Daniele Bolelli: History Professor, Martial Artist, Author, and Host of History on Fire

Please enjoy my recent conversation with Daniele Bolelli. Herein we discuss how he got into history, the importance of playing Assassin’s Creed, bringing history alive, the origin of violence, the historical arsonist archetype, if Hitler won WW II, the slave wars of Ancient Rome and Spartacus, Theodore Roosevelt parallels, comparing imperialistic empires, the nature of power, how he got into Taoism, Tao Te Ching, yielding principle, the importance of the Yin aspect, his recent book Not Afraid, conquering fear, stand up comedy, the desire for acceptance, being real, growing up in Communism, the decentralization of information, the future, why is learning history important, how do you know this is true history, treason and revolution, Dan Carlin syndrome and more!

 

 

Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.

John Harington

 

 

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