Episode153- AdrianopleThe History of Rome · Oct 2, 2011 · 24 minPlay · 23:53SaveShareEpisode pageOperating with faulty intelligence and desperate to defeat the Goths on his own, Valens forced the disasterous Battle of Adrianople in August 378.RelatedEpisodes 2Videos 1Books 1Why Rome actually fell: plagues, slavery, & ice age — Kyle HarperDwarkesh Podcast • Apr 24, 2025 • 1 h 23 minSi Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires?Dwarkesh Podcast • Oct 1, 2026 • 1 h 37 min