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Dr. Adrastos Omissi is a lecturer in Latin literature and his specialty is the later Roman Empire. We spoke about his latest book on panegyrics associated with the Roman civil wars of the Later Roman Empire.
0:52 – Adrastos talks about how he got into studying the history of the Roman Empire.
2:17 – Adrastos talks about the book and the later Roman Empire and the civil wars.
6:02 – Adrastos talks about how bureaucratic Rome was.
8:11 – Adrastos talks about how Roman civil wars commonly began.
13:57 – Adrastos talks about how would-be usurpers put together their forces.
19:49 – Adrastos discusses ideas on how religion affected the civil wars.
22:17 – Adrastos discusses the economic aspects of the civil wars. He makes an interesting point on Roman strategy and the focus of the Roman military.
26:35 – Adrastos talks about the resources he used for the book.
33:34 – Adrastos talks about British museums that have collections dealing with the Roman civil wars.
37:02 – Adrastos talks about the most alarming thing he learned while doing his research.
41:14 – Adrastos talks about the style pf the panegyrics he studied.
44:00 – Adrastos touches on St. Augustine’s writing.
47:55 – Adrastos talks about whether these panegyrics provide any military information.
57:07 – Adrastos can be found on twitter @adrastosomissi
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Links of interest
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/adrastosomissi/
Guests: Adrastos Omissi
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, ancient rome, roman empire, civil wars, Diocletian, Roman emperors, barbarians, Roman army, St. Augustine