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How murder and violence permeated Ancient Roman society, politics, and and military affairs – Interview with Emma Southon

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Emma Southon a fatal thing happened on the way to the forum

How murder and violence permeated Ancient Roman society, politics, and military affairs – Interview with Emma Southon

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Dr. Emma Southon holds a doctorate in ancient history and is the author of Marriage, Sex and Death: the Family and the Fall of Rome and Agrippina. She recently released a new book on murder and violence in Ancient Rome. We spoke about Caesar’s killing, gladiator combat, solider land allotments, and political paramilitary forces of Rome. A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome (Abrams Books, 2021)

1:23 – Emma talking talks about how she wrote a book on murder in Ancient Rome.

3: 14 – Emma talks about how the book is broken down.

4: 31 – Emma talks about the time period she covered.

5: 48 – Emma talks about death and killing in Rome.

9:41 – Emma talks about how Romans treated all their foreign slaves captured in war.

15:07 – Emma talks about how the Roman military dealt with conquered people.

16:08 – Emma talks about the “paramilitary” political gangs in Rome.

19:22 – Emma talks about these gang fights.

20:36 – Emma talks about the land promised to soldiers.

28:00 – Emma talks about politics, military, and Caesar’s death.

29:45 – Emma talks about Caesar’s plans to go to Parthia before his assassination.

33:09 – Emma talks about how sacred the Senate was.

35:20 – Emma talks about gladiators.

40:52 – Emma talks about gladiators staging famous battles.

42:31 – Emma talks about her research looking for murders.

44:48 – Emma talks about the digitization of Roman records.

46:22 – Emma talks about Roman belief in magic.

49:39 – Emma talks about battle omens in the war with Carthage.

51:30 – Emma talks about wanting to know who killed Germanicus.

53:37 – Emma talks about infanticide in Ancient Rome.

1:06:32 – Emma can be found at EmmaSouthon.com or @nuclearteeth on twitter.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2Skr7KZ

https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/fatal-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum_9781419753053/

https://www.emmasouthon.com/

https://twitter.com/NuclearTeeth

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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Emma Southon

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Abrams Press, Ancient history, Ancient war, history of crime,

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How Ancient Rome and its enemies financed their armies with Michael Taylor

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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Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, videos, University of Texas Press, Ancient history, Ancient war,

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How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood

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Ed Sherwood Courage Under Fire Tam Ky Vietnam

How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood

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Ed Sherwood led an infantry platoon at Tam Ky in Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, fighting with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and was wounded in action on June 2, 1969. He served as an infantry officer until retiring from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel. He wrote a book about the battle he was a part of and we spoke about the war, the book, and the battle. Courage Under Fire: The 101st Airborne’s Hidden Battle at Tam Ky (Casemate, 2021)

1:03 – Ed talks about why he joined the Army.

1:56 – Ed talks about whether he expected to go to Vietnam.

2:40 – Ed talks about his plans to write a book.

3:28 – Ed talks about what he focused on in the book.

4:55 – Ed describes where Tam Ky is.

5:51 – Ed talks about the weather in Vietnam.

8:26 – Ed talks about how spread out the companies and platoons were.

12:02 – Ed talks about his experience before the battle.

14:16 – Ed talks about why he called it the hidden battle.

19:02 – Ed talks about how they overcame being under strength.

23:31 – Ed talks about their tactics in the field.

26:37 – Ed talks about the bunker defenses.

27:00 – Ed talks about the terrain and tunnels of the battle site.

28:15 – Ed talks about the courage of his men.

33:42 – Ed talks about targeting the enemy.

36:38 – Ed talks about how to decide who takes the risks.

39:10 – Ed talks about choosing your pointman.

41:17 – Ed talks about the medics.

43:25 – Ed talks about his injury.

44:29 – Ed talks about what he thought when he was badly hit.

47:07 – Ed talks about the E-5 who took over after he was wounded.

48:00 – Ed talks about the difficulty of keeping in touch with his guys when he went to Japan.

50:09 – Ed talks about his Army career.

50:48 – Ed talks about how few people stayed in the Army after Vietnam.

52:10 – Ed talks about the volunteers in the 101st.

53:39 – Ed talks about whether the war was worth it.

57:43 – Ed talks about recognition and feelings about the war.

1:00:20 – Ed talks about air mobility and how they went to battle.

1:01:51 – Ed talks about his research into the battle records.

1:06:35 – Ed talks about inaccurate the records can be. He also talks about one of his guys who had been captured.

1:13:48 – Ed talks about wondering why they were suddenly pulled off the hill after the battle.

1:19:34 – Ed talks about the emotion of writing the book.

1:21:11 – Ed talks about the work he put into the book.

1:25:33 – Ed talks about instances where people or groups didn’t look good.

1:30:18 – Ed talks about enemy POWs and dead.

1:31:36 – Ed talks about his feelings about the enemy.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2QCLd2x

https://www.casematepublishers.com/courage-under-fire.html#.YId3x6EpCM8

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Contact Information

For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Ed Sherwood

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Casemate, American history, Modern War, United States, Vietnam, Vietnam War,

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As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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