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Podcast: The Fall of Rome Podcast
Episode: The Death of the Roman Political System
Description: Taxes, soldiers, and loyalty: these were the foundations, the structures, of the Roman political system. This episode explores how and why they fell apart over the course of the disastrous fifth century, which saw the provinces gradually slip away from the control of the imperial center.
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