Majorian: The hero emperor who almost saved the Roman Empire (Part 1).

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Finally, the 1st episode of a planned trilogy on the life of Majorian, Julis Valerius Maiorianus, the too underappreciated emperor who almost had managed to save the Western Roman Empire. This video is dedicated to his memory, as is the entire channel. In this video, we shall analyze how Majorian rose to power and became emperor of Western Rome in AD 457.

📚 Main sources for this video:
1. MAX, Gerald Edward, The University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. thesis, 1975 "Majorian Augustus"
2. Luigi Cantarelli, Columbia University, The City of New York, 1883 "The Emperor Majorian"

The excellent intro track is by Andrea Krux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBGFueJtOzw (License for use acquired)

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