Bret Devereaux on Ancient Greece and Rome

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🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Historian Bret Devereaux of the University of North Carolina talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about our understanding of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Devereaux highlights the gap between the reality of Greece and Rome and how they're portrayed in popular culture. The conversation focuses on the diversity of ancient Rome and the military prowess of Sparta.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics
0:07.0	and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford University's Hoover
0:13.0	Institution.
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0:26.8	Our email address is mail at econtalk.org.
0:29.8	We'd love to hear from you.
0:33.8	Today is August 4, 2021.
0:38.8	I guess this is historian Brett Devaro of the University of North Carolina.
0:44.0	His blog is a collection of unmitigated pedantry.
0:48.8	A look at history and popular culture.
0:51.5	It's a rather unusual collection of observations on history and popular culture.
0:56.2	It's certainly pedantic.
0:57.2	It's also a satiric, quite interesting, really enjoyed exploring it.
1:02.5	Our conversation today will draw on some of his recent posts on Rome, Sparta, and history
1:08.4	generally.
1:09.4	I want to start with perhaps a strange question.
1:12.4	Why do you think so many people are interested in Rome and Greece?
1:16.0	Why is Brett Devaro interested?
1:18.0	It's a long time ago.
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