Rome was a potent symbol of Empire, but no longer the political centre of the Roman world. His history of the Mongols was mostly taken from 'The Secret History of the Mongols' which is a very unreliable source, if one of the only comprehensive ones. I just love how he blends it together telling you about the overview of the war itself, individuals, the human cost of war in terms of what soldiers had to live through and sometimes even the mildly positive sides he references Ernst Junger in that regard. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. Can anything halt the carnage? Yep, especially the 6th part the classic story of Ceasar, Pompey et al - 5. Carlin does a lot of very good research, and makes a lot more effort to overcome his biases than most historians. I think you'll immediately see the difference between a historian or scientist discussing the subject and Dan Carlin's podcast.
I think it is his best work solely from a storytelling and production standpoint. I thought Thor's Angels was fair, I've only taken a college level European Medieval history course and it lined up with what I was taught. Money, slaves, ambition, political stalemate and class warfare prove to be a toxic, bloody mix. Ultimately, therefore, Honorius could ignore its fate without the Empire suffering major damage. It really is very well rounded and well told. But I really cant remember a poor episode.
Anyways, I hope that you can forgive me for leaving a less than glowing review. Dan looks at the Black Death and other plagues that created almost apocalyptic conditions in the past. Germany throws everything into a last series of stupendous attacks in the West while hoping to avoid getting burned by a fire in the East they helped fan. Dan examines the romance of their lost causes. Posts: 359 Age: 29 Stylesjl :Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is brilliant, he gives a fantastic history on the First World War.
The sack of Rome was not so much a symbolic blow to the Roman Empire as an admission of Gothic failure. It just sticks with you. Those podcasts definitely help fill in that gap pretty well. But Carlin himself says that he is a military buff rather than general history fan. Historiography, boxing, barbarians, philosophy and wisdom are among the subjects touched upon.
It had not delivered the kind of deal with the Roman state that he was looking for. Sorry, didn't mean for this post to become a book review. That said, I don't think the quality of information suffers much and Dan openly distances himself from this way of telling history, and it makes for a much more entertaining show. Murder, marriage, intrigue, and drama all feature prominently in the story. Dan uses that idea as a backdrop for a look at the first great empire in history, the biblical-era.
A question most would baulk at even attempting to ask let alone try to answer. With that in mind, Dan looks at some of the alternative and pseudo history ideas that many people embrace. It includes , Spartans, , Alexander the Great, scythed chariots, and several of the greatest battles in history. That out of the way, the review: I feel bad leaving less than a 5 star review because I love Hardcore History and even a less than great episode is still head and shoulders above most history programming out there. I really do love your work, though. I ask for more caution when addressing religious topics esp with what appears to be a Western bias. Animavore :I really liked the one on Marian Luther, which is the only one I've listened to so far.
I'd also say Dan Carlin's interpretation of events is generally informed by logic and reason and I think he tries to let the events tell the story rather than push a personal agenda I'm looking at you Victor Davis Hanson. Also his belief that the Hungarians of the medieval period could field anywhere close to 80,000 troops. The Jim Jones-like cult that took over Munster felt like something from a Stephen King novel. Dan highlights the unimaginable things people experienced during this intense face-off between Rome and. But 99 years later the dam breaks and a Pandora's Box of violence engulfs the planet. He ultimately stopped doing the background sound design because he was as meticulous about it as everything else in his podcasts and it was just taking way too long with it already taking months to get new episodes out. Apparently the one on Rome is pretty great.
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is brilliant, he gives a fantastic history on the First World War. It is one of if not the last episodes where he uses a background sound design. Feel free to contribute Modern Icelandic language learning materials and any other modern Scandinavian languages, as they can be useful for this subject matter. Modern history has shown us that killing that many people and disposing of the bodies is incredibly difficult, even with modern technology. Did it also create tougher people? I recently stumbled across Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, and I cannot recommend it highly enough: I started with Thor's Angels which covers the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and Charlemagne , and yesterday I finished his 5-part series Wrath of the Khans how can you refuse such a title? He doesn't prepare the podcasts off his own knowledge or expertise backed by source material but rather the picks a topic, reads a number of sources on it and then compiles it into anywhere between 1-4 hours of interesting storytelling. All posts will be reviewed by a human moderator first before they become visible to all subscribers on the subreddit.
This episode lacked a strong narrative, an interesting angle, or even a recognizable purpose. I think I have listened to that particular episode 3 times in the last year or so. It really is very well rounded and well told. However, I will credit this episode with giving me a much clearer understanding of how Christianity evolved from a pacifist religion centered around living in harmony into a religion that had no problem launching conquests and enforcing orthodoxy. This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.