702. Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)
This episode of The Rest is History explores the rise of Gaius Marius and the simmering rivalry with Lucius Cornelius Sulla during a period of existential crisis for the Roman Republic, as Germanic tribes threaten Rome and internal political fractures deepen. The narrative sets the stag
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