Jan 26 2018Save1/26/18Climate, Plague, And The Fall Of The Roman EmpirePatrick WymanSaveThe Roman Empire in the west fell for a great many reasons. We could cite a lengthy series of breakdowns in its…
Jan 5 2018Save1/5/18How Latin Became The Romance LanguagesPatrick WymanSaveThe Latin language is one of the Roman Empire’s lasting legacies. We hear it around us every day in the form of…
Dec 6 2017Save12/6/17After The Black Death, Europe's Economy SurgedPatrick WymanSaveThe Black Death, the wave of bubonic plague that devastated Europe after 1348, marked the final end of a long period…
Nov 1 2017Save11/1/17How The Roman Empire's Cities CrumbledPatrick WymanSaveWhen we think of the Roman Empire as a physical space, cities are what come to mind. We see the huge bulk of the…
Sep 15 2017Save9/15/17Professional Mercenaries And Cannon Made Medieval War ObsoletePatrick WymanSaveAs the medieval world gave way to the early modern around 1500, European warfare was utterly transformed. Mounted…
Aug 18 2017Save8/18/17Why Didn’t The Eastern Roman Empire Fall?Patrick WymanSaveWhen the Roman Empire disintegrated over the course of the fifth century, only half of it actually fell, the western…
Jul 20 2017SavePolitics7/20/17Politics7/20/17War Is The Health Of The StatePatrick WymanSaveHave you ever stopped to wonder why practically every government on earth follows the same basic form?