Taught by Professor Gregory S. Aldrete | 30 min
Before witnessing the denouement of the Roman Republic, pause for a moment to reflect on Roman oratory—an art best practiced by the senator and writer Cicero. Cicero’s insights into rhetorical strategy and human nature continue to influence us today—and in his day allowed him to play the role of peacekeeper after Caesar’s murder.
24 Lectures
1
The City on the Tiber
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of 32 min
2
The Monarchy and the Etruscans
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of 31 min
3
Roman Values and Heroes
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of 30 min
4
The Early Republic and Rural Life
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of 29 min
5
The Constitution of the Roman Republic
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of 31 min
6
The Unification of the Italian Peninsula
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of 30 min
7
Roman Religion: Sacrifice, Augury, and Magic
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of 30 min
8
The First Punic War: A War at Sea
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of 31 min
9
The Second Punic War: Rome versus Hannibal
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of 30 min
10
Rome Conquers Greece
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of 32 min
11
The Consequences of Roman Imperialism
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of 32 min
12
Roman Slavery: Cruelty and Opportunity
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of 31 min
13
Roman Women and Marriage
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of 30 min
14
Roman Children, Education, and Timekeeping
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of 29 min
15
Food, Housing, and Employment in Rome
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of 31 min
16
The Gracchi Attempt Reform
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of 31 min
17
Gaius Marius the Novus Homo
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of 31 min
18
Sulla the Dictator and the Social War
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of 29 min
19
The Era of Pompey the Great
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of 30 min
20
The Rise of Julius Caesar
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of 30 min
21
Civil War and the Assassination of Caesar
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of 30 min
22
Cicero and the Art of Roman Oratory
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of 30 min
23
Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra
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of 31 min
24
Why the Roman Republic Collapsed
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of 32 min