Despite the last days of Rome being around 1,500 years ago, its shadow still looms large over modern politics. The Roman political scene was fuelled by ambition, ego and self-interest. People got ahead by striking backroom deals or shaky alliances that would soon fall apart. Politicians were happy to stab each other in the back - and the front for that matter. Politics may be less bloody these days, but in many ways things are still the same. What can Boudicca teach us about Brexit? What could Emperor Hadrian tell President Trump about walls? Did Gove fall into the same trap as Brutus?
Asa Bennett and Andy Bell will discuss what Latin fans like Boris Johnson can learn from Roman politics. Asa Bennett is the Daily Telegraph‘s Brexit Commissioning Editor and Andy Bell is Political Editor of ITN’s Five News.