2020年11月1日 · Majorian's objective was to bring Gaul and Spain under control and reconquer North Africa from the Vandals- a 'Fourth Punic War'. Knowing that his fleet was not fit to take …

2013年8月27日 · Majorian had also previously defeated a large Vandal army led by the King's brother-in-law; given that a similar force actually managed to sack Rome in 455, the scale of …

2022年1月19日 · Majorian is probably the last competent emperor and definitely Rome's last best chance to last a bit longer. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, that's exactly what Majorian …

2019年11月1日 · "The imperial army under Majorian defeated the Visigoths under king Theodoric II at the Battle of Arelate, forcing the Visigoths to abandon Septimania and withdraw west to …

2020年10月11日 · The whole time of chaos from 423-457 goes on the same except Ricimer doesn't betray Majorian which allows him to decisively defeat the Vandals at Carthagena in …

2021年8月21日 · Yes, I agree that he could buy some time, but the roman military was mostly dependent on feodorati at this point and there was no solid system of political succession, his …

2017年2月25日 · What if the Roman Emperor Majorian didn't lose his fleet to treachery and subsequently conquered the Vandals and re-took North Africa? I've always been interested in …

2023年9月20日 · Majorian's campaigns were not popular with the Roman elite (people scapegoat Ricimer for this, but Ricimer had the full backing of the Senate, Majorian did not). Once …

2023年7月30日 · Vandal kingdom is destroyed 73 years earlier. And Majorian rules long enough to fully implement his anti-corruption reforms. Thus Western Roman Empire becomes a …

2019年6月5日 · After finishing the History of Rome Podcast, I'm blaming Ricimer for the final nail in the coffin of the west. I know there's a million reasons why it fell, but after Ricimer killed …