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Part 1: The Roman Republic
A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, SPQR and Roman Politicians Such as Julius Caesar and Cicero
Introduction – The Roman Republic: An Empire before the Empire
Why is the Roman Republic that important?
The Republic of Plato or…
Chronology
Chapter 1 – The Past that Made It Possible: The Foundation of Rome between Myth and History
A Tale of Rape, Murder, and Abduction – the Legend of Romulus and the Foundation of Rome
Act One: Divine Rape and Failed Infanticide
Act Two: Family Reunion and Fratricide
Act Three: The Asylum
A Poetry Interlude
Epilogue
Chapter 2 – Down with the Kings: The Past that Made It Happen
A Patricide: The Death of Servius Tullius, the Last Honorable King of Rome
The Arrogant King and the Death of Roman Monarchy
The Romans vs. the Kings
Chapter 3 – Early Republic
The Dawn of Liberty
The Clash that Defined Rome: The Conflict of Orders and the Twelve Tables
Everyday Lives of Ordinary Romans in the Republic
Women in Rome
Public Life
Chapter 4 – Military Achievements of Early Republic: Taking Italy
The Gauls
The Samnites
The Greeks
Chapter 5 – Middle Republic: The Punic Wars and Mediterranean Dominance
The Phoenicians (Punici) and Carthage
The First Punic War
Rome’s ambitions
Fighting at sea
The Second Punic War: Hannibal and Scipio
Hannibal’s triumphs; the battle at Cannae
The changes in Roman tactics
Rome’s new blood: Scipio Africanus
The aftermath of the Second Punic War
The end of Carthage
Chapter 6 – The Military vs. Cultural Dominance: The Roman Civilization meets the Greek World
Greece after Alexander the Great
The Romans come to Greek territory
Rome, Macedon and the freedom of Greece
Graeco-Roman culture and the tension
Chapter 7 – Limitless Power and the Beginning of the End: The Late Republic
The origin of crisis
The angry crowd
A new class: the equestrians
The Gracchi
Marius, the first warlord
The war against allies: The Social War
Sulla’s march on Rome
Chapter 8 – The Age of the Generals: Pompeius, Crassus, and Caesar
Gnaeus Pompeius
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Julius Caesar
The First Triumvirate (60 BC)
Caesar and the Gauls
Chapter 9 – Senatus Populus-Que Romanus (SPQR) and Its Downfall
Cicero against Catiline: The story that encapsulates 63 BC Rome
Chapter 10 – The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic
Caesar versus Pompey
Crossing the Rubicon
A Romantic Digression: Caesar and Cleopatra
Triumph at Rome
Mark Antony or Octavian
The End of the Republic (44–43 BC)
Conclusion
Timeline
Part 2: The Roman Empire
A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Including Stories of Roman Emperors Such as Augustus Octavian, Trajan, and Claudius
Introduction
Chapter 1 – From the Republic to the Empire: The Rise of Octavian
The Death of Julius Caesar and Its Consequences
Octavian, Antony, and the Second Triumvirate
Allies or Enemies?
