FEMALE COMMAND IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
FEMALE COMMAND IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have...
11m Jul 28, 2024
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
14m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have be...
6m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
9m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
9m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
6m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
11m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
15m Jul 28, 2025
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TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE: 2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
TWO THOUSAND YEAR-OLD ROMANCE:   2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have bec...
8m Jul 28, 2025
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4/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2015 Iceland 4/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium h...
6m May 15, 2023
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3/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1918 Iceland 3/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium h...
15m May 15, 2023
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2/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1902 Nicaragua 2/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium...
8m May 15, 2023
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1/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1868 1/8: Alaskan volcano 43 BC led to weak crop harvests in Egypt and obliged Cleopatra to choose a protector: she chose the wrong Roman: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great...
11m May 15, 2023
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8/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 8/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital...
6m May 21, 2023
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7/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 7/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital...
14m May 21, 2023
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6/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 6/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital...
9m May 21, 2023
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5/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 5/8: The end of the 44 BC Caesar assassination conspiracy: 5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital...
9m May 21, 2023
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 7/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
14m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 8/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
6m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 6/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
9m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 4/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
6m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 5/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
9m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 3/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
15m Feb 12, 2024
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#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 1/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
11m Feb 12, 2024
11m
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss.
#ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #LOVE STORY: SORTOF: 2/8: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium  by  Barry Strauss. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might...
8m Feb 12, 2024
8m
#PREVIEW: #ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #OCTAVIAN: #PROPOGANDA: #Valentine'sDay: From my conversation with Professor Barry Strauss, re the theatrical staging of Anotony's suicide and Cleopatra's suicide. A love story, sort of, 2000 years debatable. More latter.
#PREVIEW: #ANTONY&CLEOPATRA: #OCTAVIAN: #PROPOGANDA: #Valentine'sDay: From my conversation with Professor Barry Strauss, re the theatrical staging of Anotony's suicide and Cleopatra's suicide.  A love story, sort of, 2000 years debatable.  More latter. https://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-Roman-Empire/dp/1982116676 The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleo...
2m Feb 11, 2024
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S1 Ep90: 4. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND MASADA Guest: Professor Barry Strauss The Flavians decided to completely destroy Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD, an act of extreme Roman imperialism that left the city in ruins. Afterwards, Judea was upgraded to a f
4. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND MASADA Guest: Professor Barry Strauss The Flavians decided to completely destroy Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD, an act of extreme Roman imperialism that left the city in ruins. Afterwards, Judea was upgraded to a formal Roman province with a governor and the 10th Legion quartered in Jerusalem. Four years later, the siege of Masada ended with the alleged ...
6m Nov 15, 2025
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S1 Ep90: 2. TITUS'S SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Guest: Professor Barry Strauss Nero's forced suicide in 68 AD and the subsequent chaos confirmed Josephus's prophecy, leading to Vespasian being proclaimed emperor in 69 AD. Vespasian left his son Titus to lay siege to Jerusa
2. TITUS'S SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Guest: Professor Barry Strauss Nero's forced suicide in 68 AD and the subsequent chaos confirmed Josephus's prophecy, leading to Vespasian being proclaimed emperor in 69 AD. Vespasian left his son Titus to lay siege to Jerusalem in 70 AD. Though Jerusalem was a strong fortress, the defenders were critically weakened by infighting among three rebel factions and thei...
5m Nov 15, 2025
5m
S1 Ep90: 3. SURVIVAL DURING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Guest: Professor Barry Strauss Before the siege of Jerusalem was sealed, two foundational groups fled: Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakai, smuggled out to Yavneh to establish Rabbinic Judaism, and the followers of Jesus, who
3. SURVIVAL DURING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Guest: Professor Barry Strauss Before the siege of Jerusalem was sealed, two foundational groups fled: Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakai, smuggled out to Yavneh to establish Rabbinic Judaism, and the followers of Jesus, who went to Pella. Titus focused the Roman assault on the city's weakest point, the northern wall. The overconfident Romans were repeatedly frust...
13m Nov 15, 2025
13m
S1 Ep90: 1. JOSEPHUS AND THE SIEGE OF JODAPATA Guest: Professor Barry Strauss The Jewish revolt against Rome, starting in 66 AD, is primarily chronicled by Josephus, a leader of the revolt and later historian. Josephus commanded the defense of Jodapata against Gen
1. JOSEPHUS AND THE SIEGE OF JODAPATA Guest: Professor Barry Strauss The Jewish revolt against Rome, starting in 66 AD, is primarily chronicled by Josephus, a leader of the revolt and later historian. Josephus commanded the defense of Jodapata against General Vespasian. After defeat, Josephus survived a mass suicide pact, surrendered, and convinced Vespasian not to kill him by predicting he wou...
13m Nov 15, 2025
13m
S1 Ep99: 1/4 Jews Versus Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion and the Cost of Diaspora Revolts Professor Barry Strauss of Cornell University, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses the history of Jewish resistance against the Roman
1/4 Jews Versus Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion and the Cost of Diaspora Revolts Professor Barry Strauss of Cornell University, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses the history of Jewish resistance against the Roman Empire as detailed in his book Jews versus Rome. Following the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, rebellion continued among Jewish commu...
11m Nov 18, 2025
11m
S1 Ep91: SHOW 11-14-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. FIRST HOUR 9-915 BLISS: WEST COAST URBAN ISSUES AND THE PACK FIRE Guest: Jeff Bliss Seattle elected socialist Kate Wilson, who wants public groce
SHOW 11-14-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. FIRST HOUR 9-915 BLISS: WEST COAST URBAN ISSUES AND THE PACK FIRE Guest: Jeff Bliss Seattle elected socialist Kate Wilson, who wants public grocery stores. The Luxor Pyramid in Las Vegas has installed a massive slide for visitors. Both San Francisco and Santa Monica are seeing major busine...
6m Nov 15, 2025
6m
S1 Ep102: SHOW 11-17-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT POTUS FIRST HOUR 9-915 Pakistan's Military Dominance: Field Marshal Munir's Power and US Relations Guest: Ambassador Husain Haqqani Ambassador Husain Haqqani
SHOW 11-17-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1899 UKRAINE THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT POTUS... FIRST HOUR 9-915 Pakistan's Military Dominance: Field Marshal Munir's Power and US Relations Guest: Ambassador Husain Haqqani Ambassador Husain Haqqani detailed the institutional dominance of Pakistan's military, noting that Parliament recently granted Field Marshal Asim Munir lega...
5m Nov 18, 2025
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S1 Ep100: CONTINUED The rebels utilized successful asymmetrical warfare, operating from underground tunnel systems and ambushing Roman forces. The conflict was so severe that Hadrian deployed reinforcements from across the empire, including Britain, and the Roman
CONTINUED The rebels utilized successful asymmetrical warfare, operating from underground tunnel systems and ambushing Roman forces. The conflict was so severe that Hadrian deployed reinforcements from across the empire, including Britain, and the Roman army was badly mauled. The revolt ended bloodily at the stronghold of Betar. As lasting punishment for centuries of trouble and rebellion, the...
7m Nov 18, 2025
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