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What podcasts say about Eastern Roman Empire
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What experts have said about Eastern Roman Empire
4 statements · 2 positive · 2 negative
The Eastern Roman Empire directly continued the ancient Roman Empire in the East.
“the Eastern Roman Empire, this is the direct continuation of the ancient Roman Empire in the East”
Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of EmpiresListen at 9:41
Local communities’ continued allegiance helped the Eastern Roman Empire survive invasions.
“Ultimately, I think it's the decision made by local communities to stick with the Roman state”
Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of EmpiresListen at 2:09:06
The Eastern Roman Empire’s irreversible decline began between 1300 and 1350.
“I would say early 14th century, somewhere between 1300 and 1350, the sources of resilience begin to dry up”
Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of EmpiresListen at 3:28:58
The Eastern Roman Empire ultimately collapsed because successive invasions exhausted its territorial fallback options.
“It's foreign invasions. More those which they could not cope with, they coped with lots of them. But, you know, all it takes is to lose to one and you lose some part of your territory, and if you keep losing enough, you won't have anything to fall back on”
Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of EmpiresListen at 3:31:22
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