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History's ancient legacies: Romans in Palestine
This program reviews the history of Palestine and its invaders from the time of Alexander the Great through the Roman Empire and examines the ongoing Jewish resistance to foreign rule and foreign religions. It provides a remarkable glimpse at the a...
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Ancient Rome reexamined: military triumphs and the death of the Roman Republic
In Military Triumphs and the Death of the Republic, we see how in the second half of the Republic, the Romans became the greatest fighting force in the ancient world. The Romans told themselves through their myths that the gods mandated they were de...