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Rubicon #1 - The Destruction of Carthage
In a single, blood-soaked summer in 146 BC, the Roman Republic did the unthinkable. It erased two of the most legendary cities in history—Carthage and Corinth—from the face of the earth. On that day, Rome became the "Universal Hegemon," the undisputed master of the Mediterranean.
But in the moment of his greatest triumph, the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus did not celebrate. He wept.
In this episode:
The Fall of Corinth: Witness the blunt pragmatism of Lucius Mummius as he systematically strips the "Jewel of the Peloponnese" and ends the independence of Greece.
The Execution of Carthage: Explore the final, agonizing days of the Third Punic War and the cold bureaucratic obsession that led to the total erasure of Rome’s greatest rival.
The Iron Forge: We trace the 500-year history of the Roman character, from the expulsion of the kings to the existential trial of Hannibal Barca.
The Roman Machine: How the Mos Maiorum—the Way of the Ancestors—created the most disciplined society on earth, and why that same system was never designed to hold the weight of an empire's gold.
As the smoke clears, a new and more dangerous era begins. Rome has run out of enemies abroad... which means it is only a matter of time before it finds them at home.
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By AurelionIn a single, blood-soaked summer in 146 BC, the Roman Republic did the unthinkable. It erased two of the most legendary cities in history—Carthage and Corinth—from the face of the earth. On that day, Rome became the "Universal Hegemon," the undisputed master of the Mediterranean.
But in the moment of his greatest triumph, the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus did not celebrate. He wept.
In this episode:
The Fall of Corinth: Witness the blunt pragmatism of Lucius Mummius as he systematically strips the "Jewel of the Peloponnese" and ends the independence of Greece.
The Execution of Carthage: Explore the final, agonizing days of the Third Punic War and the cold bureaucratic obsession that led to the total erasure of Rome’s greatest rival.
The Iron Forge: We trace the 500-year history of the Roman character, from the expulsion of the kings to the existential trial of Hannibal Barca.
The Roman Machine: How the Mos Maiorum—the Way of the Ancestors—created the most disciplined society on earth, and why that same system was never designed to hold the weight of an empire's gold.
As the smoke clears, a new and more dangerous era begins. Rome has run out of enemies abroad... which means it is only a matter of time before it finds them at home.