EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 23 MIN
The Fall of Roman Britain - The Pax Romana Podcast 104
from The Pax Romana Podcast · host Professor Colin Elliott
In AD 410, the emperor Honorius told the British communities to look to their own defense—a moment often treated as the official end of Roman rule in Britain. But by then, how much Roman power was really left? This episode traces the crisis from the late fourth century to the years just after 410: from usurpers like Magnus Maximus and Constantine III, to raids by Saxons, Picts, and Scots, to the collapse of coinage, administration and elite Roman life. Did Roman Britain really "fall" or was it abandoned, militarized, and then actively remade by the Britons themselves?Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFCYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPEBuy Professor Elliott's book:Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World.
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