Episodes

  • 31: Interview: Historian Kyle Harper on Disease, Climate and the Fall of the Roman Empire (Ad-free)

    31: Interview: Historian Kyle Harper on Disease, Climate and the Fall of the Roman Empire (Ad-free)
    Apr 3 2018
    How did a changing climate and plague play into the fall of the Roman Empire? I'm joined by Kyle Harper, Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, to discuss his important new book The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    38 mins
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  • 30: Tides of History: Natural Disasters and the End of the Roman Empire (Ad-free)

    30: Tides of History: Natural Disasters and the End of the Roman Empire (Ad-free)
    Mar 20 2018
    Justinian was the last great Roman emperor, but his reign was plagued by disasters beyond his control: volcanic eruptions, a changing climate, and a plague of epic proportions. Those disasters created a turning point that we can, with good reason, call the end of the Roman Empire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    42 mins
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  • 29: Tides of History: Justinian the Great and the Reconquest of the Western Empire (Ad-free)

    29: Tides of History: Justinian the Great and the Reconquest of the Western Empire (Ad-free)
    Mar 6 2018
    Justinian is one of the defining figures of the Roman Empire. In many ways, he marks the boundary between Antiquity and the Middle Ages. In this episode, we explore his ambitious reform program and his reconquest of the lost provinces of the West. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    43 mins
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  • 28: Tides of History: How the Eastern Roman Empire Survived Attila the Hun and the Disastrous Fifth Century (Ad-free)

    28: Tides of History: How the Eastern Roman Empire Survived Attila the Hun and the Disastrous Fifth Century (Ad-free)
    Feb 20 2018
    While the western half of the Roman Empire was collapsing, the east managed to weather the storm of the disastrous fifth century. In this episode, we examine how and why it survived Attila the Hun and a host of other problems through the eyes of a family of soldiers and bureaucrats. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    49 mins
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  • 27: Tides of History: Why Didn't The Eastern Empire Fall? (Ad-free)

    27: Tides of History: Why Didn't The Eastern Empire Fall? (Ad-free)
    Feb 6 2018
    When we talk about the fall of the Roman Empire, we're only talking about the western half - France, Spain, Italy, North Africa, and Britain. The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived the disastrous fifth century and would last in one form or another until 1453. What was so special about the eastern half of the Roman Empire, and how did it avoid the fate of its western cousin? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    39 mins
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  • 26: Tides of History: How Latin Became the Romance Languages (Ad-free)

    26: Tides of History: How Latin Became the Romance Languages (Ad-free)
    Dec 14 2017
    How did Latin splinter into the Romance languages? In this episode, we explore how Latin transformed from a single, widely dispersed language into a series - French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, and so on - of related but no longer mutually intelligible tongues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • 25: Tides of History: The Decline and Fall of the Roman City (Ad-free)

    25: Tides of History: The Decline and Fall of the Roman City (Ad-free)
    Nov 14 2017
    Cities were what made the Roman world Roman, but as the Empire fell apart, so did its cities. They shrank drastically or disappeared entirely between 400 and 600. In today's episode, we'll find out how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • 24: Tides of History: The Roman City (Ad-free)

    24: Tides of History: The Roman City (Ad-free)
    Oct 24 2017
    Cities were what made the Roman world, well, Roman. They were centers of culture and political life, and they were the bedrock that tied together its economy. Today we'll explore how those cities came into being, what sustained them, and what made them so important to the Roman Empire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    37 mins
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