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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 130 "The Rise and Fall of Byzantium"
Feb 14, 2026
30m 41s
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 129 "Byzantium: The Slow Road to Recovery"
Jan 31, 2026
25m 42s
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 128 "The Abbasids: Golden Age or Age of Collapse?"
Jan 17, 2026
25m 05s
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 127 "The Rise and Fall of the Umayyads"
Jan 3, 2026
24m 19s
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 126 "Eirene: The Monstrous Empress of Byzantium?"
Dec 20, 2025
24m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 2/14/26 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 130 "The Rise and Fall of Byzantium"✨ | Byzantiummilitary history+3 | — | ByzantiumThe End of Antiquity | Eurasia | Byzantiumheavy cavalry+3 | — | 30m 41s | |
| 1/31/26 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 129 "Byzantium: The Slow Road to Recovery"✨ | Byzantine EmpireAbbasid Caliphate+4 | — | Abbasid CaliphateByzantine Empire | western Eurasia | ByzantiumAbbasid Caliphate+5 | — | 25m 42s | |
| 1/17/26 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 128 "The Abbasids: Golden Age or Age of Collapse?"✨ | Abbasid caliphateGolden Age of Islam+3 | — | Abbasid caliphateThe End of Antiquity+1 | — | Abbasid caliphateGolden Age+3 | — | 25m 05s | |
| 1/3/26 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 127 "The Rise and Fall of the Umayyads"✨ | Umayyad Caliphatehistorical empires+3 | — | Umayyad Caliphate | SamarkandAtlantic+3 | Umayyad CaliphateRoman Empire+6 | — | 24m 19s | |
| 12/20/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 126 "Eirene: The Monstrous Empress of Byzantium?"✨ | Byzantiumempress+4 | — | — | — | EireneByzantium+5 | — | 24m 53s | |
| 12/6/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 125 "The Forgotten Heroes of Byzantium"✨ | ByzantiumDark Ages+3 | — | — | — | ByzantiumLeo III+5 | — | 24m 10s | |
| 11/22/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 124 "Byzantium: The Empire That Refused To Die"✨ | ByzantiumRoman Empire+4 | — | Umayyad Caliphate | ByzantiumConstantinople | ByzantiumRoman Empire+5 | — | 21m 46s | |
| 11/8/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 123 "The Holy Roman Empire"✨ | Holy Roman Empirepolitical legacy+5 | — | Holy Roman EmpireNapoleon+1 | — | Holy Roman EmpireRoman Empire+5 | — | 26m 04s | |
| 10/25/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 122 "The Vikings"✨ | VikingsEuropean history+5 | — | ByzantiumAbbasid Caliphate+1 | North AmericaNormandy | VikingsEuropean history+5 | — | 25m 57s | |
| 10/11/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 121 "The Fall of the Frankish Empire"✨ | Frankish EmpireCharlemagne+3 | — | nickholmesauthor.comThe End of Antiquity | Germanywestern Europe+1 | Frankish EmpireCharlemagne+3 | — | 25m 43s | |
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| 9/27/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 120 "Charlemagne's Empire" | In this and the next episode, I want to look beyond the legend of Charlemagne to find the real man and his achievements and failings. His legend has made him into a symbol of power and authority as well as a figurehead for the cause of European integration. But it shouldn’t be forgotten that after his death, his empire quickly broke up and his accomplishments were shown to be hollow. So, what is the truth about him? Let’s find out. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickhol... | 24m 29s | ||||||
| 9/13/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 119 "The Rise of the Carolingians" | In this episode, we explore how the Carolingians rose to become the dynasty that would claim to be the inheritors of Rome. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the fall of the Roman Empire. | 25m 06s | ||||||
| 8/30/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 118 "The Battle of Tours, AD 732" | In this episode, I’m going to focus on one of the most famous battles in history: the battle of Tours, or Poitiers as it’s sometimes called, in 732. It’s famous because some historians think it stopped the Arabs from conquering Europe. But others think its significance has been exaggerated and, even if the Arabs had won, they did not intend to conquer Europe. So, in this episode let’s try to find out what really happened. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.... | 24m 30s | ||||||
