How the Roman Republic Began | Part 2 - Mucius Scaevola and Cloelia

Immediately after Rome exiled its last king (509 B.C.), the new Roman republic found itself in a desperate fight for its survival.

Part 2 of this mini-series continues the story of the Siege of Rome and the legendary Roman heroes whose courage saved the republic — Mucius Scaevola and Cloelia.

In this video:
A quick-thinking young man challenges a warrior king. And the bravery of a Roman maiden so impresses her captors that her fearlessness brings an end to war.

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Link to Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXVJ...

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Recap of Part 1
01:55 - Chapter 3 - Under Siege
06:34 - Chapter 4 - A Daring Act (Mucius)
13:34 - Chapter 5 - An Uneasy Peace (Cloelia)
17:05 - Epilogue
18:54 - Outro

SOURCES
Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 2
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/t...

Roller, Matthew B. “Exemplarity in Roman Culture: The Cases of Horatius Cocles and Cloelia.” Classical Philology 99, no. 1 (2004): 1–56. https://doi.org/10.1086/423674.

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