“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009)

Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by ptrincr on Saturday March 17, 2018 @04:27PM (#16608899)

Last time Rome popped up as a topic on hackernews, someone mentioned "The history of Rome" podcast. It's absolutely fantastic. I mention it so that perhaps someone else can enjoy this masterpiece as much as I have.

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by colanderman on Saturday March 17, 2018 @11:15PM (#16610330)

Thanks for the recommendation. Also "Historia Civilis" [1] is a great YouTube channel on ancient Rome, with a particular focus on its military campaigns.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_vLHiWVBh_FR9vbeuiY-A

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by vondur on Saturday March 17, 2018 @06:51PM (#16609464)

I should also mention the Tides of History and The Fall of Rome Podcast. Both are excellent, and narrated by a newly minted phd in the field.

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by durgiston on Saturday March 17, 2018 @07:36PM (#16609675)

Also the followup podcast "The History of Byzantium" if you couldn't get enough of late antiquity and the middle ages!

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by icebraining on Saturday March 17, 2018 @10:06PM (#16610129)

Also the book The Storm Before The Storm, written by the author of that podcast (Mike Duncan), which about the end of the Roman republic (not the empire).

http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by smartbit on Saturday March 17, 2018 @07:21PM (#16609601)

Rome popped up in the GDPR discussion some 30min after your wrote your text :-) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16606629#16609355

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by ptrincr on Sunday March 18, 2018 @04:42AM (#16611006)

Yes, and it also mentions the gini coefficient. This popped up in the History of Rome podcast I was listening to last night. Never heard it before, need to read up on it :-)

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by _audakel on Sunday March 18, 2018 @05:59AM (#16611190)

I can definitely second that. History of Rome on Spotify is one of my favorite things to listen to

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by ukulele on Saturday March 17, 2018 @06:11PM (#16609319)

Thanks for the recommendation. Was it the one by Mike Duncan?

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Re:“Peak Civilization”: The Fall of the Roman Empire (2009) by vondur on Saturday March 17, 2018 @06:50PM (#16609455)

Yes, that's it.

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