The Story of the Goths

In 410, the Goths surged over what remained of the city walls and sacked the city of Rome.

But who were the Goths?

And how were they able to conquer the greatest city of the ancient world?

Henry Bradley charts a history of the Goths from their emergence in eastern Europe, across the river Danube, to their spread westwards, fighting both against and for the Roman Empire, before they eventually overcame their masters and conquered vast swathes of what remained of the Western Roman Empire.

Through...