Adrian Goldsworthy

You've got movements within the empire where there are groups you simply cannot control. So all of these same problems, but the emperor's role in this is distant and and less significant. And you have army commanders who are trying to deal with it, but also to protect their own position, to protect against potential rivals. And

You've got movements within the empire where there are groups you simply cannot control. So all of these same problems, but the emperor's role in this is distant and and less significant. And you have army commanders who are trying to deal with it, but also to protect their own position, to protect against potential rivals. And

You've got movements within the empire where there are groups you simply cannot control. So all of these same problems, but the emperor's role in this is distant and and less significant. And you have army commanders who are trying to deal with it, but also to protect their own position, to protect against potential rivals. And

The resources at your disposal are being eroded, sometimes fairly dramatically when you lose control of provinces, when the vandals are moving into Spain and then subsequently into Africa, when you've got other groups that are simply in areas which means they're not under control, they're not as settled, prosperous as they were, they're not sending you the food, the money, the men you need.

The resources at your disposal are being eroded, sometimes fairly dramatically when you lose control of provinces, when the vandals are moving into Spain and then subsequently into Africa, when you've got other groups that are simply in areas which means they're not under control, they're not as settled, prosperous as they were, they're not sending you the food, the money, the men you need.

The resources at your disposal are being eroded, sometimes fairly dramatically when you lose control of provinces, when the vandals are moving into Spain and then subsequently into Africa, when you've got other groups that are simply in areas which means they're not under control, they're not as settled, prosperous as they were, they're not sending you the food, the money, the men you need.

So the armies, it's very hard to trace who's actually in the Roman armies at this time. And that's why people like the Goths have such power, because ultimately you'd much rather have them as your soldiers than you would destroy them. And this basic problem, but it means that dealing with bigger threats when they occur tends to be extremely difficult.

So the armies, it's very hard to trace who's actually in the Roman armies at this time. And that's why people like the Goths have such power, because ultimately you'd much rather have them as your soldiers than you would destroy them. And this basic problem, but it means that dealing with bigger threats when they occur tends to be extremely difficult.

So the armies, it's very hard to trace who's actually in the Roman armies at this time. And that's why people like the Goths have such power, because ultimately you'd much rather have them as your soldiers than you would destroy them. And this basic problem, but it means that dealing with bigger threats when they occur tends to be extremely difficult.

She is. And compared to the women of the imperial family we know about earlier, suddenly she seems a much more independent agent. And that's partly because you've actually, through all the civil wars, you've narrowed down who has some claim to any sort of connection to being a member of the imperial family.

She is. And compared to the women of the imperial family we know about earlier, suddenly she seems a much more independent agent. And that's partly because you've actually, through all the civil wars, you've narrowed down who has some claim to any sort of connection to being a member of the imperial family.

She is. And compared to the women of the imperial family we know about earlier, suddenly she seems a much more independent agent. And that's partly because you've actually, through all the civil wars, you've narrowed down who has some claim to any sort of connection to being a member of the imperial family.

And because you've moved away from the generals making themselves emperors to trying to keep a dynasty going, then whoever belongs to that, so someone as a daughter and then even more as a mother of a potential emperor, becomes far more significant. And in her case...

And because you've moved away from the generals making themselves emperors to trying to keep a dynasty going, then whoever belongs to that, so someone as a daughter and then even more as a mother of a potential emperor, becomes far more significant. And in her case...

And because you've moved away from the generals making themselves emperors to trying to keep a dynasty going, then whoever belongs to that, so someone as a daughter and then even more as a mother of a potential emperor, becomes far more significant. And in her case...

It shows how at least some people could see the politics of this time, not in the Roman barbarian divisions that tend to jump out to us, but you can negotiate with the Goths and talk to them and ask for help from them. You could be a captive at one point, but how willing is all of this? You can appeal to Attila.

It shows how at least some people could see the politics of this time, not in the Roman barbarian divisions that tend to jump out to us, but you can negotiate with the Goths and talk to them and ask for help from them. You could be a captive at one point, but how willing is all of this? You can appeal to Attila.

It shows how at least some people could see the politics of this time, not in the Roman barbarian divisions that tend to jump out to us, but you can negotiate with the Goths and talk to them and ask for help from them. You could be a captive at one point, but how willing is all of this? You can appeal to Attila.

can do all this sort of stuff and it's very much a case where it shows how you've got to get yourself away from the thought that you have a roman state and a roman army that is this big institution at this time that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers even tens of thousands of soldiers as permanent units that are fairly efficient that ought at least to obey the emperor and

can do all this sort of stuff and it's very much a case where it shows how you've got to get yourself away from the thought that you have a roman state and a roman army that is this big institution at this time that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers even tens of thousands of soldiers as permanent units that are fairly efficient that ought at least to obey the emperor and