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The Rise of Rome

By: The Great Courses, Gregory S. Aldrete
Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
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The Roman Republic is one of the most breathtaking civilizations in world history. Between roughly 500 BCE to the turn of the millennium, a modest city-state developed an innovative system of government and expanded into far-flung territories across Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. This powerful civilization inspired America's founding fathers, gifted us a blueprint for amazing engineering innovations, left a vital trove of myths, and has inspired the human imagination for 2,000 years.

How did Rome become so powerful? This mystery has vexed historians from the ancient Greek writer Polybius to 21st century scholars. Today, removed as we are from the Roman Republic, historians also wonder what it was like to be a Roman citizen in that amazing era. Beyond the familiar names of Romulus, Caesar, Octavian, Brutus, and Mark Antony, what was life like for the ordinary people? And what did the conquered peoples think of this world power?

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Great book. Should really be called An Early History of Rome. Wonderful accounts of life in Rome not just an account of famous Romans.

The Roman Republic

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I enjoyed this listen. I found it very informative even though I have read a lot about early Roman history. I find that the 30 minutes lectures are great for when I go out walking. They are just about the right length.

Good informative listen.

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A comprehensive history of the Roman Republic which is both narratively captivating and compelling, without doing what certain other history books do, which is drawing contemporary parallels.

It also touches on those segments of society which have little in the way of first hand accounts, such as those of the lives of women and slaves, drawing conclusions from third hand accounts and cross-referencing them with roman ideals, societal pressures, societal prominence, scandals etc, in order to draw a nuanced distinction between what women were expected to do by the predominantly male aristocratic senators, male historians and male monarchs, and what they might have done in reality.

Comprehensive but not convoluted

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Excellent overview. Expecting a scant overview, proved to have decent depth. American with correct pronunciation.

Surprisingly excellent.

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A fascinating subject, entertainingly presented, and I felt I learned a lot. Would thoroughly recommend!

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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I find the Great Courses a very mixed offering but this is a superb series of lectures I would recommend these to anyone even if they think they aren't interested in the Romans, and much better than the turgid SPQR (much as I respect its author). On the strength of this I have purchased two more series of Adrete's lectures.

Masterful and interesting

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As usual Mr Aldrete is unbeatable. Fantastic work. Width, depth, cross analyses, not forgetting a delightful wit.
So well done.

Another spectacular analysis

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the course speed is great and enslavery and dailylife chapters were very valuable for me. Nice course.

nice course for filling the gaps

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An excellent lecture series. I wished it did not have to end. I hope there is a continuation of the series by the same lecturer.

Excellent

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Lecture 1 The City on the Tiber
Lecture 2 The Monarchy and the Etruscans
Lecture 3 Roman Values and Heroes
Lecture 4 The Early Republic and Rural Life.

Lecture 5 The Constitution of the Roman Republic
Lecture 6 The Unification of the Italian Peninsula.
Lecture 7 Roman Religion: Sacrifice, Augury, and Magic
Lecture 8 The First Punic War: A War at Sea

Lecture 9 The Second Punic War: Rome versus Hannibal
Lecture 10 Rome Conquers Greece.
Lecture 11 The Consequences of Roman Imperialism
Lecture 12 Roman Slavery: Cruelty and Opportunity

Lecture 13 Roman Women and Marriage
Lecture 14 Roman Children, Education, and Timekeeping.
Lecture 15 Food, Housing, and Employment in Rome.
Lecture 16 The Gracchi Attempt Reform

Lecture 17 Gaius Marius the Novus Homo
Lecture 18 Sulla the Dictator and the Social War
Lecture 19 The Era of Pompey the Great
Lecture 20 The Rise of Julius Caesar

Lecture 21 Civil War and the Assassination of Caesar
Lecture 22 Cicero and the Art of Roman Oratory
Lecture 23 Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra.
Lecture 24 Why the Roman Republic Collapsed

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