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Embark on an extensive journey through Roman history with this comprehensive series of documentaries spanning over 35 hours. Explore the evolution of Rome from its early kingdom through the republic and empire periods, delving into pivotal battles, the development of legionary tactics, trade networks, and influential figures. Gain insights into key historical events such as Caesar's assassination, the fall of Rome, and the rise of Christianity. Analyze military reforms, political intrigues, and cultural shifts that shaped the Roman world. Examine the lives and legacies of renowned leaders like Julius Caesar, Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, and Diocletian. Investigate Rome's interactions with other civilizations, including the Carthaginians, Greeks, and Parthians. Discover lesser-known aspects of Roman society, from slave rebellions to trade routes with India and Africa. Enhance your understanding of this pivotal civilization that continues to influence modern culture and politics.

Syllabus

Post-Caesar Civil Wars - Battle of Mutina - Roman History DOCUMENTARY.
What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination - Roman DOCUMENTARY.
How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War - Animated DOCUMENTARY.
Caesar against Pompey - Great Roman Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259 DOCUMENTARY.
Byzantine Reconquista - Cilicia and Aleppo 961-962 DOCUMENTARY.
How the Eastern Roman Army Declined - Armies and Tactics DOCUMENTARY.
Did the Romans Know the Empire Was Falling?.
Assassination of Julius Caesar: Why and How DOCUMENTARY.
Byzantine Reconquista - Siege of Chandax 960-961 DOCUMENTARY.
Was Julius Caesar a Military Tyrant or a Saviour of Rome?.
How the Fall of Rome Transformed the Mediterranean DOCUMENTARY.
Alaric's Sack of Rome - Rise of the Goths DOCUMENTARY.
Vandal Kingdom in Africa and the Sack of Rome in 455 DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Frigidus 394 - End of the Pagan Rome DOCUMENTARY.
How Julian Became Known as Apostate - Roman History DOCUMENTARY.
Munda 45 BC - Caesar's Last Campaign - Roman Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
Rise of the Vandals: How the Vandals Took Over Roman Africa.
Thapsus 46 BC - Caesar's Most Complicated Campaign - Roman DOCUMENTARY.
Julian: Rise of the Last Pagan Emperor of Rome.
Caesar in Africa - Battle of Ruspina 46 BC - Roman DOCUMENTARY.
Martyrdom of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion - Roman DOCUMENTARY.
Caesar's Pontic War: Zela and Veni Vidi Vici - Roman DOCUMENTARY.
Claudius: Reformer, Conqueror of Britain - Roman Emperors DOCUMENTARY.
Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?.
Battle of the Nile 47 BC - Caesar's Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Pharsalus 48 BC - Caesar's Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
Did Commodus End the Golden Age of Rome? - Roman History DOCUMENTARY.
Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer.
Arminius: Hero of Germania, Traitor to Rome - BARBARIANS DOCUMENTARY.
Origin of the Germanic Tribes - BARBARIANS DOCUMENTARY.
Spartacus and other Slave Rebellions in Rome.
Battle of Dyrrhachium 48 BC - Caesar against Pompey DOCUMENTARY.
Marcus Aurelius - Philosopher Emperor.
Battle of Adrianople 378 - Roman-Gothic War DOCUMENTARY.
Aurelian: Emperor Who Restored the World.
Battles of Utica and Bagradas 49 BC - Caesar's Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Telamon 225 BC - Roman–Gallic wars DOCUMENTARY.
Battles of Ilerda and Massilia 49 BC - Caesar's Civil War DOCUMENTARY.
Did the Foederati End the Roman Empire?.
Evolution of the Roman Centurion DOCUMENTARY.
Spartacus Rebellion - Roman Servile Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Etruscans: Italian Civilization Before Ancient Rome.
Battle of Pydna 168 BC - Macedonian Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Military Reforms of Diocletian - Roman Imperial Army DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Callinicus 171 BC - Roman-Macedonian Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Caesar in Gaul - Roman History DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Imperial Cavalry - Armies and Tactics DOCUMENTARY.
Abritus 251 - Crisis of the Third Century DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Castra - How Legionaries Built and Lived in their Fortresses.
Sentinum 295 BC - Roman-Samnite Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Sertorius - Anti-Sulla Rebellion in Spain DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Army during the Crisis of the Third Century DOCUMENTARY.
Roman-Chinese Relations and Contacts.
Roman-Indo-Parthian Trade.
Cynoscephalae 197 BC - Macedonian Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Before Spartacus: Second Servile War against the Roman Republic.
Macedonian Wars: First Roman Intervention in the Hellenic Affairs.
Roman Armies and Tactics: Roman Siegecraft.
Roman Slave Rebellions: First Servile War.
Carrhae 53 BC - Roman–Parthian War DOCUMENTARY.
Nisibis 217 AD - Roman–Parthian War DOCUMENTARY.
Watling Street 60 AD - Boudica's Revolt DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Trade with Africa DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Armies and Tactics: Praetorians.
Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD - Great Jewish Revolt DOCUMENTARY.
How Roman trade with India made the Empire rich.
Pyrrhus: Against Everyone DOCUMENTARY.
Pyrrhus vs. Romans and Carthaginians DOCUMENTARY.
Why Was Egypt Crucial for the Roman Empire?.
Battle of Heraclea 280 BC - Pyrrhic Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Sejanus: Almost the Roman Emperor.
Military Reforms of Augustus.
Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Roman-Germanic Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Patronage System.
Milvian Bridge 312 - Rise of Christianity DOCUMENTARY.
Rome: from Marius to Caesar.
Marian Reforms and their Military Effects DOCUMENTARY.
Roman Legion Against Macedonian Phalanx.
Locusta - the Poisoner of the Roman Emperors.
Armies and Tactics: Roman Legion Against Carthage and Hannibal.
Armies and Tactics: Roman Polybian Legion and Triplex Acies.
Armies and Tactics: Earliest Roman Armies DOCUMENTARY.
How did Crassus Become so Wealthy?.
Battle of Allia and Sack of Rome – Rise of the Republic DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains 451 - Aetius vs. Attila DOCUMENTARY.
Cimbrian War 113–101 BC - Roman - Germanic Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Battles of Chaeronea (86 BC) and Orchomenus (85 BC) Mithridatic Wars DOCUMENTARY.
The Last Roman - Ultimus Romanorum.
Battle of Actium (31 BC) - Final War of the Roman Republic DOCUMENTARY.
Octavian and Antony: the Monsters - Post-Caesar Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Battles of Xanthos and Rhodes - Post-Caesar Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Philippi - Post-Caesar Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY.

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