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Have Toga, Will Travel: Exploring Greece and Rome, Ancient and Modern

Have Toga, Will Travel: Exploring Greece and Rome, Ancient and Modern

Di: Emily Jusino PhD (Classics) and Cam Hawkins PhD (Ancient History)
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A podcast exploring the Mediterranean world, ancient and modern, through the eyes of two former Classics professors. Join Emily and Cam as they chat about all things Ancient Greek and Roman and share their own adventures exploring the Mediterranean world through history, travel, literature, and film. Emily Jusino is a specialist in ancient Greek tragedy who also thinks deeply about how modern culture interacts with the literature and mythology of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Cam Hawkins has spent years reading, teaching, and writing about ancient history—ancient Greek history, ancient Roman history, and the history of a smattering of other cultures. Both have travelled extensively in Italy and Greece and love talking about their travels. We release new episodes on or about the 1st and 15th of every month. https://havetogawilltravel.comCopyright 2025 Emily Jusino and Cam Hawkins Mondiale Scienze sociali Scrittura e commenti di viaggio
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  • The Castel Sant’Angelo: From Hadrian’s Ancient Rome until Today

    The Castel Sant’Angelo: From Hadrian’s Ancient Rome until Today
    Oct 15 2026
    Did you know that the popes constructed a palace on top of a mausoleum built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian? Before he died, Hadrian commissioned a magnificent tomb for himself on the right bank of the Tiber River, just north of the ancient walls of Rome. Over the centuries, that tomb would become a fortress known as the Castel Sant’Angelo, then a papal residence, and finally a museum. In this episode, Emily and Cam cover the history of the monument and describe what it’s like to explore it today.Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email:https://havetogawilltravel.comIf you liked this episode, buy us a coffee:Our Ko-Fi pageLinks to other episodes we made that touch on Hadrian:Hadrian Tours the Roman WorldHadrian in AthensHadrian’s Wall, Part I: The Romans in Britain and the Imperial Frontier (the first of four episodes on Hadrian’s Wall)Thermae Romae: A Japanese Film about Ancient Roman Bathing—and Time Travel!The cover image is our own photo of the Castel Sant’Angelo!----------00:11 - Introduction: What is the Castel Sant’Angelo?04:51 - When and where was Hadrian’s Mausoleum built?05:05 - A brief history of Hadrian’s Mausoleum06:00 - The Mausoleum of Augustus: Hadrian’s inspiration08:44 - How was Hadrian’s Mausoleum different from that of Augustus?10:08 - The location of Hadrian’s Mausoleum and the Pons Aelius across the Tiber11:47 - What did Hadrian’s Mausoleum look like? We attempt a verbal reconstruction.12:08 - The outer fence and Hadrian’s peacock statues12:32 - The square “basement”14:04 - The main drum15:02 - The superstructure, the hanging garden, and the statue of Hadrian16:35 - When did Hadrian’s Mausoleum become a fortress?17:15 - From Tomb to Castellum: Honorius joins the Mausoleum to the Aurelian Walls17:39 - Justinian’s forces repel the Ostrogoths from Hadrian’s Mausoleum19:30 - The monument gets a new name: Gregory the Great, the plague of 590 and the intercession of Archangel Michael, and the Castel Sant’Angelo20:29 - The Church of St. Michael and a digression on the Castel’s statues22:43 - When did the Castel Sant’Angelo become a papal residence?23:43 - From Theophylact to the House of Orosini: the Castel as the stronghold of powerful families connected to the papacy26:23 - A digression on the Passetto di Borgo, the protected walkway of the popesThe evolution of the Castel from the 14th to 16th centuries: new fortifications, and fancy new apartments27:22 - A digression on the curious escape of Benvenuto Cellini28:27 - The Castel Sant’Angelo in the 17th and 18th centuries (and Bernini’s new design for the Ponte Sant’Angelo)33:41 - When did the Castel become a museum?33:49 - Italy takes control of the Castel Sant’Angelo after unification34:10 - Mariano Borgatti makes a museum35:21 - What is it like to visit Hadrian’s Mausoleum and the Castel Sant’Angelo?35:55 - The approach: the bridge and the curtain wall36:47 - The lower courtyard37:57 - The remains of Hadrian’s Mausoleum: the dromos, the helical ramp, and the Hall of Urns44:32 - The Angel’s Courtyard and the papal apartments on the lower level (featuring the Apollo room and the aedicula of Leo X designed by Michelangelo)49:28 - The perimeter walkway, Alexander’s Courtyard, and the rooms of the second level (featuring the rooms of Paul III, née Alessandro Farnese)56:12 - The apartments of the third level (the library, the cagliostra, the Halls of Adrianeo and the Festoons, the Treasure Room)59:33 - The rotunda and the rooms of the fourth level60:00 - The Angel’s Terrace and the return to earth63:22 - Final impressions of the visit65:48 - Wrap-up and next episode (on Centurion and The Eagle!)
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  • Hadrian in Athens (or, When a Roman Emperor Gave a Greek City a Reno)

    Hadrian in Athens (or, When a Roman Emperor Gave a Greek City a Reno)
    Oct 1 2026

    Athens was the city the Roman Emperor Hadrian loved most in the world, and he left his mark there by commissioning a bunch of new monumental public buildings for the city and its people. In this episode, Emily and Cam talk about the long and sometimes tense history of Romans building things in Athens, Hadrian’s own architectural sensibility, and some of the key structures he left behind (including the Library of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus).

    Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email:

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    • Our Ko-Fi page

    Links to other episodes we made that touch on Hadrian:

    • Hadrian Tours the Roman World
    • Hadrian’s Wall, Part I: The Romans in Britain and the Imperial Frontier (the first of four episodes on Hadrian’s Wall)
    • Thermae Romae: A Japanese Film about Ancient Roman Bathing—and Time Travel!

    The cover image is our own photo of the Arch of Hadrian by night!

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    00:10 - Introduction

    03:29 - Athens: A Brief History

    • 03:38 - The buildings of the fifth century BCE: products of the Athenian empire
    • 04:23 - Athens in the Fourth Century
    • 04:43 - Athens under Macedonian and Roman Domination
    • 05:26 - Athens and its fame as an artistic, intellectual, and religious center
    • 07:07 - Gifts from powerful rulers (and a digression on the Stoa of Attalos)

    12:00 - Augustan Athens

    • 12:27 - Architecture and political messaging in Athens under the Romans
    • 14:10 - The Odeion of Agrippa and the Athenian Agora
    • 18:28 - The Temple of Rome and Augustus on the Acropolis
    • 21:08 - The Roman Agora: the Gate of Athena Archegetis

    24:06 - Hadrian’s Athens

    • 24:34 - Hadrian’s architectural style
    • 25:07 - Hadrian builds a great big aqueduct
    • 26:30 - The Eridan0s River gets a makeover
    • 27:13 - North of the Acropolis: the Pantheon and the Library of Hadrian
    • 32:09 - South of the Acropolis: Hadrian’s Gymnasium and the temple of Zeus Panhellenios
    • 33:53 - South of the Acropolis: the Temple and Precinct of Olympian Zeus (and Hadrian among the gods)
    • 44:53 - The Temple of Olympian Zeus Today (featuring a story about a magic pomegranate)

    48:23 - The Arch of Hadrian

    51:21 - Wrap-up
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    53 min
  • Hadrian Tours the Roman World

    Hadrian Tours the Roman World
    Sep 15 2026

    The emperor Hadrian didn’t just build a wall across Britain! During a career that involved a “world tour” to pretty much every province of the Roman Empire, he rubbed elbows with provincial aristocrats; showered gifts on the cities of the empire; climbed a couple of mountains and hunted at least one big cat; hung out for years in Greece; murdered the odd senator; and loved, lost, and deified his cherished friend Antinous. (Maybe he even wore a toga while he travelled!) Listen as Emily and Cam hit the highlights of his career.

    Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email:

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    If you liked this episode, buy us a coffee:

    • Our Ko-Fi page

    Links to other episodes we made that touch on Hadrian:

    • Hadrian’s Wall, Part I: The Romans in Britain and the Imperial Frontier (the first of four episodes on Hadrian’s Wall)
    • Thermae Romae: A Japanese Film about Ancient Roman Bathing—and Time Travel!

    Cover image adapted from a photo of a gold coin minted between 134 and 138 CE, depicting Hadrian in profile and bearing the legend “Hadrianus Augustus P(ater) P(atriae)” (Hadrian Augustus, Father of his Country). American Numismatic Society, Wikimedia Commons.

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    00:10 - Introduction

    02:22 - Not Quite Emperor

    • 02:28 - Hadrian’s early life
    • 03:26 - Ward of Trajan
    • 04:55 - Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan’s path to imperial power
    • 05:57 - Hadrian’s career under Trajan during the Dacian Wars, the Parthian War, and the Rebellion of the Jewish diaspora
    • 09:24 - Trajan is dead, long live Hadrian

    11:23 - New Frontiers

    • 11:24 - Hadrian’s lack of interest in expanding the Roman Empire
    • 11:37 - Earlier emperors and wars of conquest
    • 12:08 - Hadrian abandons Trajan’s conquests
    • 13:16 - Hadrian, Nigrinus, and the execution of four senators

    14:53 - Hadrian’s World Tours

    • 15:02 - An inward focus
    • 15:41 - Hadrian tours the provinces (of a really big empire!)
    • 17:45 - Hadrian the intellectual: a conversation with Apollo’s oracle at Delphi about Homer
    • 19:33 - Hadrian the adventurer: lighting, lions, and bears, oh my!
    • 21:14 - Inspecting the army and securing the frontiers
    • 23:01 - Hadrian and imperial patronage: local elites, imperial benefactions, and loyalty

    26:47 - Antinous: a short digression

    • 27:06 - Antinous’ background
    • 27:48 - Antinous’ death and speculations about its cause
    • 29:07 - Hadrian’s grief, the deification of Antinous, and Antinous at Tivoli

    32:28 - The Olympian: Hadrian in Greece

    • 32:48 - Hadrian’s early fascination with Greek culture
    • 34:28 - Hadrian’s first trip to Greece: Athenian citizen, Eponymous Archon, and friends with Epictetus and Plutarch
    • 37:55 - Hadrian Reborn: the Emperor and the Eleusinian Mysteries
    • 41:52 – Hadrian’s plan for the Panhellenion and the Sanctuary of Zeus
    • 43:17 - Hadrian among the gods: Hadrianus Olympios, Hadrianus Panhellenios

    46:32 - Rebellion in Judaea

    • 46:54 - The Bar Kokhba Rebellion
    • 47:47 - Untangling the roots of the rebellion: a messianic movement?
    • 48:50 - Imperial plans and Judaean politics

    51:05 - Succession Crisis

    • 51:22 - Imperial succession in the Roman World
    • 52:24 - Hadrian’s potential successors
    • 54:19 - Two adoptions, a death, and two murders

    57:39 - Legacy

    60:42 - Wrap-up
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