The History of Rome — From 753 BC to 1453 AD

The entire history of Rome, from its legendary foundation in 753 BC to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Follow Rome from a small settlement beside the Tiber through the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Punic Wars, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the Roman Empire — then through Christianity, the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople and Rome's final end in 1453. This is not only the story of how Rome became powerful. It is the story of how Rome survived for more than two thousand years by repeatedly changing what being Roman meant. Covered in this video: • Romulus and Remus and the origins of Rome • The Roman Kingdom • The Roman Republic • Rome's conquest of Italy • Hannibal and the Punic Wars • The collapse of the Republic • Julius Caesar and Augustus • The Roman Empire at its height • The Crisis of the Third Century • Constantine and Christianity • Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire • The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 • Justinian and Roman reconquest • The Arab conquests • Manzikert and the Crusades • The sack of Constantinople in 1204 • The restoration of the Roman Empire in 1261 • The Ottoman rise • The fall of Constantinople in 1453 #Rome #RomanHistory #History