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107- The Year of the Six Emperors

The History of Rome

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Maximinius vs Aquilaia

Maximinius spent a few crucial days arranging troop deployments so that he would not leave any space for opportunistic germans to squeeze through. This moment of fidelity to the integrity of the empire was likely one of the key factors in maximinius ultimately losing both the throne and his life. Next time Maximinius and his troops will indeed come pouring out of the alps, but rather than cutting a swath through italy, they would be stopped short by the stern resistance of the citizens of aquilea. I say next time because i'm taking labor day week end off, but will be back in two weeks for the death of maximinius, the short and turbulent reign of

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