Episode 6. The Struggle of the Orders, Part Two: Law in Bronze
Works Cited Primary Sources Cicero. De Re Publica, Book II; De Legibus, Books I–III; De Oratore, I.44.195, on schoolboys memorizing the Twelve Tables.Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities. B...
20 Mar 39min
Episode 5. The Struggle of the Orders, Part One: City Divided
Works CitedPrimary SourcesAppian. Civil Wars. Book I. Later perspective; useful background on debt and agrarian crisis as a recurring structural problem.Cicero. De Re Publica, Book II.56–63; De Legibu...
20 Mar 49min
Episode 4. The Fall of the Monarchy
Works Cited Primary Sources Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities. Books IV–V. Parallel account, often preserving variant traditions; particularly useful on the Porsena episode.Fasti Consula...
20 Mar 30min
Episode 3. The Etruscan Kings
Works Cited Primary Sources Cicero. De Re Publica. Book II. A philosophical dialogue that includes a substantial account of the kings and the transition to Republic.Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman...
20 Mar 45min
Episode 2. The Latin and Sabine Kings
Works Cited Primary Sources Cicero. De Re Publica. Book II.12–33, on the first four kings.Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities. Books I–III.Festus. De Verborum Significatu. Valuable for arc...
20 Mar 41min
Episode 1. In the Beginning: The Origins of Rome
Works Cited Primary Sources Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities. Books I–II, translated by Earnest Cary, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1937.Livy. Ab Urbe Condita (From ...
20 Mar 26min
