Echoes of Empires

By Nick HolmesReligion & Spirituality Christianity Education History

Echoes of Empires episodes

April 01, 2023 The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, AD 451
On 20 June, 451, one of the most decisive battles in history took place in Gaul as Attila's invading army was met by a great coalition of Romans, Visigoths, Alans, Franks and others. It was the battle for western Europe.
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23 min
March 25, 2023 Attila and the Last of the Romans
The year is AD 451. Attila the Hun is marching on Gaul. There the Roman general Aetius - remembered as 'The Last of the Romans' - is trying to form a grand coalition to save Europe.
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22 min
March 18, 2023 Attila's Bride
In AD 450, a Roman princess called Honoria contacted Attila the Hun. She asked him to stop an arranged marriage with a man she disliked. Attila replied: why not marry me instead?
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22 min
March 11, 2023 Dinner with Attila
In 447, Attila struck the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the largest military engagement for half a century. After peace was agreed, the Romans sent an embassy to have dinner with Attila...and assassinate him!
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23 min
February 25, 2023 Attila the Hun
In the 430s, a new Hunnic leader rose to power. Soon his name would strike fear into the hearts of the Romans. It was Attila.
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25 min
February 11, 2023 The Fall of Africa
In AD 433, Aetius secured his position as the effective ruler of the Western Roman Empire. With the help of the Huns, he defeated the Burgundians and Visigoths. But a disaster was about to strike the Western Empire.
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21 min
January 28, 2023 The Rise of Aetius
In AD 425, the six-year-old Valentinian III became emperor of the west. Another child emperor created another power vacuum. His mother, Galla Placidia, would try to hold onto power but could she thwart the ambitions of a Roman general called Aetius?
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23 min
January 14, 2023 All Quiet on the Eastern Front
In this episode, we find out what was happening in the eastern half of the Roman Empire after the sack of Rome in AD 410. And it won't be long before an eastern army arrives in Ravenna.
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26 min
January 07, 2023 BONUS Episode "The Strange Tale of Attila, Honoria and Milan""
Happy New Year 2023! This is a bonus episode about my recent trip to Milan where I was struck by the strange absence of Roman remains - and found the answer in the strange tale of Attila the Hun and the Roman princess Honoria!
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9 min
December 31, 2022 Restoring the Roman Name?
The year is AD 410. Rome has been sacked. Is this the end of the western empire? Not yet. And the next few years will be full of surprises.
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23 min

About Echoes of Empires

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Welcome to Echoes of Empires. If you’re looking for a podcast about history, you’ve come to the right place! Because you’ll find over a hundred episodes here about the Roman Empire, Byzantium, the…