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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: civilizational-comparisons

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Civilizational Comparison

Jiang frames early Rome as a small, poor Latin kingdom whose later imperial success could not have been predicted from its starting position among Etruscans, Greeks, and Carthaginians.

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Historical interpretation in a lecture published 2024-11-07

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Jiang frames early Rome as a small, poor Latin kingdom whose later imperial success could not have been predicted from its starting position among Etruscans, Greeks, and Carthaginians.

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Rome's Cult Of No Surrender

2024-11-07, day precision · Civilization #14: Hannibal Barca, Lucius Brutus, and the Triumph of Rome

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"Okay, so we start Rome today, and we will spend the next four classes on the rise of the Roman Republic and then the..."

Rome's Cult Of No Surrender

2024-11-07, day precision · Civilization #14: Hannibal Barca, Lucius Brutus, and the Triumph of Rome

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"And slowly, they'll build up their own little empire across the Mediterranean. And they are, for the longest time, the wealthiest city in Europe,..."

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