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6: The Catastrophic Fall Of Roman Britain

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Economic Downfall of Britain

In the 4th century, Britain was a Roman province. By 500, these cities were completely gone. Even those small, prosperous market towns that I mentioned, the ones where mass-produced goods could be bought and sold, disappeared. So this was the economic downfall of Britain. Now let's talk politics.

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