The Last Legion: The Fall of Rome

Greeced Lightning supports a permanent end to the violence and genocide in Gaza. We encourage you to take action however you are able. We just can’t quit you, Legio IX! Remnants of Rome’s 9th Legion crop up yet again as Sara and Sam explore the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Discussion includes the Germanic invasions, the last Western emperor, incorrect inscriptions, poor filmmaking skills, white supremacist-adjacent legends, and more!Ancient Rome by Thomas R. Martin - An accessible overview of Roman history from the founding to Justinian.Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs - Porphyry sculpture from approx. 300 CE which is supposed to picture the first Dominate, composed of Diocletian and Maximian, and Galerius and Constantius IRomulus Augustulus - Gold coin that shows a portrait of Romulus Augustus wearing a crownJordanes, Getica - Translation of the 6th c. historian Jordanes' text on the Goths.