Echoes of Empires

By Nick HolmesReligion & Spirituality Christianity Education History

Echoes of Empires episodes

July 01, 2023 Once Upon A Time In Noricum
In this episode, we look at what life for ordinary people was like as the western empire fell. And one extraordinary document has survived to tell us a fascinating tale.
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22 min
June 17, 2023 The End of Rome: Not with a Bang but a Whimper
We are now counting down the days to the official end of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476. But there are plenty of twists and turns still to come.
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23 min
June 10, 2023 Catastrophe at Carthage, AD 468
In 468, the eastern emperor Leo launched an invasion fleet to recapture Carthage from the Vandals. It was one of the greatest military expeditions in Roman history.
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22 min
June 03, 2023 The Virtual King of Italy
In 461, Ricimer executed the emperor Majorian. He would become the virtual king of Italy.
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22 min
May 20, 2023 Majorian: The Last Hope of the West
After the Vandals sacked Rome in AD 455, it looked as if the Western Roman Empire might be finished. But a new emperor seized power. His name was Majorian. He was the last hope of the West.
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23 min
May 13, 2023 The Sack of Rome by the Vandals, AD 455
The year is AD 455. The Vandals are at the gates of Rome. The emperor, Petronius Maximus, has been ripped to pieces by the Roman mob. Is this now the end of the western empire?
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21 min
April 30, 2023 BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Fall of Rome
I wanted to let you know my second book, called The Fall of Rome, is now available on Amazon. It's about how the unthinkable happened in AD 410 when Rome was sacked by the Goths. Packed with maps and pictures, it's only $3.99 for the ebook and $11.99 for the print version. Hope you enjoy it!
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2 min
April 29, 2023 Cutting Off Your Right Hand
On the 21 September 454, one of the most extraordinary events in all of Roman history happened. Aetius, the hero of the Western Empire, was stabbed to death by the emperor Valentinian III.
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22 min
April 22, 2023 The End of Attila's Empire
In AD 453, the eastern Roman emperor, Marcian, dreamed an angel brought him a broken Hunnic bow. Two days later, news reached Constantinople that Attila the Hun was dead. Now, his great empire began to unravel.
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22 min
April 08, 2023 The Italian Job
After his defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Attila looked for an easier target than Gaul or Constantinople. In 452, a Hunnic army swept into the Adriatic side of Italy. The Italian job had begun.
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22 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…