For the eighth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the rise and continued rise of the ancient worlds biggest success story: the Roman Republic. Rome kicks off from humble beginnings, but quickly becomes the dominant force in the Italian peninsula and then find themselves clashing with a descendant of the Alexander the Great: Pyrrhus of Epirus. Mythology, history, culture clashes and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to hear about the beginning of the most dominant force in European antiquity.