The Emperor Honorius died in 423, leading to a brief civil war between the Theodosian dynasty and a self-proclaimed Imperial regime in Ravenna.
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January 29, 2012
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Good episode Mike, looking forward to hearing more of Aetius' exploits
Posted by: Matt, NL | January 30, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Great show as always. I too look forward to the next episodes. Aetius is a very interesting character in history. He is the Roman tradition mixed with the pragmatic reality of a splintered empire. The fact that he was able to wield power effectively for over 3 decades in the chaotic 5th century says a lot about him. The last of the Romans is a fitting title for him indeed...
Posted by: Ballista | January 30, 2012 at 03:58 PM
A very good intro to Aetius! I am looking forward to hearing more about him as he is the Last of the Romans. I may have a correction as I thought that Aetius was pronounced as Aye Shus and not A TEE US. Forgive my attempt to sound out the name. I could be wrong, but I thought I remembered hearing it pronounced that way in an undergrad class. Please keep up the fantastic work Mike!
Posted by: Jonathan Vega | January 31, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Can i recommend William Napiers Attila trilogy in which Aëtius is portrayed as the heroic 'Last of the Romans'.
Posted by: Nigel | February 01, 2012 at 06:32 PM
Jonathan, I'm not sure how authoritative it is, but this may help with the pronunciation.
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=aetius&submit=Submit
I have seen Aetius written Aëtius, which would give Ay-e-tee-us.
I'm a British English speaker, so that may have a bearing on it ;-)
Posted by: Alison Morton | February 02, 2012 at 03:39 AM
Thanks for all the hard work you do Mike. I've been following along since nearly the beginning.
I've "read" several of the recommendations you have made, and I'm looking for something a bit different now. Can anyone suggest a good book on Greek history? From Audible of course. I know virtually nothing of it, so even a general history would be fine.
Posted by: A Facebook User | February 02, 2012 at 07:22 PM
#A Facebook User: Thucydides - The Peloponnesian War is a must read imo and of course: Herodotus - The Histories >> both contemporary ancient-Greek writers
Posted by: Matt, NL | February 02, 2012 at 08:04 PM
Howdy, the Peloponessian War by Donald Kagan is pretty darn good. Also, the March of the 10,000 by Xenophon is really awesome. Especially for a primary source.
Posted by: Jo | February 02, 2012 at 08:08 PM
Hello, Mike. Thanks again for your work.
I've been following since nearly the beinning, too.
And I have a question... You're getting close to 476. Are you going to move on to the Dark Ages history or are you planning to stop there? Technically, the History of Rome doesn't end in 476 :)
Posted by: Ciprian | February 02, 2012 at 09:16 PM
Great post . I especially found it useful where you stated .....
Posted by: naveen | February 03, 2012 at 03:49 AM
@Ciprian
I think Mike has already mentioned before that he is going to stop at 476. Although i would hope for the opposide
Posted by: Richard | February 03, 2012 at 01:15 PM
But Jonathan Vega, i thought Cassius was the last of the romans! :)
Posted by: Ryan Leonard | February 04, 2012 at 11:17 AM
A little off topic but yesterday at the Colosseum in Rome a case of veni, vidi sed ninxit. http://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/idUSTRE61B26A20100212#a=1
Posted by: Alison Morton | February 05, 2012 at 01:51 AM
I really like this site, its such a nice site.
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You cite that Valentine the III was not formally declared a Ceasar or Augustus which left the door open for a usurper. Was Yowanas (the Notary which I am sure I am misspelling) a Ceasar or some other official level that allowed this to be justified any better than Valentine?
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