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Audience Interest
- Roman history enthusiasts
- educational content seekers
Podcast Focus
- history of the Roman Empire
- Aeneas to Romulus Augustulus
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for 18 years
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- potentially broad audience
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 41 chart positions in 41 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · History#26100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · History#37100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · History#50100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · History#5430K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · History#7330K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
559K to 1.7M🎙 Biweekly cadence·193 episodes·Long inactive - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
799K to 2.5M🇺🇸12%🇨🇦12%🇬🇧12%+38 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
240K to 744K
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Recent episodes
Ad-Free History of Rome Patreon
Nov 5, 2024
Unknown duration
The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy
Jul 27, 2017
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Revolutions Launch
Sep 16, 2013
0m 15s
Update- One Year Later
May 30, 2013
Unknown duration
179- The End
May 6, 2012
Unknown duration
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 11/5/24 | Ad-Free History of Rome Patreon | Become a patron and get the entire History of Rome backcatalog ad-fre, plus bonus content, behind the scenes peeks at the new book, plus a chat community where you can talk to me directly. Join today! Patreon: patreon.com/thehistoryofrome Merch Store: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan | — | ||||||
| 7/27/17 |  The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy | Audio excerpt from The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan. Forthcoming Oct. 24, 2017. Pre-order a copy today! Amazon Powells Barnes & Noble Indibound Books-a-Million Or visit us at: revolutionspodcast.com thehistoryofrome.com | — | ||||||
| 9/16/13 | Revolutions Launch | Available at revolutionspodcast.com, iTunes, or anywhere else fine podcasts can be found. | 0m 15s | ||||||
| 5/30/13 | Update- One Year Later | Next show coming soon! | — | ||||||
| 5/6/12 | 179- The End | The history of The History of Rome...Why the Western Empire Fell when it did...Some thoughts on the future...Thank you, goodnight. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/12 | 178- Not With A Bang But A Whimper | In the last few years of the Western Empire a series of Emperors came and went. The cycle finally ended in 476 with the exile of Romulus Augustulus. | — | ||||||
| 4/22/12 | 177- The Burning Ships | In 468 the two halves of the Empire combined forces to dislodge the Vandals from North Africa.They failed spectacularly. | — | ||||||
| 4/16/12 | 176- The Quote Unquote Emperor | From 461-465 the Western Empire was ruled by Ricimer through a puppet Emperor named Libius Severus. Not everyone in the west was supportive of the new regime. | — | ||||||
| 4/9/12 | 175- Trying to Take It All Back | From 457-461, Majorian marched around trying to reassert Imperial authority over the provinces while Ricimer remained in Italy. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/12 | 174- The Sack of Rome Part II | Following the death of Valentinian III there was an Imperial power struggle in the West. In the midst of this struggle, the Vandals sacked Rome in 455 AD. | — | ||||||
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| 3/25/12 | 173- The Broken Bow | In the early 450s a string of deaths changed the political dynamic of Roman world. Between 450 and 455 Galla Placidia, Aelia Pulcheria, Atilla the Hun, Flavius Aetius and Valentinian III would all die- leaving the stage wide open for the next generation of leaders. Also, an announcment. | — | ||||||
| 3/19/12 | 172- Showdown | In 451 Atilla the Hun invaded the West. He was repelled by a coalition of forces lead by the General Aetius. | — | ||||||
| 3/11/12 | 171- The Gathering Storm | After placating Atilla with yet another indemnity, Theodosius II fell from his horse and died in 450, leaving the Eastern throne vacant. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/12 | 170- Atilla Cometh | In the 440s, the Huns began to direclty attack the Roman Empire. | — | ||||||
| 2/12/12 | 169- Huns and Vandals and Goths, Oh My | In the 430s the Romans dealt with increasingly agressive and confident barbarian tribes living both inside and outside the traditional borders of the Empire. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/12 | 168- The Rise of Aetius | In the late 420s AD, the Roman General Flavius Aetius connived and backstabbed his way up the chain of command. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/12 | 167- Exploiting the Opportunity | The Emperor Honorius died in 423, leading to a brief civil war between the Theodosian dynasty and a self-proclaimed Imperial regime in Ravenna. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/12 | 166- As Long As She's Nice To Look At | Constantius III continued to lead the Western Empire as its defacto Emperor until 421, when he was officially elevated to the rank of Augustus. Unfortunately, this elevation was not recognized by Cosntantinople. | — | ||||||
| 1/15/12 | 165- Reviving the Roman Name | Between 412 and 415 relations between the Romans and Goths shifted back and forth between alliance and antagonism. | — | ||||||
| 1/9/12 | 164- The Sack of Rome | After failing to secure a deal with Honorius, Alaric sacked Rome in August of 410. It was the first time the Eternal City had been sacked in 800 years. | — | ||||||
| 12/18/11 | 163- Theodosius's Walls | Following the death of Eudoxia, the Praetorian Prefect Anthemius took control of the Eastern Empire and ran it wisely for the next decade. Meanwhile in the West, anti-barbarian policies will lead to the invasion of Italy by Alaric. | — | ||||||
| 12/12/11 | 162- Opening the Floodgates | On New Year's Eve 406 a horde of barbarians crossed the lower Rhine into Gaul. Their arrival would have severe consequences for the Western Empire. | — | ||||||
| 12/5/11 | 161- The Swamps of Ravenna | Alaric and his Goths invaded Italy in 402. After they were pushed out, Stilicho moved the seat of the Western Imperial Court to the city of Ravenna. | — | ||||||
| 11/28/11 | 160- East vs. West | In the late 390s, the generals and ministers who dominated Arcadius and Honorius battled with each other for control of the Empire. | — | ||||||
| 11/21/11 | 159- The Divine Winds | After winning the Battle of the Frigidus River, Theodosius stood alone as the last sole ruler of the Roman Empire. He would be die just four months later. | — | ||||||
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