: The Counterlanders (52 AD) 49:17 Further South: The Source of the Nile (61 AD) 01:04:35 North: The Forests of Germania (61 AD) 01:14:48 Further North: Advance and Engage! (43 - 85 AD) 01:23:46 Onward To Thule! (84 AD) 01:35:16 The Map (150 AD)​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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