Rome Retold

Rome Retold

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Rome Retold episodes

  • S03E04 - The Second Punic War Begins

    Hannibal's revenge begins, and Rome holds it's breath.


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    References:

    • Delbruck, Hans. History of the Art of War, VolumeI: Warfare in Antiquity. Translated by Walter J. Renfroe, Jr. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1990.
    • Gabriel, Richard A. Scipio Africanus:Rome’s Greatest General. Potomac Books, Inc., 2008.
    • O’Connell, Robert L. The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic. Random House, 2011.
    • Potter, David. Ancient Rome: A NewHistory (Third Edition). New York: Thames & Hudson, 2018.
    • Rosenstein, Nathan. Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to146 BC. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
    • Polybius, Livy, Dionysius, & Appian
    28 min
  • S03E03 - Interwar Years

    Learn how the First Punic War left problems unresolved, and how one man set himself to bring war to the Mediterranean yet again.


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    References:

    • Delbruck, Hans. History of the Art of War, VolumeI: Warfare in Antiquity. Translated by Walter J. Renfroe, Jr. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1990.
    • Gabriel, Richard A. Scipio Africanus:Rome’s Greatest General. Potomac Books, Inc., 2008.
    • Lazenby, John Francis. The First PunicWar: A Military History. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996.
    • Rosenstein, Nathan. Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to146 BC. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
    27 min
  • S03E02 - The First Punic War

    Dive into the longest war of antiquity, one which saw widespread destruction across the land and sea.


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    Invicta Video - Warships of the Carthaginian Navy


    References:

    • Lazenby, John Francis. The First PunicWar: A Military History. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996.
    • Rosenstein, Nathan. Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to146 BC. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
    38 min
  • S03E01 - Prelude to War

    Season 3 kicks off with the prelude to the First Punic War, uncovering how the first of three great conflicts began.


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    References:

    • Lazenby, John Francis. The First PunicWar: A Military History. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996.
    • Rosenstein, Nathan. Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to146 BC. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
    19 min
  • S02E08 - The Republican Government, Part III

    A final episode covering Rome's Early Republican government, and the changes taking place.


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    References:

    • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

    • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

    • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

    • Holkeskamp, Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

    • Mouritsen, Henrik. Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

    • Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

    • Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

    25 min
  • S02E07 - Roman Slavery

    Take a look at Rome's dark side, and learn about the institution of slavery.



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    References:

    • Bradley, Keith. Slavery and Society at Rome: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

    • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC).

      • New York: Routledge, 1995.

      • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

        • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

          • romaninscriptionsofbritain.org

            • 31 min
          • S02E06 - Roman Colonies

            Rome didn't just use her military to conquer - there was also a planned policy of expansion which helped spread her influence through the Italian peninsula.


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            References:

            • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.
              • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.
                • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.
                  • Salmon, E.T. Roman Colonization Under the Republic. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1970.
                    • 32 min
                  • S02E05 - Conflict of the Orders Part II

                    Part 2 of the social and economic strife seen during the Early Republic. With nothing resolved, problems were only just beginning.


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                    References:

                    • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

                      • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

                        • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

                          • Holkeskamp, Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

                          • Mouritsen, Henrik. Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

                          • Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

                            • Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

                              • 23 min
                            • S02E04 - Conflict of the Orders Part I

                              Begin Part 1 of 2 covering the social and economic strife which existed between the patricians, wealthy plebeians, and everyone else in Rome.


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                              References:

                              • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome:

                                • Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC).
                                New York: Routledge, 1995.

                                • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic,

                                  • Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

                                  • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of

                                    • Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University
                                    of California Press, 2006.

                                    • Holkeskamp,

                                      • Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political
                                      Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

                                    • Mouritsen, Henrik.

                                      • Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge
                                      University Press, 2001.

                                    • Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman

                                      • Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University
                                      Press, 2017.

                                      • Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in

                                        • Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders.
                                        Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

                                        29 min
                                      • S02E03 - The Pyrrhic War

                                        Rome fights mighty King Pyrrhus and his elephants, taking on the Greeks for the first time in history.


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                                        References:

                                        • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.
                                          • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.
                                            • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.
                                              • 21 min

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                                            An educational podcast that recounts the history of the Roman Empire and discusses its importance today.