History's Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach
Barbarian Gate: Adrianople-378, Pliska-811
TV-14
S1 • E5 30mAlthough waged 400 years apart, the battles of Adrianople and Pliska share a number of curious similarities. Explore how both defeats were triggered by the Romans' mistreatment of immigrant "barbarian" groups from the north-who might otherwise have been converted into allies-and overconfidence on the part of the Roman emperors.