The Roman Emperors who went insane | Gregory Aldrete and Lex Fridman

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Gregory Aldrete is a historian specializing in ancient Rome and military history.

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See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

*GUEST BIO:*
Gregory Aldrete is a historian specializing in ancient Rome and military history.

*CONTACT LEX:*

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*SPONSORS:*
To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:
*LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.
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[georgeelder]

Were they poisoned by lead cups, or vd?

[KD_]

Kind of like what we are seeing now. Young men with so much wealth. Streaming everyday. History always repeats

[MrJonnyl]

The paranoia and stress of being in that position is enough to send anybody mad

[alp]

Ask him which emperor was most like Diddy

[stella_blue]

The guest reminds me of Vito Spatafore on "The Sopranos".

[NicholasAlemán-ov]

I’ve got a plan for sanity. How many go insane under campaigns like this?

[gyozop]

Octavian-Augustus might be the single greatest leader of all time. Not a nice guy. Not a power hungry dictator. He did not say or try to bring heaven to Earth like false people claim, eg. Hitler or Marx. Just sheer efficiency to fix an empire and civilization broken on so many levels and bring back the Roman dream for many.

[TheSSEssesse]

Bruh what is wrong with these comment sections 😂

[historian]

Simple answer from a professional psychiatrist.A lot of them were bipolar disorders .They have grandiose delusional so they become power hungry, destructive and narcissistic.

[brookss]

WHen do you expect giving an empire to a teenager? Same thing would happen today.

[lkae]

All these crazy silicon valley kids are understandable now. Very sad.

[CosmosJack]

Tiberius was basically Jeffery Epstein, island and all.

[jeremiahrygh]

Haha. Dude. You're funny. "She'll sit down with anyone". That's ridiculous. Stop drinking the Koolaid

[CuriosityIgnited]

So basically, the moral here is, don’t give a teenager a crown unless you’re ready for the kingdom to turn into a reality TV show.

[Ottee]

Well then, if Donald Trump becomes Emperor of the United States, everything should be fine, because he's an old fart.

[WLLim_]

Sounds like Trump and his lockdowns & operation Quackspeed.