About this episode
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/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices