Ep 5. Barbarian Gate: Adrianople-378, Pliska-811

Although waged 400 years apart, the battles of Adrianople and Pliska share a number of curious similarities. Explore how both defeats were triggered by the Romans€™ mistreatment of immigrant €œbarbarian€ groups from the north-who might otherwise have been converted into allies-and overconfidence on the part of the Roman emperors.