Death of the Roman Republic

A podcast about Roman history, chronicling the events, and people, that led to the downfall of the Roman Republic, and its transformation into the Roman Empire. A system of government that elected leaders with term limits who could check and balance each other, destroyed itself. This failed Roman Republic, would be replaced by the Roman Empire, ruled by one man. Listen to learn why!

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Chapter 3: The Gracchi Brothers and the Popular Will

This is where the fun begins! We meet our first two power players in the Death of the Roman Republic. Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus enter the Republic’s politics, and they aren’t playing the political ...

3 Heinä 202022min

Chapter 2: The Game

The Roman Republic was built on a broken foundation; Roman culture, society, and government would, and did, poison the Republic. We see how the Republic structured its government so no one person hel...

3 Heinä 202019min

Chapter 1: Rise of the Republic

The Roman Republic is established! In a few centuries, Rome blows up from a small settlement in Italy surrounded by enemies, to the master of the Mediterranean. How did the Romans do it? Listen to f...

3 Heinä 202015min

Prologue: Governments Change Over Time

The Roman Republic was led by elected leaders, who checked and balanced each other. However, a lot changed over the nearly 500 years it existed; the Roman Republic became the Roman Empire, ruled by a...

3 Heinä 20209min