Wednesday, September 12, 2012

History Shorts: Adrianople (378 A.D.)


The Romans suffered a decisive defeat at Adrianople and never truly recovered. Emperor Valens battled Gothic rebels at Adrianople in Turkey. The Romans suffered 20,000 dead including the emperor.  The defeat left a large enemy force on Rome’s borders. The Eastern half of the empire entrenched and fended off the threat. However, the loss in manpower left the Western half open for the eventual collapse in 476.  

The following is a documentary using video game tech. The film clip I originally picked was removed from the web.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyi2UnUGhoc

No comments: