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General Resources

Component-wide resources

For coins:

Roman Republican Coinage at the British Museum

Useful articles:

Mary Beard summarises The Fall of the Roman Republic, outlining the major events from 133BC - AD14.

A detailed account of the life and political activities of Cicero (106–43 BC), highlighting the influence of the politician during the Roman Republican period.

Politics and patronage: A guide of How to Win an Election in the Roman Republic.

Podcasts:

In Our Time on Cleopatra

The BBC website says: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Cleopatra, the Egyptian pharaoh whose charisma, intelligence and beauty made her one of the most celebrated rulers of the ancient world.

In Our Time on The Roman Republic 

The BBC website says: Melvyn Bragg discusses the rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.

University of Oxford on Augustus

Professor Chris Pelling gives a talk on How to be Augustus: Escaping one's past.