1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled 

Paul, for 50 years I've been what you'd refer to as a history buff, and in all that time I've not seen another able to resurrect the past like you can. You and your crew are second to none, we'll done!

I have developed a habit of falling asleep to history documentaries. This one was suggested to me and while it completely fits the bill, I find myself fighting sleep to listen to the end! Great job and perfect voice.

Much better content than the "official", "credible" sources like History Channel, this channel deserves at least a million subscription

I'll definitely listen to all the other episodes. The internet really lacks good and useful content like yours. Congratulations on your project, truly inspiring

I live in a village named Old Kilpatrick in the Clyde Valley in central Scotland, The Antonine Wall Starts here on the River Clyde and ends on the river Forth on the east coast of Scotland, I often walk the dog with my children a mile or 2 into the Kilpatrick hills following the wall along its course, you can still find the ruins of stone forts constructed into the wall itself. The Antonine Wall gets little acknowledgement in comparison with the better known Hadrian's Wall which is a real shame because it is still here for all to see! Btw awesome content....a new fan!

Absolutely superb work

One should really acknowledge the work put in to these videos. The research, writing, recording, editing, everything required to get to a finalized production. Bravo my friend, thank you for your time and effort to help reduce the ignorance of the world, for we totally need it in this day and age.

Just typed "fall of civilisations" in hope of finding something like your channel, but it's even better than I hoped for, brilliant work, I love the music as well. Thank you for making these!

I forget how I used to go to sleep without this series. Other videos blare music/war sound effects at random intervals and it just doesn’t work like this. Not to mention the quality of the storytelling is amazing.

We start with the music which is so perfectly melacolyc, then is the foundations for the story and then the quality of the reserch is amazing.

As an ancient history geek, I can only say that your work is sheer perfection. Subscribed❤️❤️❤️

39:00 I heard this thought in a much more shorter and elegant form: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" - Mark Twain

This must be one of the best podcasts I've ever listened to. Strong on detail, but even stronger on giving an overview. I especially liked your approach of explaining the end from the beginning. It is very well told, easy to follow and at the same time great entertainment. Thanks a lot!

Started with this one, now I have watched all of them, I have to say, this is the best documentary series I have ever seen, and would purchase physical copies.

Simply fascinating. If history in school was presented this way, I would have learned so much more.

This is the best work of history I've ever experienced. The loss of Rome seem like nothing less then a great trauma for Britain.

Well, this was a gem of historical narration. Thanks for the work.

Hands down this is the best podcast on history.

2am, can't sleep, work at 8am. Take me to sleep with that calming voice 😊

I usually put these on before I go to bed, but I always end up staying awake and listening to the entire episode.

Thank you for this amazing series.

Fascinating. Perfectly researched, beautifully paced and narrated. Have now listened to all the episodes and hoping for more,,

This really is an outstanding podcast both in content as well as presentation. Beautifully easy to follow and inspiring...I’m off to read more Roman history... so thank you, job very well done Paul

Ah, now THIS what I yearn for. Excellent, beautiful, in depth history. I really appreciate this. Will listen to all, and then again. Thank you so very much. An elegant offering!

Nice..time for a cigar, a scotch, and a great history podcast..I needed this.

Keep it up, dude. You've got a good mind for this, and a voice for radio or podcasting.

you chose the perfect time to make this series. "history repeats itself".... especially when we forget it

Wonderfully produced, researched, and narrated. Keep it up, you’re doing a great job! 👍🏽

Best channel on RU-vid, should be featured on the front page every day

Just found your channel and was listening to Assyria. I was so impressed I stopped 1/2 through subbed and knew I needed to start at #1. Amazing job people truly amazing.

This was brilliant, great listen while sorting out things round the house.

Another great, intelligent podcast from Fall of Civilizations. Perhaps one day you could consider doing one on the Eastern Roman Empire, an important part of European history that is so often overlooked in the West.

Listening to this during the covid crisis... I'm no so confident in the future anymore. Take care everyone.

