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Augustus wants to leave his mark on Roman society, But he will succeed only in part.
24 Jun 2021
Episode 13 - Rome under Augustus, the greatest city of the ancient world
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.
8 Jun 2021
Episode 12 - Octavian becomes Augustus
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.
24 May 2021
Episode 11 - Octavian and Anthony, the final round
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!
14 May 2021
Episode 10 - The death of Julius Caesar
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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6 May 2021
Episode 9 - Caesar seizes power
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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28 Apr 2021
Episode 8 - The rise of Julius Caesar
From the Triumvirate to the Rubicon, the rise of Julius Caesar is unstoppable.
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21 Apr 2021
Episode 7 - Silla, the owner of the Republic
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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12 Apr 2021
Episode 6 - Marius, the "homo novus"
The Republic had triumphed over all its enemies. But this multinational empire is changing Rome's society and institutions. A "new man" will rise to become the master of the Republic: Gaius Marius.
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29 Mar 2021
Episode 5 - Graecia capta est
Rome is now a protagonist of world politics and cannot avoid being involved in the often tormented and confusing events of the East. Now it turns to Greece and beyond, to Syria. In the end, it will be the dominant power in the western world.
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18 Mar 2021
Episode 4 - The Punic wars: Scipio leads Rome to victory
Scipio fulfils his destiny: to defeat Hannibal on the battlefield and become the most acclaimed general of Rome. Rome now dominates the Western Mediterranean.
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12 Mar 2021
Episode 3 - The Punic Wars: Rome vs Hannibal
Rome dominates the Italian peninsula; only Carthage can rival it in Western Mediterranean. The duel between the maritime empire of Carthage and the new power of Rome will drag on for over a century.
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6 Mar 2021
Episode 2 - The Romanization of Italy, how Rome colonized the Italian peninsula
From the banks of the river Tevere to the shores of Puglia, in 500 years Rome defeats its adversaries one by one, Etruscans, Gauls, Samnites, Greeks, and conquers Italy.
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1 Mar 2021
Episode 1 - From the Foundation of Rome to the birth of the Republic
How did a small village on the banks of a small river, in a small country which always was on the outskirts of the most advanced civilizations of the West, come to dominate the western world?
Rome is more than its conquests. Rome is its legions but also its complex civilization, its ability to incorporate the other, making it feel like a part of the whole.
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