Russia, China and Geography
Sarah Paine explaining shit.
Politics
Collections: Rome: Decline and Fall? Part II: Institutions
Urbanization matters. “If on politics we have a bit of a mix between decline and continuity, when it comes to the cities that made up the old political system, the ‘decline and fall’ knight strikes a clear blow: the system… Read More »Collections: Rome: Decline and Fall? Part II: Institutions
The Water in Which We Swim
Some common sense. [Common Sense with Dan Carlin] Show 326 – The Water in Which We Swimhttps://podcastaddict.com/common-sense-with-dan-carlin/episode/224278412 via @PodcastAddict
Collections: Rome: Decline and Fall? Part I: Words
Rome has not fallen in a day. “Roman Empire in the west was swept over by some destructive military tide. Instead the process here is one in which the parts of the western Roman Empire steadily fragment apart as central… Read More »Collections: Rome: Decline and Fall? Part I: Words
Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans, Part II: Citizens and Allies
USA or Trum do not go to war. American citizens electing him are. “Citizenship status was clearly extremely important to the ancients whose communities had it. Greek and Roman writers, for instance, do not generally write that ‘Athens’ or ‘Carthage’… Read More »Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans, Part II: Citizens and Allies
Concepts to Navigate the Second Cold War
Some sens for crazy world.
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
Slavery as necessity. “To greatly simplify, in this vision, what makes the ancient economy distinct from other subsequent forms was its substantial reliance on slavery (as opposed to dependent tenants or wage laborers) as the main system by which labor… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
Diplomacy was hard in the ancient world. “On the diplomatic side, yes, Imperator in its deviations from the EUIV model captures something real about the ancient world, which is, quite simply, the relatively primitive and disconnected state of diplomacy in… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
Miscellanea: Victoria III Confirmed! (First Impressions)
Delegation. “the war system is quite different. Gone are moving individual armies through provinces, replaced by ‘fronts’ to which armies are assigned to either defend or push forward. I think some players are going to be quite unhappy with the… Read More »Miscellanea: Victoria III Confirmed! (First Impressions)
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part IV: Emperors, Soldiers and Peasants
Cities were powerful in the past. “A lord could dictate to the peasants, but had to negotiate with major towns, and this just isn’t well reflected in-game.” https://acoup.blog/2022/10/14/collections-teaching-paradox-crusader-kings-iii-part-iv-emperors-soldiers-and-peasants/