The assassination of Valentinian III on the day after the Ides of March, 455, is often considered a watershed moment for both the empire and the Theodosians. Having always been a cipher, the feckless emperor’s eight or nine successors (depending on whom and how you count) were in some ways far more consequential, in part … Continue reading Un Occidente rivolto a Est. Dalla fine della dinastia teodosiana alla rovina dell’Italia romana