25. The Fall of Rome, Part II

Did the fall of Rome give birth to Europe, Christendom and Western civilisation? In episode 24 of The Burning Archive Jeff Rich discussed - What was the Roman Empire? What was it like before it fell? Why was it significant and still matters to us today. In this second part of the discussion of the Fall of Rome (episode 25) Jeff Rich discusses explanations of the fall of Rome, how historians cast the story of the fall of Rome, and the enduring legacy of Rome, including in the discipline of history, even in the image of the Burning Archive itself.

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