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Episode CCIII - Augustan Egypt
Emperors of Rome
Why Is It Important to Re-Examine Our Assumptions?
The book is about re-examining knowledge that we have come to us from 100 years or so ago and coming up with another interpretation based on modern techniques. The author says it's essential for us to consider our assumptions when doing historical research. "What we take as just our basic assumptions, if we're building an entire scholarly apparatus on top of them, it behooves us periodically to come by"
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