
American History Tellers The Cold War - Interview with Audra Wolfe and Patrick Wyman | 7
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Jan 31, 2018 AI Snips
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Rome as First Western Superpower
- The Roman Empire was the West's first superpower, rivaled only later by the Sassanid Persian Empire.
- Their long conflict strongly influenced modern Cold War scholars' views of East-West rivalries.
Ancient Proxy Wars Explained
- Rome and Sassanids frequently engaged in real wars with intermittent peace, unlike the Cold War stalemate.
- Their borderlands hosted proxy conflicts involving local tribes allied with both empires.
War Impacted Ancient Border Life
- Living near the Roman-Persian border meant constant danger and warfare impacting daily life.
- Taxation supported military defense to maintain the empires' territorial integrity and frontiers.

