Listen "EI Weekly Listen — Roman geopolitics, an exercise in myth-making by Richard Miles"
Episode Synopsis
Once established, Roman exceptionalism and empire needed to be justified and maintained. The practical application of mythology was one way in which this was achieved. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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