The Fall Of The Roman Republic Was A Warning | Barry Strauss

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<p>What destroyed the Roman Republic was not one man or one moment, but a slow collapse of trust, duty, and shared values. In this episode, Ryan and ancient historian Barry Strauss discuss the broken civic bargain, economic strain, political violence, and personal ambition that pushed Rome toward civil war. They also talk about Cato’s refusal to compromise, Caesar’s decision to cross the Rubicon, and the warning the fall of the Roman Republic still holds for us today.</p><br><p><a href="https://barrystrauss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barry Strauss</a>&nbsp;is a bestselling author, classicist, military and naval historian, and one of the leading authorities on leadership lessons from the ancient world. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, and a leading expert on ancient military history.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Barry is the author of ten books on ancient history, translated into twenty languages, including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-war-that-made-the-roman-empire-antony-cleopatra-and-octavian-at-actium?_pos=2&amp;_sid=327efc85c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The War That Made the Roman Empire</em></a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Caesars-Emperors-Augustus-Constantine/dp/145166883X?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1687285732&amp;sr=1-2&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=daedco-20&amp;linkId=b350c18e7336e3dad8f9e716d4d3e741&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ten Caesars</em></a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Death-of-Caesar-Barry-Strauss-audiobook/dp/B00U2T23D6/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_3?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=E99Fo&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&amp;pf_rd_p=9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&amp;pf_rd_r=139-8118888-5645531&amp;pd_rd_wg=gaC6c&amp;pd_rd_r=00886b41-eeaa-49d6-8c7f-fe9a71b8fb60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Death of Caesar</em></a>, and his latest book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/jews-vs-rome-two-centuries-of-rebellion-against-the-worlds-mightiest-empire?_pos=1&amp;_sid=327efc85c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire</em></a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/barrystrauss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Barry on Instagram</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/barrystrauss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<strong>barrystrauss</strong></a></p><br><p>📚 Barry Strauss' Books:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/jews-vs-rome-two-centuries-of-rebellion-against-the-worlds-mightiest-empire?_pos=1&amp;_sid=327efc85c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-war-that-made-the-roman-empire-antony-cleopatra-and-octavian-at-actium?_pos=2&amp;_sid=327efc85c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The War That Made the Roman Empire</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Caesars-Emperors-Augustus-Constantine/dp/145166883X?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1687285732&amp;sr=1-2&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=daedco-20&amp;linkId=b350c18e7336e3dad8f9e716d4d3e741&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ten Caesars</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Death-of-Caesar-Barry-Strauss-audiobook/dp/B00U2T23D6/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_3?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=E99Fo&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&amp;pf_rd_p=9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&amp;pf_rd_r=139-8118888-5645531&amp;pd_rd_wg=gaC6c&amp;pd_rd_r=00886b41-eeaa-49d6-8c7f-fe9a71b8fb60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Death of Caesar</em></a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE&nbsp;</strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailystoiclive.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO EPISODES</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>✉️&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</strong>Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? 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