Books That Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The Hidden Poison Begins to Work

Educational Mar 3, 2017 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: After the peace of the Antonines, things quickly began to fall apart. Describing the horrific reigns of emperors like Commodus, Caracalla, and Elagabalus, Gibbon illustrates the "hidden poison" by which one-man rule produced a vicious cycle of incompetent, power-corrupt emperors.

Educational Mar 3, 2017 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2017
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.