From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes an engaging audiobook that explores the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama leading to the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was a remarkable achievement, growing from a small city-state in central Italy to the dominant power in the Mediterranean by 146 BC. However, this success hastened its decline as the expanding empire brought rising economic inequality, social and ethnic tensions, and rampant corruption that destabilized the once-strong foundations of the Republic.

In The Storm Before the Storm, the audiobook immerses listeners in the turbulent years between 146-78 BC, focusing on the first generation that grappled with a new and treacherous political landscape. Key figures such as Marius, Sulla, and the Gracchi brothers made choices that abandoned the foundational principles of their predecessors, setting the stage for the Republic’s destruction and offering a cautionary tale about civilizations losing their way.