Episodes

  • Episode 14 - Augustus' legacy

    Episode 14 - Augustus' legacy
    Jul 27 2021
    Augustus wants to leave his mark on Roman society, But he will succeed only in part.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 13 - Rome under Augustus, the greatest city of the ancient world

    Episode 13 - Rome under Augustus, the greatest city of the ancient world
    Jun 24 2021
    Thanks to the availability of great riches, Augustus and his family and collaborators financed the construction of a significant number of public works of various kinds. Thanks to Augustus and local benefactors in search of fame, monuments and public buildings rose everywhere in Italy and the provinces: arches, monumental access gates, aqueducts, arcaded streets, city walls, baths, theatres, amphitheatres.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 12 - Octavian becomes Augustus

    Episode 12 - Octavian becomes Augustus
    Jun 8 2021
    Over the years, Octavian's institutional position was further and gradually elaborated; it was a slow but geometric process, very skilled. Apparently, nothing had changed: the old Republic was always there but, in essence, Rome was ruled now by a monarch. This truly sublime ambiguity was Augustus' masterpiece, making him one of the greatest politicians of all times, if not the greatest, and allowing him to hold power firmly throughout his life.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 11 - Octavian and Anthony, the final round

    Episode 11 - Octavian and Anthony, the final round
    May 24 2021
    At 31, Octavian becomes the owner of the Roman State! Finally, the civil wars were over; with them, not formally but certainly in fact, also the history of the Roman Republic had come to an end!
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    20 mins
  • Episode 10 - The death of Julius Caesar

    Episode 10 - The death of Julius Caesar
    May 14 2021
    Did Caesar want to be king? We will never know. Maybe he did not know it himself. But his adversaries were sure of it. It was time to take action. But, instead, their action led to the end of the Republic.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 9 - Caesar seizes power

    Episode 9 - Caesar seizes power
    May 6 2021
    Caesar's path to absolute power in Rome: the fight to the death with Pompey, Cleopatra and Egypt, "Veni, Vidi, Vici".
    The Republic still exists, but now Caesar rules as an absolute monarch.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 8 - The rise of Julius Caesar

    Episode 8 - The rise of Julius Caesar
    Apr 28 2021
    From the Triumvirate to the Rubicon, the rise of Julius Caesar is unstoppable.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 7 - Silla, the owner of the Republic

    Episode 7 - Silla, the owner of the Republic
    Apr 21 2021
    Silla rises to absolute power, and no one can stop him. Now the Republic is headed towards monarchy, and Silla anticipates what will happen with Caesar.
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    20 mins