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Mar 2022
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Historian Barry Strauss on the Rise and ...

Daily Stoic | Wondery
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Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to author and historian and author Barry S. Strauss about his new book “The War That Made the Roman Empire,” the mistakes and successes of the ancient stoics, the self-inflicted wounds that lead to the end of empires, the value of immigration and assimilation, and more. Barry Strauss has spent years researchin ... Show More
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