Empires: A History of Mankind’s Imperial Past
Welcome to Empire-Builders, the podcast all about the rise and fall of the world’s imperial civilizations. We will take for the object of our investigation those civilizations which have something to teach us about what happens when human societies with distinct cultural traditions, histories, and mythologies converge, even if only for a single page in the story of mankind. And we will start from the beginning, when the very concept of civilization was only just ripening, for make no mistake — empires have been with us from the start. Before man was, empire awaited him.Â
Sources & further reading:
1. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson)
2. The Medieval Empire in Central Europe: Dynastic Continuity in the Post-Carolingian Frankish Realm, 900–1300 (Herbert Schutz)
3. Weinfurter, Stefan (1999) [1992]. The Salian Century: Main Currents in an Age of Transition. Translated by Kaiser, Denise A.
4. Wolfram, Herwig (2006) [2000]. Conrad II, 990–1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. Translated by Bowlus, Barbara M.
5. I. S. Robinson, Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106 (Cambridge, 1999)
6. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany/The-Salians-the-papacy-and-the-princes-1024-1125
7. Wipo of Burgundy: Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris
8. The Annals of Lampert of Hersfeld
9. Account by Hermann of Reichenau
10. Account by Bishop Erlund of Wurzburg
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Music:
Skyrim OST – Silence Unbroken
Antonio Vivaldi – Allegro Non Molto, Winter, The Four Seasons
Johann Strauss – Kaiser-Waltz
Crusader Kings III OST – Veni Vidi Vici
Mozart – Lacrimosa
Witcher III OST – Geralt of Rivia
Salve Regina – Templar Chant
Ottone HWV 15, Act 1
Crusader Kings III – The Byzantine Empire
Crusader Kings III – The Crusade Starts
Crusader Kings III – Dusking Sky Pt. 1
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This episode focuses on the last chapters of the Carolingian Empire, in the days of Charlemagne’s grandsons and great grandsons. What were the last Carolingians really like, and how did they navigate this time in flux? Our story coincides with the Viking Age, the birth of feudalism, and the origins of French & German statehood. This is the sixth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire.
Sources & further reading: – Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) – The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean) – The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick) – Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard’s Histories (Bernhard Scholz & Barbara Rogers-Gardner) -Struggle for Empire: Kingship and Conflict Under Louis the German, 817-876 (Eric J. Goldberg)
