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Back to SearchThe Battle of Manzikert
Season 1 Episode 134
The Battle of Manzikert in 1071 changed history. Not only was it the first step towards the end of the Byzantine Empire but it also established the f…
1 week, 3 days ago
The Rise of the Seljuk Turks
Season 1 Episode 133
In this episode, we’ll look at why the Seljuk Turks suddenly appeared in the Middle East in the eleventh century.
The name Seljuk and the origins of …
3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Road to Manzikert
Season 1 Episode 132
In the years from 1068 to 1071, the Byzantine emperor Romanus Diogenes tried but failed to stem the Turkish raids into Anatolia. Finally, he decided …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Origins of the First Crusade
Season 1 Episode 131
Welcome to Echoes of Empires, my new podcast which is the successor to the Fall of the Roman Empire.
In this episode, I want to look at the First Cru…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
New Name, Same Show!
The Fall of the Roman Empire podcast is now called Echoes of Empires.
Why change the name? Well, as you know, this podcast has already moved beyond th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The Inheritors of Rome
I wanted to let you know that my latest book, The Inheritors of Rome, is now available in both paperback and ebook on Amazon and will be available th…
2 months ago
Byzantium's Golden Age
Season 1 Episode 130
In the century from 860 to 960 Byzantium was reborn as the greatest power in western Eurasia. Its armies were invincible, spearheaded by regiments of…
6 months, 1 week ago
Byzantium's Battle for Survival
Season 1 Episode 129
In today’s episode, I’d like to switch from the Abbasid Caliphate to the Byzantine Empire. The fortunes of both were of course connected and the Cali…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Abbasids: Golden Age or Age of Collapse?
Season 1 Episode 128
Many historians call the Abbasid caliphate ‘the Golden Age of Islam’ but in this episode I want to analyse the contradiction in this description sinc…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Rise and Fall of the Umayyads
Season 1 Episode 127
First, let me wish you a Happy New Year and I hope you had a good break if you took time off. This episode tells the story of one of the greatest emp…
7 months, 3 weeks ago