Acton COA Presents: The Fall of the Roman Republic: Civil War, Discord, and the Birth of Empire with Paolo Di Gregorio

With the end of the Punic Wars in the second century BCE, Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean and was poised to expand eastward. Yet the tremendous growth of Roman power caused social turmoil in Rome itself. The result was civil war, dictatorship, and the eventual collapse of the Roman Republic. This illustrated lecture will look at the forces that caused the transformation from Roman Republic to Roman Empire.

Open to out-of-towners 60+ for $5