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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, 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.Binge all episodes of The Fall of Rome ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/the-fall-of-rome-podcast/ now.

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3 mins; September 05, 2023

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

38 mins; April 03, 2018

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

43 mins; March 20, 2018

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

46 mins; March 06, 2018

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

50 mins; February 20, 2018

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

40 mins; February 06, 2018

Tides of History: How Latin Became the Romance Languages

50 mins; December 14, 2017

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

33 mins; November 14, 2017

Tides of History: The Roman City

38 mins; October 24, 2017

Introducing Tides of History

14 mins; July 20, 2017

Could the Roman Empire Have Survived?

37 mins; June 22, 2017

The Brilliance of Saint Augustine. An Interview with Elizabeth Bruenig

42 mins; June 15, 2017

Rome's Legacy and the Barbarian Kingdoms

42 mins; June 08, 2017

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

51 mins; May 25, 2017

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

33 mins; May 18, 2017

The Warlords of Northern Gaul and the Rise of the Franks

48 mins; May 11, 2017

Ostrogothic Kingdom or the Western Empire Reborn?

47 mins; April 27, 2017

The Kingdom of the Visigoths

43 mins; April 13, 2017

The Death of the Roman Political System

44 mins; March 30, 2017

The Calamitous Fifth Century - A Narrative History

43 mins; March 16, 2017

The Unraveling of the Roman World

46 mins; March 02, 2017

The Fall of the Roman Economy

43 mins; February 16, 2017

The Roman Economy Before the Fall

42 mins; February 02, 2017

The Late Roman Army, Barbarians, and the Frontier

55 mins; January 13, 2017

Attila and the Empire of the Huns

55 mins; December 12, 2016

The Vandals and the Fall of Roman Africa

49 mins; November 23, 2016

Special Episode: The End Of The Gladiators

19 mins; October 30, 2016

The Three Transformations Of Roman Gaul

55 mins; October 20, 2016

The Catastrophic Fall Of Roman Britain

48 mins; September 30, 2016

Just How Screwed Up Was the Later Roman Empire?

46 mins; September 14, 2016

The Gothic Sack of Rome

46 mins; September 02, 2016

The Goths and the Beginning of Rome's End

41 mins; August 26, 2016

The Barbarian World

39 mins; August 11, 2016

Introduction

36 mins; August 04, 2016

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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