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Join this channel to get early access to episodes, ad-free watching, and priority access to our live events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join What was the ancient city of Rome actually like in the first century BC? Who was Lucius Cornelius Sulla, another great, but aristocratic, Roman general who would clash with Gaius Marius in a totemic struggle termed the Social War? And, who were the terrifying Germanic tribes amassing on the borders of the empire, potentially spelling its doom…? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Rome’s apocalyptic threat from the North, Marius’ wars in defence of the empire, and the rise of his greatest adversary: Sulla. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan & Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley Creative Director of animation: Michael Sherdyts Lead Animator / Production Lead: Kate Korolko Lead Illustrator: Vadym Berkutenko Illustrator: Viktoria Lafazan Map Animator: Mike Dunakovskiy 3D Artist / Blender Animator: Vishal 0:00 Rome’s Most Unlikely Saviour 4:25 The Barbarian Threat to Rome 9:15 Rome’s Catastrophic Defeat 14:04 Marius Rebuilds the Roman Army 16:48 Marius Takes on the Teutones 19:36 The Cimbri Are Annihilated 23:41 Marius Becomes Too Powerful 27:00 The Rise of Sulla 31:02 Sulla’s Ruthless Ambition 35:05 Amazon 36:15 The Extraordinary Wealth of Roman Italy 42:49 Italy’s Second-Class Citizens 46:18 The Social War Erupts 50:44 Rome Fights Back 52:35 Sulla Becomes Rome’s New Hero 56:05 A New War in the East 58:18 Mithridates Takes on Rome 1:02:00 Marius Makes His Comeback 1:04:39 Violence Erupts in Rome 1:07:01 Marius Takes Sulla’s Command