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Back to SearchThe Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 66 "Once Upon A Time In Noricum"
Season 1 Episode 66
In this episode, we look at what life for ordinary people was like as the western empire fell. And one extraordinary document has survived to tell us…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 65 "Not with a Bang but a Whimper"
Season 1 Episode 65
We are now counting down the days to the official end of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476. But there are plenty of twists and turns still to come.
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2 years, 8 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 64 "The Fire Ships"
Season 1 Episode 64
In 468, the eastern emperor Leo launched an invasion fleet to recapture Carthage from the Vandals. It was one of the greatest military expeditions in…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 63 "The Virtual King of Italy"
Season 1 Episode 63
In 461, Ricimer executed the emperor Majorian. He would become the virtual king of Italy.
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2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 62 "The Last Hope of the West"
Season 1 Episode 62
After the Vandals sacked Rome in AD 455, it looked as if the Western Roman Empire might be finished. But a new emperor seized power. His name was Maj…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 61 "The Sack of Rome Part II"
Season 1 Episode 61
The year is AD 455. The Vandals are at the gates of Rome. The emperor, Petronius Maximus, has been ripped to pieces by the Roman mob. Is this now the…
2 years, 10 months ago
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Fall of Rome
I wanted to let you know my second book, called The Fall of Rome, is now available on Amazon. It's about how the unthinkable happened in AD 410 when …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 60 "Cutting Off Your Right Hand"
Season 1 Episode 60
On the 21 September 454, one of the most extraordinary events in all of Roman history happened. Aetius, the hero of the Western Empire, was stabbed t…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 59 "The End of Attila's Empire"
Season 1 Episode 59
In AD 453, the eastern Roman emperor, Marcian, dreamed an angel brought him a broken Hunnic bow. Two days later, news reached Constantinople that Att…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 58 "The Italian Job"
Season 1 Episode 58
After his defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Attila looked for an easier target than Gaul or Constantinople. In 452, a Hunnic army swept…
2 years, 11 months ago