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Echoes of Empires

Echoes of Empires

By: Nick Holmes
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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 1 "Introduction"

    The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 1 "Introduction"
    Dec 4 2021

    Welcome to the Fall of the Roman Empire! Ever wondered why and how the Roman Empire fell? Then you've come to the right place! This episode explains how the show works and starts at the very beginning of Rome's rise to power since we need to know what Rome was to understand why it fell.

    For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
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    17 mins
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 2 "The Path to Glory"

    The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 2 "The Path to Glory"
    Dec 9 2021

    We continue with the story of Rome's rise to power in the third and second centuries BC, and ask two vital questions: first, did the Romans simply get lucky? Second, how did the Roman legions become the most feared fighting machine of the ancient world?

    For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
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    21 mins
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 3 "Hail Caesar"

    The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 3 "Hail Caesar"
    Dec 18 2021

    In this episode, we look at the collapse of the Roman Republic, and the man whose brilliance and whose greed for power, caused a crisis in the Roman world. This was Julius Caesar, the most famous Roman of all.

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    20 mins
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Enjoyable and easy understandable retelling of a very complex subject. Would recommend to anyone looking an accessible entry point to Roman History.

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his voice is excellent, he mentions his sources, quantity of information per episode is well judged

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So interesting and in-depth. Very engaging narration and easy to follow along even for beginners.

Best roman history

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Bitesize but comprehensive, well structured, professionally read. Nick Holmes deserves to be seen as the go-to expert of the modern day for Roman history.

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