| 8/16/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 117 "The Slow Death of the Merovingians" | In modern France, the Frankish king, Clovis, is often celebrated as the first French king. But Clovis’ Merovingian dynasty was in fact destined to fade and die. In its place, there arose a new dynasty that would become more famous: the Carolingian. But before we say goodbye to the Merovingians, I want in today’s podcast to ask the question why did they die out and why was it such a slow death? For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book... | 23m 36s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - 'The End of Antiquity' Book 5 in The Fall of the Roman Empire | I wanted to let you know that my latest book, The End of Antiquity, is now available in both paperback and ebook on Amazon and will be available through most major book retailers soon. It explores the final days of the Roman and Persian empires, and how they were ultimately overwhelmed by the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. It covers the warfare, politics, and religious upheaval of the time, but also introduces a compelling new angle: climate change. Drawing on the latest scientific ... | 2m 21s | ||||||
| 8/2/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 116 "Clovis, King of the Franks" | By the year AD 719, the Arab/Berber army had conquered Iberia and was invading Gaul or what is modern France. They seemed unstoppable. Would western Europe fall to Islam? And would the Qu’ran be taught in the schools of Oxford, as Edward Gibbon rather mischievously speculated. Of course, Gibbon knew the outcome. The Arab advance into France came to a shuddering halt at the battle of Poitiers, or Tours as it’s sometimes called, in 732 when Charles Martel, or Charles the Hammer, would inflict t... | 26m 28s | ||||||
| 7/19/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 115 "Arabs and Visigoths" | So, we’re starting the final season in this podcast which is on the Dark Ages. But just how dark were they? One of the main themes of this new season will be to show the striking diversity of experience within western Eurasia and North Africa during the period from AD 700 to 1000 since, while the Dark Ages were, in my view, very dark for most of Europe, outside Europe, in the Middle East and North Africa, the period after the fall of the Roman Empire wasn’t necessarily that dark. The Dark Age... | 26m 56s | ||||||
| 7/5/25 | UPDATE ON NEXT SEASON - THE DARK AGES | Apologies for the long radio silence, I’ve been busy with other projects but now I want to update you on the next and final season in this podcast which I’m super excited about because it will cover what I regard as one of the most fascinating parts of the story of the fall of the Roman Empire – i.e. what happened after the fall? Now, we all know that this time was called the Dark Ages although there’s a huge amount of debate among historians about just how dark it was. Some see it as a total... | 4m 10s | ||||||
| 4/19/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 114 "The Missing Link" | Why did Arabia rise so rapidly in the seventh century AD to become the dominant global superpower? In this episode, we look at a fascinating new theory. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the fall of the R... | 22m 11s | ||||||
| 4/5/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 113 "Byzantium's Greatest Victory" | The Arab siege of Constantinople in 717/718 was one of the greatest turning points in all of history. Discover why in this episode. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the fall of the Roman Empire. | 24m 15s | ||||||
| 3/29/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 112 "Greek Fire" | In the first half of the seventh century AD, the rise of Islam seemed unstoppable. How could Byzantium survive? Luck and the invention of a medieval flame-thrower would help! For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube video... | 26m 58s | ||||||
| 3/22/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 111 "The Fall of Egypt" | Roman Egypt was not only the Roman Empire's wealthiest province, it was also one of the earliest bastions of Christianity. Therefore, its rapid fall to the armies of Islam has long baffled historians. Discover the surprising story of how division, betrayal and sheer bad luck caused a turning point in history. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the ... | 25m 16s | ||||||
| 3/15/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 110 "Green Arabia" | In this episode, we look at climate history and ask whether the rise of Islam was helped by more favorable climatic conditions during the Late Antique Little Ice Age? For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the... | 21m 33s | ||||||
| 3/8/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 109 "Climate, Plague and Catastrophe" | In this episode, we revisit the 'Late Antique Little Ice Age' and the Justinianic Plague, and consider whether these contributed to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube vid... | 22m 43s | ||||||
| 2/22/25 | The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 108 "The Last of the Sasanians" | After defeating the Romans at the Battle of Yarmuk in 636, the first Islamic Caliphate turned its attention to Persia. The fighting there would be even more decisive than against the Romans. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, The End of Antiquity, on Amazon. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check ou... | 20m 29s | ||||||
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