Romulus der Große (1980 revised version) Add a review

Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play Romulus der Große (Romulus the Great, 1950) shows the demise of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, taking place during the day of (and the day following) the Ides of March, 476.

The Emperor Romulus Augustulus calmly expected the ruin of the Empire. Despite the attempts of his ministers and courtiers to force the emperor to take decisive steps against the increasing peril of the Germanic invasion, Romulus preferred to stay at home breeding domesticated chickens and not take action in response to the threat.