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Early access to my YouTube video of book recommendations covering the Fall of the Roman Republic!

EARLY ACCESS (YOUTUBE VIDEO) - Book Recs for the Fall of the Roman Republic

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The Fall of the Roman Republic... is it comparable to what's happening in America today? Was it a disaster or a necessary revolution? What books can we use to learn all about it?

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Book List:
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan https://amzn.to/4hux8Ly
Mortal Republic by Edward Watts https://amzn.to/4avpkqp
The Fall of the Roman Republic by Plutarch https://amzn.to/3WyZpsl
Rubicon by Tom Holland https://amzn.to/4gdyNnu
Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy https://amzn.to/3E2rTnJ
The Landmark Julius Caesar https://amzn.to/4jrK9qV
Cicero by Anthony Everitt https://amzn.to/42t8Kps
The War That Made the Roman Empire by Barry Strauss https://amzn.to/3PNaBxt
The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme https://amzn.to/3Ec51lV
Pax Romana by Adrian Goldsworthy https://amzn.to/4h8z2S3

0:00 Intro
0:25 Is it America
2:31 Italy Group Trip
3:08 Origins of the Fall
5:59 Sweeping Histories
7:42 Crossing the Rubicon
9:35 Key Figures
11:00 War of Actium
12:00 The Roman Peace
14:04 First Among Equals
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Book Recommendations for the Fall of the Ancient Roman Republic

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