Rome
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ROME'S FIRST EMPERORS - INTRODUCTION |
Welcome the the course. This is a quick 'hello' from your tutor, with a brief introduction to what we will be doing on the course. |
Ancient rome, Rome, The Caesars, Emperors, Ancient history, British history, Roman Britain, Roman empire | view |
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Introduction 3 The Gracchi. |
Introduction 3 The Gracchi. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 262-264. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast |
Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 276-279. |
Rome, Latin | view |
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BREAD & CIRCUSES (PART 1) |
The poet Juvenal famously wrote: The public has long since cast off its cares; the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions... |
Rome, Gladiators, Bread and Circuses, Venationes, Colosseum | view |
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Introduction 1 Roman History Outline |
Introduction 1 Roman History Outline. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 256-7. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar |
Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 270-272. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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From the Ides of March to Actium |
Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 281-286. © S. Kershaw |
Ancient history, Rome | view |
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Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War |
Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 264-7 |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’ |
Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 279-281... |
Rome, Latin | view |
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BREAD AND CIRCUSES (PART 2) |
This podcast is the second of two that give some information about 'Bread and Circuses' at Rome. In Part 2 we talk about what happened during the... |
Rome, Bread and Circuses, Gladiators, Venationes, Colosseum, Chariot racing | view |