Mar 29, 2018 mike duncan, the creator of the history of rome and revolutions podcasts, and author of the storm before the storm, argues in his first book that rather than comparing the current united states to the 5 th century roman empire, we should be comparing it to the roman republic of the first and second century bce. Starting with rome s founding by the mythical twins romulus and remus, this series hosted by mike duncan is an ongoing account of the people and events that shaped the western world. Hey everyone, mike duncan of the history of rome podcast is still participating in tours around the sites in rome, naples, pompeii and elsewhere. Beginning as a small citystate in central italy, rome gradually expanded into a wider world filled with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains, and despotic kings. What do historians think about mike duncans history of.
Nov 16, 2017 before the fall of the roman republic, income inequality and xenophobia threatened its foundations in a new book, history podcaster mike duncan describes what preceded caesars rise to emperor. His award winning series the history of rome chronologically narrated the entire history of the roman empire over 189 weekly episodes. His new book, the storm before the storm, focuses on the decades that led. In this episode, we sit down to chat about roman history, rome in cinema, the inevitable comparisons between ancient. Episode 25 roman history with mike duncan history on fire. I was introduced to this podcast through the history of england podcast, because the host of history of england david crowther recommended it. More courses on the ancient world, including the history of rome, can be found in the history section of our collection of 1150 free online courses. The history of rome podcast and revolutions podcast creator brings to life the. Running from 20072012, the history of rome has generated more than 56 million downloads and remains one of the most popular history podcasts on the internet. His current series revolutions explores the great political revolutions of history and is one of the most popular history podcasts in the world. In the forward to the book, mike duncan says that he didnt update his older scripts. Jan 05, 2015 until now mike duncan, creator of the hugely popular history of rome podcast and the more recent series revolutions, has done little to generate funding, other than a few adverts but with a plan to devote all of his time to the podcast and related projects, he needs to change that. The history of rome won best educational podcast at the 2010.
Mike duncan s popular podcast, the history of rome and revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20minute episodes. The american broadcasters awardwinning series the history of rome and his ongoing revolutions, which. The fact that mike duncan is renowned as history podcaster should not be cause to avoid this both relevant and bloody book. From its humble beginnings as a tiny kingdom in central italy, rome grew to. If you listen to history podcasts, youve probably heard of mike duncan.
Mike duncans popular podcast, the history of rome and revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20minute episodes. Mike duncan chronicled the rise, triumph, and fall of the roman empire in his popular podcast series the history of rome. Oct 26, 2017 youll learn as much about the problems we face today from this book as from any newspaper. If youre going to be visiting rome, check out my interview with mike duncan on the history of the roman forum. It felt like a part of me died in 2012 when the podcast ended. Covering episodes 146, the history of rome volume i opens with the founding of the roman kingdom and ends with the breakdown of the roman republic. Even a relatively short book that perhaps condenses roman history a wee bit too much, like grants history of rome that i mentioned earlier, would have been a serious investment intellectual effort, selecting and reading the sources in latin and greek, etc, not to mention time consuming. Mike duncan is one of the pioneers of historical podcasting. My awardwinning series the history of rome remains one of the most popular history podcasts on the internet. From its humble beginnings as a tiny kingdom in central italy, rome grew to envelope. I am not a professional historian, but i have read a great deal about ancient civilizations and have read most of gibb. Jun 04, 2016 mike duncan chronicled the rise, triumph, and fall of the roman empire in his popular podcast series the history of rome. The history of rome aired between 2007 and 2012 and covered roman history from its legendary founding to the fall of the western roman empire. This book might be the best book about ancient rome that every one can.
Transcripts of the show have been edited and collected here for the first. Oct 24, 2017 new york times bestseller the creator of the awardwinning podcast series the history of rome and revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the roman republic. When i read this question i was immediately intrigued as i have long been fascinated by the greek and roman epochs of history. In this episode, we sit down to chat about roman history, rome in cinema, the inevitable comparisons between ancient rome and the united states, the fact. Until now mike duncan, creator of the hugely popular history of rome podcast and the more recent series revolutions, has done little to generate funding, other than a few adverts but with a plan to devote all of his time to the podcast and related projects, he needs to change that. Sep 15, 20 the history of rome a weekly podcast tracing the history of the roman empire, beginning with aeneass arrival in italy and ending with the exile of romulus augustulus, last emperor of the western roman empire. A weekly podcast tracing the history of the roman empire, beginning with aeneass arrival in italy and ending with the exile of romulus augustulus, last emperor of the western roman empire. Beginning as a small citystate in central italy, rome gradually expanded into a wider. Every episode of the history of rome podcast in order. Before the fall of the roman republic, income inequality and xenophobia threatened its foundations in a new book, history podcaster mike duncan. Never has a book about history thats two millennia old been so timely. Through the centuries, romes model of cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably durable and unmatched in the history of the ancient world. The roman republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization.
Mike duncan, the creator of the history of rome and revolutions podcasts, and author of the storm before the storm, argues in his first book that rather than comparing the current united states to the 5 th century roman empire, we should be comparing it to the roman republic of the first and second century bce. The beginning of the end of the roman republic is a dramatic tale of the political turmoil engulfing rome before the rise of caesar, pompey magnus, and the caesarpompey roman civil war as portrayed in rome. Running from 20072012, the history of rome has generated more than 65 million downloads and remains one. Oct 12, 2017 mike duncan is one of the pioneers of historical podcasting.
