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Codex Universalis

Codex Universalis

Written by: Alexander Bayerl
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Codex Universalis: The Time Traveler's Guide to Rebuilding Civilization

(1-Student Production)


A cinematic audio drama experience exploring humanity's greatest "what if?"


When a quantum physicist's experiment goes catastrophically wrong, they're displaced to ancient Rome 100 CE with nothing but the knowledge in their head. No tools. No resources. No way home.


This isn't a story about conquering history. It's about rebuilding everything from striking the first spark to designing digital computers one painstaking innovation at a time.


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What Makes This Different


🎭 Full Audio Drama Production

Narrated with immersive sound design, dynamic voice acting, and cinematic soundscapes that transport you from modern lab to ancient marketplace.


🔬 Scientifically Rigorous

Every technology is based on real physics, chemistry, and engineering. No handwaving. No magic. Just the brutal reality of bootstrapping civilization from first principles.


🏛️ Historically Grounded

Authentic challenges, realistic timelines, and period-accurate constraints. This is what rebuilding would *actually* take.


💭 Deeply Human

Experience the grief of leaving everything behind, the terror of isolation, the triumph of small victories, and the weight of changing history forever.


Perfect For

- Science and technology enthusiasts

- History buffs wondering "what if?"

- Audio drama lovers seeking rich soundscapes

- Anyone fascinated by how things actually work

- Listeners who want entertainment that makes them think


*New episodes will be released as ready. Headphones strongly recommended.*

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Content: Adult themes including historical violence, period-accurate conditions, and existential crisis. Educational focus with mature subject matter.

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Episodes
  • Episode 03: Building a Workshop | Bleeding Hands & Broken Latin
    Oct 25 2025

    From street survival to claiming sanctuary; and meeting the mysterious watcher who's been observing for days straight.



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    18 mins
  • Episode 02: Water, Fire, and a Place to Sleep
    Oct 22 2025

    PROLOGUE • EPISODE 01

    The grief will have to wait. Right now, I need to survive the next 24 hours in ancient rome.



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    23 mins
  • Episode 01: How I Ended Up in 100 CE Rome
    Oct 22 2025

    A quantum physics experiment goes catastrophically wrong. One moment: MIT lab. Next: Ancient Rome, 100 CE. No way back.



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    19 mins
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