Prologue

A quick introduction to who we are and what we will be covering. Look forward to tales of insanity like Caligula, dramatic stories like Aurelian and Heraclius I, the vision of Justinian I and Augustus, and many more! Sources for this episode: BBC, YouTube (2023), Be honest…how often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? (online) (24/09/2023). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Autokrator (online) (24/09/2023). A quick note of clarification: when we mention that the U.S. president does not answer to anyone, we are not stating the presidency is not accountable to e.g.: the people. We are simply making the point that there is no-one within the U.S. government who outranks the president. There has been some confusion over this, so we thought a little clarification might help!