The Byzantine Empire
Lecture no. 21 from the course: The Roman Empire: From Augustus to The Fall of Rome
Taught by Professor Gregory S. Aldrete | 32 min | Categories: History
24 Lectures
1![Dawn of the Roman Empire](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l01.jpg)
![Augustus, the First Emperor](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l02.jpg)
![Tiberius and Caligula](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l03.jpg)
![Claudius and Nero](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l04.jpg)
![The Flavian Emperors and Roman Bath Culture](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l05.jpg)
![The Five Good Emperors](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l06.jpg)
![Hazards of Life in Ancient Rome: The Five Fs](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l07.jpg)
![Roman Art and Architecture](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l08.jpg)
![Roman Literature](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l09.jpg)
![The Ordinary Roman Speaks: Graffiti](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l10.jpg)
![Final Words: Burial and Tombstone Epitaphs](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l11.jpg)
![From Commodus to Caracalla](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l12.jpg)
![The Crisis of the 3rd Century](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l13.jpg)
![Diocletian and Late 3rd-Century Reforms](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l14.jpg)
![Early Christianity and the Rise of Constantine](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l15.jpg)
![Constantine and His Successors](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l16.jpg)
![Gladiators and Beast Hunts](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l17.jpg)
![Chariot Racing, Spectacles, and Theater](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l18.jpg)
![The Roman Army](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l19.jpg)
![Barbarians Overwhelm the Western Empire](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l20.jpg)
![The Byzantine Empire](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l21.jpg)
![When and Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l22.jpg)
![Late Antiquity: A New Historical Era](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l23.jpg)
![Echoes of Rome](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7207348cfc3d8f67bbad63e7d5ef279e/h/t/httpstgc-fb.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com3344-l24.jpg)
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Taught by Professor Gregory S. Aldrete | 32 min | Categories: History