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#265 - 700 years of Rivalry Between Rome and Persia: A Dialogue with Adrian Goldsworthy
#265 - 700 years of Rivalry Between Rome and Persia: A Dialogue with Adrian Goldsworthy
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104 minutes
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Adrian Goldsworthy about the 700 years of rivalry between the Roman and Persian Empires. They discuss the importance of studying past empires, overview of the rivalry, and the Roman and Persia Empires in this 700 year period. They discuss the differences in governing and peaceful co-existing, complexities of Armenia, greatness of Augustus, and the silk road. They also discuss Constantine, Justinian’s reign, the Arab armies and how they quelled the Roman and Persian rivalry, and many more topics. Adrian Goldsworthy is a historian and author. He has his DPhil from Oxford University and has conducted research at Cardiff University and taught at King’s College London and University of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous books on Roman history, including his latest book, Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry.Website: http://www.adriangoldsworthy.com/ Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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