So I was thinking about this recently and decided to see what you guys think. If Aurelian had re-built the Roman walls to something resembling the Theodosian walls (of course the Theodosian Walls don't exist yet so he doesn't have a model to go off of), what effects would this have?
Assuming things go the same way as OTL, I imagine Alaric would not be able to sack the city, and neither would Geiseric. Also, this would butterfly away the increasingly growing importance of Ravenna. Since Rome is now a much more defensible position than it was OTL, there wouldn't be any need for the imperial court to hide in Ravenna instead of Rome.
Thoughts?
Assuming things go the same way as OTL, I imagine Alaric would not be able to sack the city, and neither would Geiseric. Also, this would butterfly away the increasingly growing importance of Ravenna. Since Rome is now a much more defensible position than it was OTL, there wouldn't be any need for the imperial court to hide in Ravenna instead of Rome.
Thoughts?