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The Seeds of Decline

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About the lecture

In this module, we think about the increasing strain on the Republican system in the second century BC, focusing in particular on the growing economic and social discontent among the people of Rome, as well as the rise of the earliest populares.

About the lecturer

Ed is interested in all areas of antiquity, the classical world and its interlocutors. At Oxford, he teaches most ancient history papers. For the past decade and a bit more he has been thinking about how historians should and can use archaeological data, and vice versa. He has been very lucky to be able to go to the mountains in central Italy and think about this while other people shovel large amounts of soil around. Currently he is chairman of the Sub-Faculty of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology: his present project involves trying to find out what this means in practice.

His research interests fall broadly into three categories at the moment: the history, archaeology and epigraphy of Italy, especially the impact of the Roman conquest; the political and cultural history of the Roman Republic; early Roman historiography. He is Co-Director of the Sangro Valley Project (Phase II), with Prof. Susan Kane, of Oberlin College, Ohio.

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Bispham, E. (2018, August 15). Augustan Rome - The Seeds of Decline [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/augustan-rome?auth=0&lesson=1595&option=4412&type=lesson

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Bispham, E. "Augustan Rome – The Seeds of Decline." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://massolit.io/options/augustan-rome?auth=0&lesson=1595&option=4412&type=lesson