Podcast Episode Details

Crossing the Rubicon: The Rise, Reign, and Assassination of Julius Caesar

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Episode 1232

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In this episode, we profile Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman general and statesman whose actions dismantled the Roman Republic and paved the way for the Roman Empire. We trace his journey from a young patrician claiming descent from the goddess Venus to his formation of the First Triumvirate, a political alliance with Pompey and Crassus that dominated Rome.

Join us as we cover Caesar’s legendary military campaigns in the Gallic Wars, where he conquered Gaul and led the first Roman invasions of Britain,. We analyze the pivotal moment in 49 BC when Caesar defied the Senate by crossing the Rubicon, sparking a civil war that culminated in the defeat of his rival Pompey and his own ascent to near-unchallenged power,.

Topics include:

• The Civil War & Cleopatra: Caesar's victories across the Mediterranean and his alliance and affair with the Egyptian queen.
• Dictator for Life: How Caesar consolidated authority, reformed the calendar, and centralized bureaucracy, alienating the political elite,,.
• The Ides of March: The dramatic conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius that resulted in Caesar's assassination in 44 BC,,.

Tune in to understand how Caesar’s life and death ended the Republican era and led to the rise of his adopted heir, Augustus, as the first Emperor.

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