ASMR - 3.5 Hours History of Ancient Rome (8th Century BC - 1453 AD)

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Timestamps: 0:00 introduction 2:43 PART 1 7:01 Origins 11:44 The Etruscans 16:28 Foundation of the Republic 24:52 Conquest of Italy 29:18 Cultural and technical development 35:03 Cathage and Punic Wars 43:09 Expansion in the Mediterranean Sea 45:20 Roman Army 51:45 Politics, Society and Culture 1:07:53 Political unrest and Spartacus revolt 1:13:44 Pompey and the Triumvirate 1:17:05 PART 2 1:18:21 decline of the Roman Republic 1:21:33 first Triumvirate 1:22:50 Julius Caesar, conquest of Gaul 1:29:43 civil war against Pompey 1:35:59 triumph and assassination of Caesar 1:40:00 second Triumvirate, rise of Octavian and creation of the Empire 1:46:24 economy of the Roman Empire 1:56:40 Tiberius, Calígula, Claudius and Nero 2:03:30 persecution of Christians 2:13:10 Golden Age of the 2nd Century 2:15:35 Commodus to the crisis of the 3rd Century 2:19:02 Diocletian and the partition of the Empire 2:21:21 decline and collapse of the Western Roman Empire 2:26:01 PART 3 2:30:20 foundation of Constantinople 2:33:33 Western vs Eastern Roman Empires 2:36:55 Byzantium in the 5th and 6th Centuries 2:42:17 Justinian's conquests and reforms 2:47:49 Hagia Sophia and Byzantine architecture 2:52:18 Greek culture in Byzantium 2:56:43 disasters of the 7th Century and the Arab conquest 3:01:20 Byzantine resurgence, army and technology 3:06:06 religious matters: iconoclasm, East-West Schism 3:18:42 reconquests at the turn of the millennium 3:21:46 Norman and Turk invasions 3:24:09 Byzantium and the Crusades 3:26:59 the disaster of the 4th Crusade and the Latin Empire 3:29:39 agony and final fall of Constantinople 3:32:29 Byzantine legacy and conclusion Patrons can download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch/listen offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer

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Thanks, it should get to a million in about 10 days if views remain stable 🙂

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