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Stories from the chaotic frontier between Rome and the "Barbarians" that became Europe's fault line. We chart the rise of the Roman Empire, it's fall in the West, and the reverberations that led to centuries of conflict between France and Germany.
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Now displaying: July, 2016
Jul 25, 2016

Covering the years 260 - 268, the Roman Empire is falling apart and the Emperor Gallienus tries to save it - but he can't do it alone.   

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Jul 18, 2016

Covering the critical year 260, we spend more time on the aftermath of the Rome's disastrous defeat at the hand of the Iranians, also known as the Sassanian Persians. 

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Jul 11, 2016

Covering 253 - 260 CE/AD: you reap what you sow.

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Jul 4, 2016

We tell the century long story of the migration of the Goths and what happened when they arrived on Rome's frontiers around 250 CE.

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