The Rise of Rome. Lecture 6 of 6. Why the Democracy Failed Mins :69 DocumentaryNonfiction Year Released:2011 2011-10-31 Lecture 6 of 6. Why the Democracy Failed. Once Romans separated the rights and privileges of democracy from the duties incumbent upon every citizen, Roman politics degenerated into nothing more than a feeding frenzy on the public purse. Watch on Amazon Previous articleTaiji Sensing Hands: Fixed-Stance TrainingNext articleThe Binns Track: Savannah to Simpson