This is a directory and jump page for the eleven articles covering the Demise and Fall of the Roman Empire before and at the times of Justinian I, Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Augustus, c. 482 – November 14, 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Our special treat: Full Movie (with English Subtitles) of the big German 1968 production of “The Last Roman” (Kampf um Rom) with Orson Welles as Justinian, Lawrence Harvey as Cethegus and Sylvia Koscina as Theodora on YouTube:
Article 1: Barbarians at the Gates
Article 2: The End of the Legions
Article 3: Alaric and the Sack of Rome
Article 4: The Fall of the West – Vandals, Goths and Huns
Article 5: The Gothic Wars
Article 6: Theodora
Article 7: Procopius and the Secret History
Article 8: Clovis – The Rise of the Franks
Article 9: Breakup of the West after Charlemagne
Article 10: The End of Rome and the Rise of France and Germany
Article 11: The Rise and Fall of the Empire (animated GIF)
Check also: Realm of History, a page with gorgeous reconstructed pics of Constantinople.
(© John Vincent Palatine 2015/20)
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