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Michael Taylor is an assistant professor of history and holds a PhD in Greek and Roman history. He has also served as an officer in the California National Guard, with deployments to Iraq and Kosovo. He recently wrote a book on the finances of the Roman Republic and rival kingdoms and how they supported their military forces. Soldiers & Silver (University of Texas Press, 2020)
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1:05 – Michael talks about how he got into studying the Roman military.
2:10 – Michael talks about he focuses on the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.
4:02 – Michael talks about Rome’s rivals in this period.
7:15 – Michael talks about the sort of militia systems the five big powers had.
11:38 – Michael talks about how these kingdoms prepared for wars.
16:22 – Michael talks about how poor Rome actually was during its wars.
22:05 – Michael talks about the types of governments among the Romans and their rivals.
29:58 – Michael talks about how the Hellenistic kingdoms negotiated peace treaties.
34:26 – Michael talks about outfitting these militaries and the big war machines.
38:27 – Michael talks about how weapons were distributed to soldiers.
40:31 – Michael talks about the maintenance of fleets and war elephants. He goes into details about the Roman rams that had been discovered about ten years ago.
43:38 – Michael talks about how much their budgets went into war.
46:13 – Michael talks about the resources he used for his research.
52:53 – Michael talks about Carthage.
54:57 – Michael talks about Carthage after the Punic Wars.
1:01:41 – Michael talks about some of the human tragedy found in the ancient world. He discusses the Roman slave trade.
1:06:54 – Michael touches on war and the trans-Atlantic African slavery.
1:14:26 – Michael’s work can be found on academia.edu/mtaylor and on twitter @drmichaeljtayl1.
https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/taylor-soldiers-and-silver
https://albany.academia.edu/MTaylor
https://twitter.com/drmichaeljtayl1
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Guests: Michael J. Taylor
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Kristen Neuschel has studied and taught cultural history for years and has recently [published] written a book on the cultural history of swords in Britain and France from 600 to 1600. We spoke about the book, Living By The Sword, about knights and European wars and other aspects of European history. Living By The Sword (Cornell University Press, 2020)
0:43 – Kristen explains why she studied swords from 600 to 1600.
1:48 – Kristen explains why she focused on France and Britain.
2:39 – Kristen tells how the book is laid out and what she started with 600 and the importance of swords then.
4:49 – Kristen talks about the mythologizing of swords.
5:55 – Kristen talks about usable swords versus symbolic swords.
6:53 – Kristen talks about where the swords were produced.
9:19 – Kristen talks about where older swords have been found.
9:52 – Kristen talks about where the big changes in swords occurred in these periods and she also talks about armor.
13:03 – Kristen talks about the make up of swords
15:19 – Kristen talks about the pre-eminence of weapons in the 14th century.
(15:36 – Note: I meant to say the fourteenth century.)
18:06 – Kristen talks about the religious significance of swords.
21:03 – Kristen talks about the cross-like shape of the sword.
21:47 – Kristen talks about the internal divisions within France and Britain. She also talks about the changing symbolism of swords starting in 1330.
26:15 – Kristen talks about elite status and swords and sword fighting.
30:54 – Kristen talks about swords with interesting stories.
32:56 – Kristen talks about sword names and the records on swords.
35:10 – Kristen talks about differences between Britain and France.
36:51 – Kristen talks about church records about swords.
39:17 – Kristen talks about why she stopped at 1600 and gunpowder.
41:10 – Kristen talks about swords from other parts of Europe and the world.
44:04 – Kristen talks about holiday gifts of swords or weapons.
45:20 – Kristen talks about how much she loves household inventories.
48:56 – Kristen talks about the supposed sword of Charlemagne.
50:27 – Kristen talks about the monarchs most in love with swords.
55:29 – Kristen talks about merchant centers and their record keeping.
1:05:37 – Kristen can be found at Kristenneuschel.com
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501752124/living-by-the-sword/
http://www.kristenneuschel.com/
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Guests: Kristen Neuschel
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