A History of Mankind

1 week ago | mankind.substack.com | David Roman

To read previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. Make sure to become a paying subscriber because they are all pay-walled. After Emperor Ming died at the age of 47, his eldest son, Emperor Zhang, continued similar policies. Like his father an educated man, the new ruler in December 79 AD convened the so-called “Consultations of the White Tiger Hall,” a conference similar to that depicted in the Discourses of Salt and Iron a century earlier.

1 week ago | mankind.substack.com | David Roman

To read previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. Make sure to become a paying subscriber because they are all pay-walled.

1 week ago | mankind.substack.com | David Roman

To read previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. Make sure to become a paying subscriber because they are all pay-walled. Pliny the Younger (61-119), a nephew and heir of the distinguished Pliny the Elder, deceased off Pompeii, belonged to Tacitus’ elevated circles, and in fact became a close friend of his contemporary.

2 weeks ago | mankind.substack.com | David Roman

To read previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. Make sure to become a paying subscriber because they are all pay-walled. Domitian’s downfall cast a shadow on his family, a dynasty that represented a turn to efficiency and good governance after the downright clownish reigns of several members of Augustus’ clan.

2 weeks ago | mankind.substack.com | David Roman

To read previous newsletters in the History of Mankind, which is pretty long, you can click here. Make sure to become a paying subscriber because they are all pay-walled. Domitian (r. 81-96) was in many senses a colder version of his father and elder brother.