Honor Cargill-Martin, a historian of the ancient world, discusses how myths about the Roman empire originated and continue to warp our political discourse.

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🏛️ Interview Transcript: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/what-the-right-doesnt-know-about-rome

0:00-4:28 The Roman Empire TikTok Trend

4:28-12:27 The Roman Empire Loved by MAGA Never Existed

12:27-15:17 What JD Vance Doesn't Understand About Rome

15:17-20:53 Do All Democracies Have to Die?

20:53-32:30 Myth vs. Reality in Roman History

32:30-42:46 Messalina

42:46-49:01 How to Understand Our Own Time

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