"As the Eternal City's power waned, enemies closed in."
"In this episode of Bow & Blade, Michael and Kelly delve into two devastating sieges of Rome - one led by the Goths, the other by the Vandals."
"Music: "Battle of the Creek" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/."
As Rome's power waned, enemies closed in. Two devastating sieges—one by the Goths and one by the Vandals—breached the city and eroded Roman authority. The Gothic siege culminated in the 410 sack, signaling a dramatic loss of security and precipitating political and psychological crisis across the empire. The Vandal sack of 455 further stripped Rome of wealth and maritime dominance, aided by the Vandals' North African base and naval strength. Together these sieges showcased shifting military balances, the vulnerability of urban centers, and the accelerating fragmentation of Western Roman political control.
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