{"id":70396,"date":"2022-03-26T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70396"},"modified":"2022-03-25T09:26:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T13:26:56","slug":"history-of-rome-in-15-buildings-02-the-rostra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/03\/26\/history-of-rome-in-15-buildings-02-the-rostra\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Rome in 15 Buildings 02. The Rostra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQZCLhB8osg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 2 Oct 2018<\/p>\n<p>This second episode of our History of Rome presents the Rostra, the speaking platform in the Roman Forum, as a key to understanding the turbulent world of the Late Republic. It focuses on the career of Cicero, Rome&#8217;s greatest orator, who was successively applauded and impaled on the Rostra. <\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this video, you might be interested in my forthcoming book <em>Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find a preview of the book here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29LbDF0bk1FVFpnTEViNExPUF9ZVFdRdjF1UXxBQ3Jtc0ttUWU1NkV3RE9CVnNOZ2FIczdkNDlmdUQtMzlwN1pKUlRFeGdicHNFYXFaUWJoeUpqZ3JSaTRjRWJoRkRTWlNEVzR6Vi1xVTgxREpRbFJXNlhtTDRxNWJoUWFCQkd0aEsyRDhDR2hxLVJVV0g4d2t6MA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftoldinstone.com%2Fnaked-statues-fat-gladiators-and-war-elephants%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/toldinstone.com\/naked-statues&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjJhazZ2UjAyMGllc00xTGZGS2duN3dKcEVFUXxBQ3Jtc0trQS1pclZSMU0yOS1vRjlvX29FMzhaRVJkVHdIMkhYTl95NGR2UmZLbEhHZDQ1WkQyd3ZCOWU5dk8yZllhSWlvNDQtZlI3VmlCMEdTcVQ4Zm9uUEJRWk9DNmJYX3Rzd0U5aGJCRHJqTHZMZkxqVF9FQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see the story and photo essay associated with this video, go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/toldinstone.com\/the-rostra\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/toldinstone.com\/the-rostra\/<\/a><br \/>\nThanks for watching!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-72541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-26-at-09-26-03-History-of-Rome-in-15-Buildings-02.-The-Rostra-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 2 Oct 2018 This second episode of our History of Rome presents the Rostra, the speaking platform in the Roman Forum, as a key to understanding the turbulent world of the Late Republic. 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