Nick Holmes
Echoes of Empires
Welcome to Echoes of Empires. If you’re looking for a podcast about history, you’ve come to the right place! Because you’ll find over a hundred episodes here about the Roman Empire, Byzantium, the Arab Caliphates, Charlemagne’s Empire, the Dark Ages, the Crusades and I’m adding to them all the time. WANT A FREE EBOOK? Then head directly to my website www.nickholmesauthor.com.
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Episodes
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 64 "The Fire Ships" 10.06.2023 21:11
In 468, the eastern emperor Leo launched an invasion fleet to recapture Carthage from the Vandals. It was one of the greatest military expeditions in Roman history. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 63 "The Virtual King of Italy" 03.06.2023 21:09
In 461, Ricimer executed the emperor Majorian. He would become the virtual king of Italy. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 62 "The Last Hope of the West" 20.05.2023 22:53
After the Vandals sacked Rome in AD 455, it looked as if the Western Roman Empire might be finished. But a new emperor seized power. His name was Majorian. He was the last hope of the West. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 61 "The Sack of Rome Part II" 13.05.2023 20:46
The year is AD 455. The Vandals are at the gates of Rome. The emperor, Petronius Maximus, has been ripped to pieces by the Roman mob. Is this now the end of the western empire? Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Fall of Rome 30.04.2023 1:14
I wanted to let you know my second book, called The Fall of Rome, is now available on Amazon . It's about how the unthinkable happened in AD 410 when Rome was sacked by the Goths. Packed with maps and pictures, it's only $3.99 for the ebook and $11.99 for the print version. Hope you enjoy it! Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 60 "Cutting Off Your Right Hand" 29.04.2023 21:17
On the 21 September 454, one of the most extraordinary events in all of Roman history happened. Aetius, the hero of the Western Empire, was stabbed to death by the emperor Valentinian III. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 59 "The End of Attila's Empire" 22.04.2023 21:07
In AD 453, the eastern Roman emperor, Marcian, dreamed an angel brought him a broken Hunnic bow. Two days later, news reached Constantinople that Attila the Hun was dead. Now, his great empire began to unravel. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 58 "The Italian Job" 08.04.2023 21:21
After his defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Attila looked for an easier target than Gaul or Constantinople. In 452, a Hunnic army swept into the Adriatic side of Italy. The Italian job had begun. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 57 "The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains" 01.04.2023 22:05
On 20 June, 451, one of the most decisive battles in history took place in Gaul as Attila's invading army was met by a great coalition of Romans, Visigoths, Alans, Franks and others. It was the battle for western Europe. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 56 "Attila and Aetius" 25.03.2023 21:28
The year is AD 451. Attila the Hun is marching on Gaul. There the Roman general Aetius - remembered as 'The Last of the Romans' - is trying to form a grand coalition to save Europe. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 55 "Attila's Bride" 18.03.2023 21:10
In AD 450, a Roman princess called Honoria contacted Attila the Hun. She asked him to stop an arranged marriage with a man she disliked. Attila replied: why not marry me instead? Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 54 "Dinner with Attila" 11.03.2023 22:47
In 447, Attila struck the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the largest military engagement for half a century. After peace was agreed, the Romans sent an embassy to have dinner with Attila...and assassinate him! Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 53 "Attila the Hun" 25.02.2023 23:54
In the 430s, a new Hunnic leader rose to power. Soon his name would strike fear into the hearts of the Romans. It was Attila. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 52 "The Fall of Africa" 11.02.2023 20:14
In AD 433, Aetius secured his position as the effective ruler of the Western Roman Empire. With the help of the Huns, he defeated the Burgundians and Visigoths. But a disaster was about to strike the Western Empire. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 51 "The Rise of Aetius" 28.01.2023 22:37
In AD 425, the six-year-old Valentinian III became emperor of the west. Another child emperor created another power vacuum. His mother, Galla Placidia, would try to hold onto power but could she thwart the ambitions of a Roman general called Aetius? Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 50 "All Quiet on the Eastern Front" 14.01.2023 25:23
In this episode, we find out what was happening in the eastern half of the Roman Empire after the sack of Rome in AD 410. And it won't be long before an eastern army arrives in Ravenna. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire BONUS Episode "The Strange Tale of Attila, Honoria and Milan"" 07.01.2023 8:09
Happy New Year 2023! This is a bonus episode about my recent trip to Milan where I was struck by the strange absence of Roman remains - and found the answer in the strange tale of Attila the Hun and the Roman princess Honoria! Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 49 "Restoring the Roman Name?" 31.12.2022 22:14
The year is AD 410. Rome has been sacked. Is this the end of the western empire? Not yet. And the next few years will be full of surprises. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 48 "Was Climate Change Rome's Real Killer?" 10.12.2022 17:03
In this episode, we reflect on the reasons for the sack of Rome in AD 410, and ask whether climate change on the steppe-lands of Asia was the ultimate cause? Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 47 "The Decline of the Roman Army" 03.12.2022 26:04
Why didn't the Roman army defend the city of Rome better when it was sacked in AD 410? Many historians blame the internal conflict within the empire. But the Roman army was also in terminal decline. Find out why in this episode. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 46 "The Sack of Rome" 26.11.2022 24:57
In AD 410, Alaric the Visigoth sacked Rome. It was the first time in 800 years that the city had fallen. Find out in this episode why and how it happened. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 45 "The Road to Disaster" 19.11.2022 27:48
In AD 408, Stilicho's fall from power was as spectacular as his rise had been. Alaric took advantage of this to invade Italy and lay siege to Rome. The western Roman Empire was rapidly imploding. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 44 "All Gaul A Single Funeral Pyre" 12.11.2022 23:52
In December AD406, catastrophe struck the Roman Empire as a huge force of Germanic barbarians crossed the Rhine. Could Stilicho, the Roman general and hero of two wars with the Goths, save the empire? Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 43 "Stilicho Triumphant" 22.10.2022 24:56
In the early fifth century, Stilicho led the Roman armies in the west to victory after victory over the Goths, giving new hope to the empire. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 42 "Drifting into the Fifth Century" 14.10.2022 21:06
At the end of the fourth century, the Roman Empire lacked strong emperors and was ruled by Stilicho in the west and Eutropius in the east. As it drifted into the fifth century it was drifting towards disaster. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
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