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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…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Sack of Rome by the Vandals, AD 455
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…
3 years, 3 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 …
3 years, 3 months ago
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
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…
3 years, 4 months ago
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…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, AD 451
Season 1 Episode 57
On 20 June, 451, one of the most decisive battles in history took place in Gaul as Attila's invading army was met by a great coalition of Romans, Vis…
3 years, 4 months ago
Attila and the Last of the Romans
Season 1 Episode 56
The year is AD 451. Attila the Hun is marching on Gaul. There the Roman general Aetius - remembered as 'The Last of the Romans' - is trying to form a…
3 years, 5 months ago
Attila's Bride
Season 1 Episode 55
In AD 450, a Roman princess called Honoria contacted Attila the Hun. She asked him to stop an arranged marriage with a man she disliked. Attila repli…
3 years, 5 months ago
Dinner with Attila
Season 1 Episode 54
In 447, Attila struck the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the largest military engagement for half a century. After peace was agreed, the Romans sent an…
3 years, 5 months ago