Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (TRIH ep 702, part 2)
105 BCE · Resource
What was the ancient city of Rome actually like in the first century BC? Who was Lucius Cornelius Sulla, another great, but aristocratic, Roman general who would clash with Gaius Marius in a totemic struggle termed the Social War? And, who were the terrifying Germanic tribes amassing on the borders of the empire, potentially spelling its doom…?
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 105 BCE
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- Fall of the Roman Republic (133 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in Bethlehem (5 BCE)
- Caesar crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)
- Augustus (63 BCE)