Why Were Rome and Parthia Eternal Enemies?
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Roman Empire - Julio-Claudians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOS1oJNGz8&list=PLaBYW76inbX5egSRNgWbadqMhVH7Z5p6P
Punic Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCxkNk1tjNw&list=PLaBYW76inbX5ip3365IenIvsq4RIolKMa
Vandals: https://youtu.be/-IpbeEW6I9Y
How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw
Did the Trojan War Really Happen: https://youtu.be/12eHJL2yRtk
Demosthenes: https://youtu.be/ABS1iepXG0U
Ancient Greek Politics and Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/MVnp4NilDLI
Pyrrhic Wars: https://youtu.be/2QBA6ZPmj3Q
Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?: https://youtu.be/SK_yHooLu1s
Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?: https://youtu.be/BNWfDWk6ohM
Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM
Animation: Michael Merc youtube.com/@MercenaryCamp, Kate Korolko
Artwork: Vadym Berkutenko
Script: Evan Schultheis
Narration: Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ)
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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VM4h-crIdQYfHDmAPgN4b--RRHaDNf6hzKbo5Y8BmYw/edit?usp=sharing
Music courtesy of EpidemicSound
00:00:00 – Rome and Persia: Eternal Enemies
00:01:46 – What Did “Borders” Mean to Rome?
00:04:01 – Logistics, Geography, and the Limits of Empire
00:07:05 – Client Kings and the Eastern Periphery
00:09:13 – Trajan’s Gamble: Rome Invades Persia
00:11:02 – The Economic Cost of Conquest
00:14:02 – Why Ctesiphon Was Never Enough
00:16:13 – Could Rome Have Conquered Persia?
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