
167- Exploiting the Opportunity
The History of Rome
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The Battle of Ravenna
It wasn't until the spring of four 25, getting close to two years since the death of honorius, that enough finally became enough. constantinople mobilized an expeditionary force under the command of the general artebur who had just recently led the roman forces in the far east during the brief war with persia. The mission was to march on italy, destroy the upstart regime and install valentinian on the throne in ravenna. But it was not all smooth sailing, or smooth walking, as the case may have been. Shortly after arriving, the armies of east and west fought a brief and inconclusive battle which probably would have passed little noticed, were it not for
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