After Julian's death the weaknesses he had identified in the army only worsened. Barbarians poured over the borders with increasing frequency, the city of Rome was sacked, and within less than a century the Western emperor barely controlled Italy while the Eastern emperor was a figurehead.
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Episode 5 (2 mentions)
After Julian's death the weaknesses he had identified in the army only worsened. Barbarians poured over the borders with increasing frequency, the city of Rome was sacked, and within less than a century the Western emperor barely controlled Italy while the Eastern emperor was a figurehead.
“would be defenseless against barbarian incursions.”
“In the next lecture, I'll talk about Zeno, who broke free from his barbarian generals,”
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