The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 61 'The Sack of Rome Part II'
The year is AD 455. The Vandals are at the gates of Rome. The emperor, Petronius Maximus, has...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 60 'Cutting Off Your Right Hand'
On the 21 September 454, one of the most extraordinary events in all of Roman history happened....
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 59 'The End of Attila's Empire'
In AD 453, the eastern Roman emperor, Marcian, dreamed an angel brought him a broken Hunnic bow....
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 58 'The Italian Job'
After his defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Attila looked for an easier target than...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 57 'The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains'
On 20 June, 451, one of the most decisive battles in history took place in Gaul as Attila's...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 56 'Attila and Aetius'
The year is AD 451. Attila the Hun is marching on Gaul. There the Roman general Aetius -...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 55 'Attila's Bride'
In AD 450, a Roman princess called Honoria contacted Attila the Hun. She asked him to stop an...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 54 'Dinner with Attila'
In 447, Attila struck the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the largest military engagement for half a...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 53 'Attila the Hun'
In the 430s, a new Hunnic leader rose to power. Soon his name would strike fear into the hearts...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 52 'The Fall of Africa'
In AD 433, Aetius secured his position as the effective ruler of the Western Roman Empire. With...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 51 'The Rise of Aetius'
In AD 425, the six-year-old Valentinian III became emperor of the west. Another child emperor...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 50 'All Quiet on the Eastern Front'
In this episode, we find out what was happening in the eastern half of the Roman Empire after the...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire BONUS Episode 'The Strange Tale of Attila, Honoria and Milan''
Happy New Year 2023! This is a bonus episode about my recent trip to Milan where I was struck by...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 49 'Restoring the Roman Name?'
The year is AD 410. Rome has been sacked. Is this the end of the western empire? Not yet. And the...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 48 'Was Climate Change Rome's Real Killer?'
In this episode, we reflect on the reasons for the sack of Rome in AD 410, and ask whether...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 47 'The Decline of the Roman Army'
Why didn't the Roman army defend the city of Rome better when it was sacked in AD 410? Many...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 46 'The Sack of Rome'
In AD 410, Alaric the Visigoth sacked Rome. It was the first time in 800 years that the city had...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 45 'The Road to Disaster'
In AD 408, Stilicho's fall from power was as spectacular as his rise had been. Alaric took...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 44 'All Gaul A Single Funeral Pyre'
In December AD406, catastrophe struck the Roman Empire as a huge force of Germanic barbarians...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 43 'Stilicho Triumphant'
In the early fifth century, Stilicho led the Roman armies in the west to victory after victory...
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