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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