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Mike Duncan
06/14/25
@ Theo Von
Rome was the first city in history to go over a million people at its height, making it a major urban center.
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Roman Empire Expert Mike Duncan | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #589
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06/14/25
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Mike Duncan
06/14/25
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The rise of major urban centers in Rome led to a society where people often bounced around from patron to patron to make a living.
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Gregory Aldrete
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Rome's success can be attributed to its ability to integrate conquered peoples and ideas, often granting them a degree of Roman citizenship.
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Mike Duncan
06/14/25
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Rome frequently experienced devastating fires due to its wooden structures and lack of fire codes, leading to significant portions of the city burning periodically.
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Gregory Aldrete
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Constantine founded a new capital at Byzantium, which he named Constantinople, making it the dominant city of the Roman Empire.
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Gregory Aldrete
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The Roman military was a massive force of half a million people, integrating foreigners and turning them into Romans over time.
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Gregory Aldrete
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The Vandals' conquest of Spain and North Africa significantly impacted Rome's food supply, contributing to the city's population decline and loss of importance as a capital.
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Mike Duncan
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@ Theo Von
The Romans were exceptional engineers, known for their monumental buildings and road construction, which they took great pride in maintaining.
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Mike Duncan
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The first king of Rome, Romulus, was a warrior, reflecting the martial nature of Roman society, which was very masculine and patriarchal.
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Gregory Aldrete
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Augustus, as the first emperor of Rome, established a political system that would influence countless later empires and shape global history. He oversees the transition from the Roman Republic to the Empire, setting a template that future emperors follow for the next 500 to 1500 years, as they all aspire to be like him, adopting his titles such as 'Caesar Augustus' and 'Imperator'.