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Crossing the Waters: Britain in the Dark Age

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Roman Emperor's Rescript of 410

In 410 the roman emperor honorius issued a rescript, meaning a sort of public open letter in response to questions or requests that he'd been getting at the imperial palace. In this rescript it seems that the emperor was trying to deal with and respond to the threat of the gothic invasion. But there is also one passage which urges the people of britannia to take care of their own defense - but some scholars argue that's not true.

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