The Rise of Rome. Lecture 4 of 6. Politicians, Generals, and the Mob Mins :79 DocumentaryNonfiction Year Released:2011 2011-10-31 Lecture 4 of 6. Politicians, Generals, and the Mob. As Rome expanded her empire, her politicians and generals undermined her constitution and the city’s ever burgeoning urban dependency class (the Mob) began demanding more “bread and circuses.” Watch on Amazon Previous article100 RepsNext articleThree Rookies