The Apple and The Hero

028_Roma Aeterna_Savior or Destroyer_The two Faces of Julius Caesar (Part 2)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2242929/open_sms] And we are at the end of season one! In this last episode we'll see the rising and falling of the great Julius Caesar. Did he want to save Rome, or was his plan to condemn it? You decide!

027_Roma Aeterna_Savior or Destroyer_The two Faces of Julius Caesar (Part 1)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2242929/open_sms] Here we are, almost at the end of the first season. We have one last path to thread on, and it's that of one of the greatest names in Roman history: Julius Caesar. His name and his deeds have traversed the centuries intact, and he also picked up more legends and myths that we can count. He's been hailed as a destroyer, for the Roman Republic breathed its last because of him, but also as a creator, for the Roman Empire would have never seen the light, had it not been for his actions. But what was Caesar: a savior or a destroyer? It's now your turn to answer!

026_Roma Aeterna_The Beginning of the End

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2242929/open_sms] We're getting closer to the finish line for this deep dive into the Roman history of the monarchy and the Republic. Things are getting chaotic; the dividing lines between patricians and plebeians are getting more and more blurred, and champions of the plebs like the Gracchi brothers start popping up everywhere.  Rome is on the brink of chaos, and civil war is soon to follow. In a society which still hadn't recouped its losses after Hannibal, Marius and Sulla's proscription lists mowed down even more Romans, trying to distinguish friends from foes.  No corner of the Republic is safe. Will someone step up to save Rome?

025_Roma Aeterna_Fight for the Mediterranean - The Punic Wars (Part 2)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2242929/open_sms] Drunk on victories Rome had thought itself beloved by the gods. The young Punic general, Hannibal Barca, though, had demonstrated how far from divine graces the Romans really were. With dwindling legionaries and no experienced commander, could the Romans really rally up once again to destroy their enemy? Will the lead of one single man, as capable as Publius Cornelius Scipio was, be enough to revert the fortunes of the war?

024_Roma Aeterna_Fight for the Mediterranean - The Punic Wars (Part 1)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2242929/open_sms] With the Samnites beaten and their territory conquered, Rome is finally ready to play the big game.  Having gained access to the Mediterranean, the previously landlocked Romans are ready to leave their marks on history and win the title of rulers of the sea. The only problem? They will need to fight Carthage for the privilege!