{"id":72580,"date":"2022-03-28T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=72580"},"modified":"2024-08-24T19:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:58:25","slug":"republic-to-empire-the-impact-of-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/03\/28\/republic-to-empire-the-impact-of-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic to Empire: Catiline, Cicero, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar the Death Spiral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXWmUuxx4zU?si=BObjCJgyIcbydeXN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 6 Feb 2024<\/strong>: Dr. Gabb replaced the original part 7 which discussed the cultural impact of Ancient Greece on the rising Roman Republic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>seangabb<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Feb 2021<\/p>\n<p><del datetime=\"2024-02-06T18:47:03+00:00\">In 120 BC, Rome was a republic with touches of democracy. A century later, it was a divine right military dictatorship. Between January and March 2021, Sean Gabb explored this transformation with his students. Here is one of his lectures. All student contributions have been removed.<\/del><\/p>\n<p>Here is the seventh lecture, which discusses the Catiline Conspiracy and the rise and disintegration of the First Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey and Crassus. There is a digression on Eastern politics and the Parthian Empire.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More by Sean Gabb on the Ancient World: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn Latin or Greek or both with him: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His historical novels (under the pen name &#8220;Richard Blake&#8221;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3F5THF3OU5uSEZvb1ZnR3RaeEo1MXBxSzhLQXxBQ3Jtc0ttTTAzZ1ZwMzZicVBraktCNGUwSEMwVDJ6Z3RVRnFvTTB3SE43ZXhHeTZ0eUNtTjdqdGlmNzNkQ2lzZ3duNHl1TzJSZ2U2a21hNmFtbDh0Zmo4NElBVTkyaWIzTTcxV1FJSUUxd3hQTl9ncnNTUURuZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRichard-Blake%2Fe%2FB005I2B5PO\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Richard-Blak&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 6 Feb 2024: Dr. Gabb replaced the original part 7 which discussed the cultural impact of Ancient Greece on the rising Roman Republic. seangabb Published 20 Feb 2021 In 120 BC, Rome was a republic with touches of democracy. 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