1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled

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A vast ruined bath house, a fire-damaged poem and a world teetering on the brink of collapse.
In this episode, we look at the collapse of Roman Britain. Find out how a great civilization grew up almost overnight on the island of Britannia, how it endured the test of centuries against barbarian invasions and foolish rulers, and what happened after its final dramatic collapse.
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Voice Actors:
Shem Jacobs
Jacob Rollinson
Jake Barrett-Mills
Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: incompetech.com/
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. johnbartmann.com/

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