In this episode I interview historian and author of Killing for the Republic, Steele Brand.
We talk about what made the Roman Republic so successful, what glued it all together, briefly introduced the intentional myth building framed by the founding fathers of the USA and how they appropriated from the Romans
All before falling into a trap I set for myself, and spending the remainder of our time on Rome’s Punic wars.
Twitter - @steele_brand
Killing for the Republic - https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Republic-Citizen-Soldiers-Roman-Way/dp/1421429861
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(7:56) - Pursuing the Good & Life in Ancient Rome
(18:30) - The Citizen Soldier in the Roman Republic
(24:23) - The Rituals of Reintegration, Returning from War
(27:54) - Family and Tradition, The Development of Roman Society
(42:00) - The Fall of the Roman Republic
(1:00:00) - Uniqueness of Roman Culture in the Ancient World
(1:18:10) - Hannibal, Roman Military Strategies and The Second Punic War
(1:29:06) - Roman Culture; Adoption and Adaptation of Cultures
(1:34:16) - Adoption and Adaptation: A Double-Edged Sword
