EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 22 MIN
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 1 - Chapter VI Part 2
from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · host Edward Gibbon
In which the tragic death of the virtuous Papinian and the ruthless tyranny of Caracalla unfold, revealing the corrosive effects of unchecked power upon the Roman state and army. The brief and troubled reign of Macrinus is then examined, as his cautious reforms and the rise of a youthful pretender stir the embers of rebellion and foreshadow the eclipse of Roman dignity by foreign superstition.
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