DBH 51 - Walls & Withdrawals: Hadrian, Parthia, and Modern Parallels

<p>#Hadrian #AncientRome #History #Parthia #Afghanistan #Infrastructure</p><br><p>Jake and Eric have a lengthy discussion surrounding a recent article that states that Hadrian's controversial withdrawal from the war with the Parthian Empire helped to strengthen Rome, even as the public, the Senate, and his generals advised against it. Essentially, this led to increased investment in domestic projects, and less wasteful spending of treasure on unwinnable wars.</p><p>The parallels to modern times are quite clear.</p><br><p>linktr.ee/dadbodhistory</p><p>instagram.com/dadbodhistory</p><p>twitter.com/dadbodhistory</p><p>facebook.com/dadbodhistory</p><p>tiktok.com/@dadbodhistory</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>