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Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)
Who was Gaius Marius’ son, and how did he set out to bring down his father’s rival, Sulla? Which two rising stars in Sulla’s faction, Crassus and Pompey, would go on to bring down the Republic, with Julius Caesar? And, how did a momentous battle in the East see Sulla elevated to the master of Rome? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the climactic conclusion to the remarkable rise of one of Rome’s greatest generals: Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a man who would destroy his rivals, win victories in the east, and ruth...
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On the 6th of July 83 BC, the largest and holiest building in Rome was struck by lightning. The ancient temple of Jupiter loomed on the summit of the Capitoline Hill, here beneath the ceiling sheathed in gold. Amid trophies of statues and shields, the guardian of Rome had his shrine. But now Jupiter had decided to destroy his temple with a thunderbolt.
What was the cause of the gods' anger? As the crowds gathered to watch the disaster, the flames billowed, sparks and smoke across the forum. This was the heart of Rome, stretching all the way from the capital, Hill of the Gods, to the Palatine, Hill of Power. The Forum, along with the Circus Maximus, was one of two open spaces within the city
walls where Rome's citizens could mix freely. Here was the Commitium, where citizens gathered to hear orators address them from the Rostra, the curved speaker's platform made from the prowess of long-ago captured ships. adjacent to it, was the Curia, where the Senate met, and a little to itself the temple of
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