There are now many history podcasts, but the history of rome was one of the first and it was the inspiration for the history of england. Jul 30, 2016 39 videos play all the history of rome podcast by mike duncan timaeus roman history 16 domitian to trajan 80 117 ad duration. New york times bestseller the creator of the awardwinning podcast series the history of rome and revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the roman republic. The history of rome, often abbreviated thor, was a podcast created by mike duncan which aired between 2007 and 2012.
The creator of the awardwinning podcast series the history of rome and revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the roman republic. Feel free to post about roman architecture, military history, art, archaeological finds and anything else that has links to ancient rome. Mike duncan is an american podcaster and new york times best selling author known for his awardwinning podcasts the history of rome and revolutions, and the book the storm before the storm. Benjamin wittes, editorinchief of lawfare and senior fellow at the brookings institution mike duncan s popular podcast, the history of rome and revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20minute episodes. Mike duncan chronicled the rise, triumph, and fall of the roman empire in his. Mike duncans popular podcast, the history of rome and revolutions, packed facts, dry. Oct 30, 2017 if you listen to history podcasts, youve probably heard of mike duncan. Transcripts of the show have been edited and collected here for the first time. Benjamin wittes, editorinchief of lawfare and senior fellow at the brookings institution mike duncans popular podcast, the history of rome and revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20minute episodes. Between 2007 and 2012, mike duncan recorded a staggering 179 episodes of the awardwinning podcast series the history of rome. The romans will triumph over their greatest foreign rivals and then nearly destroy themselves in a series of destructive civil wars. From income inequality to questions about who does and doesnt deserve citizenship to the rise of populism, its consistently. The history of rome podcast by mike duncan was one of my favorite parts of college and law school.
Join mike duncan, the acclaimed historian behind the wildly popular podcasts the history of rome and revolutions, as he delves into the moment that the roman. They take over italy and then they start expanding out of italy and they run into carthage and they have this. Duncan has led fans on a number of soldout guided tours of italy, england, and france to. Starting with romes founding by the mythical twins romulus and remus, this series hosted by mike duncan is an ongoing account of the people and events that shaped the western world. The history of rome a weekly podcast tracing the history of the roman empire, beginning with aeneass arrival in italy and ending with the exile of romulus augustulus, last emperor of the western roman empire. The fact that mike duncan is renowned as history podcaster should not be cause to avoid this. But if you havent been, sit down and let mike duncan tell you about a certain romulus and remus, with whom the history of rome mythically began.
From its humble beginnings as a tiny kingdom in central italy, rome grew to envelope the entire mediterranean until it ruled an empire that stretched from the atlantic to syria and from the sahara to scotland. Mike dunc an is an american podcaster and new york times best selling author known for his awardwinning podcasts the hist or y of rome and revolutions, and th e book the storm before the st orm the histor y of rome aired between 2007 and 2012 and covered r oman history from its legendary founding to the fall o f the western ro man empir e. His awardwinning series the history of rome set the gold standard for episodic narrative history and inspired a generation of listeners. Oct 19, 2018 join mike duncan, the acclaimed historian behind the wildly popular podcasts the history of rome and revolutions, as he delves into the moment that the roman republic became an empire. New york times bestseller the creator of the awardwinning podcast series the history of rome.
Beginning as a small citystate in central italy, rome gradually expanded into a. Fortunately mike duncan is preserving the content of his awesome podcast in book form. Thor covers the time period from the origin of the roman kingdom to the fall of the western roman empire, focusing on the most accepted chain of events according to historical consensus. The history of rome podcast is a chronological attempt to trace the rise, decline and fall of the roman empire. Mike duncans popular podcast, the history of rome and. His award winning series the history of rome chronologically narrated the entire history of. The history of rome podcast by mike duncan youtube. Of course, reading the primary sources would be best, but if you dont have the time to read one book, you probably dont have the time to read many, so a good one like grants will do. I also have three episodes about rome on rick steves over brunch, including this episode on rome recorded with rick steves himself. In the 2010 podcast awards, thor won best educational podcast. Covering episodes 146, the history of rome volume i opens with the founding of the roman kingdom and ends with the breakdown of the roman. His new book, the storm before the storm, focuses on the decades that led up to the fall of the republic.
Along the way rome will steadily grow from local power to regional power to global power. The event will be located in the strands 3rd floor rare book room, accessible via the stairs or elevator at 826 broadway. Book overview the roman empire stands as the greatest political achievement in the history of western civilization. The roman empire stands as the greatest political achievement i. Nov 02, 2008 one would be much better off for simply reading a good one volume book on the matter like history of rome by michael grant.
For everything to do with the roman kingdom, republic and the empire up until the fall of the western empire. The roman empire stands as the greatest political achievement in the history of western civilization. It was published by herodotus press and has a total of 480 pages in the book. A must for any student of history and an invaluable resource for anyone that needs a ground level survey of the roman republic. Beginning as a small citystate in central italy, rome gradually expanded into a wider world filled with petty tyrants. From income inequality to questions about who does and doesnt deserve. The title of this book is the history of rome and it was written by mike duncan, peter d campbell editor. Youll learn as much about the problems we face today from this book as from any newspaper. Feb 06, 2018 mike duncans the storm before the storm. The storm before the storm by mike duncan publicaffairs. History of romerevolutions fundraiser ox history blog.
Jul 27, 2017 a weekly podcast tracing the history of the roman empire, beginning with aeneass arrival in italy and ending with the exile of romulus augustulus, last emperor of the western roman empire. Its the product of serious and thoughtful scholarship. Hi, my name is mike duncan and i am one of the foremost history podcasters in the world, with over 100 million episode downloads. Roman history 09 the empire of caesar 50 44 bc youtube. Mike duncan is one of the foremost history podcasters in the world.
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