5min chapter

The Fall of Rome Podcast cover image

1: Introduction

The Fall of Rome Podcast

CHAPTER

The Middle Ground Between Continuity and Catastrophe

There are two basic perspectives on this period and they focus on either continuity or catastrophe. Historians who focus on continuity miss, or at least downplay, how much different things really were in many places by the year 600. The opposite perspective sees the later Roman Empire as an essentially healthy state that had been through some rough times. We'll look at transformations alongside punctuated, catastrophic shift as participants in and driving forces behind our changes over time.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode