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Invasion, Migration? Some Thoughts

The Victor Davis Hanson Show

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The Barbarian Invasions

Victor Davis Hanson: Why did the Eastern Empire sustain these attacks? And they were, they were in the fourth century. He says Constantinople was much wealthier than Rome and had better fortifications. The great mystery of ancient history is why it could hold off invasions for so long.

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