THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE CAESARS. Written by the Roman emperor Julian.

Translated from the ancient Greek and directed by Jeremy Swist. Recorded by Jeremy Swist and fellow cast members. Recordings engineered by Christopher Swist at Evenfall Studio in Spofford, New Hampshire, USA. Produced in loving memory of Lawrence P. Swist. Find further details on the production here.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE in order of appearance:

Jeremy Swist as EMPEROR JULIAN
Liv Albert as the EMPEROR’S COMPANION
Christopher Polt as SILENUS
Toph Marshall as APOLLO and HELIOS
Emma Pauly as DIONYSUS
Marios Koutsoukos as ZEUS
Aneirin Pendragon as HERMES
Fiona Radford as LADY JUSTICE
Katherine Lu Hsu as HERACLES
Peta Greenfield as ROMULUS-QUIRINUS
Jay Bregman as CRONUS
Princess O’Nika Auguste as POSEIDON
Lea Niccolai as JULIUS CAESAR
Meg Finlayson as ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Draken Garfinkel as OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS
Alberto Quiroga-Puertas as TRAJAN
Mark Masterson as MARCUS AURELIUS
Charlotte Naylor Davis as CONSTANTINE
Daniel Munn as JESUS


SETTING
The imperial palace of Antioch, on a mid-December evening in the year 362 of the Common Era, the 1,115th year from the founding of Rome. 

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE CAESARS. Written by the Roman emperor Julian.
Translated from the ancient Greek and directed by Jeremy Swist. Recorded by Jeremy Swist and fellow cast members. Recordings engineered by Christopher Swist at Evenfall Studio in Spofford, New Hampshire, USA. Produced in loving memory of Lawrence P. Swist. <a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/caesars">Find further details on the production here.</a>
DRAMATIS PERSONAE in order of appearance:
Jeremy Swist as EMPEROR JULIAN Liv Albert as the EMPEROR’S COMPANION Christopher Polt as SILENUS Toph Marshall as APOLLO and HELIOS Emma Pauly as DIONYSUS Marios Koutsoukos as ZEUS Aneirin Pendragon as HERMES Fiona Radford as LADY JUSTICE Katherine Lu Hsu as HERACLES Peta Greenfield as ROMULUS-QUIRINUS Jay Bregman as CRONUS Princess O’Nika Auguste as POSEIDON Lea Niccolai as JULIUS CAESAR Meg Finlayson as ALEXANDER THE GREAT Draken Garfinkel as OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS Alberto Quiroga-Puertas as TRAJAN Mark Masterson as MARCUS AURELIUS Charlotte Naylor Davis as CONSTANTINE Daniel Munn as JESUS
 SETTING The imperial palace of Antioch, on a mid-December evening in the year 362 of the Common Era, the 1,115th year from the founding of Rome. 
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

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The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

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A Full Cast Reading of Emperor Julian’s Symposium of the Caesars

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/55084cd2-dd8b-42d1-baec-b10601483235/transcript

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