The Roman Empire: From Augustus to The Fall of Rome
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Follow a renowned history professor as he uncovers five hundred years of the Roman Empire.
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Dawn of the Roman Empire
- 02: Augustus, the First Emperor
- 03: Tiberius and Caligula
- 04: Claudius and Nero
- 05: The Flavian Emperors and Roman Bath Culture
- 06: The Five Good Emperors
- 07: Hazards of Life in Ancient Rome: The Five Fs
- 08: Roman Art and Architecture
- 09: Roman Literature
- 10: The Ordinary Roman Speaks: Graffiti
- 11: Final Words: Burial and Tombstone Epitaphs
- 12: From Commodus to Caracalla
- 13: The Crisis of the 3rd Century
- 14: Diocletian and Late 3rd-Century Reforms
- 15: Early Christianity and the Rise of Constantine
- 16: Constantine and His Successors
- 17: Gladiators and Beast Hunts
- 18: Chariot Racing, Spectacles, and Theater
- 19: The Roman Army
- 20: Barbarians Overwhelm the Western Empire
- 21: The Byzantine Empire
- 22: When and Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- 23: Late Antiquity: A New Historical Era
- 24: Echoes of Rome
Taught by
Gregory S. Aldrete
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