News and chat about society, with a soundboard and propaganda mixed in. On all podcast platforms. This is the first episode with the new HD microphone. It's the HD era! This episode, I was joined by Andy Palmer (twitter: @andipalmur) of the Grubstakers podcast, we talked about mmany things, primarily related to Ancient Rome, such as:

- The Trojan War and the mythological associations of the Romans to the Trojans

- Romulus and Remus

- Historical evaluations of Julius Caesar

- The transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire

- The role of the Praetorian Guard, and how the emperor's guards evolved into a powerful state apparatus

- The causes of the rise and collapse of Rome

- The transition to feudalism that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire

- The political economic structure of Empires

- The American imperialist impact on places like Germany and Korea, and our study abroad experiences 

- All of that, and much much more, this is the Society Show!

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These four books were referenced on the episode:

"SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome" by Mary Beard, "Caesar, Life of a Colossus" by Adrian Goldsworthy, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar" by Michael Parenti, and "Escape from Rome" by Walter Schiedel