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Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium

Rob and Jamie

Rating all the emperors of Rome in the history of the Roman Empire (sort of)

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3:15

Exciting Announcement!

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2025/10/15

Exciting news! Jamie and I will be keynote speakers in next year's Intelligent Speech Conference! (28th Feb 2026) More information in the the announcement episode. But tickets are on sale - use our discount code!(Rankium)Intelligent Speech Online is happening February 28th, 2026. · The theme is Companions and Rivals · Tickets are on sale at intelligentspeechonline.com · Earlybird pricing is available on tickets until December 31st, 2025.

02:28

Exciting Event!

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2025/01/24

Jamie and I will be at this year's online Intelligent Speech Conference! The conference has been going since 2019 and is full of history podcasters and other content creators. We are honoured to be back. We will be talking about the deception on the public in regards to pirates. Did they have peg legs? What are the parrots about? Did they all shout "Arrrr!"? Join us and find out! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/

01:57

New podcast! Pirates: Totalus Rankium!

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2024/12/25

That's right! If you can see this then that means that our third podcast Pirates Totalus Rankium is out! Search for it by using the words Pirates, Totalus and Rankium!

53:04

S2 The Final

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/12/02

So this is it! Find out who is the most interesting of all of the season 2 emperors! Justinian II, Andronikos or Heraclius! Only one can win, who will it be!?

01:18:00

S2 Semi Final 3

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/11/25

The last of the semi finals is the hardest of the lot! Heraclius, Basil I, Anastasius and Justinian the Great face off against each other. But only one can win! Find out who!

01:08:30

S2 Semi Final 2

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/11/19

4 Emperors, only one can go through! We have some big hitters! Tops Scorer Basil II, Cad and tyrant Andronikos and Best Death winner Leo V! Oh, and Theophilos is here also. which is nice. Who goes through to the Final? Find out!

50:39

S2 Semi Final 1

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/10/28

Romanos, Justinian II, Leo III and Alexios face off against each other in our first semi final. Who could say who will win!? (ok, this one may be obvious - but the next two are too close to call! And join us anyway, we have fun!)

01:42:19

S2 Round 6

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/10/07

The last of the rounds before we go into the quarter finials! This time its Constantine XI, Basil I, John VI, Leo V and Maurice! A close one to call!Also, we go through the total scores of all the emperors of season 2!

01:39:48

S2 Round 5

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/09/30

The penultimate round before the semi finals, and we decide which two got through. this week we have Theophilos, the awful Alexios IV, Irene, Heraclius and Nikepheros II! only two go through, but who!? Also we look at the Tempo Completo for the whole season!

01:33:00

S2 Round 4

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/09/23

In Round 4 we see Manuel II, Constantine IV and Leo I go up against the two Komneni - Alexios I and Andronikos! only two can go through, who will it be? Also - who was the least best looker as we go through Imago Facius

01:17:42

S2 Round 3

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/09/16

Next round! And in this we have Season two top scorer Basil II against shepherd boy Leo II, the Reluctant Emperor Theodosius III, and the two emperors in exile - Theodore and John III! Who will win? Find out! Also, a look at the most and least successful emperors of the series!

01:16:58

S2 Round 2

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/09/09

The round of death! This time we must choose between Justinian I, Justinian II, Manuel I, Justin II and Eudocia! Also, we have a look at who were the most and least crazy of all the emperors of S2!

01:03:06

S2 Round I

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/09/02

Here are the rounds! This time Romanos I takes on Micael VIII, Anastasius and John I and John II! only 2 go through, but who!? We also take a look into the Fightius Maximus Round. Who was the most and least Fighty emperor of season 2?

41:34

S2 Draw

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/07/15

So here we are! All of Season 2 emperors have been scored. but how will they do in the play off? But before we find out, we must put them in rounds. Here we go!

01:59:36

171 Constantine XI

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/04/08

Here it is! The last Roman emperor! it's been quite the journey, and after this we will be able to say we have ranked them all. So how does Constantine XI hold up to the 169 others? Find out!

01:16:59

170 John VIII

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/03/12

Penultimate episode and we have John VIII! Is the son of Manuel Dos able to live up to his father? Can he hold back the Ottomans with his plan of church unification? Well, no. Let's find out why!

01:58:48

169 Manuel II

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/03/05

The empire is on its last legs and needs a hero. And who is this man? this suave champion of the people!? is Manuel as cool as Jamie and I think he will be? find out!

31:40

168 John VII

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/02/19

Last week we covered a son who led a mostly unsuccessful coup against the father who blinded him. This week we are coving a grandson who led a mostly unsuccessful coup against the grandfather who blinded him. So that’s fun.

49:24

167 Andronikos IV

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/02/12

So award for worst son in Roman history goes to... But is this fair? Did AndyIV have a reason for his behaviour? Find out!

01:47:42

166 John V (Yes V, not VI)

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium ·

2023/02/03

So, after John VI we obviously get to John V! And this has it all! Kidnapping, a trip down memory lane, imprisonment, a moody teenage son, and Lord Flashheart/the Green Count!

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