Episode 09: Tiberius

Tiberius focuses on a specific moment in the life of Tiberius, who was the second emperor of Rome. When he was just a baby, his parents Claudius and Livia had to flee Rome with him due to political unrest. The figure of Livia, like many other women in Pascoli’s poetry, emerges as the true protagonist of the story.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Tiberius with Francesco Galatà. The poem starts at minute 16.32.

From Giovanni Pascoli, Convivial Poems. Translated by Elena Borelli & James Ackhurst. New York: Italica Press, 2022. Copyright 2022 by Elena Borelli & James Ackhurst. Used by permission of Italica Press.