For the most ambitious episode of the History Machine Podcast to date, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the decline of the Roman Empire. After the end of the Julio Claudian dynasty, the vacuum of power is quickly filled by several candidates. Over the centuries, the Empire changes and with it various problems arise. As the crisis of the third century comes to it's climax, one extraordinary leader does what they can to pull it all back together. With new Caesars, Augustus, the rise of the Sassanids and the decline of the Roman Empire and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. Tune in to the first part of the end of an era.