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Roman Republic

15 stories

Backstabs, consuls, and the rise of an empire. Politics has never been more dramatic.

Two abandoned brothers raised by a wolf decide to build a city. They argue about where. One murders the other. That city is Rome.

The Rape of Lucretia

A king's son assaults a noblewoman, she takes her own life, and Rome overthrows the monarchy forever. The Republic is born from one act of evil.

Cincinnatus Saves Rome

A retired farmer is begged to become dictator, defeats Rome's enemies in 16 days, then goes back to his plow. Power? No thanks.

The Gauls Sack Rome

A horde of Celts walks into Rome and burns it down. Geese famously save the last hill. Rome never forgets, and never forgives.

Hannibal Crosses the Alps

A Carthaginian general marches an army and 37 war elephants over snowy mountains to surprise-attack Rome from the north. Rome did not see it coming.

The Battle of Cannae

Hannibal surrounds and slaughters 60,000 Romans in a single afternoon. Still studied as the perfect battle 2,200 years later.

Carthage Must Be Destroyed

An old senator ends every speech with the same line until Rome finally levels Carthage and salts the earth. Petty? Yes. Effective? Also yes.

The Gracchi Brothers

Two brothers try to give land back to the poor. The Senate murders them both, one after the other. The Republic starts to crack.

Sulla Marches on Rome

A Roman general turns his army around and invades his own city. The first time it happens. Definitely not the last.

Spartacus Revolts

A Thracian gladiator and 70 friends escape a training school and end up leading 100,000 slaves in open war against Rome.

The First Triumvirate

Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus quietly carve up the Republic between themselves over wine. Three friends. Soon to be three enemies.

Caesar Conquers Gaul

Eight years, a million dead, another million enslaved. He writes his own bestselling book about it. The man knows branding.

Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

Ordered to disband his army, Caesar instead marches it across a tiny river and starts a civil war. 'The die is cast.'

The Ides of March

Julius Caesar walks into the Roman Senate and never walks out. His closest friends turn on him in the most famous political betrayal in history. 'Et tu, Brute?'

Cicero's Death

Rome's greatest orator gets on the wrong side of Mark Antony. They cut off his head and hands and nail them to the Senate doors.

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What stories does the Roman Republic era include?

History Tea covers 15 stories from Roman Republic, including Romulus and Remus, The Rape of Lucretia, Cincinnatus Saves Rome, The Gauls Sack Rome and 11 more. Each one is retold as immersive audio narration.

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Backstabs, consuls, and the rise of an empire. Politics has never been more dramatic. History Tea retells each Roman Republic story as modern, immersive audio you can listen to anywhere.

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