Cambridge University Press3 年
From the Third Century to Alaric
Alaric's story is the culmination of a long historical journey by which the Goths came to be a part of the Roman world. Whether as friends or foes of the Roman empire, the Goths and their history are ...
National Geographic news4 年
Rome Halts the Huns
At the head of a Roman-Germanic coalition, Aetius defeats Attila at the Battle of the Catalaunian ... a series of disastrous reigns in the third century. During this time, severe economic crises ...
Cambridge University Press12 个月
From the Third Century to Alaric
Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian ... In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano ...
News242 天
Gladiator II: Historians on the fate of the real Roman royalty featured in the film
Ridley Scott's Gladiator sequel uses CGI to stunningly revive Rome. Which characters are real from history, and how closely ...
Who was the real Macrinus, Rome’s North African emperor?
In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.