156- Jockeying for Position

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

History, Education

4.8 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2011

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

From 383-387 the tense quasi-partnership of Maximus, Valentinian II and Theodosius ruled the Roman Empire. During those years Bishop Ambrose and Nicean Christianity pushed themselves to dominance over their Arians rivals.

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1:18.5	Hello and welcome to the history of Rome.
1:23.2	Episode 156, jockeying for position.
1:30.9	When the Emperor Gratian was overthrown and murdered by the General Magnus Maximus in
1:35.5	383 AD, a game of high stakes political chess kicked off that wound up lasting for five
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