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6: The Catastrophic Fall Of Roman Britain

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Army

After the Romans left Britain in 408 AD, local people began looking to their own soldiers for protection. So what are you now? Without the Roman state, you're not really a soldier. In fact, you start to look increasingly like a local warlord. But even in this most romanized part of Britain, changing times are changing us all.

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