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33 – Strength and Honor(ius)

The British History Podcast

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The Second Dead Emperor in Less Than a Year

There isn't really a clear narrative to cling to. Rather, it's just a bunch of frenetic action. But anyway, let's get back to Britannia and the second dead emperor that we've had in less than a year. So now it's 407, and we have a third British emperor. This guy is an ordinary soldier. Just you know, a common guy. But he's got a great name. Constantine. And actually it seems that he was heavily trading on his name since he immediately renamed his sons to Julian and Constance. Anyway, Constantine III learned from Gratian, specifically you learned the lesson that if you don't go into Gaul, your army's going

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