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076- Mock Triumphs
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Domitian attempted to emulate Augustus, but his heavy-handed treatment of the Senate earned him many enemies. Meanwhile, his focus on frontier defense brought charges of cowardice and his treaty with the Dacians was seen as a humiliation.
Released:
Mar 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
010: Barbarians at the Gates: Soon after the war with Veii, Rome was sacked by invading Gauls. The event traumatized the Romans and left their city in ruins. It would be the last time a foreign army breached the walls until the fall of the empire 850 years later. by The History of Rome