TED-Ed

History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler (2018x69)

: 17, 2018

His reign marked the beginning of one of history’s greatest empires … and the end of one of its first republics. Was Rome’s first emperor a visionary leader who guaranteed his civilization’s place in history, or a tyrant who destroyed its core values? Peta Greenfield and Alex Gendler put this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Augustus. Lesson by Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler, animation by Brett Underhill.