{"id":60751,"date":"2016-11-22T14:46:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=60751"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:21:48","slug":"podcast-254-fall-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-254-fall-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #254: The Fall of Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fall of the Roman Empire has been a cultural touchstone in the West for centuries. It\u2019s been used as a warning of what can happen to a society that gets off track. While lots of ink have been spilt on the topic –most famously, Edward Gibbon\u2019s 6-volume epic, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire<\/a> —<\/em> archaeologists have made new discoveries in the past few decades that have given us fresh insights as to why the Roman Empire deteriorated and what that decline looked like. <\/span><\/p>\n

My guest today recently earned his PhD from USC, specializing in the fall of the Roman Empire, and he\u2019s begun putting his vast knowledge into an accessible and easy-to-digest podcast. His name is Patrick Wyman and his podcast is called The Fall of Rome<\/a><\/em>. Today on the show, Patrick and I discuss the theories out there as to why the Roman Empire fell, the role of the barbarians in the fall, and what the fall of the Empire may have looked and felt like to Roman citizens at the time. We also discuss if there are any similarities between the Roman Empire and the United States, and if we\u2019re <\/span>following the same path that Rome did. A fascinating podcast that provides new insights on an important part of Western History. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fall of the Roman Empire has been a cultural touchstone in the West for centuries. It\u2019s been used as a warning of what can happen to a society that gets off track. 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