The Tale Of Rome

Episode 47 – The Battle of Sentinum— And Decius Mus didn’t do that, either.The biggest battle of Italy, numerically speaking. The most important one, strategically speaking. We are at the gates of a new era for Rome.Parcial TranscriptHello, this is Abel, speaking from Beijing, China. Welcome to my podcast.The Tale of Rome, Episode 47 — The Battle of Sentinum.A long, long, long, time has passed.When I last published our episode 46, I never thought that because of unforeseen circumstances, I would find myself away from this podcast, for so, so long.And — oh boy, has the world changed since then!Nobody could have imagined something called Coronavirus.Nobody could have imagined a world where people have to stay indoors just to stay alive.A world were nations try to out-lie each other, as if a war depended on it.A grave-digger said “they keep bringing me bodies.”“And they keep telling me they are not victims of COVID-19.”The economy stalled.Nobody could imagine a world where supply would come to a standstill.Only