Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of &#8220;The New Roman Empire&#8221;, a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
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Anthony&#8217;s Publications: <a href="https://kaldellispublications.weebly.com">https://kaldellispublications.weebly.com</a>
Anthony&#8217;s University of Chicago page: <a href="https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis">https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis</a>
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Streams of Gold (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq">https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq</a>
Byzantium &#38; 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) &#8211; Introduction
(00:11) &#8211; Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(08:45) &#8211; The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
(12:42) &#8211; 2,200 Years of Roman History
(33:06) &#8211; Power, violence, and civil war
(54:20) &#8211; Edict of Caracalla
(1:07:17) &#8211; Crisis of the Third Century
(1:21:45) &#8211; Constantine and the new Roman Empire
(1:33:46) &#8211; Christianity in the Roman Empire
(1:59:14) &#8211; Fall of the Western Roman Empire
(2:12:11) &#8211; Eunuchs, Taxes, and Power
(2:37:17) &#8211; Emperor Justinian and wars of conquest
(2:54:19) &#8211; The Arab conquests
(3:13:55) &#8211; Why the Roman empire survived so long
(3:40:01) &#8211; Lessons from history
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