#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

4339.704 - 4359.917 Gregory Aldrete

So, I mean, as we talked about a little, they were very good about incorporating the people they conquered into the Roman project. I mean, they're oppressive. They're imperialistic as well. Let's not whitewash them. I mean, they had moments when they would just wipe out entire cities. Right. But on the whole, they were much more about trying to bring people into the Roman world.