After Rome: The Empire's Enduring Legacy

About This Podcast

The 'fall' of Rome wasn't a sudden event but the final gasp of an empire already run by barbarian generals and bankrupted by its own hyperinflation. This episode dissects the fatal flaws that doomed the West, from the economic suicide of coin debasement to the political puppetry of the 'shadow emperors,' while exploring how the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire thrived. We reveal how Rome's true legacy—its law, language, and unparalleled engineering—endured long after the last emperor, continuing to shape our modern world. How did a legal code from the 6th century come to form the bedrock of modern justice systems?