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Roman Villas

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Richard DiNardo

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The third and fourth centuries in the Roman Empire were marked with perpetual internal conflict. Dr Adrastos Omissi, University of Glasgow, joins the show to explain.

The third and fourth centuries in the Roman Empire were marked with perpetual internal conflict. Dr Adrastos Omissi, University of Glasgow, joins the show to explain.

Civil Wars During the Late Western Roman Empire Period w. Dr Adrastos Omissi

This episode features "Ashes Under Uricon" written by Adrastos Omissi. Published in the October 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/omissi_10_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Ashes Under Uricon" written by Adrastos Omissi. Published in the October 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/omissi_10_20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/omissi_10_20</a> Support us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/clarkesworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/clarkesworld</a>

Ashes Under Uricon by Adrastos Omissi (audio)

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 For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar 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

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 For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Warscholarorg-Military-History-News-and-Education-115795938127/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">warscholar</a>, on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/Warscholar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warscholar</a>, on youtube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/warscholar1945/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">warscholar1945</a> and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crisalvarezwarscholar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@crisalvarezswarscholar</a> Links of interest <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/adrastosomissi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/adrastosomissi/</a> 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

Roman Empire civil wars history book – “Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire” (Oxford University Press, 2018) – Adrastos Omissi interview