History Documentaries
The Roman Republic didn’t have political parties per se, but there was an eventual divergence between conservative and progressive; elite and working class interests in a way that would be reasonably familiar to us today. In this short excerpt we look at the Optimates versus the Populares and how their struggles led to a civil war and the dictatorship of Sulla. You can view the full discussion in our documentary on Brutus – liberator of Rome or traitor to Caesar?- here:
Credit Heroes and Legends Documentary Channel
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