Art of Manliness Podcast #74: Roman Honor with Carlin Barton | The Art of Manliness

Originally published June 2014. In this week’s episode I talk to University of Massachusetts’ professor of ancient history Carlin Barton about her book Roman Honor: The Fire in the Bones. I discovered her book after I finished our massive series on the origins and decline of traditional honor in the West and I wished I had it as a source during my research. It’s one of the best books I’ve read, and every time I re-read it, I’ve gotten new insights. Professor Barton and I have a 90-minute conversation about honor and the role it played in the lives of the Romans. Show highlights: What honor meant for the ancient Romans (and how it’s completely different from our modern concept of honor) Why actions and exerting the “will” on the world was an important part of Roman honor The difference between a “male” and a “man” to ancient Romans and how a male gained the status of a man The role male expandability played in the Roman concept of manliness How the Romans handled defeat How Romans found wearing a psychological “mask” liberating Why honor declined and philosophies like Stoicism took their place in Ancient Rome What lessons us moderns can take from the Roman concept of honor And much more! Show notes: https://ift.tt/2wLeopx Follow us! https://ift.tt/1FOPIX2 http://twitter.com/artofmanliness https://ift.tt/YAd15k https://ift.tt/1DUJeqE