The life and legacy of the Roman Empire [TTC Audio]
English | 1995 | 18 hrs and 18 mins | MP3 | 319 MB
Authors: Ori Z. Soltes, Teaching Company
The lectures show the development of Rome the Republic as it becomes Rome the Empire - the grand and glorious inheritor of Greek Hellenistic culture and the progenitor of Mediterranean culture throughout Europe, North Africa and the Near East. Roman genius in war, politics, law, literature, and art is discussed. Immersed in a new faith, the immortal empires became the springboard for Christianity's growth
Part 1: Lecture l. The legacy of Hellenism
Lecture 2. The dawn of the Res Romana
Lecture 3. The rise of a republic
Lecture 4. The conquest of Italy
Lecture 5. Overwhelming the West: Rome and Carthage
Lecture 6. Swallowing the East: culture, conquest, crisis
Lecture 7. History and destiny
Lecture 8. From republic to empire. Part 2: Lecture 9. Conquest and crisis
Lecture 10. Reality and Roman space
Lecture 11. The inner spaces of empire and satire
Lecture 12. Identity and succession
Lecture 13. Gold to silver
Lecture 14. Roman women and innovation
Lecture 15. Spirit and survival
Lecture 16. The legacy of Rome
