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\nWe jump into the year of 402 BCE and Rome and Veii are tooth and nail in siege mode. In addition to this, Rome is rapidly approaching the end of the 5th century BCE, a date that is meaningful for historians and scholars but less significant for the Romans who understood the years through the names of the magistrates more than being overly interested in the base ten system.
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\nEpisode 151 - Factional Foibles
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\nWatch your back!
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\nRome\u2019s siege of Veii continues so there\u2019s good reason to see six military tribunes with consular power in the role this year. But it may be the case that Rome\u2019s military preoccupation with Veii is about to become costly. Just ask the Rome\u2019s new garrison at Anxur in Volscian territory\u2026
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\nSiege Developments
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\nNow you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking a siege is not the most exciting form of warfare. And if it was just Rome versus Veii, it may indeed have remained a boring affair. But sometime in this year, it seems that Veil\u2019s northern neighbours have realised that Veii falling to Rome might be terrible for them. Enter the Capenantes and Falscians and cue siege chaos! How will the situation be resolved? Tune in to find out.
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\nMap of Veii including cities to the north Capena (Capenantes) and Falerii (Falsicans).
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\nThings to Listen Out For
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\n* The joys of Cornettos
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\n* Skipping through the daisies
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\n* A hideous sandwich situation
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\n* Consideration of the extent of the powers of the tribunes of the plebs
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\n* A potted introduction to the 3rd century CE writer Dio Cassius
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\n* Some details about the archaeological record between Veii and Rome during this period
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\n* A new record with the Partial Pick!
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\n* A very late background contribution from one of our star podcats :)
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\nOur Players for 402 BCE
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\nMilitary Tribunes with Consular Power
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\n* Gaius Servilius P. f. Q. n. Ahala (Pat)
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\n* Quintus Servilius Q. f. P. n. Fidenas (Pat)
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\n* Lucius Verginius L. f. Opetr. N. Tricostus Esquilinus (Pat)
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\n* Quintus Sulpicius Ser. f. Ser. n. Camerinus Cornutus (Pat)
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\n* Aulus Manlius A. f. Cn. n. Vulso Capitolinus (Pat)
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\n* Maelius Sergius L. f. L. n. Fidenas (Pat)
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\nOur Sources
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\n* Dr Rad reads Livy 5.8.1
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\n* Dr G reads Diodorus Siculus 14.38.1; Fragmentvm de Praenominibus; Fasti Capitolini; Dio Cassius Book 6.23ish
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\n* Arizza, M., Rossi, D. 2022. \u2018The territory between Veii and Rome in the Archaic period: Rural structures as territorial markers of cultural frontiers\u2019 Fronti\xe8re.s, Revue d\u2019arch\xe8ologie, histoire et histoire de l\u2019art Volume 6: 49-62. https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/1297
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\n* Bradley, G. 2020. Early Rome to 290 BC (Edinburgh University Press). Broughton, T. R. S., Patterson, M. L. 1951.\xa0The Magistrates of the Roman Republic\xa0Volume 1: 509 B.C. \u2013 100 B.C. (The American Philological Association)
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\n* Cornell, T. J. 1995.\xa0The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars\xa0(c. 1000-264 BC)\xa0(Taylor & Francis) Forsythe, G. 2006.\xa0<a href="https://www.google.com.