TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fagan, Garrett G. 
ED  - Pennsylvania State University
ED  - The Teaching Company
TI  - The History of Ancient Rome
SN  - 1565855736 (dvd)
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Chantilly, VA
PB  - The Teaching Company
KW  - The Great Courses
KW  - History
KW  - Ancient Rome
N1  - 48 x 30-min. long lectures.
Also includes a Course Guidebook; Includes bibliographical reference, index and glossary; "There are many reasons to study ancient Rome. Rome's span was vast. In the regional, restless, and shifting history of continental Europe, the Roman Empire stands as a towering monument to scale and stability. At its height, the Roman Empire, unified in politics and law, stretched from the sands of Syria to the moors of Scotland, and it stood for almost 700 years." (Publisher`s website); DVD CONTENTS:
; Disc 1
; 1. Introduction
; 2. The Source
; 3. Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans
; 4. The Foundation of Rome
; 5. The Kings of Rome
; 6. Regal Society
; Disc 2
; 7. The Beginnings of the Republic
; 8. The Struggle of the Orders
; 9. Roman Expansion in Italy
; 10. The Roman Confederation in Italy
; 11. The International Scene on the Eve of Roman Expansion
; 12. Carthage and the First Punic War
; Disc 3
; 13. The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War
; 14. Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean
; 15. Explaining the Rise of the Roman Empire
; 16. "The Captured Conqueror" - Rome and Hellenism
; 17. Governing the Roman Republic, Part I
; 18. Governing the Roman Republic, Part II
; Disc 4

; Lesson 19: The pressures of Empire
; Lesson 20: The Gracchi brothers
; Lesson 21: Marius and Sulla
; Lesson 22: "The Royal Rule of Sulla"
; Lesson 23: Sulla's reforms undone
; Lesson 24: Pompey and Crassus
; Disc 5
; 25. The First Triumvirate
; 26. Pompey and Caesar
; 27. "The Domination of Caesar"
; 28. Social and Cultural Life in the late Republic
; 29. Antony and Octavian
; 30. The Second Triumvirate
; Disc 6
; 31. Octavian Emerges Supreme
; 32. The New Order of Augustus
; 33. The Imperial Succession
; 34. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
; 35. The Emperor in the Roman World
; 36. The Third-Century Crisis
; Disc 7

; 37. The Shape of Roman Society
; 38. Roman Slavery
; 39. The Family
; 40. Women in Roman Society
; 41. An Empire of Cities
; 42. Public Entertainment, Part I
; Disc 8
; 43. Public Entertainment, Part II
; 44. Roman Paganism
; 45. The Rise of Christianity
; 46. The Restoration of Order
; 47. Constantine and the Late Empire
; 48. Thoughts on the "Fall of the Roman Empire"

N2  - "There are many reasons to study ancient Rome. Rome's span was vast. In the regional, restless, and shifting history of continental Europe, the Roman Empire stands as a towering monument to scale and stability. At its height, the Roman Empire, unified in politics and law, stretched from the sands of Syria to the moors of Scotland, and it stood for almost 700 years." (Publisher`s website); DVD CONTENTS:

Disc 1
1. Introduction
2. The Source
3. Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans
4. The Foundation of Rome
5. The Kings of Rome
6. Regal Society

Disc 2
7. The Beginnings of the Republic
8. The Struggle of the Orders
9. Roman Expansion in Italy
10. The Roman Confederation in Italy
11. The International Scene on the Eve of Roman Expansion
12. Carthage and the First Punic War

Disc 3
13. The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War
14. Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean 
15. Explaining the Rise of the Roman Empire
16. "The Captured Conqueror" - Rome and Hellenism
17. Governing the Roman Republic, Part I
18. Governing the Roman Republic, Part II

Disc 4
     Lesson 19: The pressures of Empire
     Lesson 20: The Gracchi brothers
     Lesson 21: Marius and Sulla
     Lesson 22: "The Royal Rule of Sulla"
     Lesson 23: Sulla's reforms undone
     Lesson 24: Pompey and Crassus

Disc 5
25. The First Triumvirate
26. Pompey and Caesar
27. "The Domination of Caesar"
28. Social and Cultural Life in the late Republic
29. Antony and Octavian
30. The Second Triumvirate

Disc 6
31. Octavian Emerges Supreme
32. The New Order of Augustus
33. The Imperial Succession
34. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
35. The Emperor in the Roman World
36. The Third-Century Crisis

Disc 7
37. The Shape of Roman Society
38. Roman Slavery
39. The Family
40. Women in Roman Society
41. An Empire of Cities
42. Public Entertainment, Part I

Disc 8 
43. Public Entertainment, Part II
44. Roman Paganism
45. The Rise of Christianity 
46. The Restoration of Order
47. Constantine and the Late Empire
48. Thoughts on the "Fall of the Roman Empire"
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