Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAll Gaul A Single Funeral Pyre
Season 1 Episode 44
In December AD406, catastrophe struck the Roman Empire as a huge force of Germanic barbarians crossed the Rhine. Could Stilicho, the Roman general an…
3 years, 9 months ago
Stilicho Triumphant
Season 1 Episode 43
In the early fifth century, Stilicho led the Roman armies in the west to victory after victory over the Goths, giving new hope to the empire.
Support …
3 years, 10 months ago
Drifting into the Fifth Century
Season 1 Episode 42
At the end of the fourth century, the Roman Empire lacked strong emperors and was ruled by Stilicho in the west and Eutropius in the east. As it drif…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Roman Empire Divided
Season 1 Episode 41
When the emperor Theodosius died in 395, he left the empire to his two young sons, Arcadius in the east, and Honorius in the west. It proved to be an…
3 years, 10 months ago
Theodosius the Not So Great
Season 1 Episode 40
The emperor Theodosius I is sometimes called 'The Great'. But if he was so great why was the city of Rome sacked by the Goths only fifteen years afte…
3 years, 10 months ago
DISCOUNTED BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Roman Revolution
This is just to let you know that you can get my ebook called The Roman Revolution, which accompanies the first part of my podcast, at a discounted p…
3 years, 11 months ago
Usurpers and Arians
Season 1 Episode 39
After its disastrous defeat at the Battle of Adrianople, you might think the late Roman Empire had enough problems already. But in Theodosius' reign,…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Battle of Adrianople, AD 378
Season 1 Episode 38
On the 9th August, AD 378, the eastern emperor Valens rode north from Adrianople to give battle to the Goths. The outcome of this conflict would prov…
3 years, 11 months ago
War with the Goths
Season 1 Episode 37
In the summer of AD 376, a vast mass of Goths, maybe 200,000 men, women and children, appeared on the river Danube, begging for asylum. They were fle…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Huns are Coming
Season 1 Episode 36
In AD 376, a huge host of Goths, maybe 200,000 strong, appeared on the banks of the river Danube. But this was not the usual raid for plunder. Instea…
3 years, 11 months ago