Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Part 01 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 02 of 06 - Julius Caesar - Critical moment 1/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 02 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

part 02 of 06 - Jewish Rebellion - Critical moment 3/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 05 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 04 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 06 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 03 of 06 - Nero - Critical moment 2/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

part 01 of 06 - Jewish Rebellion - Critical moment 3/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Part 04 of 06 - Julius Caesar - Critical moment 1/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 01 of 06 - Julius Caesar - Critical moment 1/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Part 05 of 06 - Julius Caesar - Critical moment 1/6 Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

Life of Tiberius Gracchus. Rome was once a largely democratic society, with regular elections. This Republic lasted for 500 years, but then came Tiberius Gracchus. He believed in the ideals of the Republic - fairness, decency and justice for everyone -but was appalled by Rome's aristocrats' treatment of the poor. So he unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets of Rome, with devastating consequences.

BBC - Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. Chapter 3: Rebellion 5/7. This is the story of the largest to its date revolt in the Roman empire - The Great Revolt of Judea. A legacy of corrupted Roman governors and oppression would result in bloody violence, short timed independence of Judea-Edomea-Adiabene alliance, a civil war and finally destruction of Jerusalem and slaughter of Judean population by the legions. Despite its proportions a

BBC - Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. Chapter 3: Rebellion 3/7. This is the story of the largest to its date revolt in the Roman empire - The Great Revolt of Judea. A legacy of corrupted Roman governors and oppression would result in bloody violence, short timed independence of Judea-Edomea-Adiabene alliance, a civil war and finally destruction of Jerusalem and slaughter of Judean population by the legions. Despite its proportions a

BBC - Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. Chapter 3: Rebellion 4/7. This is the story of the largest to its date revolt in the Roman empire - The Great Revolt of Judea. A legacy of corrupted Roman governors and oppression would result in bloody violence, short timed independence of Judea-Edomea-Adiabene alliance, a civil war and finally destruction of Jerusalem and slaughter of Judean population by the legions. Despite its proportions a

By the fall of Rome it had become the ultimate fascist state, sexist, xenophobic, totalitarian and tyrannical in it's rule. The Romans betrayed and systematically conquered, enslaved, and Romanized the Gauls and Celts, they ethnically cleansed "barbarians" within their lands, they betrayed and committed genocide against the Dacians, and they betrayed and brutally persecuted the Goths. Their long history of genocide, treachery and xenophobia ultim

The Fall of an Empire: Lesson of Byzantium (Eastern Roman Empire) An excellent video showing the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire This video shows the Russian perspective of what actually happened to the Eastern Roman Empire. The video is freely available at vizantia.info (click on the church) The video is available in English, Russian, Serbian and Greek. PS MACEDONIA for the MACEDONIANS

Carthage, a remarkable city-state that dominated the Mediterranean for over 600 years, harnessed their extensive resources to develop some of the ancient world's most groundbreaking technology. For generations, Carthage defined power, strength and ingenuity, but by the third century BC, the empire's existence was threatened by another emerging superpower, Rome. However, when the Romans engineered their empire, they were only following the lead of

The conversion of Rome to Christianity set the stage for the Fall of Rome. Christians went from persecuted to persecutors, and the Roman peoples were divided along a hundred schisms. Dissent spread across the Empire, soldiers lost loyalty and deserted, people spoke openly of rebellion, and if not for this climate a siege of Rome would have been impossible. And it was at the Council of Nicaea that core Christian doctrine was decided. Divine truth

The objective is to present the Hystory through Art, passing by Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Middle Age, The Renaissance, The Baroque, The Romantism, The Enlightenment, The Pre-Modern Era, ... The art of Ancient Greece is one of her greatest gifts to posterity.But when one thinks of Ancient Rome ...... her gladiators, her government, or perhaps her armies are the conspicuous mementos. True, the vividly colored murals at Pompeii are spectacul

Europe: In 510 BC, after a protracted struggle with its Etruscan kings, the nobility of Rome overthrew their monarchy and established a republic. From its very beginning the Roman Republic was a highly unified state, much more so than any of its Greek counterparts, though with its emphasis on foreign conquest it did share some similarities with Sparta. Rome's great rival was Carthage, a Phoenician colony in northern Africa, which controlled most

The objective is to present the Hystory through Art, passing by Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Middle Age, The Renaissance, The Baroque, The Romantism, The Enlightenment, The Pre-Modern Era, ... The art of Ancient Greece is one of her greatest gifts to posterity.But when one thinks of Ancient Rome ...... her gladiators, her government, or perhaps her armies are the conspicuous mementos. True, the vividly colored murals at Pompeii are spectacul