Welcome to the twentieth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we discuss the dire consequences of impatience. Sources<ul><li>Burns, Thomas. Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome: A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D. Bloomington, Indiana U. Press, 1994.</li><li>Heather, Peter. The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians. Oxford, Oxford U. Press, 2007.</li><li>Lee, A. D. From Rome to Byzantium: The Transformation of Ancient Rome. Edinburgh, Edinburgh U. Press, 2013.</li><li>Lenski, Noel. Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. Berkeley, U. of California Press, 2003.</li><li>Marcellinus, Ammianus. Res Gestae (Book 31). Translated by C. D. Yonge, London, George Bell &amp; Sons, 1911.</li></ul><ol><li>Panello, R. J. The Private Orations of Themistius. Berkeley, U. of California Press, 2000.</li></ol><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

King Alexander III

On this humorous and informative show, a long-time history lover and a history rookie discuss pivotal moments in time when someone effed up, and unwittingly changed the course of history.Cover art: The Course of Empire: Destruction, Thomas Cole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.