{"id":25784,"date":"2023-06-17T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T05:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=234019"},"modified":"2023-06-17T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T10:11:35","slug":"caesar-death-of-a-dictator-the-evil-that-men-do","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/caesar-death-of-a-dictator-the-evil-that-men-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesar: Death of a Dictator | The evil that men do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Rob Attar is joined by Dr Jane Draycott, Professor Philip Freeman, Professor Catherine Steel and Professor Barry Strauss to take the story to its conclusion and reflect on the legacy of the Ides of March <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Attar\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 17 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In the concluding part of our new series on Julius Caesar\u2019s rise and fall, we take the story on to its dramatic coda as battles continue to rage over who will ultimately succeed the murdered dictator. Rob Attar is joined by Dr Jane Draycott to tell the story of Antony and Cleopatra\u2019s war with Octavian, while Professor Philip Freeman, Professor Catherine Steel and Professor Barry Strauss reflect on the legacy of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/period\/roman\/what-ides-of-march-meaning-caesar-death\/&quot;\">the Ides of March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot;\" id=\"&quot;audio-234019-6&quot;\" preload=\"&quot;none&quot;\" style=\"&quot;width:\" controls=\"&quot;controls&quot;\"><source type=\"&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/HistoryExtraCaesarE6-5562673.mp3?_=6&quot;\"\/><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/HistoryExtraCaesarE6-5562673.mp3&quot;\">https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/HistoryExtraCaesarE6-5562673.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p>Want to hear more? 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