Did Justinian Make or Break the Roman Empire?
Did Justinian make or break the Roman Empire? Find out in this episode! Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
29 Juni 202423min
What the Papyri Tell Us
In this episode, we look at society and religion in the age of Justinian. And we discover something that's been hidden in the sands of Egypt for 1,500 years. Support the show For a free ebook, maps an...
15 Juni 202425min
The Wolves from the North
Justinian's wars of reconquest in the west left much of the Roman Empire weakly defended. Nowhere was this more evident than along the Danube frontier where new enemies were massing to pillage the emp...
8 Juni 202423min
A Pyrrhic Victory?
In the early 550s, with its economy and population recovering from the effects of the Justinianic Plague, Justinian launched a new offensive to subdue the Ostrogoths in Italy. This time the Roman army...
31 Maj 202427min
Three Hundred Heroes
In 544, Belisarius returned to Italy to fight the Goths. It was his last campaign and the end of his career. But many years later, he was asked by the emperor Justinian to don his armor one more time ...
25 Maj 202425min
Belisarius is Back!
In 540, the Persians sacked Antioch. It was one of the greatest disasters in Roman history. But in 541, Belisarius was back from Italy. Could he now reverse the situation on the eastern front? Support...
17 Maj 202428min
Burying the Dead
In the summer of 541, bubonic plague struck the Roman Empire. Known as the Justinianic Plague, it would be just as bad as the Black Death that 800 years later devastated Medieval Europe. Find out what...
11 Maj 202421min
The Day the Sun Died
In the year 536, something very strange happened on planet Earth. The sun was dimmed and temperatures plummeted. This was followed by another apparently inexplicable event. A pandemic of unparalleled ...
4 Maj 202423min
