Episode 121 – Strength in Unity

The Partial Historians · Jan 13, 2022 · 45m

The year 446 BCE has it all – battles, civil strife, virtus, dynamic leadership… Rome is certainly on a better path after the mysterious and seemingly disastrous 447 BCE.

Episode 121 – Strength in Unity

Enemies at the Gate

The atmosphere in Rome at the beginning of 446 BCE was tense. In 447 BCE, the magistrates had not been able to restrain the patricians from antagonizing the plebeians. By 446 BC, this conflict had not been resolved. To complicate matters further, the Aequians and the Volscians were trying to take advantage of the civil unrest. Their combined forces started ravaging…