Show 33 Blitz Old School Toughness
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Show 33 Blitz Old School Toughness mentions The Story of Civilization by Will Durant, Anabasis by Xenophon, Collapse by Jared Diamond, and The History of Rome by Livy with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I think you get the same thing in a lot of other genres, history included.
Xenophon wrote a whole epilogue and then a whole other book with the sole purpose of trying to convince a Greek audience that Persia was not as tough…
Jared Diamond's book Collapse deals with them.
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“There's a lot of crackpot histories out there, but there's also people like Will Durant who are wonderful and who obviously have talents above and beyond your average historian.”
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“Xenophon wrote a book called the Anabasis, where he recounts this amazing story of being trapped in the middle of Persia after being on the losing side in a Persian Civil War.”
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“Jared Diamond's book Collapse deals with them. At the end of collapse, he gives five or six reasons society fails.”
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“Livy is quoted regarding the study of history as a means to find examples and warnings, contrasting old and modern historical perspectives.”
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The host mentions 'The Story of Civilization' by Will Durant to highlight the importance of historians who provide insightful commentary on histori…
The host references Xenophon's 'Anabasis' to illustrate the historical context of military organization and the importance of toughness in warfare.…
The host references Jared Diamond's book 'Collapse' to emphasize the complexity of societal failures and the inadequacy of simplistic historical mo…
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