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This is just to let everyone know that my book covering the early part of this podcast is now available on Amazon priced at $2.99 or equivalent in ot…
4 years, 3 months ago
Julian in Gaul
Season 1 Episode 30
Julian the Apostate was one of the most extraordinary emperors in all Roman history. Find out in this episode how the bookish young man began his asc…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rebellion in the West
Season 1 Episode 29
In the middle of the fourth century, the emperor Constantius II faced not just a revitalised Persia in the east, but the agony of civil war as Magnen…
4 years, 3 months ago
Return of the Persians
Season 1 Episode 28
After Constantine's death, political instability returned to the Roman Empire as his three sons jostled for power. But just as disturbing was the res…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Sons of Constantine
Season 1 Episode 27
Constantine's reign was a watershed moment for the Roman Empire - with his conversion to Christianity and the founding of Constantinople. But what ha…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Booming Fourth Century
Season 1 Episode 26
If you'd met a fourth century Roman and asked them what they thought of their emperor, Constantine, you might have expected them to talk about Christ…
4 years, 4 months ago
Constantinople
Season 1 Episode 25
The Emperor Constantine is probably best remembered for his conversion to Christianity. But his founding of the city of Constantinople was another la…
4 years, 4 months ago
Constantine's Conversion
Season 1 Episode 24
The Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity shortly before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312 is seen as a landmark event in not jus…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Rise of Christianity
Season 1 Episode 23
One of the most remarkable aspects of the Roman Empire was the rapid rise of Christianity in the late third and fourth centuries. While much attentio…
4 years, 5 months ago
Tetrarchs and Christians
Season 1 Episode 22
In the late third century, the Roman Empire was changing rapidly. Civil war had done much to contribute to its near destruction. Now, the radical Em…
4 years, 5 months ago