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Vol 3 Ep 50 - The Fall of the Western Roman Empire Dec 20, 2020

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337 - 476 - The fall of the western Roman Empire is the story of how barbarian tribes had learned and evolved from the empire on its doorstep, and when the Huns arrived in Europe, how those tribes were forced to pressurise the Romans and the subsequent consequences.

Vol 3 Ep 49 - BATTLE - The Battle of the Milvian Bridge ( 312 ) Dec 13, 2020

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312 - Was this the battle that caused Christianity to become the globally mighty religion that we know today, or did the Christian scribes of history use Constantine as a propaganda tool to push the word of Jesus into the consciousness of everybody?

Vol 3 Ep 48 - Ancient Rome: The Reign of Constantine Dec 06, 2020

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305 - 330 - This period begins with the retirement of Diocletian to the opening of the new capital city of Constantinople. What is Constantine the Great's true legacy to history and was this the end of Classical Rome?

Vol 3 Ep 47 - Ancient Rome: Crisis and Collapse of the Principate Nov 29, 2020

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222 - 304 - The Roman Empire was on the verge of falling apart until some radical thinking by one particular Emperor looked like it could change the direction and save the future of the Empire.

Vol 3 Ep 46 - Ancient Rome: The Severan Dynasty Nov 22, 2020

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193 - 222 - There were Five Good Emperors and then there seemed to be none. Just how did the quality of the Princeps decline so dramatically and what pressures were responsible for making it happen?

Vol 3 Ep 45a - Ancient Rome: 9th Spanish Legion ( Legio IX Hispana ) Nov 16, 2020

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90 BCE - 168 CE - The mysterious disappearance of the Roman Ninth Spanish Legion is a fascinating subject for historians. In this episode, we tell the story of the legion in an attempt to figure out what the likeliest reason is for the legion vanishing into history's mist.

Vol 3 Ep 45 - Ancient Rome: The Five Good Emperors Nov 15, 2020

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98 - 192 - The Pax Romana continues and tells a story of Roman stability through the second century. Gone are the egotistical megalomaniac emperors from the first century, or are they?

Vol 3 Ep 44 - EVENT - The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius ( Pompeii ) Nov 08, 2020

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79 - The Romans could not have ever known the catastrophe that suddenly destroyed all civilisation around the Gulf of Naples in less than 24 hours.

Vol 3 Ep 43 - Ancient Rome: The Flavian Dynasty Nov 01, 2020

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68 - 98 - The Year of the Four Emperors came out of the chaos of the reign of Nero. Find out how Vespasian managed to steady the Roman ship and whether his two sons would be able to continue his good work in the aftermath.

Vol 3 Ep 42 - Ancient Rome: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Oct 25, 2020

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14 - 68 - Although we covered the life and reign of Augustus in previous episodes, we can now explore the reigns of emperors 2, 3, 4 and 5 as we find out more about the unpredictability of Rome deciding to go back to a monarchical constitution in order to regulate the powerful Roman Senate.

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