CAESAR MOVED ROME FROM DICTATORSHIP TO EMPIRE

Julius Caesar MOVED Rome FROM DICTATORSHIP TO EMPIRE Will the Donald Trump dictatorship become an empire if he annexes Greenland, the Panama Canal Zone, Canada, and Mexico? Watch the Video — Click the head of Caesar’s horse to start the film. By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles) FAMILY LEGACY Gaius …

ROME’S TRIBUNES (121–88 BCE)

ROME’S TRIBUNES (121–88 BCE) 📽️ Watch the VIDEO here — click the words “THE FIFTH CENTURY BCE” to start it. By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) Peruse the video on Tribunes in the post below this one. Backstory The 121 BCE murder of Tribune Gaius Gracchus, who had championed the Plebeians in the Senate, …

Cincinnatus, the First Roman Dictator, Defeated Rome’s Attackers and Then Resigned (458 BCE)

Cincinnatus, the First Roman Dictator, Defeated Rome’s Attackers and Then Resigned (458 BCE) Watch the video here – click “ANCIENT ROME” to begin By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) Legendary Perspective The traditional account, dated to 509 BCE, depicts the Etruscan king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus as a cruel and tyrannical ruler. The breaking point …