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Hardcore History 34 – Death Throes of the Republic I
The wars which elevate Rome to superpower status also sow the seed for the downfall of its political system. Money, slaves, ambition, political stalemate and class warfare prove to be a toxic, bloody mix
Publish Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 PST
Duration – 1:22:22
Hardcore History 35 – Death Throes of the Republic II
Disaster threatens the Republic, but the cure might be worse than the disease. “The Dan Carlin version” of this story continues with ambition-addict Marius dominating the story and Plutarch dominating the sources.
Publish Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010
Duration – 01:35:15
Hardcore History 36 – Death Throes of the Republic III
Rome’s political violence expands in intensity from riots and assassinations to outright war as the hyper-ambitious generals Marius and Sulla tear the Republic and its constitution apart vying for power and glory.
Publish Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2010
Duration – 01:37:47
Hardcore History 37 – Death Throes of the Republic IV
Sulla returns to Rome to show the Republic what REAL political violence looks like. Civil war and deadly partisan payback will pave the way for reforms pushed at sword point. Lots of heads will roll…literally.
Publish Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Duration – 01:25:03
Hardcore History 38 – Death Throes of the Republic V
The last great generation of the Roman Republic emerges from the historical mists. The dynamic between Caesar, Cato, Cicero, Crassus and Pompey forms the axis around which the rest of this tale revolves.
Publish Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011
Duration – 01:25:50
Hardcore History 39 – Death Throes of the Republic VI
In a massive finish to the “Dan Carlin version” of the fall of the Roman Republic, conspiracies, civil wars, beatniks of antiquity and a guy named Caesar figure prominently. Virtually everyone dies.
Publish Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Duration – 05:25:32
Dan’s research and book list:
Articles:
“MHQ SUMMER 1990 VOL: 2 NO: 4. The Battle of Britain: How did The Few Win?” by Williamson Murray
Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age (Volume 1)
Plutarch’s Lives Volume 1 (Modern Library Classics)
A History of the Ancient World
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The Roman Revolution
Rubicon
The Roman Republic: Second Edition
The Last Generation of the Roman Republic
The Fall of the Roman Republic (Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History)
Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (Story of Civilization)
sam –
By and far one of the best history podcast I have ever heard. This is S-class history displayed and spoken in a way no other has ever done before. If you have listened to any HH before now, this is your moment to show your appreciation because $10 dollars is a steal for the amount of information that is in this podcast. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys history or even listening to podcasts, it will bring you enthralling entertainment for hours!
VisenyasRevenge –
buy this here cos $9.99 is a much better rate than on iTunes.
i was never really interested in ancient history, but this really comes alive though Dan Carlins “storytelling”
David –
Most of the Roman histories you hear about anymore are about the Roman Emperors like Caligula, Nero, etc…This podcast precedes most of the modern “History Channel” stories and tells us about the fall of the Senate. I found this fascinating because Dan paints the picture of the many reasons that Roman Culture & the Roman Senate destroyed itself. Very well done!
Geoffrey –
For $10 this is one of the best values in the Hardcore History library. You could easily spend hundreds of dollars on a college course to get this same information but with nowhere near the passion and art of storytelling displayed in this series. My personal favorite (so far) in the HH library.
Jake –
No other podcast has driven me to acquire outside knowledge about history quite like Hardcore History. Dan makes you WANT to learn. I have listened to each of his podcasts multiple times and am constantly telling other people to listen to them as well. I have even picked up books from Dyer and others that he quotes in the podcasts to widen my knowledge on each subject. Simply amazing work Dan and Ben.