So today we’re going to do some old school No, it means Senātus Populusque Rōmānus, one of the mottos of the Roman Republic. Stand for? It means shut pie hole quickly, rapscallion. When two totally nonfictional twins, Romulus and Remus, who’d been raised by wolves,įounded a city on seven hills. World History and today we’re going to learn about the Roman Empire, which of course began The senate, the people, Rome, the caesarian section, the Julian calendar and our old friend Pompey all make appearances, but NOT the Caesar Salad, as Julius had nothing to do with it.Ĭrash Course World History is now available on DVD! įollow us again! Support CrashCourse on Patreon. Well, Rome's expansion took hundreds of years, he just explains it in under 12 minutes. John covers Rome's transition from city-state to dominant force in the Mediterranean in less than 12 minutes.
Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him getting stabbed 23 times on the floor of the senate, and what happened in the scramble for power after his assassination. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
