From Republic to Empire: Charting Rome’s epic conquest, civil wars, and the rise of Caesar and Augustus.
Welcome to Roman History 101! This course is offered by DOC – Deep Online Courses, a platform specializing in in-depth courses on hundreds of topics of interest. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence, and is designed to offer a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the fascinating history of ancient Rome.
What you’ll learn
- 1. Understanding historical dynamics: political, social, and economic..
- 2. Analyze key figures and events..
- 3. Exploring the cultural and material legacy.
- 4. Develop critical skills in source analysis..
- 5. Become an expert in Roman history..
Course Content
- Introduction to the Course and Objectives –> 5 lectures • 18min.
- Geography of Italy and the Mediterranean –> 4 lectures • 16min.
- Pre-Roman Peoples (Etruscans, Greeks, Latins) –> 4 lectures • 16min.
- Foundation Myths: Aeneas, Romulus, and Remus –> 4 lectures • 16min.
- The Monarchic Period (753-509 BC): Fact and Legend –> 4 lectures • 18min.
- The Expulsion of the Kings and the Birth of the Republic –> 4 lectures • 14min.
- Republican Institutions: Senate, Consuls, Assemblies –> 5 lectures • 17min.
- The Conflict between Patricians and Plebeians –> 4 lectures • 13min.
- The Social and Military Organization of the First Republic –> 4 lectures • 13min.
- The Gradual Conquest of the Italian Peninsula –> 5 lectures • 16min.
- Rome vs. Carthage: Context and Causes of the Punic Wars –> 4 lectures • 12min.
- First and Second Punic Wars –> 4 lectures • 13min.
- The Third Punic War and the Fall of Carthage –> 4 lectures • 13min.
- Chapter 4, Lesson 1: Social and Economic Impact of Conquests –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- The Gracchi Reforms and Political Violence –> 5 lectures • 14min.
- Marius and Sulla: The First Civil War –> 5 lectures • 15min.
- The Rise of the “Warlords” –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- The Catiline Conspiracy and the Crisis of the Republic –> 5 lectures • 14min.
- The First Triumvirate: Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar –> 4 lectures • 12min.
- Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul –> 5 lectures • 15min.
- The Second Civil War between Caesar and Pompey –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- Caesar’s Dictatorship: Reforms and Death (Ides of March) –> 5 lectures • 15min.
- From Civil War to the Single Power –> 5 lectures • 14min.
- The Principate: Octavian Becomes Augustus –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- The Organization of the Empire –> 4 lectures • 12min.
- The Pax Romana: Culture and Propaganda in the Augustan Age –> 4 lectures • 12min.
- Course Conclusion –> 1 lecture • 1min.
Requirements
Welcome to Roman History 101! This course is offered by DOC – Deep Online Courses, a platform specializing in in-depth courses on hundreds of topics of interest. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence, and is designed to offer a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the fascinating history of ancient Rome.
We will explore Rome’s rise from a small village to a dominant power in the Mediterranean and beyond, through its transformation and the rise of Augustus.
We will begin our journey from a small, almost insignificant, settlement of huts on the banks of the Tiber River, a place shrouded in the mists of legend, with the stories of Romulus, Remus, and the Rape of the Sabine Women.
From this humble beginning, we will follow Rome’s incredible rise step by step. We will witness its transformation into a tenacious and combative Republic, a city-state that, with unparalleled determination, would come to dominate the entire Italian peninsula. Together, we will analyze how this republic, forged in conflict and governed by a proud aristocracy, the Senate, then turned its gaze beyond its borders, towards the Mediterranean.
We will explore epic struggles for supremacy, such as the Punic Wars against its great rival, Carthage, conflicts that defined the fate of the ancient world. We will see the Roman legions, one of the most formidable military machines in history, march across deserts, forests, and mountains, pushing the boundaries of their dominion from foggy Britain to the sands of Mesopotamia. But our study will not be limited to military conquests. We will delve into the beating heart of Roman political life, analyzing the tensions and crises that led to the collapse of the Republic. We will examine the careers of historical giants such as Gaius Marius, Sulla, Pompey, and, of course, Gaius Julius Caesar, whose rise and fall represent one of the most compelling dramas in human history.
We will then witness the birth of a new form of government, the Principate, cleverly disguised by Augustus, the first emperor. Under his leadership and that of his successors, Rome will experience its golden age, the Pax Romana .
We will analyze key events, key figures, political and social structures, culture, technology, and Rome’s lasting legacy on the modern world. No prior knowledge of Roman history is required.
This course is ideal for anyone interested in ancient history, students beginning their classical studies, history buffs, or anyone wishing to understand the roots of Western civilization and Rome’s impact on global history.