Why Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West

"A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within."

This is a quote from Anthony Mann's 1964 film, 'The Fall of the Roman Empire', and it is written on the final pages of the book we talk about on this broadcast, titled 'Why Empires fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West'.

This book was published in English earlier this year, but its Spanish translation ('¿Por qué caen los imperios?') made its way to the shelves this month. Authors Peter Heather and John Rapley join us in this broadcast to talk about the parallels and differences between ancient Rome and the Modern West.