Jiang says Virgil and Cato know each other from Roman history and limbo, making Virgil's politeness and fear meaningful.
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Roman History
Jiang says Virgil and Cato know each other from Roman history and limbo, making Virgil's politeness and fear meaningful.
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He explains Roman stories as oral history later written in different versions and canonized by Livy under the early empire.
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"Okay. So what's happening here is Cato's like, what are you guys doing here? And Virgil steps up and tries to explain what's going..."
"That's basically the message. Right? Any more questions? That's a great question. Okay. So how do we know this? The answer is this. For..."
"...Come get us. Okay? And this marks a turning point in Roman history. So, let's look over some of the major events. This is..."
"...problem. Second problem is game theory. Okay? So, if you read Roman history, what they will tell you is that Hannibal, after the Battle..."
"...So, again, I hate to say this. Okay? But basically, all Roman history is complete nonsense. All right? If you read Roman history, just..."
"Okay? This is one of the most radical turning points in Roman history. So, right now, there's massive inequality in Rome. The nobility have..."
"...he doing there? Okay. Okay. Well, if you look at official Roman history, what he's doing there is he's trying to pacify the people..."
"...Yep. All right. So this is a pretty memorable event in Roman history. It's called the Rape of the Sabine Woman. Okay. And these..."
"...And I keep on saying this, but like, just take all Roman history and just, like, throw it in the garbage, okay? Because it's..."
"...As long as you are in Rome and you believe in Roman history and practice Roman tradition, then you are a Roman citizen. Okay?..."
"you have a very nuanced understanding of Greek history, Roman history, and the Jewish Bible, the Hebrew Bible. Right? And in fact, at this..."
"...what the Inead said is Augustus Caesar is the endpoint of Roman history. Everything before Augustus Caesar led to him. Augustus Caesar is like..."
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