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Season 1 Episode 90
In 544, Belisarius returned to Italy to fight the Goths. It was his last campaign and the end of his career. But many years later, he was asked by th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Belisarius is Back!
Season 1 Episode 89
In 540, the Persians sacked Antioch. It was one of the greatest disasters in Roman history. But in 541, Belisarius was back from Italy. Could he now …
2 years, 3 months ago
Burying the Dead
Season 1 Episode 88
In the summer of 541, bubonic plague struck the Roman Empire. Known as the Justinianic Plague, it would be just as bad as the Black Death that 800 ye…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Day the Sun Died
Season 1 Episode 87
In the year 536, something very strange happened on planet Earth. The sun was dimmed and temperatures plummeted. This was followed by another apparen…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Sack of Antioch, AD 540
Season 1 Episode 86
In May 540, the unthinkable happened. The Persian shah, Chosroes, burned the Roman Empire's second city, Antioch, to the ground and butchered or ensl…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Hollow Victory
Season 1 Episode 85
In May 540, Belisarius captured Ravenna from the Goths and took prisoner the Gothic king Wittigis. But before he could destroy the Gothic kingdom com…
2 years, 4 months ago
Divided We Fall
Season 1 Episode 84
After Belisarius' heroic defense of Rome in 537-538, it looked as if there might be a rapid end to the Gothic war. But no. The Roman high command was…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Gothic Siege of Rome
Season 1 Episode 83
In the summer of 536, Belisarius crossed the straits of Messina and marched on Rome. His army numbered 6,000 and he faced at least 30,000 Goths. It w…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
Season 1 Episode 82
After Belisarius' triumph in North Africa, Justinian turned his gaze to Italy and the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths. But what was that Kingdom like? Find…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trouble in Paradise
Season 1 Episode 81
Belisarius conquered the Vandal kingdom in North Africa in just six months. But it would take 15 years to bring peace to this new province of the Rom…
2 years, 5 months ago