The Turning Wheel Podcast

The Turning Wheel Podcast

By Andrew PerlotHistory
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The Turning Wheel Podcast episodes

  • E1.2 The 700 Year Stalemate, Round Four
    The Parthians launch a surprise attack on Rome, routing the eastern legions and capturing Parthia. We cover the long history of Rome's entanglement with Parthia, and Crassus's disastrous invasion during the late republican period.
    20 min
  • E1.1 Kingdom of Iron and Rust
    The young philosopher Marcus Aurelius agreed to become ruler of the Roman empire, but he's not happy about it. We discuss why he was so reluctant to be imbued with unlimited wealth and power, and some of the unusual steps he took to keep himself humble, including giving up sole rule.
    22 min

About The Turning Wheel Podcast

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The Turning Wheel covers the pivot points of human history, and the fascinating questions that underlie our civilization. Our special emphases are when civilizations made big shifts, without anyone really realizing it. Humans may fight these changes, but they often lose.