Book Review: ‘At the Gates of Rome: The Fall of the Eternal City, AD 410’

Book Review: ‘At the Gates of Rome: The Fall of the Eternal City, AD 410’
"The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius," 1883, by John William Waterhouse. During his reign Rome was sacked for the first time in 800 years. Public Domain
Dustin Bass
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Don Hollway has followed his debut book, “The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada,” with an absolutely fascinating read: “At the Gates of Rome: The Fall of the Eternal City, AD 410.”

Hollway has shown himself to be a true storyteller in the realm of history, and in this new book, he truly shines. The book describes in vivid detail what led to the sack of Rome by the Goths in 410 by taking the reader back more than 30 years before that event takes place.

Dustin Bass
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Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
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