The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 125 "The Forgotten Heroes of Byzantium"
In the first half of the eighth century, Byzantium stemmed the Arab advance into Europe. Critical to this achievement were two emperors: Leo III and Constantine V. In this episode, I explain why I thi...
6 Joulu 202524min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 124 "Byzantium: The Empire That Refused To Die"
In this episode we turn east to consider Byzantium. We last spoke about the eastern Romans, or the Byzantines, in episode 113 when I described the emperor Leo III’s victory in the winter of 717/718 ov...
22 Marras 202521min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 123 "The Holy Roman Empire"
The final political legacy of the Roman Empire in western Europe was the Holy Roman Empire. Amazingly, this curious political institution lasted until Napoleon abolished it in 1806. In the eighteenth...
8 Marras 202526min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 122 "The Vikings"
The Vikings transformed European history, impacted the worlds of both Byzantium and the Abbasid Caliphate, and even, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus, discovered North America. In this epis...
25 Loka 202525min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 121 "The Fall of the Frankish Empire"
Charlemagne created the largest empire in western Europe since the Romans. But it didn’t last. Within only a few decades of his death, it had broken up and one half of it was fighting for its survival...
11 Loka 202525min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 120 "Charlemagne's Empire"
In this and the next episode, I want to look beyond the legend of Charlemagne to find the real man and his achievements and failings. His legend has made him into a symbol of power and authority as we...
27 Syys 202524min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 119 "The Rise of the Carolingians"
In this episode, we explore how the Carolingians rose to become the dynasty that would claim to be the inheritors of Rome. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickh...
13 Syys 202525min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 118 "The Battle of Tours, AD 732"
In this episode, I’m going to focus on one of the most famous battles in history: the battle of Tours, or Poitiers as it’s sometimes called, in 732. It’s famous because some historians think it stoppe...
30 Elo 202524min
