Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
No episode this week
I was forced to travel for work this week so there will be no episode. I'm sorry I didn't warn you earlier.
-Mike
Monday, April 14, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Interview with Chris Della Vedova
Faithful listener Chris Della Vedova had the crazy notion that an interview with the guy who does The History of Rome podcast would be interesting. Whether or not this is true is anyone's guess.
Please to enjoy: http://www.chrisdellavedova.com
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
24- The Second Macedonian War
After defeating Carthage, the Romans wasted no time and found themselves locked in a war with Philip V of Macedon. In 197 BC the Romans would defeat Philip and prove once and for all the superiority of the legions over the Greek phalanx.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
23e- The War With Hannibal: The History of Rome
Scipio led an invasion of North Africa in 203 BC. At the Battle of Zama a year later Scipio defeated Hannibal and ended the Second Punic War.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
23d- The War With Hannibal: The History of Rome
Hannibal's slow decline after Cannae was matched by the rapid ascent of young Scipio Africanus in Spain.
Monday, February 25, 2008
23c- The War With Hannibal: The History of Rome
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After Cannae, the Second Punic War expanded to engulf Spain and Sicily, where the Romans encountered both setbacks and success.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
23b- The War With Hannibal: The History of Rome
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After avoiding battle throughout 217 BC, the Romans sought out Hannibal at Cannae in 216. The battle was a complete disaster for the Romans, and cemented Hannibal as one of the greatest tacticians in history.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
23a- The War with Hannibal
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In 218 BC the Second Punic War began. Hannibal marched through the Alps and invaded Italy. The Romans sent armies to meet him, but Hannibal won a series of victories.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
22- Prelude to the Second Punic War
The Carthaginians invaded Spain with the intention of securing new land and resources for their empire. The Second Punic War was sparked when Hannibal laid siege to the city of Saguntum.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
21- Interbellum: The History of Rome
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During the period between the first two Punic Wars Rome drove off a Gallic invasion, cleared the Adriatic of Illyrian Pirates and established diplomatic relations with the great cities of Greece.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
20b- The First Punic War: The History of Rome
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The Romans failed to take Carthage an end the war quickly, but after 20 years of fighting they eventually managed to drive the Carthaginians out of Sicily in 243 BC.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
20a- The First Punic War: The History of Rome
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Rome and Carthage began their decades long war in 264 BC. Over the course of the conflict Rome would construct its first navy in order to challenge Carthaginian dominance of the sea.
Monday, January 7, 2008
19- Prelude to the First Punic War: The History of Rome
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After Pyrrhus returned to Greece the stage was set for a war between Rome and Carthage for control of Sicily.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
18- A History of Rome Christmas: The History of Rome
17- Pyrrhic Victories: The History of Rome
The Greek cities of southern Italy called on King Pyrrhus of Epirus to protect them from Roman encroachment. Though Pyrrhus was undefeated in battle, his victories were so costly that he was forced to withdraw from Italy in 275 BC, leaving Rome in control of Magna Graecia.
16- The Third Samnite War: The History of Rome
Rome battled a combined army of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians and Gauls for control of Italy. At Sentinum, the two sides fought the largest battle in Italian history up to that point.
15b- The Second Samnite War: The History of Rome
15a- The Second Samnite War: The History of Rome
After a decade of peace, the Romans and Samnites returned to war. The early years of fighting went well for Rome, but in 321 BC they were handed a humiliating defeat at Caudine Forks.
14b- A Phalanx With Joints: The History of Rome
The Roman army abandoned the Greek phalanx in favor of a new system based on a three line deployment organized by age and experience.
14a- A Phalanx With Joints: The History of Rome
For hundreds of years the Roman Army used the Greek phalanx, but during the Samnite Wars they were forced to develop a new distinctly Roman system.
13- The Latin War: The History of Rome
The Romans fought a final war against their Latin neighbors from 340-338 BC. The Romans won a decisive victory and the Latin League was abolished once and for all.
12- The First Samnite War: The History of Rome
From 343-341 BC Rome fought a brief war against the Samnites, a powerful hill tribe who would plague the Romans for the rest of the century. The Romans won an inconclusive victory, but the war was only the opening salvo in a long running struggle between the two peoples.
11- The Morning After: The History of Rome
In the decades after the Gauls abandoned Rome to its fate, the Romans were forced to battle both external threats and internal sedition. The Plebes, saddled with debt from the reconstruction, forced through reforms in 367 BC that finally gave them access to the most powerful office of state: the Consulship.
10- Barbarians at the Gates: The History of Rome
Soon after the war with Veii, Rome was sacked by invading Gauls. The event traumatized the Romans and left their city in ruins. It would be the last time a foreign army breached the walls until the fall of the empire 850 years later.
09- A Trojan War: The History of Rome
Economic necessity forced a final conflict with Veii, Rome's Etruscan rival to the north. After years of inconclusive fighting, Marcus Furius Camillus was appointed dictator and lead the Romans to victory.
08- Decades of Gloom: The History of Rome
The years after the creation of the Twelve Tables were hard. Political discord, grain shortages and famine all conspired to weaken the city, but the Romans soldiered on in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity.
07- The Roman Washington: The History of Rome
Cincinnatus was famously appointed dictator of Rome in 458 BC and then resigned soon after, securing his place in history as a paradigm of republican virtue.
06- The Twelve Tables: The History of Rome
In 451 BC a committee was ordered to compile and then condense Roman law into a single text called the Twelve Tables of Law. Despite tyrannical machinations by the committee, the Twelve Tables secured an objective rule of law for all Roman citizens regardless of wealth or class.
05- Trials and Tribunlations: The History of Rome
The infant Roman Republic faced many challenges as it grew into adolescence, both internally and externally. Most significantly class divisions led to a confrontation between patricians and plebes that resulted in the creation of the office of Tribune.
04- The Public Thing: The History of Rome
The monarchy had been overthrown and the Roman Republic was now established. Despite the appearance of a free democratic republic, the Romans were beset with economic and political divisions that threatened the unity of the young State.
03b- The Seven Kings of Rome: The History of Rome
The last days of the Roman Kingdom were ruled over by the three members of the so-called Tarquin Dynasty: Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus. The last proved to be such a tyrant that he was overthrown and monarchy was forever outlawed by the Romans.
03a- The Seven Kings of Rome: The History of Rome
This week we cover the first three of Romulus's successors to the throne: Numa Pompulius, Tullus Hostilius and Ancus Marcius, who they were and what affect they had on the evolution Roman law and culture.
02- Youthful Indiscretions: The History of Rome
Last time we discussed the events that lead to the birth of Rome, covering the arrival of Aeneas in Italy and the story of the twins Romulus and Remus. Today we will cover the remainder of Romulus's life, his questionable morality and ultimate disappearance from the world of men.