How did a few huts beside the river Tiber become the greatest power in the Mediterranean? Part 1 of our complete history of ancient Rome follows the city from its founding legends of Romulus and Remus, through the seven kings and the birth of the Republic, to the conquest of Italy, the Punic Wars, Hannibal's march over the Alps, the disaster at Cannae, and the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.

We answer the questions people ask most: Was Romulus real? How did one small city conquer Italy? How did Hannibal almost destroy Rome, and why did he fail? Did the Romans really sow Carthage with salt? (No.)

Next: Part 2, The Fall of the Republic.

This video is made for educational and historical purposes. Dates and numbers in ancient history are approximate, and where historians disagree or a story is legend, we say so.
Narration: AI voice.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
1:14 1. A City of Legend
3:59 2. The Seven Kings
7:09 3. The Republic Is Born
11:26 4. The Conquest of Italy
14:41 5. Carthage and the First Punic War
17:18 6. Hannibal and the Second Punic War
23:26 7. Scipio, Zama and the End of Carthage

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