History of Ancient Rome (Audiobook) | Date: 12 April 2011, 04:21
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There are many reasons to study ancient Rome.
[b]Rome's span was vast.[/b] In the regional, restless, and shifting history of continental Europe, the Roman Empire stands as a towering monument to scale and stability. At its height, the Roman Empire, unified in politics and law, stretched from the sands of Syria to the moors of Scotland, and it stood for almost 700 years.
[b]Rome's influence is indelible.[/b] Europe and the world owe a huge cultural debt to Rome in so many fields of human endeavor, such as art, architecture, engineering, language, literature, law, and religion. In this course you see how a small village of shepherds and farmers rose to tower over the civilized world of its day and left an indelible mark on history.
[b]Rome's story is riveting.[/b] Professor Garrett G. Fagan draws on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including recent historical and archaeological scholarship, to introduce the fascinating tale of Rome's rise and decline. You learn about all the famous events and personalities:
[list][*]Horatius at the bridge
[*]Hannibal crossing the Alps during Rome's life-or-death war with Carthage
[*]Caesar assassinated before a statue of his archrival Pompey
[*]Doomed lovers Antony and Cleopatra
[*]Mad and venal emperors Nero and Caligula
[*]The conversion of Constantine, and more.
[/list]From pre-Roman Italy through the long centuries of Republican and then Imperial rule, Professor Fagan interweaves narrative and analysis. Chronologically, the focus is on the years from 200 B.C.E. to 200 A.D., when Roman power was at its height.
The narrative of the rise and fall of Rome is itself compelling, and Professor Fagan's richly detailed and often humorous discussions of Roman life are uniquely memorable. You study women and the family, slaves, cities, religious customs, the ubiquitous and beloved institution of public bathing, the deep cultural impact of Hellenism, and such famous Roman amusements as chariot racing and gladiatorial games.
"Images and themes derived from or rooted in ancient Rome continue to exert an influence on the modern mind," says Professor Fagan. "Unlike many ancient states, Rome changed hugely in many spheres over the course of its 1,500-year history, and thus the history of Rome is an engaging, complex, and challenging subject."
[b]From Village to Monarchy to Republic[/b]
The first 10 lectures of this course map the development of a group of preliterate hamlets into the Roman Republic. In them, you learn about:
[list][*]The nature of the historical evidence for antiquity
[*]The geopolitical and cultural shape of pre-Roman Italy
[*]The foundation legends of Rome itself
[*]The cycle of stories that surrounds the kings of Rome
[*]The shape of early Roman society
[*]The fall of the monarchy at Rome and the foundation, in its wake, of the Republic (traditionally dated to 509 B.C.E.).
[/list]These lectures examine two major forces that shaped the early Republic: the Struggle of the Orders and Roman military expansion in Italy. The lectures also explain how the Romans ruled their conquered territories in Italy, setting the foundations for the later acquisition and maintenance of the Empire.
[hide=Course Lecture Titles][list][*]1. Introduction
[*]2. The Sources
[*]3. Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans
[*]4. The Foundation of Rome
[*]5. The Kings of Rome
[*]6. Regal Society
[*]7. The Beginnings of the Republic
[*]8. The Struggle of the Orders
[*]9. Roman Expansion in Italy
[*]10. The Roman Confederation in Italy
[*]11. The International Scene on the Eve of Roman Expansion
[*]12. Carthage and the First Punic War
[*]13. The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War
[*]14. Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean
[*]15. Explaining the Rise of the Roman Empire
[*]16. “The Captured Conqueror”—Rome and Hellenism
[*]17. Governing the Roman Republic, Part I—Senate and Magistrates
[*]18. Governing the Roman Republic, Part II—Popular Assemblies and Provincial Administration
[*]19. The Pressures of Empire
[*]20. The Gracchi Brothers
[*]21. Marius and Sulla
[*]22. "The Royal Rule of Sulla"
[*]23. Sulla's Reforms Undone
[*]24. Pompey and Crassus
[*]25. The First Triumvirate
[*]26. Pompey and Caesar
[*]27. "The Domination of Caesar"
[*]28. Social and Cultural Life in the Late Republic
[*]29. Antony and Octavian
[*]30. The Second Triumvirate
[*]31. Octavian Emerges Supreme
[*]32. The New Order of Augustus
[*]33. The Imperial Succession
[*]34. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
[*]35. The Emperor in the Roman World
[*]36. The Third-Century Crisis
[*]37. The Shape of Roman Society
[*]38. Roman Slavery
[*]39. The Family
[*]40. Women in Roman Society
[*]41. An Empire of Cities
[*]42. Public Entertainment, Part I—The Roman Baths and Chariot Racing
[*]43. Public Entertainment, Part II—Gladiatorial Games
[*]44. Roman Paganism
[*]45. The Rise of Christianity
[*]46. The Restoration of Order
[*]47. Constantine and the Late Empire
[*]48. Thoughts on the "Fall" of the Roman Empire
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