In the previous lectures, we saw the rise and fall of the First Triumvirate and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Caesar came to power through civil war, in which he challenged the Roman state and campaigned against his former ally, Pompey. In the end Caesar was successful, that is, until he was assassinated by his fellow Roman aristocrats who viewed him as a threat to the state. Remember, Rome still viewed their system of a Republic as intact, despite the fact that Caesar declared himself dictator in perpetuity. Even after his death, they still viewed the Republic as salvageable. What they did not realize, is that they had far outgrown the bounds of the Republic. In this lecture (and the next), we see how one man comes to power and changes the Roman state to better facilitate its size. Such changes require a single individual to have central authority. This lecture marks the beginning of Rome’s transition from Republic to Empire under Augustus, the aristocrat formerly known as Octavian.
Ep. 09: Medieval Birds in Thought
Ep. 08: Hobgoblin in the Ninth Century (Medieval Beasts)
Ep. 07: Dirty Riddles and Farts
Ep. 06: Murder in a Church
Ep. 05: The Case of a Criminal in a Church
Ep. 04: The Song of Roland (Medieval Tale)
Ep. 03: That Time a Viking Kissed a Foot
Ep. 02 - Medieval Beasts (Cynocephaly)
Ep. 01: Medieval Murder (The Murder of a Pope)
Charlemagne 06: Boyhood (742-755)
Charlemagne 05: Pippin the Short (751-768)
Charlemagne 04: Charles the Hammer
Charlemagne 03: The Carolingian Family
Charlemagne 02: The Institutions of the Frankish Kingdom
Charlemagne 01: The Frankish World
Medieval Europe 30: The End of the Middle Ages
Medieval Europe 29: The Hundred Years War, Part II (1415-1453)
Medieval Europe 28: The Western Schism (1378-1417)
Medieval Europe 27: The Black Death (1347-1351)
Medieval Europe 26: The Hundred Years War, Part I (1327-1386)
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