The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

When in Rome

Jun 28, 2023

01:15:05

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of the Spartans

2min

Xenophon and the Spartan System

5min

The History of Sparta

3min

The Rise of Hunter-Gathering Wars

4min

The Industrial Revolution and the Destructiveness of War

3min

The Cost Benefit of an Analysis

2min

The Impact of the Peace of God Movement on Violence in the Mediterranean World

4min

The Deception of the Romans

5min

10.

The Romans' Anti-Virtuality

2min

11.

The Romans Are Not Cynical

5min

12.

The Roman Empire Succeeds by Taking Honor Seriously

1min

13.

The Role of Trials in Ancient Rome

5min

14.

Cicero's Prosecution of Fairies in the Fair Rines

2min

15.

The Role of Prosecution in Civil Wars

3min

16.

The Roman Republic: A Mixed Constitution

5min

17.

The Romans Believed Their Religion

5min

18.

Octavian and the Republic

2min

19.

The Sociological Evolution of the Roman Empire

3min

20.

The Roman Empire: A Strategy Argument

3min

21.

The History of the Ukrainian Nation

2min

22.

The Abuse of Privileges

2min

Jonah’s unwashed historical nerdery is usually unparalleled, but on today’s Remnant, he may finally have met his match. His guest? Ancient historian Bret Devereaux, who joins to discuss all things Roman. With topics including war and peace, political philosophy, and the cruelty of Spartan society, their conversation is sure to eliminate any misguided nostalgia you may have for the past.

Show Notes:

- Bret’s pedantic blog

- Bret talks Orc battle tactics on that niche legal podcast

- Bret on Ancient Greece and Rome

- Bret makes a correction on social conservatism

- Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

- Azar Gat’s War in Human Civilization

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