Thomas L. Dynneson

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Update on Roman Civism

October 29, 2015

Tags: civism, citizenship, Roman History, Camillus

For several months I have been away working on various projects. Most of this last summer was spent in Minneapolis. The manuscript on Roman civism is moving along with 26 chapters in draft. I have been making timelines on some topics. Currently I am working on drafting a chapter on Camillus (see my description of Read More

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Was There Ever Such a Fool as I?

October 28, 2015

Tags: Political Values, Beliefs, Commentary on Contemporary American Society

WAS THERE EVER SUCH A FOOL AND I?

Was there ever such a Fool as I?
I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman!

Was there ever such a fool as I?
I believe that fathers should be examples to their children!

Was there ever such a fool as I?
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Rise of the Roman Empire: The Will to Endure

Rise of the Roman Empire: The Will to Endure is a daring interpretation of the ways and means that the Roman Empire became the greatest military power of the ancient world, and how the vastness of this empire engulfed the entire Mediterranean world, as well as most of Europe. I the second century BCE, the Greek historian Polybius (200-118 BCE), after arriving in Rome in 168 BCE, asked in his Histories: "How did the Romans succeed in building a world empire in such a short span of time?" This book takes the perspective Polybius's question was mistaken, in the sense that the fromation of the Roman Empire, took a very long time--indeed, centuries. The formation of the Roman Empire began in 390 BCE whan the Gauls burned Rome; and even before that time, as this book demonstrates, the kings of Rome were some of the first empire builders.

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