<P> Duncan has mentioned that in making the podcast, he learned "human nature has changed very little," and that people generally respond to the same situations in the same sorts of ways . "I don't think we're so completely different than any Roman was ." </P> <P> The History of Rome was supported by Audible, and after the company had pledged their support, Duncan began recommending a new Audible audiobook at the beginning of many episodes, but only after questioning his viewers on their thoughts on sponsorship of the show . The soundtrack which begins and ends each podcast comes from the GarageBand snippet, Acoustic Picking 18 . </P> <P> The podcast sought to keep a neutral position, presenting all sides as equally as possible . Duncan would often go to great lengths to explain the level of accuracy of sources used and objective reasons for valuing one source over another . During the hundredth episode, Duncan held a question and answer session where he answered as many listener questions as feasible . There, he listed his opinion of the five greatest and five worst emperors as follows: </P> <P> Greatest Emperors: </P>

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