The History of Rome
A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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151- Bursting a Blood Vessel
Valens spent the late 360s and early 370s dealing with ...
Valens spent the late 360s and early 370s dealing with hostile Goths in the north and hostile Persians in the east. In 375 he would be left to face these threats alone when Valentinian suddenly died.
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150- The Perils of Mismanagement
in the late 360s and early 370s AD Roman mismanagment ...
in the late 360s and early 370s AD Roman mismanagment of three different regions in the Western Empire led to armed conflict.
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149- The Great Conspiracy
In the winter of 367 Britannia was hit from all ...
In the winter of 367 Britannia was hit from all sides by a coordinated barbarian invasion. It would be more than a year before the Romans were able to reassert control over the island.
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148- The Cousin's Cousin
Shortly after Valentinian and Valens ascended to the throne, one ...
Shortly after Valentinian and Valens ascended to the throne, one of Julian the Apostate's maternal cousins seized control of Constantinople.
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147- Capitulation
Jovian extracted the Roman legions from the east at a ...
Jovian extracted the Roman legions from the east at a heavy price. He then ruled the Empire for eight months before suddenly dying on his way to Constantinople in early 364.
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146- The Spear of Destiny
In 363 Julian launched an invasion of Sassanid Persia. He ...
In 363 Julian launched an invasion of Sassanid Persia. He would die in battle just three months later.
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145- Julian the Apostate
Julian came to power in late 361 and immediately set ...
Julian came to power in late 361 and immediately set about trying to turn back the clock on both Church and State.
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144- The Road to Constantinople
Once he was established as a force to be reckoned ...
Once he was established as a force to be reckoned with in the west, Julian revolted against Constantius II in 360 after the Emperor ordered half the Gallic army redeployed to the eastern frontier.
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143- Julian the Pre-Apostate
After a childhood spent mostly in exile, Juian was elevated ...
After a childhood spent mostly in exile, Juian was elevated to the rank of Caesar in 355. His first assignment was to clear Gaul of Germanic invaders.
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142- You've Earned It
After two years of sporadic war, Constantius II defeated the ...
After two years of sporadic war, Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius in 353. Following his victory the Emperor let his advisors talk him into executing first Gallus in 354 and then Claudius Silvanus in 355.
