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Fredrik's avatar

You’ve written about leaders like Caesar, Alexander, and Hannibal. Which historical leader do you think would struggle the most if transported to today’s world?

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Fredrik's avatar

What lessons from ancient Rome’s fall do you think modern democracies ignore the most and why?

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Rebecca's avatar

What is your favourite "what if..." moment from the Romans or Greeks? Are any particular stupid/drunken/horny moments that changed history you particularly enjoy?

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leo_brack's avatar

My son studies history at university in the UK. From what he tells me there appears to be a progressive lens being applied across the curriculum. Is is possible to study history in today's universities without this progressive lens and was it always like this in historical academia?

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Marko Arčabić's avatar

Always nice to hear from Barry again!

Did he read Brian C Murarescu’s book The Immortality key? It details the “religion with no name” which became the Eleusinian Mysteries, among others, then slowly poured out into other religions, including proto Christianity…

It mainly details the used of “pharmakons” or various psihoactive drugs in early religions, and those influenced people like Permenides, who in turn influenced Socrates and so on.

I would love to hear a deep dive in how those rituals influenced the ancient world and philosophy, from Barrys perspective.

Sorry for the long one, thank you.

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Jamie Miller's avatar

What's the best thing the Roman Empire left behind that's still making life better today?

And what’s the worst thing they did that we’re still paying for?

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PAUL MARSHALL's avatar

If say Jesus, Caesar, are the most talked about from 2000 years ago, william the conquerer from 1000 years ago, say Henry V111,Shakespear , Newton from 4/500 years ago,please nominate three people CURRENTLY ALIVE that will be most talked about in say 200 years time ?

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Laura Y's avatar

In your opinion is historical empathy lacking from people today? How important is historical empathy?

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TheBlues's avatar

Most of us enthusiastic historians can barely point to the great clashes precipitating, capitulation and immediate melding of Greco-Roman civilization. There was no "Thucydides Trap" that seems apparent that one can point to and no long lamented regrets of eventual Roman hegemony. Can you tell us why?

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Mark's avatar

Are feminisms often associated with falls like the Romans'? If so, how? Is it related to decadence? Can you give any other examples?

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