704. Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)

This episode concludes the series on the Roman civil war and the rise of Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Tom and Dominic examine how Gaius Marius' son sought to oppose Sulla following his father's rivalry, and how Crassus and Pompey emerged as rising figures within Sulla's faction. The episode covers a major battle in the East that established Sulla as master of Rome. The hosts frame Sulla as a general who destroyed his rivals and fundamentally altered the Republic's trajectory, setting the stage for its eventual collapse.