Ranked #1
Chapter One: In the Beginning
Chapter One: In the Beginning
The frst chapter of our story introduces Gaia, the Earth and Ouranos, the Sky. We hear the Greek creation myth and meet ... Read more
20 Jan 2013
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11mins
Ranked #2
Chapter Two: Clash of the Titans
Chapter Two: Clash of the Titans
The fun really starts here! Zeus and his brothers and sisters fight against Kronos and the Titans over who will rule the... Read more
20 Jan 2013
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17mins
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Ranked #3
Chapter One Hundred: Vandalism
Chapter One Hundred: Vandalism
It is the turn of Carthage to get a good sacking and this time the perpetrators are so efficient that they had the whole... Read more
2 Oct 2015
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18mins
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Chapter Ninety Seven: Anger and Adrianople
Chapter Ninety Seven: Anger and Adrianople
Abbritus was bad. This was so so much worse.
16 Aug 2015
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21mins
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Chapter One Hundred and One: The Pope and the Hun
Chapter One Hundred and One: The Pope and the Hun
And so we reach the beginning of the end. The signs have been there since the death of Theodosius the Great but now ever... Read more
18 Oct 2015
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17mins
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Chapter One Hundred and Two: It's all Gone Horribly Wrong
Chapter One Hundred and Two: It's all Gone Horribly Wrong
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Barbarian generals and emperors battle for control of the Empire while other barbarians annex... Read more
1 Nov 2015
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17mins
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Chapter Ninety Three: Christianity and Rome; the First 300 Years
Chapter Ninety Three: Christianity and Rome; the First 300 Years
Christianity and the Roman Empire are inextricably linked. Before Constantine, though, the relationship had been a bit r... Read more
28 Jun 2015
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16mins
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Chapter Ninety Five: Constantine's Boys
Chapter Ninety Five: Constantine's Boys
The three surviving sons of Constantine the Great take over stewardship of the Roman Empire. Only one of them shows any ... Read more
23 Jul 2015
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18mins
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Chapter Ninety Four: A New Capital
Chapter Ninety Four: A New Capital
Constantine the Great is one of the few people in history who genuinely changed the world. His achievements are many and... Read more
13 Jul 2015
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18mins
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Chapter One Hundred and Three: A Farewell to Rome
Chapter One Hundred and Three: A Farewell to Rome
And so Rome falls. The inevitability is clear but the shock is still remarkable. On the other hand life continues as nor... Read more
16 Nov 2015
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22mins
Ranked #11
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One: Norman Conquests
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One: Norman Conquests
Everyone knows about 1066 and all that. The Normans' other conquests are less famous but equally important. Just ask Ale... Read more
20 Aug 2017
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17mins
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Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Descent into Chaos
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Descent into Chaos
The great Macedonian Dynasty comes to an end. The Empire begins its final spiral into nothingness.
23 May 2017
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20mins
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Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: the Rise of Islam
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: the Rise of Islam
A huge welcome to Elias Belhaddad who will take us through the rise of a new force. The world will never be the same ag... Read more
3 Apr 2016
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33mins
Ranked #14
Chapter Three: Olympians
Chapter Three: Olympians
This week we meet the rest of the children of Kronos and a couple of the other Olympians. Look out for the story of Pos... Read more
22 Jan 2013
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18mins
Ranked #15
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six: Planning for Greatness
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six: Planning for Greatness
Basil II takes control of his empire, finally dispatching the pesky Bardases! And then he plans... a lot.
22 Jan 2017
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19mins
Ranked #16
Chapter One Hundred and Five: Why did Rome Fall?
Chapter One Hundred and Five: Why did Rome Fall?
The Eastern Empire is healthy and flourishing but the Western Empire is gone. It's time to reflect on the reasons why.
3 Jan 2016
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18mins
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Chapter Ninety Two: Cabbages and Kings
Chapter Ninety Two: Cabbages and Kings
The Tetrarchy was a lovely idea. It worked so very well when Diocletian was in charge. When he was gone, though, self in... Read more
28 May 2015
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18mins
Ranked #18
Chapter Seventy Four: 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius'
Chapter Seventy Four: 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius'
"Don't waste time wondering what a good man is: be one." Marcus Aurelius's thoughts on how to live virtuously have stood... Read more
16 Sep 2014
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17mins
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Chapter 125: Brilliance, Battles and Bardases
Chapter 125: Brilliance, Battles and Bardases
The Empire is still on the rise despite the meddling of two men called Bardas!
8 Jan 2017
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19mins
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Chapter One Hundred and Four: Picking up the Pieces
Chapter One Hundred and Four: Picking up the Pieces
The fact that the Roman Empire used to contain a city called Rome quickly becomes a distant memory. Constantinople has i... Read more
13 Dec 2015
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15mins
