When in Rome

Aurelian Walls

11.14.2023 - By Matt SmithPlay

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No structure says ‘Crisis of the Third Century’ more than the Aurelian Walls. The city of Rome had long been at peace and largely untouchable, but Aurelian realised that times had changed, and the capital of the empire needed defending.

Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).

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