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3: The Goths and the Beginning of Rome's End

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Crucifixion of the Terevindis

The Graeutungi hunkered down on the Danube, waiting for an opportunity. While they did so, things were going poorly further south. Lupikinis and Maximus sensed the Terevindis growing unrest. What was their solution? They invited the Goth's leaders to a banquet in Marcianobel. With Oliveev and Fritigarn at the banquet, tensions boiled over. A group of Goths killed a body of Roman troops - perhaps as a result of the tender attentions of the slave leaders. When Lupikinus, the Roman official, heard what had happened outside the city, he took hold of Olive, Oliveevs, and FritIG

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