Historian Gregory Aldrete tells Rome's story, from Hannibal and Caesar to Augustus's propaganda, Roman law, slavery, Christianity and the empire's slow fall.
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Books and products from this episode:
• The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us? by Gregory S. Aldrete and Alicia Aldrete: https://perfectsummary.com/links/the-long-shadow-of-antiquity-what-have-the-greeks-and-romans-done-for-us-gregory?s=podcast&c=8a853706
• Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery by Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell and Alicia Aldrete: https://perfectsummary.com/links/reconstructing-ancient-linen-body-armor-unraveling-the-linothorax-mystery-gregor?s=podcast&c=8a853706
• The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire by Edward Luttwak: https://perfectsummary.com/links/the-grand-strategy-of-the-roman-empire-edward-luttwak?s=podcast&c=8a853706
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://perfectsummary.com/links/meditations-marcus-aurelius?s=podcast&c=8a853706
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