• 004- The Public Thing

  • Feb 25 2010
  • Length: 15 mins
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  • 3.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

004- The Public Thing

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  • The monarchy had been overthrown and the Roman Republic was now established. Despite the appearance of a free democratic republic, the Romans were beset with economic and political divisions that threatened the unity of the young State.
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You’re better off getting a book on Ancient Rome, or going on YouTube.

I chose this podcast due to the large number of episodes and thought that I would find a wealth of information and detail. Instead it’s just brief overviews with little details here and there to give the appearance of depth.
I was also confused by The narrator’s condescending tone toward the historical records. As if passive aggressively trying to assert his intelligence over hundreds years old stories/documents. I made it through 20 episodes to see if it got any better, before giving up.
Overall this will give anyone not familiar with Roman history a basic understanding. But there are other books/documentaries/podcast that do it better. And for people who already have a baseline knowledge of Ancient Rome, there won’t be much you’ll gain from listening to this.

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