We are always convinced the world is about to end, whether it chiliastic millinarianism or those sort of apocalyptic feelings what is it about human nature? Do you think it's it's not. It's partly tat we are fascinated and fearful about things coming to an end, but i think there's also a way in which that power gets exploited by the creation of structures that enable people to control society. And i think we should do much, much bettera one thing th ouut just mentioned was about the n times and thefin. Nd this ust this run through all your all your work and fat, especially especially byzantium. Is that feeling that
Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University and author of two seminal recent books on the shifting geopolitics of the world: The Silk Roads and its follow-up, The New Silk Roads. He speaks to fellow historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore at the Cliveden Literary Festival about how we may be currently witnessing the end of a historical era amid the emergence of a brand new one.
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