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Two men work through every single emperor in order and then score him out of a hundred on legacy, war record and sheer madness. It sounds like a gimmick and it is the most efficient way ever devised to remember two hundred emperors, because the argument about the scoring is what makes them stick.

Two episodes a week since 2020, and 223 of them are about Rome. Tristan Hughes brings a working archaeologist or historian to each one, which is why it stays specific instead of sliding into narration. Sorted by century below.

179 episodes, Romulus to Romulus Augustulus, made by one man in his spare time before podcasting was a job. Everything else on this site is a footnote to it. Start at episode one and clear your calendar.

Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith work through the emperors one at a time in short, unhurried episodes. Academic without being dry, and the best answer to the question of what to listen to after Duncan.

Six standalone dramatised episodes, each a hinge moment: Nero, the Jewish revolt, Caesar, Constantine. Made when the BBC still spent properly on this, and the reconstruction holds up two decades on.