Crossing the Rubicon: The die is cast (TRIH ep 135)
44 BCE · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Julius Caesar's decision to cross the Rubicon and the wider collapse of the late Roman Republic. Holland situates the moment in the context of the Republic's constitutional norms, the professionalization of the legions under Gaius Marius, and Sulla's precedent of using armies for political ends. They trace Caesar's rise via the Gallic campaigns, his use of commentaries to shape reputation, and the political maneuvering of the Pompey–Crassus–Caes...
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Around 44 BCE
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Fall of the Roman Republic (133 BCE)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)