005- Trials and Tribunlations

In 451 BC a committee was ordered to compile and then condense Roman law into a single text called the Twelve Tables of Law. Despite tyrannical machinations by the committee, the Twelve Tables secured an objective rule of law for all Roman citizens regardless of wealth or class. 

Cincinnatus was famously appointed dictator of Rome in 458 BC and then resigned soon after, securing his place in history as a paradigm of republican virtue. 

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the 'Good Emperors'. His son, Commodus, proved to be the exact opposite of his father. A bloodthirsty tyrant, his reign is often seen as marking the beginning of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this episode, we discuss what it was was like in ancient Athens for a young girl or boy from birth to adolescence, by looking at childbirth, childhood, the various rites of passages that they must surpass on the way to becoming teenagers, the ...

In this episode, we look at the collapse of the Roman Republic, and the man whose brilliance and whose greed for power, caused a crisis in the Roman world. This was Julius Caesar, the most famous Roman of all.For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor. ...  Show more

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we delve into the fascinating history of the Roman Republic, a pivotal period that laid the foundation for one of the greatest empires in human history. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=cop ...  Show more