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Why Rome Collapsed - Barry Strauss
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Barry Strauss is an American historian and professor specializing in ancient military history. | Pre-order Barry's new book "Jews vs Rome" - https://amzn.eu/d/4yU8cE9
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Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.
00:00 Introduction
01:02 What Was The Great Civilisation Of Rome?
10:33 Success Spoiled The Romans
12:23 Comparisons Of The Roman Empire To The West Today
16:41 Corruption
19:33 Roman Moral Sensibilities
26:30 What Advantages Did The Romans Have Over Others?
34:53 Why Is Christianity Adopted?
40:08 Why Was Christianity Seen As A Warrior Religion?
43:41 Are There Different Forms Of Christianity?
48:39 What Are The Warning Signs Of An Empire Or Civilisation Collapsing?
55:44 People Don't Talk About Responsibilities
01:04:13 Having A Stake In Society
01:05:21 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be?
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681 episodes
Manage episode 485488870 series 2550538
Barry Strauss is an American historian and professor specializing in ancient military history. | Pre-order Barry's new book "Jews vs Rome" - https://amzn.eu/d/4yU8cE9
SPONSOR: Manscaped. Get 15% Off PLUS Free Shipping with the code TRIGGER15 at https://manscaped.com
SPONSOR. Shipstation. Go to https://shipstation.com and use code TRIGGER to sign up for your FREE trial.
Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/
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Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5
Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/
Advertise on TRIGGERnometry:
Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:
https://twitter.com/triggerpod
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https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/
About TRIGGERnometry:
Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.
00:00 Introduction
01:02 What Was The Great Civilisation Of Rome?
10:33 Success Spoiled The Romans
12:23 Comparisons Of The Roman Empire To The West Today
16:41 Corruption
19:33 Roman Moral Sensibilities
26:30 What Advantages Did The Romans Have Over Others?
34:53 Why Is Christianity Adopted?
40:08 Why Was Christianity Seen As A Warrior Religion?
43:41 Are There Different Forms Of Christianity?
48:39 What Are The Warning Signs Of An Empire Or Civilisation Collapsing?
55:44 People Don't Talk About Responsibilities
01:04:13 Having A Stake In Society
01:05:21 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be?
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