Dr. Miles Russell

It is, yes. It's the battle narrative and it's the sort of aspects about his kingship and his position in his power. And it is actually interesting that later writers take other aspects of Ambrosius because in Geoffrey of Monmouth, although Merlin is there... He and Arthur never meet. They occupy different timelines, as it were.

It is, yes. It's the battle narrative and it's the sort of aspects about his kingship and his position in his power. And it is actually interesting that later writers take other aspects of Ambrosius because in Geoffrey of Monmouth, although Merlin is there... He and Arthur never meet. They occupy different timelines, as it were.

But later writers have Merlin becoming Arthur's advisor and his wizard. So it's interesting that it's Ambrosius and Merlin in the original text. But later, when Ambrosius is written out, Merlin gets absorbed into the Arthur story.

But later writers have Merlin becoming Arthur's advisor and his wizard. So it's interesting that it's Ambrosius and Merlin in the original text. But later, when Ambrosius is written out, Merlin gets absorbed into the Arthur story.

But later writers have Merlin becoming Arthur's advisor and his wizard. So it's interesting that it's Ambrosius and Merlin in the original text. But later, when Ambrosius is written out, Merlin gets absorbed into the Arthur story.

Yeah, I mean, Magnus Maximus, I guess, is one of those individuals who doesn't resonate so much today. We don't hear a lot about him, but he was a significant character in later 4th century Roman Empire, because we know that there's not a lot about his life story that has been recorded, but it is known that he is of Spanish ethnicity.

Yeah, I mean, Magnus Maximus, I guess, is one of those individuals who doesn't resonate so much today. We don't hear a lot about him, but he was a significant character in later 4th century Roman Empire, because we know that there's not a lot about his life story that has been recorded, but it is known that he is of Spanish ethnicity.

Yeah, I mean, Magnus Maximus, I guess, is one of those individuals who doesn't resonate so much today. We don't hear a lot about him, but he was a significant character in later 4th century Roman Empire, because we know that there's not a lot about his life story that has been recorded, but it is known that he is of Spanish ethnicity.

He's serving in Britain, possibly as a commander of the Northern Armies, the Dux Britanniorum, But in 383 AD, his soldiers proclaim him as emperor. So he is illegally created as leader of the Roman world. And lots of people are doing this around the Roman Empire. Throughout the third and fourth centuries, the empire is tearing itself apart with multiple leaders and claims and civil wars.

He's serving in Britain, possibly as a commander of the Northern Armies, the Dux Britanniorum, But in 383 AD, his soldiers proclaim him as emperor. So he is illegally created as leader of the Roman world. And lots of people are doing this around the Roman Empire. Throughout the third and fourth centuries, the empire is tearing itself apart with multiple leaders and claims and civil wars.

He's serving in Britain, possibly as a commander of the Northern Armies, the Dux Britanniorum, But in 383 AD, his soldiers proclaim him as emperor. So he is illegally created as leader of the Roman world. And lots of people are doing this around the Roman Empire. Throughout the third and fourth centuries, the empire is tearing itself apart with multiple leaders and claims and civil wars.

So in that respect... Magnus Maximus is not that different. But he seems to have the support of the troops in Britain. There seems to be a lot of disaffection with the government in Britain with Rome, feeling that they're not perhaps being looked after. They're a distant province. They're not that important. And Magnus Maximus as we know from the histories, takes troops out of Britain.

So in that respect... Magnus Maximus is not that different. But he seems to have the support of the troops in Britain. There seems to be a lot of disaffection with the government in Britain with Rome, feeling that they're not perhaps being looked after. They're a distant province. They're not that important. And Magnus Maximus as we know from the histories, takes troops out of Britain.

So in that respect... Magnus Maximus is not that different. But he seems to have the support of the troops in Britain. There seems to be a lot of disaffection with the government in Britain with Rome, feeling that they're not perhaps being looked after. They're a distant province. They're not that important. And Magnus Maximus as we know from the histories, takes troops out of Britain.

He gets support in northern Gaul, northern France, Belgium, Germany. He's minting coins with his face on and with images of victory. His army besiege the forces of the legitimate Emperor Gratian, who is killed in the retreat. So the Emperor of the West dies. The Emperor's mother and his younger brother then go over to the east. And Magnus Maximus is sitting there above the Alps,

He gets support in northern Gaul, northern France, Belgium, Germany. He's minting coins with his face on and with images of victory. His army besiege the forces of the legitimate Emperor Gratian, who is killed in the retreat. So the Emperor of the West dies. The Emperor's mother and his younger brother then go over to the east. And Magnus Maximus is sitting there above the Alps,

He gets support in northern Gaul, northern France, Belgium, Germany. He's minting coins with his face on and with images of victory. His army besiege the forces of the legitimate Emperor Gratian, who is killed in the retreat. So the Emperor of the West dies. The Emperor's mother and his younger brother then go over to the east. And Magnus Maximus is sitting there above the Alps,

about to advance down into Italy when the Eastern Emperor arrives with an army, cuts him off and he is executed and killed and the rebellion is put down. But it's a huge political and social upheaval because it's completely destabilised the West. It's involved a loss of life. It's an own goal as far as Rome's concerned because it's destroying its own army. And he saw lots of it in fighting.

about to advance down into Italy when the Eastern Emperor arrives with an army, cuts him off and he is executed and killed and the rebellion is put down. But it's a huge political and social upheaval because it's completely destabilised the West. It's involved a loss of life. It's an own goal as far as Rome's concerned because it's destroying its own army. And he saw lots of it in fighting.

about to advance down into Italy when the Eastern Emperor arrives with an army, cuts him off and he is executed and killed and the rebellion is put down. But it's a huge political and social upheaval because it's completely destabilised the West. It's involved a loss of life. It's an own goal as far as Rome's concerned because it's destroying its own army. And he saw lots of it in fighting.