Fall of Rome, Ep.8: The Battle of Cape Bon, 468, & the Fall of the Roman Empire

2020-11-29

This is the season finale, the climactic finish to this epic story of the Fall of the Roman Empire. While the West was hanging from a thread after the Vandals had taken North Africa, the Eastern Roman Empire wasn't so quick to let it fade away. The Eastern Emperor, Leo, spend 100,000 pounds of gold putting together an immense armada, and sent it straight to Vandal Africa. At the Battle of Cape Bon, the Romans and Vandals would face off in a decisive and destructive naval battle in 468. The outcome...

This is the season finale, the climactic finish to this epic story of the Fall of the Roman Empire.

While the West was hanging from a thread after the Vandals had taken North Africa, the Eastern Roman Empire wasn't so quick to let it fade away.

The Eastern Emperor, Leo, spend 100,000 pounds of gold putting together an immense armada, and sent it straight to Vandal Africa.

At the Battle of Cape Bon, the Romans and Vandals would face off in a decisive and destructive naval battle in 468.

The outcome would decide the fate of the Roman Empire, and the history of Europe.

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