A.D. History Podcast

Now wrapping our third season and the Third Century, we dive into some items that we have missed along the way! These items include the founding of the Gupta Empire (circa 240AD-280AD) on the Indian subcontinent, a few of the grittier details regarding the Plague of Cyprian, the rise of the Mayan Civilization's Classical Period, and a few other bits as well. In addition to an excellent and timeles...

Emperor Diocletian went to great lengths to overhaul the entire structure of the Roman Empire, to extricate Rome from the Crisis of the Third Century. As well as to better serve the Roman people themselves who had become largely neglected during the crisis. None of Diocletian’s reforms were perhaps more sweeping than those for the Roman military, and for Roman civilian administration. **Join the A...

Emperor Diocletian's rule not only proved definitive in extricating Rome from the Crisis of the Third Century, but his sweeping reforms served as the societal framework for numerous great powers in the European Middle Ages. Diocletian did not set out to merely end Rome's third century debacle, his single-minded aim was to do no less than recreate the Roman Empire into his idealized vision. **Join...

The small slew of emperors who followed Aurelian were mostly pieces of work - with one exception - and all but kept the ship afloat before the rise of the immense Diocletian. Indeed we found it important to cover the remaining half of the 270s with our prior focus purely on the five year accomplishments of Aurelian. **Join The A.D. History Podcast On Patreon!: https://patreon.com/adhistorypodcast/

For this premiering episode of A.D. History, it is again one of those special occasions where your hosts Paul and Patrick use their combined intellects to tackle a major topic together. In this decade, they go all in and tell the history of how one Lucius Domitius Aurelianus - better known as Emperor Aurelian - did what no other Roman leader could during the Third Century Crisis... reconquer all p...

In this newest episode of A.D. History, we are taking a little break from the Third Century. Today we are taking this opportunity to delve into the season 3 edition of A.D. History Watches. Paul and Patrick are posing the question, "how historically accurate is The Death of Stalin (2017)?" This comedy seeks to find the foibles and humor in the otherwise tremendous dark era of Joseph Stalin's despo...

In our newest episode, we pick up from our previous episode examining the rise - and altogether quick fall - of the splinter state Gallic Empire. Yet during our discussion, there is one very clear oddity about this Gallic Empire - it leads one to question, "exactly how Gallic is this empire, again?" In our second segment, Patrick gives us a look at the other major splinter state from the Third Cen...

Why did the Roman economy nearly collapse during the crisis of the third century? To answer that question we are joined by a special guest contributor. We also examine the highly revealing case study of how Roman Gaul experienced it's third century crisis on the ground. Specifically how it contributed to the creation of the short-lived Gallic Empire splinter state, founded by Postumus in 260AD. .....

In our newest installation of A.D. History, we take our first look at the Korean Peninsula during antiquity. Specifically with one of it's own Three Kingdoms kicking up the dust against the standout of all of China's Three Kingdoms - Cao Wei. For our second segment, Paul takes a foray into exactly who the Sassanid Persians were. As a power that will exist for the next four centuries during our sho...

In this newest episode of A.D. History, Paul and Patrick have finally arrived at the storm that is the Crisis of the Third Century for ancient Rome. It is a complex melange of military conflict, political struggles at the highest levels, unexpected characters making their way to the forefront, and a deeply compelling struggle endured by this incredibly famous ancient super power... ** CONTRIBUTE T...

In our newest episode of the A.D. History Podcast, we witness the meteoric rise of the Sassanid Empire; a power that will make an indelible mark on the history of the world over the next four centuries. Furthermore, we look into the Roman emperor Elagabalus, a Roman emperor who wasn't truly all that Roman at all... *CONTRIBUTE to the A.D. History Podcast on Patreon by visiting https://patreon.com/...

In today's episode, we fully and truly wrap his mini-series documenting the death rattle of the Han Dynasty by discussing the final emperor to call himself a Han. Additionally, we foray into BOTH Chinese history and world history; discussing the scintillating intersection between General Cao Cao, Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," as well as the work's greater impact on the history of intelligence and co...

As Paul and Patrick kick off the beginning of the A.D. History Podcast season three, they begin laying down the framework for the upcoming so-called "Crisis of the Third Century" for Rome; examining the incredible rise of Septimius Severus. In addition to the remarkable decade long campaign of legendary poet-warlord Cao Cao, leading to the formation of the Wei Kingdom.

As has become the tradition for A.D. History at the conclusion of every season, Paul and Patrick touch on the topics they missed. For whatever reason, these very interesting and worthy topics did not make the initial cut... until now! Topics such as the lesser known Antonine Wall, the invention of what we know as modern paper, and the exceptional chaos of The Year of the Five Emperors... *SUPPORT...

For this conclusion of A.D. History’s second century season, the Han Dynasty’s collapse and Japan’s Queen Himiko come to the forefront. With the close of the second season, it is a truly fitting climax. *SUPPORT THE A.D. HISTORY PODCAST ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/adhistorypodcast

The newest episode of A.D. History takes you foremost to the waning years of the Eastern Han Dynasty from 181AD to 190AD, as it struggles to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion. We also introduce Galen of Pergamon; a father of modern Western medicine who despite his now historical low profile popularly - held major influence in medicine for 1,500 years after his death. In many ways Galen singlehande...

For this episode of the A.D. History Podcast, Paul and Patrick are joined by TGNR’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief Kristen E. Strubberg. Together they discuss the reality of Emperor Commodus' mental health; specifically against his popular cultural portrayal. Yes, we are looking at you, Ridley Scott. Additionally, Patrick in particular explores a question from our recent “Who Wrote the Gospels?” epis...

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Happy 2021! Paul and Patrick are back from the holidays hiatus and have a brand new episode of A.D. History for you! In this episode of the A.D. History Podcast, Paul and Patrick are teaming up to tackle the enormous questions: Who wrote the gospels in the Christian New Testament? As well as exploring the conceptual origins for creating a New Testament canon, through the case study of one Marcion...

For the holiday season Paul and Patrick debut the special series, "A.D. HISTORY WATCHES," reviewing - as historians - the satire classic "Monty Python's Life of Brian." Also, as mentioned in this episode’s opener: What do you think future historians will take the most interest in looking back at 2020? Clearly it will be largely be dominated by the ongoing pandemic, but what else do you think will...

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In this newest installment of A.D. History, Paul and Patrick examine Roman Emperor Hadrian, his eponymous wall that’s stood the test of time demarcating England and Scotland, and it’s remarkable impact. As well introducing a remarkable Chinese - yet little known in the West - renaissance man, Zhang Heng. Zhang’s incredible applied intellect, coupled with his innovative gifts are quite literally fe...

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Support A.D. History on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adhistorypodcast For the first episode of the A.D. History Podcast's second season, hosts Paul K. DiCostanzo and Patrick Foote sit down with the host of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast (THOAG) Ryan Stitt; to discuss the relationship between Ancient Greece and Rome during the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire Period. Yet kickin...