Flavius Aetius: The Last Roman General Was Killed by the Man He Saved

Flavius Aetius held the Western Roman Empire together for two decades and personally stopped Attila the Hun at the Catalaunian Fields — the last great Roman military victory. Three years later, the emperor he'd spent his career protecting killed him with his own hands, over a plot that almost certainly never existed. This is the fourth entry in The Long Memory's series on the decisions and fears that broke Rome — this time, a ruler so afraid of losing power that he destroyed the one man actually holding his throne up. 00:00 Cold Open & Series Throughline 02:10 Aetius: Hostage to Supreme Commander 04:28 The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields 06:49 The Fear That Turned Fatal 10:32 Murder, Revenge, and the Long Shadow to 476 If you're following the fall of Rome one decision at a time, subscribe — new episodes trace exactly this pattern across every emperor who lost the West. Watch Episode 1 (Diocletian): [link] Watch Episode 3 (Theodosius): [link] Full playlist — The Long Memory: [link] #RomanHistory #FallOfRome #AncientHistory