Why did Emperor Constantine abandon Rome to build a spectacular new capital from scratch? In the year 312 a bloody civil war and a miraculous heavenly vision changed the Roman world forever.Tristan Hughes and Professor Judith Herrin uncover the epic origins of Constantinople. Discover how Constantine ruthlessly eliminated his imperial rivals, harnessed the strategic power of the Bosphorus, and erected a glittering metropolis that outshone the failing West.MORERavenna and the Fall of Rome<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ravenna-and-the-fall-of-rome/id1520403988?i=1000616094988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XfFfXGcGfJLNJo86AmKkr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Decline & Fall of the Ancient World<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/decline-fall-of-the-ancient-world/id1520403988?i=1000736758228" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NQMDVCnr5TJpCPuVTV7oF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited and produced by Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™Want even MORE Ancients? Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS ad-free, early access podcasts AND exclusive subscriber-only Ancients episodes. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.

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