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

8904.344 - 8925.811 Gregory Aldrete

And I think there's almost a failure of communication here, that the Romans just, at least initially, didn't quite understand this is really problematic for these people because they're coming from a polytheistic perspective where, yeah, everybody has different gods. So what? This isn't a religious problem. This is a political one. Why won't you send good wishes to the emperor?