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#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires

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Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of “The New Roman Empire”, a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). 
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Anthony’s University of Chicago page: <a href="https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis">https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis</a> 
The New Roman Empire (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3PTFTqk">https://amzn.to/3PTFTqk</a> 
Streams of Gold (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq">https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq</a> 
Byzantium & Friends Podcast: <a href="https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/">https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/</a> 
The History of Byzantium Podcast: <a href="https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/">https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/</a>
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OUTLINE: 
(00:00) – Introduction 
(00:11) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections 
(08:45) – The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire 
(12:42) – 2,200 Years of Roman History 
(33:06) – Power, violence, and civil war 
(54:20) – Edict of Caracalla 
(1:07:17) – Crisis of the Third Century 
(1:21:45) – Constantine and the new Roman Empire 
(1:33:46) – Christianity in the Roman Empire 
(1:59:14) – Fall of the Western Roman Empire 
(2:12:11) – Eunuchs, Taxes, and Power 
(2:37:17) – Emperor Justinian and wars of conquest 
(2:54:19) – The Arab conquests 
(3:13:55) – Why the Roman empire survived so long 
(3:40:01) – Lessons from history
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