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The Roman Empire's Messy Divorce - The Pax Romana Podcast 101
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- The Pax Romana Podcast
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- Apr 15, 2026
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- 1250
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Summary
In 395, the Roman Empire did not collapse, but it lost the ability to act as a single, coordinated system. Two emperors inherited the empire—Arcadius in the East and Honorius in the West—but neither truly governed. Power lay with the men around them. Among those men, one stood out: Stilicho, the western general who claimed to act for the unity of the empire itself. Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE Buy Professor Elliott's book: Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World .