#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

5449.699 - 5471.075 Gregory Aldrete

Enormous success on the surface, you end up with this boiling pot of resentment and unhappiness. Let's break this down. Who's unhappy? Well, The people fighting Rome's wars, the common farmers who went off to fight, they joined the army. They went and fought. They've come back. They've seen Rome get wealthy. They've seen their generals get wealthy. They've conquered all these areas.