#589 - Roman Empire Expert Mike Duncan

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Theo Von

Comedy

4.8 • 24.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 155 minutes

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Mike Duncan is a historian, author and podcaster known for his shows “History of Rome” and “Revolutions”. He has also written several books on these topics including “The Calm Before the Storm” and “Hero of Two Worlds”. Mike joins Theo to take a walk through the History of Rome. They discuss the religious traditions that guided their culture, what day-to-day life was like for a regular Roman, and the political similarities between their empire and America. Mike Duncan: https://www.instagram.com/mike_duncan_history/ ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Sonic: Try the new Sonic Sweet Topped Lemonades. Learn more at https://www.SonicDriveIn.com/Menu/Drinks Morgan & Morgan: Visit https://forthepeople.com/THEO to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm. Valor Recovery: To learn more about Valor Recovery please visit them at https://valorrecoverycoaching.com or email them at [email protected] ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: [email protected] Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	I've got some tour dates to tell you about. We've got Cedar Rapids. That's where we're headed.
0:35.8	St. Paul, Minnesota, Fargo, North Dakota,
0:39.1	Rapid City, South Dakota, Philadelphia,
0:42.5	Rochester, New York, Detroit, Michigan.
0:45.7	That's where we're going with the Return of the Rat Tour.
0:48.5	It's almost over.
0:49.5	You can get tickets at TheoVon.com slash T-O-U-R,
0:53.8	and thank you so much for the support.
0:56.3	Today's guest is a historian, an author, and a podcaster. He created the very popular
1:02.6	History of Rome podcast, which spanned more than 175 episodes over five years. I'm really grateful for this walk through history,
1:13.9	learning about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire,
1:17.2	with today's guest, Mr. Mike Duncan.
1:20.1	I love this. And I will find a song.
1:28.6	I'll be singing.
1:30.0	I'm just going.
1:38.0	Mike Duncan.
1:41.2	That's you.
1:41.5	Yeah.
1:42.8	Thank you for having me.
1:44.1	Thank you for joining me, man.
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