Host
Trevor Fernes
Hello Listeners,
My name is Trevor Fernes, host of The March of History podcast. While I don't remember any first moment when I realized I love history, I do remember the first time I was told the story of Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman Republic. My introduction to this riveting era in history was thanks to my sixth-grade world history teacher, an ex-archaeologist named Mr. Williams. This man truly brought history to life, bringing into the classroom recreations of a gladius, a legionary helmet, a real hand-crafted Japanese katana, a prehistoric spear thrower, and much more. He even had a replica mummy in a display case in the corner of the room (child-me was convinced it was real).
I vividly remember Mr. Williams telling us the story of Julius Caesar; of Pompey Magnus and their great rivalry; of how Caesar wept when presented with the head of Pompey in Egypt; and of how Marc Antony presented that infamous diadem to Julius Caesar on the Lupercalia only to have the crowd g…
My name is Trevor Fernes, host of The March of History podcast. While I don't remember any first moment when I realized I love history, I do remember the first time I was told the story of Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman Republic. My introduction to this riveting era in history was thanks to my sixth-grade world history teacher, an ex-archaeologist named Mr. Williams. This man truly brought history to life, bringing into the classroom recreations of a gladius, a legionary helmet, a real hand-crafted Japanese katana, a prehistoric spear thrower, and much more. He even had a replica mummy in a display case in the corner of the room (child-me was convinced it was real).
I vividly remember Mr. Williams telling us the story of Julius Caesar; of Pompey Magnus and their great rivalry; of how Caesar wept when presented with the head of Pompey in Egypt; and of how Marc Antony presented that infamous diadem to Julius Caesar on the Lupercalia only to have the crowd g…