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Publisher |: Patrick Wyman,; Wondery

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Education,; History,; Roman Empire,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Education,; History

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, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.

People |: Patrick Wyman (@patrick_wyman)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Los Angeles, CA
Premiere Date |: 2016-08-05
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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34 Available Episodes (35 Total) / Average duration: 00:42:06

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34 Available Episodes (35 Total)Average duration: 00:42:06

Apr 03, 2018

00:38:09

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.

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Mar 20, 2018

00:43:55

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.

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Mar 06, 2018

00:46:25

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.

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Feb 20, 2018

00:50:04

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.

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Feb 13, 2018

00:10:10

Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet, or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live.

Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers.

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Feb 06, 2018

00:40:18

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?

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Jan 16, 2018

00:43:46

How did the Roman Empire, and barbarian Europe after it, become Christian? To find out, I talked to Professor Lisa Bitel of the University of Southern California, a world-class expert on medieval Christianity and Christian conversion.

Dec 14, 2017

00:50:43

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.

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Nov 14, 2017

00:33:40

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.

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Oct 24, 2017

00:38:31

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.

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Apr 03 | 00:38:09

31: Interview: Historian Kyle Harper on Disease, Climate and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Mar 20 | 00:43:55

30: Tides of History: Natural Disasters and the End of the Roman Empire

Mar 06 | 00:46:25

29: Tides of History: Justinian the Great and the Reconquest of the Western Empire

Feb 20 | 00:50:04

28: Tides of History: How the Eastern Roman Empire Survived Attila the Hun and the Disastrous Fifth Century

Feb 13 | 00:10:10

Introducing Business Wars

Feb 06 | 00:40:18

27: Tides of History: Why Didn't The Eastern Empire Fall?

Jan 16 | 00:43:46

Interview: Christianizing the Roman Empire with Professor Lisa Bitel

Dec 14 | 00:50:43

26: Tides of History: How Latin Became the Romance Languages

Nov 14 | 00:33:40

25: Tides of History: The Decline and Fall of the Roman City

Oct 24 | 00:38:31

24: Tides of History: The Roman City

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