In the early 4th century AD, the newborn Eastern Roman Empire became the stage for a shadowy plot involving numerous figures from various spheres. Two of them, Romanized Ostrogoths, managed to threaten imperial security through a cunning double-sided scheme that provoked a rebellion, using the excuse of an improper official reception at court. They toppled […]
Barbarians
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Small Spoon-Shaped Objects for Measuring Doses Reveal Northern European Barbarian Warriors Used Stimulants in Battle During the Roman Era
In ancient conflicts, courage and resilience were essential qualities for warriors venturing onto the battlefield. However, a recent study has uncovered evidence suggesting that these attributes did not always rely solely on physical strength or emotional fortitude. Recent research published in the journal Praehistorische Zeitschrift suggests that Northern European barbarian warriors during the Roman period […]
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The Great Conspiracy: The Coordinated Attack of Barbarian Tribes on the Romans in Britain and Northern Gaul
As we know, Valentia Edenatorum is the name the Romans gave to the colony founded in 138 B.C. along the Turia River in the Spanish Levante, meaning Valor of the Edetani. However, the term valentia was commonly used in colonial foundations because it referred to military virtues, which is why it appears in other locations […]
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Scrinium Barbarorum, the Department of the Eastern Roman Empire in Charge of Barbarian Affairs
Some time ago we dedicated an article to the frumentarii and agentes in rebus, who constituted what we might consider the Roman Empire’s secret services, although in reality that body performed more functions – including postal and supply duties – because, after all, we’re talking about another era. Julian the Apostate abolished it, leaving only […]
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The 5 Great Last Battles of the Western Roman Empire
Historically, the year 476 A.D. is considered to be the end of the Western Roman Empire, its last emperor being Romulus Augustulus. It was not something that happened suddenly but as a result of an evolutionary process initiated centuries ago, along which Rome suffered a progressive weakening for many reasons, some external and others internal, […]
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Priscus of Panium, the Roman historian who attended a banquet with Attila
The breakthrough of the Huns in Europe shook the foundations of the Roman Empire, which did not hesitate to nickname its chief the Scourge of God for the audacity of trying to conquer Constantinople and Rome itself. The irony is that, since the Hun people were fundamentally nomadic, the primary sources for knowing those facts […]
