The Man Who SAVED the Roman Empire - Gallienus The Great and Invincible #35 Roman History

Gallienus ruled an empire that was disintegrating under pressure from foreign invaders. The Senate proclaimed him co-emperor because it saw that no one man could run the vast military operations needed to defend the empire. Gallienus is a controversial figure, many ancient historians, especially from the senatorial class, talk about his role in bringing Rome to ruin. The reality, however, was very different; modern historians cite him as why the Empire could revive under Aurelian, Probus and Diocletian. On this channel we focus on Roman History and right now we’re doing a video on every Roman Emperor, if you’re interested in that subscribe or watch the playlist here: Narration by: James O’Neil 0:00 1:20 - First Couple of Years 8:20 - Usurpers and Tragedy 12:37 - Valerians Campaign 14:22 - The Years of Crisis 20:22 - The Gallic Empire 26:05 - Magnus et Invictus 30:11 - The Gothic War 36:46 - The Conspiracy 38:01 - Fin