The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy
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Revolutions Launch
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Update- One Year Later
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179- The End
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The history of The History of Rome...Why the Western Empire Fell when it did...Some thoughts on the future...Thank you, goodnight.
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178- Not With A Bang But A Whimper
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In the last few years of the Western Empire a series of Emperors came and went. The cycle finally ended in 476 with the exile of Romulus Augustulus.
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177- The Burning Ships
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In 468 the two halves of the Empire combined forces to dislodge the Vandals from North Africa.They failed spectacularly.
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176- The Quote Unquote Emperor
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From 461-465 the Western Empire was ruled by Ricimer through a puppet Emperor named Libius Severus. Not everyone in the west was supportive of the new regime.
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175- Trying to Take It All Back
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From 457-461, Majorian marched around trying to reassert Imperial authority over the provinces while Ricimer remained in Italy.
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174- The Sack of Rome Part II
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Following the death of Valentinian III there was an Imperial power struggle in the West. In the midst of this struggle, the Vandals sacked Rome in 455 AD.
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173- The Broken Bow
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In the early 450s a string of deaths changed the political dynamic of Roman world. Between 450 and 455 Galla Placidia, Aelia Pulcheria, Atilla the Hun, Flavius Aetius and Valentinian III would all die- leaving the stage wide open for the next generation of leaders.
info_outlineIn 451 Atilla the Hun invaded the West. He was repelled by a coalition of forces lead by the General Aetius.