Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires | Lex Fridman Podcast #498

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Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of "The New Roman Empire", a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

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*EPISODE LINKS:*

Anthony's Books: https://amzn.to/49AX7Q1

Anthony's Publications: https://kaldellispublications.weebly.com

Anthony's University of Chicago page: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellis

The New Roman Empire (book): https://amzn.to/3PTFTqk

Streams of Gold (book): https://amzn.to/4fgRMRq

Byzantium & Friends Podcast: https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/

The History of Byzantium Podcast: https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/



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*OUTLINE:*

0:00 - Episode highlight

1:24 - Introduction

1:51 - The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire

5:49 - 2,200 Years of Roman History

26:12 - Power, violence, and civil war

47:27 - Edict of Caracalla

1:00:23 - Crisis of the Third Century

1:14:52 - Constantine and the new Roman Empire

1:26:53 - Christianity in the Roman Empire

1:52:21 - Fall of the Western Roman Empire

2:05:17 - Eunuchs, Taxes, and Power

2:30:24 - Emperor Justinian and wars of conquest

2:47:26 - The Arab conquests

3:07:01 - Why the Roman empire survived so long

3:33:08 - Lessons from history



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