05-04-2011, 09:31 AM
Quote:Roman was more or less "abandoned" by Rome in 410 AD, the Emperor, Honorius told them they should seek to their own defenses.
I asked about the Rescript of Honorius in a thread some time ago. There were some excellent replies.
Edit: The link has stopped working for me for some reason. After some digging I found it again. Hopefully this one works.
http://www.ancient-warfare.org/rat.html?...057#262057
David J. Cord
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