219. Justinian: Making Rome Great Again

<p>The Riot that destroyed a city and almost brought down an Emperor...</p><br><p>In the second part of our trilogy, Tom and Dominic discuss the Nika riots in the early part of&nbsp;Justinian's reign, and how he set himself&nbsp;out&nbsp;as the defender of Christendom against the Persian Empire in the East.</p><br><p>The third and final episode, 'Justinian &amp; Theodora: The Secret History', will be released on Thursday. Can't wait until then? Head to <a href="https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">restishistorypod.com</a> to get it right now!</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><br><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>