Antony’s Mission and the Ever-Charming Cleopatra
The Battle of Actium and the End of Antony and Cleopatra
Chapter 2 – The Age of Augustus
The Princeps Augustus
How He Did It
The Augustan Legacy
The Golden Age of Latin Literature
Chapter 3 – The Julio-Claudian Dynasty After Augustus: From Tiberius to Nero
The Sorrowful Emperor and a Forbidden Love: Tiberius
A God Wanna-Be: Caligula
A Surprise Emperor: Claudius
Mother’s High Hopes and an Epic Failure: Nero
Chapter 4 – Civil War and the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 68–69)
Galba
Otho
Vitellius
Vespasian
Chapter 5 – The Flavians
The First Flavian: Vespasian
Benevolent yet Unfortunate: Titus
Patient Opportunist and Competent Emperor: Domitian
Chapter 6 – The Nerva-Antonine Dynasty: The Five Good Emperors (and a Couple of Not So Good Ones)
The First of the Five: Nerva
The Senate’s Favorite—Optimus Princeps (The Best Emperor Ever) Trajan
The Provinces’ Favorite—Hadrian
The Respectful Emperor—Antoninus Pius
The Last of the Good Ones—Marcus Aurelius
The End or Not Quite Yet? Commodus
Chapter 7 – Some New Emperors
Ambitious, Capable, and Not Quite Legitimate: Pertinax
How Much for an Empire? Didius Julianus
The Founder of a New Dynasty: Septimius Severus
Another Spoiled Kid: Caracalla
Caucious, but Not Enough: Macrinus
The Son-God Aficionado: Elagabalus
Mom’s Little Boy: Severus Alexander
Chapter 8 – Crises, Civil Wars, and Divisions: The Long and Painful Decline
The Barracks Emperors
The Breakaway Empires
Chapter 9 – Two Empires: East and West
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
The End of the Tetrarchy
The Christian Emperor—Constantine
The Fall of The Roman Empire
Conclusion
Timeline of Important Events
Part 3: The Byzantine Empire
A Captivating Guide to Byzantium and How the Eastern Roman Empire Was Ruled by Emperors such as Constantine the Great and Justinian
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Laying the Foundation for the Byzantine Empire
How Diocletian Changed Rome Forever
The Rise of Constantine
Chapter 2 – The Age of Constantine
Conquering the East
A Fresh Start: The New Capital of the Roman Empire
The Last Years of Constantine the Great: A Dark Secret, Baptism, and Death
Chapter 3 – From Constantine’s Death to the Fall of the Western Empire
Julian the Apostate: Zeus Strikes Back
Further Decay: Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian
Theodosius to the Rescue
The Sack of Rome
The Huns
The Final Fall of the Western Empire and the Resilience of the East
Chapter 4 – The Age of Justinian, the Greatest Ruler of the Byzantine Empire
The Coronation of Justinian and Theodora
The Roman Law
Belisarius, the Superior General
The Nika Revolt
The Byzantine Golden Age
Belisarius Retakes the Provinces
The Hard Times: the Plague
Chapter 5 – Heraclius
The War against the Persians
Cultural Changes
The Muslim Attack
Chapter 6 – The Iconoclasts: Leo III the Isaurian and Constantine V
The Byzantine Iconoclasm
Constantine V
Chapter 7 – The Coldblooded Empress Irene of Athens
The End of Iconoclasm
Mother and Son
Meanwhile in Rome
Chapter 8 – Tiny Steps Forward: Theophilus and Michael the Drunkard
The Cultural Renaissance under Theophilus
New Christians
Military Recovery under Michael the Drunkard (and his Uncle)
Chapter 9 – A New Golden Age: Basil the Macedonian and his Dynasty
The Drunkard’s Son, Leo VI the Wise
The Love Life of an Emperor: Leo and two Zoes
All the Regent Rulers of Young Emperor Constantine VII
Constantine VII “the Purple-born”
Romanus II and Theophano
Chapter 10 – The Change in the House of Macedon: Nicephorus Phocas and His Nephew
The Emperor Nicephorus and Theophano
Imperial Expansion under Nicephorus
The Holy Mountain
Decline and Death
The Emperor John I Tzimisces
Chapter 11 – Basil II the Bulgar Slayer
The Rise of the Legitimate Emperor
Alliance with the Russians
The Bulgar Slayer
Chapter 12 – Alexius Comnenus
A Faulty Start
Alternative Ways
The First Crusade
Manuel I Comnenus
Chapter 13 – The Collapse and Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
The Fatal Crusade
The Aftermath of Destruction and a Short-Lived Recovery
Michael Palaeologus
The Ottomans
The Last Emperor of Constantinople
Conclusion
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The Timeline of the Byzantine Emperors
References
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