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Episode CCVII - The Gallic Empire
Emperors of Rome
English - March 29, 2023 05:21 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHistory la trobe university history julius caesar caesar rhiannon evans rome roman history biography emperor roman emperors Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode CCVI - Rome Crumbles
Next Episode: Episode CCVIII - Odaenathus, King of Kings
A challenge to the imperial authority was hardly unusual in the third century, but for whatever reason, Postumus decides to do things differently.
Rather than marching an army on Rome he shaves off the western provinces, declaring Gaul, Germania, Hispania and Britannia the independent, but still very Roman, Gallic Empire.
Part II of 'Gallienus'
Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).