The Entire Fall of the Roman Empire in 20 Minutes

In 476, the last Roman emperor in the West wasn't killed. He was given a pension and a villa by the sea. So how did the greatest empire of the ancient world end up being handed over like a used chariot? From Trajan's peak to the throne auction of 193, Diocletian's cabbages, Constantine's new capital, Alaric, Attila, the Vandals and the quiet end in 476 — and why Rome, in a way, never really fell. 🏛️ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 — How the Roman Empire Actually Ended 01:04 — The Mistake Rome Kept Making 01:34 — Rome at the Top of the World 02:55 — The Empire Goes Up for Auction 04:04 — The Crisis of the Third Century 06:55 — Diocletian & Constantine: Rome's Great Reboot 09:23 — The Empire Splits in Two 11:25 — Barbarians at the Gates 13:19 — Attila, the Vandals & Rome's Financial Troubles 15:49 — The Last Emperors of the West 17:34 — Why Rome Never Really Disappeared 📼 History Cassette — press play on the past. 🔔 Subscribe:    / @historycassette   Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Teller of the Tales", "Five Armies", "Thatched Villagers", "Pippin the Hunchback", "Volatile Reaction". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 — http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #history #romanempire #historycassette