The History of Rome

041b- The Gallic Wars

From 57-52 BC Caesar slowly conquered Gaul. Along the way ...

From 57-52 BC Caesar slowly conquered Gaul. Along the way he crossed into Germania twice and led the first Roman expedition to Britain. Finally, the last Gallic army was forced to surrender at Alesia.

041a- The Gallic Wars

After beginning his proconsulship of Cisalpine Gaul in 58 BC ...

After beginning his proconsulship of Cisalpine Gaul in 58 BC Caesar was asked to halt the advance of a migrating Celtic tribe. He managed to turn them around, but was immediately called to face an even deadlier threat at the banks of the Rhine River.

040- In the Consulship of Julius and Caesar

In 59 BC Julius Caesar served a controversial year in ...

In 59 BC Julius Caesar served a controversial year in the consulship. He pressed for land and administrative reforms the conservative Senate opposed.

039- The Young Julius Caesar Chronicles

Julius Caesar had an eventful career on his way up ...

Julius Caesar had an eventful career on his way up the Cursus Honorum. He won the Civic Crown in Asia, was captured by pirates on his way to Rhodes, and served as Governor of Hispania Ulterior.

038- The Catiline Conspiracy

In 63 BC an embittered two-time consular candidate named Catiline ...

In 63 BC an embittered two-time consular candidate named Catiline conspired to overthrow the Roman government. He was stopped by Rome's greatest politician and orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero.

037- Go East Young Man

After clearing the Mediterranean of pirates in 67 BC Pompey ...

After clearing the Mediterranean of pirates in 67 BC Pompey was put in charge of the war with Mithridates. He promptly conquered his way to Jerusalem.

036- I Am Spartacus!

From 73-71 BC a gladiator named Spartacus led a slave ...

From 73-71 BC a gladiator named Spartacus led a slave revolt in southern Italy. Despite defeating the Romans on numerous occasions, the slave army was eventually defeated by Marcus Crassus (with an unsolicited assist from Pompey).

035- Crassus and Pompey

After Sulla's death two men emerged as the vanguard of ...

After Sulla's death two men emerged as the vanguard of Rome's new political generation: Marcus Crassus who would become Rome's richest man and Pompey the Great, who would become Rome's greatest general. In a few years these two men would join forces...

034- No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy

Sulla returned from the east and after winning a short ...

Sulla returned from the east and after winning a short Civil War was made Dictator for Life. After purging his enemies and reorganizing the consitution he inexplicably stepped down in 80 BC.

033- Marius and Sulla