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The Rise of Rome

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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History Courses Critical Thinking Courses Ancient Rome Courses Slavery Courses Imperialism Courses

Course Description

Overview

<p>From great leaders to everyday citizens, delve into the early days and the dramatic collapse of the Roman Republic.</p>

Topics Covered:
  • By This Professor
  • 01: The City on the Tiber
  • 02: The Monarchy and the Etruscans
  • 03: Roman Values and Heroes
  • 04: The Early Republic and Rural Life
  • 05: The Constitution of the Roman Republic
  • 06: The Unification of the Italian Peninsula
  • 07: Roman Religion: Sacrifice, Augury, and Magic
  • 08: The First Punic War: A War at Sea
  • 09: The Second Punic War: Rome versus Hannibal
  • 10: Rome Conquers Greece
  • 11: The Consequences of Roman Imperialism
  • 12: Roman Slavery: Cruelty and Opportunity
  • 13: Roman Women and Marriage
  • 14: Roman Children, Education, and Timekeeping
  • 15: Food, Housing, and Employment in Rome
  • 16: The Gracchi Attempt Reform
  • 17: Gaius Marius the Novus Homo
  • 18: Sulla the Dictator and the Social War
  • 19: The Era of Pompey the Great
  • 20: The Rise of Julius Caesar
  • 21: Civil War and the Assassination of Caesar
  • 22: Cicero and the Art of Roman Oratory
  • 23: Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra

Taught by

Gregory S. Aldrete, Ph.D.

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