A final episode covering Rome's Early Republican government, and the changes taking place.

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• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

• Holkeskamp, Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

• Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Take a look at Rome's dark side, and learn about the institution of slavery.

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• Bradley, Keith. Slavery and Society at Rome: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

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Rome didn't just use her military to conquer - there was also a planned policy of expansion which helped spread her influence through the Italian peninsula.

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• • Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.
• • Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.
• • Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.
  • Salmon, E.T. Roman Colonization Under the Republic. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1970.

Part 2 of the social and economic strife seen during the Early Republic. With nothing resolved, problems were only just beginning.

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References:

• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

• Holkeskamp, Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

• Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Begin Part 1 of 2 covering the social and economic strife which existed between the patricians, wealthy plebeians, and everyone else in Rome.

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• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

• Holkeskamp, Karl-J. Reconstructing the Roman Republic, An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research. Princeton University Press, 2010.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

• Mouritsen, Henrik. Politics in the Roman Republic: Key Themes in Ancient History. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

• Raaflaub, Kurt A. Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders. Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Rome fights mighty King Pyrrhus and his elephants, taking on the Greeks for the first time in history.

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• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

Discover Rome's earliest fight for survival, and how her rise was far from guaranteed.

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• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.

This episode looks at the consolidation of territory surrounding Rome, and how Rome fought with her Latin and Etruscan neighbors.

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References:

• Cornell, T.J. The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (1000-264BC). New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Crawford, Michael. The Roman Republic, Second Edition. London: Fontana Press, 1992.

• Forsythe, Gary. A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War. University of California Press, 2006.