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Back to SearchThe Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 94 "Did Justinian Make or Break the Roman Empire?"
Season 1 Episode 94
Did Justinian make or break the Roman Empire? Find out in this episode!
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1 year, 8 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 93 "Anatomy of a Regime"
Season 1 Episode 93
In this episode, we look at society and religion in the age of Justinian. And we discover something that's been hidden in the sands of Egypt for 1,50…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 92 "The Wolves from the North"
Season 1 Episode 92
Justinian's wars of reconquest in the west left much of the Roman Empire weakly defended. Nowhere was this more evident than along the Danube frontie…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 91 "Those Doomed to Suffer"
Season 1 Episode 91
In the early 550s, with its economy and population recovering from the effects of the Justinianic Plague, Justinian launched a new offensive to subdu…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 90 "Three Hundred Heroes"
Season 1 Episode 90
In 544, Belisarius returned to Italy to fight the Goths. It was his last campaign and the end of his career. But many years later, he was asked by th…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 89 "Belisarius is Back!"
Season 1 Episode 89
In 540, the Persians sacked Antioch. It was one of the greatest disasters in Roman history. But in 541, Belisarius was back from Italy. Could he now …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 88 "Burying the Dead"
Season 1 Episode 88
In the summer of 541, bubonic plague struck the Roman Empire. Known as the Justinianic Plague, it would be just as bad as the Black Death that 800 ye…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 87 "The Day the Sun Died"
Season 1 Episode 87
In the year 536, something very strange happened on planet Earth. The sun was dimmed and temperatures plummeted. This was followed by another apparen…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 86 "The Sack of Antioch"
Season 1 Episode 86
In May 540, the unthinkable happened. The Persian shah, Chosroes, burned the Roman Empire's second city, Antioch, to the ground and butchered or ensl…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 85 "The Hollow Victory"
Season 1 Episode 85
In May 540, Belisarius captured Ravenna from the Goths and took prisoner the Gothic king Wittigis. But before he could destroy the Gothic kingdom com…
1 year, 10 months ago