The Rise of Rome

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

Topics Covered:

• 1: The City on the Tiber
• 2: The Monarchy and the Etruscans
• 3: Roman Values and Heroes
• 4: The Early Republic and Rural Life
• 5: The Constitution of the Roman Republic
• 6: The Unification of the Italian Peninsula
• 7: Roman Religion: Sacrifice, Augury, and Magic
• 8: The First Punic War: A War at Sea
• 9: 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
• 24: Why the Roman Republic Collapsed