Bonus IV- Studying Roman History (feat. Elliot)

A little break for another bonus episode today. This time, we sit around the podcast campfire with a student of Roman history and delve into the topic of the fall of the Roman Republic- as well as touching on his next realm of study in the form of the fall of the Western Roman Empire... Sources used for our discussion this episode: Caesar (1953), The Conquest of Gaul. Translated by S. A. Hanford. London: Penguin Books. Cassius Dio (1961), Dio's Roman History in Nine Volumes. Volume II. Translated by E. Cary. London, United Kingdom and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Duncan, M. (2017), The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic. New York City: Hachette Book Group. Goldsworthy, A. (2023), The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict. London: Head of Zeus Ltd. Hayne, L. (1991). The Importance of the Gracchi. Ancient History Resources for Teachers, 21(2): 86-89. Henderson, M. M. (1968), Tiberius Gracchus and the Failure of the Roman Republic. Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory 31: 51-64. Littlewood, I. (2002), The Rough Guide: History of France. London: Rough Guides Ltd. Marks, A. and Tingay, G. (date unknown), Romans. London: Usborne Publishing.