About Dr. Roy Casagranda

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This is the official home of Dr. Roy Casagranda, where history, politics, and culture meet to reveal the stories that shape our world.

Here you’ll find lectures and conversations that dig into world history, uncover the roots of today’s conflicts, highlight peoples and stories often erased from the dominant narrative, and connect the past to the present.

This channel features two main types of content:
- Lectures by Dr. Roy Casagranda: talks on history, global politics, U.S. foreign policy, ancient civilizations, philosophies, and more.
- Office Hours with Dr. Roy: conversations and Q&As.

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Rome’s Most Humiliating Defeat

In 260 AD, Rome suffered one of its greatest humiliations: Emperor Valerian was captured alive by Persia’s Shapur I. Instead of killing him, Shapur turned him into a living exhibit — a Roman emperor kept in a miniature city for the public to see. ~~~ From lecture: The Islamic Golden Age Full vide…

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The Islamic Golden Age – Dr. Roy Casagranda | Museum of the Future: Lessons from the Past

The Islamic Golden Age is Dr. Roy's seventh lecture for the Museum of the Future's Lessons from the Past (2025). This collaboration between the Museum of the Future and Dr. Roy aims to explore 10 topics ranging from the life of the father of modern medicine to examples of great leadership to the bi…

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Apartheid Roads

Inside the West Bank, Palestinians face walls, checkpoints, and segregated roads. What should be a two-hour drive can take more than a day, while Israeli-only highways cut through Palestinian land. When we talk about apartheid, it’s not just symbolic—it’s concrete, visible, and lived daily. ~~~ F…

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