When people think about the fall of Rome, they usually picture barbarian invasions centuries later. But in my view, the real turning point came much earlier—with a single emperor: Commodus. The son of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus inherited one of...
About This Episode: Most people imagine the Roman Empire collapsing in a single moment. Barbarians at the gates. Cities burning. The empire ending overnight. But that’s not what actually happened. In the year 260 AD, Rome didn’t fall. It split. After the capture of...
About This Episode: Inside London is a one-square-mile entity older than Parliament itself. It has its own mayor. Its own police. Its own flag. And a permanent representative embedded inside the British legislature who has never been elected. This is the City of...
About This Episode: In March of 235 AD, the murder of Emperor Severus Alexander sparked the Crisis of the Third Century—a 50-year free fall that nearly destroyed the Roman Empire. It wasn’t just an assassination; it was the moment the Roman army realized its...
On March 15, 44 BC, the Ides of March, Brutus, Cassius, and their co-conspirators stabbed Julius Caesar 23 times in the Senate. The conspirators believed they were saving the Republic. They thought removing one man would restore balance, preserve liberty, and uphold...
