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Back to SearchDISCOUNTED 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…
4 years, 1 month 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,…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 2 months ago
Keeping the Show on the Road
Season 1 Episode 35
After Julian's death on campaign in Persia in AD 363, his successors struggled to stave off growing barbarian invasions in the west and Persia's new-…
4 years, 2 months ago
Julian's Destiny
Season 1 Episode 34
In March 363, the emperor Julian led one of the largest Roman armies ever seen into Persia. He thought his destiny was to be the next Alexander the G…
4 years, 2 months ago
Julian and Persia
Season 1 Episode 33
In March 363, the emperor Julian led a vast army east to fight Persia. Why did he want to risk his own future and the future of the Roman Empire by t…
4 years, 2 months ago
Julian, the Philosopher King
Season 1 Episode 32
Julian the Apostate is best remembered for his epithet 'the Apostate', referring to his anti-Christian policies. But what was he really like and how …
4 years, 2 months ago
The Battle of Strasbourg, AD 357
Season 1 Episode 31
In late August, 357, Julian, the new Caesar in Gaul, watched as a massive German army, 35,000 strong, crossed the Rhine to face him outside Strasbour…
4 years, 3 months ago