The History Of Rome
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 73:27:37
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Synopsis
A weekly podcast tracing the rise, decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Episodes
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142- You've Earned It
04/07/2011 Duration: 25minAfter two years of sporadic war, Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius in 353. Following his victory the Emperor let his advisors talk him into executing first Gallus in 354 and then Claudius Silvanus in 355.
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141- Blood and Water
27/06/2011 Duration: 27minConstantius and Constans shared the Empire for a decade until Constans was overthrown by a rebel general named Magnetius in 350 AD.
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140- My Three Sons
20/06/2011 Duration: 23minThe three sons of Constantine took control of the Empire following the death of their father and the murder of most of their extended family.
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139- Wash Away Your Sins
13/06/2011 Duration: 23minConstantine was baptized on his deathbed after arranging a plan for succession.
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137- The Christian Emperor
15/05/2011 Duration: 23minThis episode brought to you live and direct from Constantinople! After defeating Licinius, Constantine found his dream of a united Christian Empire foiled by a very disunited Christian Church.
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136- Let This Be Our Final Battle
01/05/2011 Duration: 23minWar between Licinius and Constantine flared up again in 324 AD. This time Constantine would finish the job.
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135- Brothers in Name Only
25/04/2011 Duration: 27minConstantine and Licinius split up the Empire following the death of Maximinus Daia in 313. It did not take long for relations betweent the two Emperors to turn sour.
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134- And Then There Were Two
18/04/2011 Duration: 23minIn 313 AD, Maximinus Daia and Licinus fought for control of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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133- The Milvian Bridge
11/04/2011 Duration: 25minOn October 28, 312 AD Constantine and Maxentius fought a battle at Rome's doorstep for control of the Western Empire.
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132- In This Sign
04/04/2011 Duration: 26minPrior to the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Constantine experienced visions and dreams that promised him victory if he embraced Christianity.
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131- The New Game in Town
28/03/2011 Duration: 26minWith the Tetrarchy in shambles, Diocletian will be called out of retirement in 308 AD to help broker a settlement. But the new new order will prove as bad as the old new order.
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130- Lost in Transition
14/03/2011Less than two years after Diocletian's abdication, the Tetrarchy was left in shambles following the power plays of Constantine and Maxentius.
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129- Abdication
07/03/2011 Duration: 27minIn 305 AD, Diocletian and Maximian voluntarily abdicated the throne, handing power over to Galerius and Constantius.
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128- The Great Persecution
28/02/2011 Duration: 28minIn 303 AD Diocletian initiated the last and greatest of the Christian persecutions.
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127- Commanding The Economy
21/02/2011 Duration: 28minRome's economy was in disarray when Diocletian came to power and he initiated major overhauls to get the system running again.
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126- All The King's Men
14/02/2011Over the course of his reign Diocletian overhauled the government, transforming it into a centralized bureaucracy run by career civil servants.
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125- The Best Defence is a Good Defence
07/02/2011 Duration: 26minOver the course of his reign Diocletian instituted a number of reforms to the military structure that helped transform the legions into a new kind of army.
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124- The Tetrarchs at War
31/01/2011 Duration: 25minIn the mid-to-late 290s the Imperial Tetrarchy was at war on multiple fronts. In the west Constantius undertook the reconquest of Britain, while in the east, Galerius fought a newly hostile Sassanid Empire.
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123- The Tertrarchy
24/01/2011 Duration: 24minIn 293 AD Diocletian and Maximian invited Constantius and Galerius to share in their Imperial burdens, forming what we today call the Tetrarchy.