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Origins of Democracy from Ancient Rome (History is Here to Help)

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Lessons from the Rise and Fall of the Empire. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Saundra Schwartz.

Saundra Schwartz, classical historian, helps us understand Origins of Democracy from Ancient Rome; Lessons from the Rise and Fall of the Empire. Was this more or less enlightened than what came before? What was carried forward from Greek society and democracy? How well did did Roman society and democracy function? What were the elements (the Roman Senate and Emperor, for example, and what were their respective roles and powers)? What were its weaknesses? What brought it down? What did it leave to the systems that followed it? How influential are its legacies today?

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