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The assassination of Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago unleashed a wild era of Roman emperors, dark conspiracies, intense battles, economic booms and busts and profound religious shifts. Was this truly the Roman Empire's golden age?
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The Life and Death of Hypatia of Alexandria, Part 3 - The Pax Romana Podcast 108 (opens the original)
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As the Roman Empire rapidly Christianized, violence increased in Alexandria. In the center of this brewing storm stood Hypatia: a philosopher, mathematician and political power-broker. How did she thrive and command respect under an aggressively Christian regime? Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE
The Life and Death of Hypatia of Alexandria, Part 2 - The Pax Romana Podcast 107 (opens the original)
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How did the daughter of a mathematician acquire enough authority to teach Plato, edit difficult astronomical texts, advise powerful men and attract students from across the Mediterranean? What did elite education actually look like in the fourth century, especially for a woman? What kind of mathematics did Hypatia practice, and what can we really say about her lost writings? Why did Christian students seek out a pagan teacher? And how did her classroom become a place where mathematics, philosoph
The Life and Death of Hypatia of Alexandria, Part 1 - The Pax Romana Podcast 106 (opens the original)
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This episode begins a short series on Hypatia of Alexandria--famous philosopher, and some say martyr for science, who died in Alexandria in the early 5th century AD. This series will explore Alexandria’s transformation, Hypatia’s education and philosophical school, the religious and political conflicts surrounding her and the circumstances of her death.Before we meet Hypatia, we must first meet her city. Alexandria was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the ancient Mediterranean: a
Honorius: The Emperor who Shrunk the Empire - The Pax Romana Podcast 105 (opens the original)
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Rome was sacked in AD 410, but the western empire did not end. What did the Roman Empire Honorius do after this disaster? This episode argues that Honorius failed to preserve the Empire because he confused the survival of his court with the survival of the Empire. Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE Buy Professo
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