The declines of the Roman Empire with Edward Watts

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English - December 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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Edward Watts startled me with his claim that the Western Roman Empire didn't fall in AD 476. And he has other revisionist takes on Roman history. (Domitian a much better emperor than Trajan??) I love Roman history and enjoyed this episode hugely. His book The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea is absolutely terrific. A superb balance between the detail and a sweeping narrative.