Love your story telling, your information, your voice, the whole calming sound of your podcast. An Oscar to you !!!

When you have a British accent it just automatically makes whatever you’re saying that much more true.

Ahhh what a wonderful buttery voice to listen about history to. Much needed content in my life as well. I missed watching programs of history, science, and mythology in the background in my life.

Fascinating and beautifully produced. Well done.

Took me too long to find your videos. Binging on them all now, thanks for the enormous effort

Im 9 seconds in this one but ive heard your other breakdowns and I have to say superb work. I started a few as I fell asleep and the i was like, "I need to know the rest" so i started to listen at work. I love the way you break stuff down. Thank you for your contribution.

I absolutely love your documentaries and podcasts! Most in depth look at historic civilizations I have ever seen/heard! And I love your voice!

These podcasts and now the new, added visuals to each telling, are the best history lessons for anyone who hated history in school.. I loved my history lessons in school, it was a favourite class, but what this channel has learnt me, wasn't even mentioned.

I am so glad this popped up in my feed. Excellent work!

You got a new fan here! Great work! You're style kept me interested and intrigued through the whole video.

That seemed way too short! Thanks so much for another beautiful episode, Paul, and thanks to the patreons who support you and allow others to enjoy your hard work.

Just discovered this. This is phenomenally well done. Well researched and opinionated. A few parts I'd disagree with, but you've put forward so well I want to go back and research more to re-evaluate. Great voice, great music, just great all around.

Fascinating subject matter made all the more entertaining by a very well prepared narration. Thankyou for your efforts in producing this fine and informative program.

just discovered your incredible efforts - every once in a while RU-vid recommends a winner and Fall of Civilizations is definitely a winner - my elementary school history covered Canada / North America - my high school history covered 20th century from Canadian / British perspective - over forty years later I still find myself drawn to all kinds of histories to fill in the gaps - art history musical history Biblical / faith histories - from the time I had a library card and could choose my own books - I always started with history - thnx for being part of my passion - hope you don’t mind being my companion while I prepare my meals and then wash up 🤭 this is only my 3rd listen - looking forward to hearing the rest - thnx again - continued success 🙏🇨🇦😷

Excellent podcast, a series more relevant than most today realize. Good work!

39:20 history doesnt repeat itself, history echoes itself. Love your podcasts. I am binchwatching/binchlistening them. You really have the perfect voice for it.

I found an absolute 💎 on RU-vid! It was about time! Thank you so much for this amazing work!

I was enthralled listening to this. I just found your channel and I am super stoked to find something of such high quality that was only uploaded earlier this year... now I can look forward to more! Great work.

Beautifully done sir. 👍

Just starting my second run through all the episodes. Amazing work

Absolute work of genius. As engaging as Attenborough to listen to.

RU-vid just recommend this channel and I’ll be listening to every single piece of content on this channel.

These podcasts are exactly what I needed

Thank you. This is excellent.

This is amazing! So glad this showed up in my suggestions. Thanks

Blows my mind this was 4 years ago...and like the history depicted - timeless.

This is amazing, I'm happy I found your channel. Thank you. I plan on listening to them all.

Thank you! I'm taking a world civilization course this semester and this podcast should help out!

Proper decent stuff...congratulations Mr.Cooper

Awesome voice for these, thank you for putting them out.

I really think there was a big difference depending on geographic location. Whilst the SE London etc would have seen civic and economic collapse, in the SW The picture would have been different. Here there was more continuity, the Romano Brits survived, the trading with Europe continued. The SW was always a bit of a frontier, dominated by mining, the trade routes running from the Bristol channel around to the south coast and across to Brittany. These routes pre dated the Roman invasion and continued after the Roman departure. Metal from Wales,the Forrest of Dean, lead from Mendips, tin from Cornwall were all prized commodities to be traded. Tintagel ware from 5th,,6th century and latter with evidence of products from as far as the eastern Mediterranean attest to this trade. This is probably why the British were not completely replaced by the AngloSaxon culture but managed to hang on in Wales and the SW, for the AngloSaxons Mercia was the frontier, Cornwall remained independant until conquered quite late by Wessex Wales remained independant until long after the English were conquered themselves by a bunch of Franco/Norse mercenary robber barons in 1066.

Just got into work, a few of these will make it a breeze, thanks man

I have been looking for something exactly like this literally for years. Thank you so much for doing this. This is f****** sweet dude

Stumbled into your work whilst reading Sapiens...It was amazing to find episode 8, to hear such vivid accounts of The Sumerian civilisation. Anyway, I'm skint right now so I can't support the podcast at the moment, but I'd like to in the future. Really fantastic, fascinating, brilliantly written - Yeah, can't praise it enough, thank you.

MORE please! Your videos are really well done.

I listened to this on a podcast years ago. It remains one of the most informative and haunting narratives I have heard.

If history class was like this. We would have quite a few more historians. Very well done.

Loved it, I will listen to all of your pod cast episodes =) I will try to pay for it as well haha

Another great episode ❤

One day, in some unimaginable future, stories like this will be told of our own civilisation. I wonder what fragments we'll leave behind.

This was wonderful, Thank you so much!!

Finally found some new, longform content that genuinely interests me. And of course episode 1 is about Roman Britain. Incredibly fascinating.

New to here, this is my new favorite thing to relax to and eventually fall asleep. Amazing content 👌🏼

Loved the podcast format! No graphical distractions.

GASP on youtube as well. I love this netcast so much. Appreciate your efforts

Incredible. Great storytelling and clarity.

Your voice is so perfect! Makes it much easier to listen this awesome podcast.

"Like the rerun of a movie we had seen before" TS Eliot wrote how he was surprised no one had warned him how much grief felt so similar to fear when his nan died. And that despondency those emotions tend to engender reinforces the sensation of history superimposing. Wilde wrote that it is the spectator of the life not the life itself that art truly reflects. I like to think of history the same way. The narrative is never free from the voice telling it, even if it is all happening in one's own head.

The way I see it in the long run Rome should never have bothered with Britain it just wasn't worth it

This is gold - thank you for arranging my friday night, I am 5 minutes in and I love it. Got my tea ready. Let's go.

A most splendid channel, good sir. I am very glad indeed to have unearthed it :).

Just found your channel. I'm not easily satisfied on history doc's. ,however I am totally encouraged by this first doc. Subscribed the other day. Rewatched this one. Thank you for a refreshing look at history. Also love the other channels, you and your brother have. You probably won't like my comments based on science,not fairy dust, on the origin and birth of earth, however that is immaterial to the other channels. Glad I found all the channels.

Fantastic! I am addicted and look forward to watching the entire series.

Tremdous recounting of history, very informative .

This was incredible. Really well done!

I can’t count how many times I’ve watched all of these. Amazing.

Anxiously waiting for your next most excellent podcast

Nicely narrated, although perhaps a bit melodramatic. Also informative. It reminded me of apocalyptic novels like Day of the Triffids and The Death of Grass, as well as the Ozymandias poem. I'm looking forward to the next episode.

I love these shows you do. Thank you.

Love this, thank you for making me learn like this, it's ultra interesting ❤️

I’ve listened to all of these now and they are wonderful, thank you ever so much for making these insights into the past! 👏🏻

Great work. This is highly professional. The best of luck to you.

Please do another 1 asap, I’ve listened to all of them twice

I love this channel. I would hear all the episodes.

I always found that poem extremely evocative and it makes the hairs in the back if my neck stand on end,also its an enigma..Ive always wanted to know the rest of it.

Fascinating. We both listened to the whole thing with great interest.

There is some amazing churches in Britain from this time where they used broken Roman era masonry, and placed it haphazardly in walls and doorways trying to pay respect the Roman style in some child like way, it's an eye opener to how bereft of building skills we had descended to