The Rise Of The Ancient Roman Empire

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• DS

  @DSHHPodcast · 3 months ago · pinned

  You can see episode 2 with Mary Beard now! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQ48lkpptA">https://youtu.be/btQ48lkpptA</a>

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• TO

  @tophemuffin · 3 months ago (edited)

  I love this dude (Dr. Simon). His energy and passion is infectious and I could hear him monologue for hours on end. Chain him to that table cus I can’t get enough

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• AZ

  @Azor-a-Ahai · 3 months ago

  Hey Dan,I was homeschooled by an extremely religious family 😅 I absolutely love your videos literally teaching me things i should already know. Thank you so much

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• SI

  @sirwinston2659 · 3 months ago

  This has to be one of the best breakdowns of geographic and social landscape of the ancient world when Rome comes onto the scene.

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• TO

  @tomasu1472 · 3 months ago

  Can’t make this up - I just YESTERDAY was searching for a founding of Rome video and then this drops - beautiful

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• ST

  @steveburnell8363 · 3 months ago

  Simon is fantastic. He should be on more often

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• GA

  @gaius_enceladus · 3 months ago

  I just LOVE seeing &quot;Dan and Simon&quot; videos! &nbsp;More please! &nbsp;<br>This video and others like it should be compulsory viewing at high schools all across the West! &nbsp;The enthusiasm of Dan and Simon for their topics is great to see!

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• WE

  @wendymontano2459 · 3 months ago

  Wtf this is the summary I always wanted

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• AN

  @aname4931 · 3 months ago

  I&apos;ll be listening to this on my run this evening 🙏

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• GF

  @gfhit7520 · 3 months ago

  exciting podcast, it&apos;s very difficult to synthesize 500 years of history. I especially appreciated that Dr. Elliott did not fall into the trap of telling anecdotes or an endless list of wars but gave the broad strokes of the trends and directions of the history, going to the point of the causes. The only thing is that I would have liked to hear a bit more about the internal changes of Roman society and how they impacted the history (the Gracchus reforms, the Social war, etc) beyond just the Spartacus revolt. Not too much to avoid cluttering, but at least an acknowledgement.

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• LU

  @Luckydog557 · 1 month ago

  Incredible chronology. Thank you and Dr Simon.

• TH

  @thomasgartner5236 · 3 months ago (edited)

  What&apos;s interesting to me is how the empire really began in the republican era with powerful citizens who were incentivized to expand the city&apos;s influence. It shows that empires aren&apos;t always these intentional things where one leader decided to go and conquer others but can emerge from complex political and economic forces. <br><br>Also Dr. Elliott is another one of those guests who would be great to sit down and have a pint with.

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