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The Fall of Rome Podcast

Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, net... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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3: The Goths and the Beginning of Rome's End

3: The Goths and the Beginning of Rome's End

In the third episode of The Fall of Rome, we explore the Goths' migration into the Roman Empire and their desperate war ... Read more

27 Aug 2016

41mins

Ranked #2

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4: The Gothic Sack of Rome

4: The Gothic Sack of Rome

In 395, the barbarian Goths rebelled against the Romans and fought a campaign that culminated in the sack of Rome in 410... Read more

3 Sep 2016

46mins

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5: Just How Screwed Up Was the Later Roman Empire?

5: Just How Screwed Up Was the Later Roman Empire?

One of the fundamental questions about the later Roman Empire is just what a mess it really was. Did the barbarians topp... Read more

15 Sep 2016

46mins

Ranked #4

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6: The Catastrophic Fall Of Roman Britain

6: The Catastrophic Fall Of Roman Britain

In 350, Britain was a thoroughly integrated province of the Roman Empire, full of prosperous, Latin-speaking cities, lux... Read more

1 Oct 2016

48mins

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9: Attila and the Empire of the Huns

9: Attila and the Empire of the Huns

Attila the Hun is the best-known barbarian from antiquity, but the Hunnic Empire he inherited and expanded hasn't gotten... Read more

13 Dec 2016

55mins

Ranked #6

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20: The Anglo-Saxon Migration, the North Sea World, and the Birth of England

20: The Anglo-Saxon Migration, the North Sea World, and the Birth of England

Roman Britain fell fast, and it fell hard. Into the ruins of this world stepped a wave of migrants from the North Sea co... Read more

25 May 2017

51mins

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23: Could the Roman Empire Have Survived?

23: Could the Roman Empire Have Survived?

Could the Roman Empire have survived past the fifth century? To answer that question, we examine some other points when ... Read more

22 Jun 2017

37mins

Ranked #8

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21: Rome's Legacy and the Barbarian Kingdoms

21: Rome's Legacy and the Barbarian Kingdoms

As central government disappeared from what had been the Western Roman Empire, the barbarian kingdoms stepped into the v... Read more

8 Jun 2017

42mins

Ranked #9

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22: The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

22: The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

Saint Augustine is one of the foundational figures of Christianity and one of the most influential thinkers of all time.... Read more

15 Jun 2017

42mins

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7: The Three Transformations Of Roman Gaul

7: The Three Transformations Of Roman Gaul

Gaul was one of the heartlands of the Roman Empire, and it encompassed a tremendous amount of diversity within its borde... Read more

20 Oct 2016

55mins

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8: The Vandals and the Fall of Roman Africa

8: The Vandals and the Fall of Roman Africa

North Africa was the most prosperous region of the western Roman Empire, the agricultural heartland that fed the city of... Read more

23 Nov 2016

49mins

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18: The Warlords of Northern Gaul and the Rise of the Franks

18: The Warlords of Northern Gaul and the Rise of the Franks

As the Roman Empire disintegrated, northern Gaul turned first into a military province and then into a playground for wa... Read more

11 May 2017

48mins

Ranked #13

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19: Why Didn't Rome Rise Again? An Interview with Professor Walter Scheidel

19: Why Didn't Rome Rise Again? An Interview with Professor Walter Scheidel

Why didn't Rome rise again? Everywhere else in the world, the appearance of one great empire was marked by their recurre... Read more

18 May 2017

33mins

Ranked #14

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14: The Calamitous Fifth Century - A Narrative History

14: The Calamitous Fifth Century - A Narrative History

It took just 80 years for the Roman Empire to fall apart completely, from a ponderous but functional state at the death ... Read more

16 Mar 2017

43mins

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13: The Unraveling of the Roman World

13: The Unraveling of the Roman World

The Roman world was more than just an empire; it was a cultural, social, economic, and political space built on the eas... Read more

2 Mar 2017

46mins

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