In this episode we discuss in the intertwined narrative of Theodosius the Great, Stilicho and Alaric the Goth. We'll take you through a series of choices that ended with the Gothic sack of Rome in 410 AD.

To read more about these fascinating figures, please check out the following:

Zosimus

The Poet Claudian

Procopius

Ambrose of Milan

The Codes Theodosianus