152- The Storm Before the Storm
In 375 the Huns exploded into Gothic territory, sending refugees fleeing for the saftey of the Roman Empire.
2011-09-25 15:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The History of Rome posts
151- Bursting a Blood Vessel
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.
2011-09-11 19:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post150- The Perils of Mismanagement
in the late 360s and early 370s AD Roman mismanagment of three different regions in the Western Empire led to armed conflict.
2011-09-04 19:03:39 +0000 UTC View Post149- The Great Conspiracy
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.
2011-08-29 00:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post148- The Cousin's Cousin
Shortly after Valentinian and Valens ascended to the throne, one of Julian the Apostate's maternal cousins seized control of Constantinople.
2011-08-22 02:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post147- Capitulation
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.
2011-08-15 01:32:02 +0000 UTC View Post146- The Spear of Destiny
In 363 Julian launched an invasion of Sassanid Persia. He would die in battle just three months later.
2011-08-08 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post145- Julian the Apostate
Julian came to power in late 361 and immediately set about trying to turn back the clock on both Church and State.
2011-07-31 21:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post144- The Road to Constantinople
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.
2011-07-25 02:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post143- Julian the Pre-Apostate
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.
2011-07-10 19:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post142- You've Earned It
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.
2011-07-04 06:34:00 +0000 UTC View Post141- Blood and Water
Constantius and Constans shared the Empire for a decade until Constans was overthrown by a rebel general named Magnetius in 350 AD.
2011-06-27 03:43:00 +0000 UTC View Post140- My Three Sons
The three sons of Constantine took control of the Empire following the death of their father and the murder of most of their extended family.
2011-06-20 04:28:22 +0000 UTC View Post139- Wash Away Your Sins
Constantine was baptized on his deathbed after arranging a plan for succession.
2011-06-13 01:04:49 +0000 UTC View Post137- The Christian Emperor
This episode brought to you live and direct from Constantinople! After defeating Licinius, Constantine found his dream of a united Christian Empire foiled by a very disunited Christian Church.
2011-05-15 14:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post136- Let This Be Our Final Battle
War between Licinius and Constantine flared up again in 324 AD. This time Constantine would finish the job.
2011-05-01 23:33:00 +0000 UTC View Post135- Brothers in Name Only
Constantine and Licinius split up the Empire following the death of Maximinus Daia in 313. It did not take long for relations betweent the two Emperors to turn sour.
2011-04-25 00:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post134- And Then There Were Two
In 313 AD, Maximinus Daia and Licinus fought for control of the Eastern Roman Empire.
2011-04-18 00:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post133- The Milvian Bridge
On October 28, 312 AD Constantine and Maxentius fought a battle at Rome's doorstep for control of the Western Empire.
2011-04-11 01:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post132- In This Sign
Prior to the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Constantine experienced visions and dreams that promised him victory if he embraced Christianity.
2011-04-04 02:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post131- The New Game in Town
With the Tetrarchy in shambles, Diocletian will be called out of retirement in 308 AD to help broker a settlement. But the new new order will prove as bad as the old new order.
2011-03-28 02:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post130- Lost in Transition
Less than two years after Diocletian's abdication, the Tetrarchy was left in shambles following the power plays of Constantine and Maxentius.
2011-03-14 01:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post129- Abdication
In 305 AD, Diocletian and Maximian voluntarily abdicated the throne, handing power over to Galerius and Constantius.
2011-03-07 04:22:47 +0000 UTC View Post128- The Great Persecution
In 303 AD Diocletian initiated the last and greatest of the Christian persecutions.
2011-02-28 02:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post127- Commanding The Economy
Rome's economy was in disarray when Diocletian came to power and he initiated major overhauls to get the system running again.
2011-02-21 00:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post126- All The King's Men
Over the course of his reign Diocletian overhauled the government, transforming it into a centralized bureaucracy run by career civil servants.
2011-02-14 03:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post125- The Best Defence is a Good Defence
Over the course of his reign Diocletian instituted a number of reforms to the military structure that helped transform the legions into a new kind of army.
2011-02-07 02:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post124- The Tetrarchs at War
In the mid-to-late 290s the Imperial Tetrarchy was at war on multiple fronts. In the west Constantius undertook the reconquest of Britain, while in the east, Galerius fought a newly hostile Sassanid Empire.
2011-01-31 01:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post123- The Tertrarchy
In 293 AD Diocletian and Maximian invited Constantius and Galerius to share in their Imperial burdens, forming what we today call the Tetrarchy.
2011-01-24 04:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post