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

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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This week we examine what happened when the Goths first entered the Roman Empire in 376 AD. A chain of events led directly to the greatest Roman military disaster in more than 350 years at the Battle of Adriene Opel. How did this happen? How did a group of ragtag refugees bring a superpower to such a crushing defeat? We'll explore all of that and more.

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