EvilNed
16-Apr-2013, 08:23 AM
Let me just recommend to each and all of you this great little podcast called The History of Rome.
I think you can figure out what itīs about, but it's a delight listening too. I have a very keen interest in ancient and classical history, so of course I am intrigued but there might be many of you out there who are simply politically interested who might want to read up on how the very first republic was handled. How some stories of Rome parallell those of the US today. How various families and political parties of Rome fought each other over issues of civil rights and ownership.
Just like the US, Rome seems to have found itself in constant war against numerous parties and whenever peace was signed the Republic would look elsewhere to where there was somebody to fight. This became part of their culture, much like the US today is a very warlike nation. And just like now, Rome had their conservative party who preferred the "old ways" and had no qualms about how much land one could own, or how much prices of grain could be raised, etc. etc. and how these people were in constant conflict with the Plebian-class, who we could compare to our modern day "Middle Class" (although there are various differences and such a comparison is troublesome).
Anyway, what amuses me with this podcast is listening to all the roman political maneauvering and corruption. How individual people would drive certain issues, often just as much to spite their opponents to bring about reform. I imagine that the political game played in Rome 2000 years ago is not that different from what is being played in the US Senate today. Or indeed any senate.
Hereīs the link anyway:
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/
It's also on iTunes.
I think you can figure out what itīs about, but it's a delight listening too. I have a very keen interest in ancient and classical history, so of course I am intrigued but there might be many of you out there who are simply politically interested who might want to read up on how the very first republic was handled. How some stories of Rome parallell those of the US today. How various families and political parties of Rome fought each other over issues of civil rights and ownership.
Just like the US, Rome seems to have found itself in constant war against numerous parties and whenever peace was signed the Republic would look elsewhere to where there was somebody to fight. This became part of their culture, much like the US today is a very warlike nation. And just like now, Rome had their conservative party who preferred the "old ways" and had no qualms about how much land one could own, or how much prices of grain could be raised, etc. etc. and how these people were in constant conflict with the Plebian-class, who we could compare to our modern day "Middle Class" (although there are various differences and such a comparison is troublesome).
Anyway, what amuses me with this podcast is listening to all the roman political maneauvering and corruption. How individual people would drive certain issues, often just as much to spite their opponents to bring about reform. I imagine that the political game played in Rome 2000 years ago is not that different from what is being played in the US Senate today. Or indeed any senate.
Hereīs the link anyway:
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/
It's also on iTunes.