Embark on a comprehensive 14-hour journey through Roman history, exploring key events, battles, and figures in chronological order. Delve into the intricacies of Roman political institutions, religious festivals, and military tactics. Examine pivotal moments such as the Punic Wars, Caesar's conquest of Gaul, and the fall of the Republic. Analyze the careers of influential figures like Cicero, Pompey, and Julius Caesar. Investigate lesser-known aspects of Roman culture, including the Pomerium, Lupercalia, and Saturnalia. Follow the rise and fall of emperors, the expansion of the empire, and significant battles from the Republican era through the early Imperial period. Conclude with a look at some of the more unusual aspects of Roman life and culture.
Overview
Syllabus
The Roman Pomerium.
The Roman Triumph.
The Roman Senate during the Monarchy.
The Cursus Honorum.
The Roman Senate during the Republic.
Quaestors.
Aediles.
Praetors.
Consuls.
The Pontifex Maximus.
Roman Elections.
Families & Calendars.
Lupercalia.
Lupercalia (bonus).
The Sibylline Books.
Saturnalia.
Roman Battle Tactics.
The Roman Legion.
The Battle of the Trebia River (218 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.E.).
His Year: Cicero (63 B.C.E.).
His Year: Cato (62 B.C.E.).
His Year: Julius Caesar (59 B.C.E.).
Caesar vs the Helvetii (58 B.C.E.).
Caesar vs Ariovistus (58 B.C.E.).
His Year: Clodius (58 B.C.E.).
Nobody's Year: CHAOS (57 B.C.E.).
The Battle of the Axona (57 B.C.E.).
The Battle of the Sabis (57 B.C.E.).
Caesar in Gaul: Makin' Waves (56 B.C.E.).
His Year(s): Pompey (56 to 52 B.C.E.).
Caesar in Britain (55 B.C.E.).
Caesar in Britain II: There and Back Again (54 B.C.E.).
Caesar in Gaul: REVOLT! (54 to 53 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Carrhae (53 B.C.E.).
Vercingetorix (52 to 50 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Alesia (52 B.C.E.).
Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (52 to 49 B.C.E.).
Caesar Marches on Rome (49 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Ilerda (49 B.C.E.).
The Fall of Pompey (48 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Pharsalus (48 B.C.E.).
Cleopatra & the Siege of Alexandria (48 to 47 B.C.E.).
Zela, Ruspina, & Thapsus (47 to 46 B.C.E.).
Rome's New Political Order (48 to 46 B.C.E.).
The Longest Year in Human History (46 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Munda (45 B.C.E.).
Caesar as King? (45 to 44 B.C.E.).
The Assassination of Julius Caesar (The Ides of March, 44 B.C.E.).
Caesar's Funeral (44 B.C.E.).
Cicero's Finest Hour (44 to 43 B.C.E.).
The Battle of Philippi (42 B.C.E.).
Sextus Pompeius and the Sicilian War (42 to 36 B.C.E.).
Antony's Invasion of Parthia (42 to 33 B.C.E.).
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 C.E.).
Boudicca (60/61 C.E.).
Bird Mania, Strongboys, and Tunnel Bears.
Taught by
Historia Civilis
