Bread and Circuses for Rome | No Republic Was Ever Greater
New Humanists
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Ryan Hamill and Jonathan Roberts are back with another episode in the New Humanist series about the rise of the Roman Empire. We're walking through the masterpiece by ancient Roman historian Titus Livy, while also reading Machiavelli's Renaissance era commentary on Livy's history. Tarquinius added 100 members to the Senate, who were known thenceforward as fathers of the lesser families,. They formed a party of unwavering loyalty to the king, to whom they owed their admission to the Curia.
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