About this episode

The podcast has rebranded from The Fall of the Roman Empire to Echoes of Empires to explore a wider range of historical topics.

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 the fall of Rome to cover a broader range of historical topics. In the last few episodes, we’ve covered Charlemagne, the Arab Caliphates, the Vikings and Byzantium. And going forward I want to cover a host of new subjects including the Crusades, Medieval Europe, the Seljuk Turks, Saladin, Genghis Khan and much more! And I’m going to begin with the...

People in this episode

Host: Nick Holmes

Topics covered

• historical topics
• fall of Rome
• Charlemagne
• Arab Caliphates
• Vikings
• Byzantium
• Crusades

Keywords

• Echoes of Empires
• fall of Rome
• historical topics
• Charlemagne
• Vikings
• Crusades
• Genghis Khan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Echoes of Empires, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Charlemagne, Arab Caliphates, Vikings, Byzantium, Crusades, Medieval Europe

More episodes of The Fall Of The Roman Empire

• Episode 132: The First Crusade: The Road to Manzikert · July 17, 2026 · 22 min
• Episode 131: The First Crusade: A New Hero in Byzantium · July 3, 2026 · 28 min
• BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The Inheritors of Rome · June 21, 2026 · 2 min

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