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#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires
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Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of “The New Roman Empire”, a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
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Anthony’s University of Chicago page: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis
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Streams of Gold (book): https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq
Byzantium & Friends Podcast: https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/
The History of Byzantium Podcast: https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/
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OUTLINE:
() – Introduction
() – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
() – The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
() – 2,200 Years of Roman History
() – Power, violence, and civil war
() – Edict of Caracalla
() – Crisis of the Third Century
() – Constantine and the new Roman Empire
() – Christianity in the Roman Empire
() – Fall of the Western Roman Empire
() – Eunuchs, Taxes, and Power
() – Emperor Justinian and wars of conquest
() – The Arab conquests
() – Why the Roman empire survived so long
() – Lessons from history
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