753 BC · Ab urbe condita · to the present
Rome did not fall.
It became something else.
A lesson-by-lesson history of Rome (Kingdom, Republic, and Empire) and the Catholic Church, from Romulus and Remus to today. It traces the government, law, language, and buildings that carried Rome into the modern West, with tradition and evidence kept clearly apart.
Begin at the beginning: The Founding of Rome — Romulus & Remus →Kingdom, Republic, and Empire: rulers, wars, turning points, and daily life.
3 lessonsGovernmentSenate, consuls, law, and provinces, and the republics and legal systems they inspired.
3 lessonsChurchApostles, popes, councils, saints, doctrine, and liturgy.
3 lessonsArchitectureArches, domes, basilicas, and their descendants in the modern West.
1 lessonThe lessons so far
- 753 BCThe Founding of Rome — Romulus & RemusRomeGovernment
- AD 272–337Constantine the GreatRomeGovernmentChurchArchitecture
- AD 312Battle of the Milvian BridgeRomeChurch
- AD 313The "Edict" of MilanGovernmentChurch