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4 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2024-11-07, day precision Aliases: roman-way-of-wars, roman-way-war, roman-way-wars

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Roman WAY OF WAR

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Because remember, the Greeks, when they built colonies, they built it either on islands or near the coast. Because that's what allows them to..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Rome's Cult Of No Surrender (2024-11-07, day precision).

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Historical interpretation of the Pyrrhic War inside the lecture

model

The Pyrrhus story is used to show that Rome could defeat superior Greek arms by absorbing losses until victory became too costly for the opponent.

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Historical model of Roman military style

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Rome's response to Hannibal is described as brutal and direct: after repeated defeats, it builds an 80,000-man army to throw at Hannibal and crush him.

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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

Transcript

"Because remember, the Greeks, when they built colonies, they built it either on islands or near the coast. Because that's what allows them to..."

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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

Transcript

"And Pyrrhus is destroying the Romans. Battle after battle, Pyrrhus is destroying and decimating the Romans. Eventually, Pyrrhus says this, Wow, I'm winning so..."

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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

Transcript

"Rome is a war machine. Okay? So they decided to send an army against Hannibal. And army after army fell against Hannibal. Hannibal was..."

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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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"But eventually, because of the Roman way of war, Rome will eventually conquer the Greeks. Okay? So that's the Greeks. Eventually, the Romans went..."

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