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The 1st Century CE

54m · History by the Century · 17 Apr 02:56

What is the luxury cell phone of the 1st century? How did the Romans encircle Jerusalem with pointed stakes? And is Nero the Billy Joel of Roman Emperors? These questions and more will be answered in episode one- the 1st century CE. Also, we'll have our trivia question of the day, "would you rather", and a word from our fake sponsor. 

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