JEREMY RYAN SLATE | How Rome Fell… Is America Next?
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
It's no secret that men are fascinated with the Roman Empire. Tales of battle, glory, and reign ignite our passion and enthusiasm for exerting our will against our enemies and for the benefit of those we lead. But these tales aren't just an entertaining insight into the way men's minds work – they're also cautionary regarding how every once-great civilization has fallen.
Today, I'm joined by Jeremy Ryan Slate to discuss what makes men so attracted to the Roman Empire, in what ways the United States in following in its ill-fated footsteps (and, in which ways it isn't), lessons we can learn from monetary policy, political aspirations, wars and conquests, and how we can avoid the fate (or, at least prolong) every great civilization has eventually faced.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction and setup
00:58 - Technical issues and restart
04:07 - Why men are fascinated by the Roman Empire
07:45 - Monetary policy, inflation, and control in Rome
13:50 - The rise of Julius Caesar and fall of the Republic
21:18 - Augustus and the birth of the Roman Empire
25:00 - Power, propaganda, and lessons from history
28:43 - Modern parallels: populism, media, and literacy
34:06 - Social programs, dependency, and autonomy
36:10 - The real reasons Rome fell
40:20 - Immigration, loyalty, and national identity
43:03 - Decadence, morality, and the weakening of men
46:47 - How modern men can preserve the Republic
48:04 - Closing thoughts and where to find Jeremy Slate
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| 0:00.0 | It's no secret that men are fascinated with the Roman Empire. Tales of battle and glory and rain. |
| 0:06.8 | They ignite our passion and enthusiasm for exerting our will against our enemies and for the |
| 0:13.8 | benefit of those we lead. But these tales aren't just an entertaining insight into the way men's minds work. |
| 0:21.7 | They're also cautionary regarding how every once great civilization has fallen. |
| 0:26.8 | Today I'm joined by Jeremy Ryan Slate to discuss what makes men so attracted to the Roman Empire |
| 0:32.2 | in what ways the United States is following in its ill-fated footsteps and in which ways it isn't, |
| 0:38.6 | lessons we can learn from monetary policy, political aspirations, wars and conquests, |
| 0:44.5 | and how we can avoid the fate or at least prolong every great civilization has eventually faced. |
| 0:51.4 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears and boldly |
| 0:56.0 | charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time. |
| 1:01.8 | You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. This is who you are. |
| 1:09.4 | This is who you will become. At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 1:16.6 | Gentlemen, welcome to the Order of Man podcast. My name is Ryan Mickler. I'm your host and the founder of this movement. |
| 1:22.6 | Welcome here, going on over 10 years strong at this point, and're only getting better we've got a lot going on |
| 1:30.4 | we've got events we've got our iron council we just released our divorce not death course and we've got |
| 1:36.7 | a lot coming up as our guests are joining us on this podcast so welcome here i've got a really |
| 1:43.3 | interesting one a bit of a fascinating one, |
| 1:45.5 | and one that's a little different than we normally do. But before I get into the show, |
| 1:50.1 | let me talk real briefly about my friends over at Montana Knife Company. Now, you know by now, |
| 1:56.0 | because you've listened to this podcast, that these guys make incredible, incredible knives in America, in Frenchtown, |
| 2:03.0 | Montana. And I'm gearing up for a hunt here in about two weeks, a little less than two weeks now. |
| 2:09.7 | And of course, my son and I were getting our packing list ready and shooting our bows |
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