023: Children of Mars Pt 2 - The Roman Unification of Central Italy & the Polybian Legion 390-282 BC

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🗓️ 23 March 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The 4th century would be a time of great change in the Roman Republic, as she would go from smoking ruin to master of most of Italy in roughly 100 years. Wars with the Samnites, the political turmoil at home, and the creation of the so-called “Polybian Legion” would set the stage for the invasion of Pyrrhus of Epirus. Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) The History of Persia Podcast Website (https://historyofpersiapodcast.wordpress.com/) Apple (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-persia/id1452677220) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5XGXCGD43r99xfGir03Dif) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1452677220/history-of-persia) Show Links: Website and Show Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/023-children-of-mars-pt-2-the-roman-unification-of-central-italy-the-polybian-legion-390-282-b-c/) iTunes: (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930?mt=2) SoundCloud: (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037) Stitcher: (www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hell…stic-age-podcast) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Email: (hellenisticagepodcast@gmail.com)

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Trevor Cully, host of the History of Persia podcast. You can think of me as a
0:06.8	prequel to the Hellenistic age. Before Alexander the Great spread Hellenism across the Near East,
0:13.4	most of that space was occupied by the Achaemenid Persians. The Achaemenids pioneered the concept of a
0:19.8	truly multinational empire that incorporated people from as far away as India and Greece, the future Hellenistic world, under the banner of a single empire for over 200 years.
0:31.6	The story of Persia discusses the fall of ancient civilizations, the origins of endurance racing,
0:38.8	300 Spartans, the March of the 10,000, and at least one evil priest who replaced and
0:44.7	impersonated the king, all before the Akamids come to a dramatic close with the story of being
0:50.8	on the losing side of Alexander's conquests.
0:54.0	Then, I will also start to deal with Hellenism under the Selucid kings.
0:59.0	If that story and the cultures that surround it sound interesting to you,
1:03.0	check out The History of Persia at History of Persiapodcast.wordpress.com
1:08.0	or wherever you find your favorite podcasts, like The Hellenistic Age.
1:16.2	Hi there, you're listening to The Hellenistic Age podcast.
1:25.2	Episode 23, Children of Mars, Part 2, the Roman Unification of Central Italy and the
1:32.0	Polybian Legion, 390 to 282 BC. The year was 390 BC, or 387, depending on which date you prefer.
1:45.3	Amidst the smoking ruins of what was formerly the city of Rome, the forces of the invaders,
1:51.4	a Celtic tribe known as the Sinoons, watched as carts carried various forms of gold,
1:57.0	statues, plate, talents.
1:59.6	The surviving citizens of Rome, having successfully defended the main
2:03.5	capital after being besieged for seven months, arranged a settlement with the Celtic war chief,
2:09.6	Brenas. The Romans offered to pay a ransom to get the Celts to leave the city, one thousand pounds
2:16.4	worth of gold. As the gold was being weighed
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