28: Tides of History: How the Eastern Roman Empire Survived Attila the Hun and the Disastrous Fifth Century

While the western half of the Roman Empire was collapsing, the east managed to weather the storm of the disastrous fifth century. In this episode, we examine how and why it survived Attila the Hun and a host of other problems through the eyes of a family of soldiers and bureaucrats.

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