Dr. Thomas Madden – Rome Historian Reveals the 7 Warning Signs of a Dying Republic | SRS #353

Dr. Thomas Madden is a historian, author, and professor of history at Saint Louis University whose work focuses on the ancient and medieval worlds, the Crusades, Venice, and the history of republics. In his latest book, The Fall of Republics, he examines why republics rise, endure, and collapse, tracing lessons from Carthage, Rome, and Venice to the American Founding and the U.S. Constitution. His work explores how political division, institutional breakdown, and the erosion of civic norms can weaken republics over time.

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The Fall of Republics – https://www.amazon.com/dp/069119582X

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00:00:00 – Introduction to Dr. Thomas Madden and the Fall of Republics
00:19:39 – Tiberius Gracchus and the Beginning of Rome's Political Collapse
00:37:24 – Roman Veterans, Military Reform, and Loyalty to Generals
00:54:02 – Carthage, Hannibal, and the War Against Rome
01:09:37 – How the Destruction of Carthage Divided the Roman Republic
01:27:36 – Bread and Circuses: How Rome Kept Its Citizens Distracted
01:46:06 – How America's Founding Fathers Learned from Fallen Republics
02:04:44 – The Politicization of the Military and Constitutional Safeguards
02:19:31 – The Warning Signs of a Broken Republic