The Origins of Rome

Dan Snow's History Hit

Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?


With a turbulent history of Kings, civil wars and imperial desires - Rome has an incredible history. But who founded it? Were Romulus and Remus real brothers fighting for their kingdoms, or did a Trojan hero found one of the mightiest Italian states? Recent archaeological discoveries indicate a far more complicated picture of Rome's beginnings - but where does its mystic past fall into this new story?


In this episode, Tristan is joined by Professor Guy Bradley from Cardiff University to discover more about the origins of Rome around the 8th century B.C.


TW: This episode contains a reference to rape


This episode was produced by Annie Coloe and edited by Aidan Lonergan.


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2022-08-08 44 min

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