#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires

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:

(00:00) – Introduction

(00:11) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(08:45) – The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire

(12:42) – 2,200 Years of Roman History

(33:06) – Power, violence, and civil war

(54:20) – Edict of Caracalla

(1:07:17) – Crisis of the Third Century

(1:21:45) – Constantine and the new Roman Empire

(1:33:46) – Christianity in the Roman Empire

(1:59:14) – Fall of the Western Roman Empire

(2:12:11) – Eunuchs, Taxes, and Power

(2:37:17) – Emperor Justinian and wars of conquest

(2:54:19) – The Arab conquests

(3:13:55) – Why the Roman empire survived so long

(3:40:01) – Lessons from history

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