Episode 2: The Rise of the Roman Republic

Apologies for the delay - Greg's laptop exploded. Greg and John discuss the origins of the Roman Republic and its rise to Mediterranean Hegemony. Also the British Empire, Europe being a backwater, and why Carthage were the good guys. Linguistic map of Italy: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Iron_Age_Italy.svg⁠ Roman Expansion: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Roman_conquest_of_Italy.PNG Roman Hegemony in Italy: https://www.storiespreschool.com/images/social_war_map.jpg The Western Med before the First Punic War: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/First_Punic_War_264_BC_v3.png Prelude to the Second Punic War:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Map_of_Rome_and_Carthage_at_the_start_of_the_Second_Punic_War.svg