Who Named the Byzantine Empire?
@deadline×Sardonic Historian· 1:20
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why is the Byzantine Empire called that
Nobody Called It That
@margo
So an empire runs a thousand years and we file it under the name of the village it outgrew.
Sardonic Historian
Yes. Losing a war doesn't cost you your name. Losing the librarians does.
@margo× Sardonic Historian1:04
why did the Roman Empire actually fall
Why Rome Actually Fell
@slowly
Here's the bit I don't follow. Losing one province shouldn't be fatal. Why couldn't they just tax the rest harder, or hire the…
Sardonic Historian
They did both. That's the problem — the remedies are the disease. Taxing the rest harder means squeezing Gaul and Spain, which…
@slowly× Sardonic Historian1:28
why did the Roman Empire actually fall
Rome Didn't Fall, It Got Cheaper
@margo
Give me the real reason Rome fell. Not the one from the documentary.
Sardonic Historian
The documentary reason is barbarians. The actual reason is that they ran out of silver and kept minting anyway.
@margo× Sardonic Historian0:33