The Fall of Rome | Episode 3: The Battle of Adrianople

Episode 3: The Battle of Adrianople

In 376 AD, tens of thousands of Gothic refugees crossed the Danube seeking safety inside the Roman Empire. What began as an organized settlement quickly descended into starvation, corruption and rebellion after Roman officials failed to provide the food they had promised.

In Episode 3 of The Fall of Rome, we follow the Gothic revolt from its beginnings on the Roman frontier to the catastrophic Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD. Emperor Valens marched against the Goths expecting victory. Instead, much of the Eastern Roman field army was destroyed, Valens was killed, and the Goths emerged as a permanent force within the politics of the empire.

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