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Silver and Blue

Silver and Blue

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Silver and Blue: Tracing the Roots of Policing and Corrections takes listeners through centuries and across continents to explore our systems of law enforcement and punishment have shaped societies for centuries. From the watchmen of ancient cities to the rise of modern police forces, each episode explores how justice was enforced, how punishment evolved, and what these legacies mean for us today. Whether a history buff, justice seeker or curious about how the system works, Silver and Blue invites you to rethink what justice really means, and who it serves.Copyright 2026 LCC Connect Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Rome, Pt. 3: Unifying Italy With Law, Policing & Corrections Across the Peninsula

    Rome, Pt. 3: Unifying Italy With Law, Policing & Corrections Across the Peninsula
    Sep 22 2026

    The third episode in this arc will explore Rome’s conquest of Italy and how the policies, rules and integration of the peoples would set the standard of Rome’s equation for conquest of the Western world.

    Mentioned this Episode:

    Website: Lex Plautia Papiria

    Website: Lex Julia

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    20 mins
  • Rome, Pt. 2: How Ancient Rome Used Law as a Weapon

    Rome, Pt. 2: How Ancient Rome Used Law as a Weapon
    Aug 25 2026

    The second episode in this arc will center on how Rome chose to use law and order to assimilate, integrate and conquer their way across Western Europe, and other geographic areas during its dominance.

    Mentioned this Episode:

    Britannica: First Punic War

    YouTube: History of Slavery in Ancient Rome

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    18 mins
  • Rome, Pt. 1: The Beginning of Law, Police, & Corrections in Ancient Rome

    Rome, Pt. 1: The Beginning of Law, Police, & Corrections in Ancient Rome
    Jul 28 2026

    In this episode, we begin the long story of how Ancient Rome became such a powerhouse of the Ancient World. We will go over the origins of how Rome came to be, and how this resulted in the rise of their concepts of law, policing, and corrections. This episode is the starting point for an episode arc that will show how Ancient Rome and their concepts of law, order, policing and corrections dominated the Ancient World for centuries.

    Mentioned This Episode:

    Website: The Twelve Tables

    Website: Cohortes Urbanae

    Website: Mamertine Prison

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    16 mins
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