The Tale Of Rome

Episode 38 – The First Gladiators— The Romans are a people who do NOT know how to remain quiet after a defeat.Part two of the Roman defeat, at the Caudine Forks. Also, a tribute to those very first gladiators of Rome.Partial TranscriptHello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 38 — The First Gladiators.If last episode’s thing was closure — or loss, then today’s episode thing is SHAME.Yep — SHAME.Last episode we had closures.The Latin War. Decius Mus. Villages and peoples of Italy.Marcus, the Gladiator. And his mother, Aeliana, who died less than a month after Marcia.In this episode, the topics are shame and humiliation, and we’ll see why.In Rome, news arrived that the troops got caught at the Caudine Forks.No-one knew exactly, how many were caught, and all the details of the event, but this was more than enough for an emergency session at the Senate of Rome.And even before that EMERGENCY SESSION went into gear, the Senators dispatched orders. A new army