The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 38 "The Battle of Adrianople"
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 prove decisive in the history of the fall of the Roman ...
10 Sep 202224min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 37 "War with the Goths"
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 fleeing from the Huns. The eastern emperor, Valens, wa...
3 Sep 202223min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 36 "The Huns are Coming"
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. Instead, the Goths appealed for asylum on Roman territory...
27 Aug 202221min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 35 "Keeping the Show on the Road"
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-found dominance in the east. They did their best to...
20 Aug 202223min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 34 "Julian's Destiny"
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 Great. Things didn't work out quite as he'd hoped. S...
13 Aug 202225min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 33 "Julian and Persia"
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 taking on its most powerful adversary? Find out in t...
6 Aug 202218min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 32 "Julian the Philosopher King"
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 did he want to change the Roman Empire? Find out in...
30 Jul 202222min
The Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 31 "The Battle of Strasbourg"
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 Strasbourg. Julian was heavily outnumbered with a Roman army...
23 Jul 202222min
