The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think....
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Hi, I’m John Green; this is Crash Course World History and today we’re going to learnabout the Roman Empire, which of course began when two totally nonfictional twins, Romulusand Remus, who’d been raised by wolves, founded a city on seven hills.Mr Green, Mr Green, what… what does SPQR stand for?It means shut pie hole quickly, rapscallion. No, it means Senātus Populusque Rōmānus,one of the mottos of the Roman Republic.So today we’re going to do some old school Great Man History and focus on Julius Caesarwhile trying to answer a question: When, if ever, is it OK to stab someone 23 times?[Theme Music]Shakespeare answers that question by saying that Roman senators killed Caesar becausehe was going to destroy the Roman republic, but even if that’s true, we s...
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Hi, I’m John Green; this is Crash Course World History and today we’re going to learnabout the Roman Empire, which of course began when two totally nonfictional twins, Romulusand Remus, who’d been raised by wolves, founded a city on seven hills.Mr Green, Mr Green, what… what does SPQR stand for?It means shut pie hole quickly, rapscallion. No, it means Senātus Populusque Rōmānus,one of the mottos of the Roman Republic.So today we’re going to do some old school Great Man History and focus on Julius Caesarwhile trying to answer a question: When, if ever, is it OK to stab someone 23 times?[Theme Music]Shakespeare answers that question by saying that Roman senators killed Caesar becausehe was going to destroy the Roman republic, but even if that’s true, we s...
