Episodes
Jan. 31, 2018
006 – Here come the Lombards
555-574 A quick look at the brief period of Byzantine rule before the arrival of the Lombards in 568 and then we look at their invasion of Italy and hear a bit of juicy royal gossip
Jan. 24, 2018
005 – The Gothic War continues
540-554 The war between the Ostrogoths in Italy and the imperial forces of Byzantium continues from 540 and reaches it's end in 552
Jan. 17, 2018
004 – Queen Amalasuntha and Byztantium gets annoyed
526-540 From the death of Theodoric the great in 526, through the regency of his daughter Amalasuntha, to the end of the first phase of the Gothic war in 540
Jan. 10, 2018
003 – Theodoric and the rise and fall of the Ostrogoth kingdom
493-526 From 493 when Theodoric the Great took contro of the Italian peninsula to his death in 526
Jan. 3, 2018
002 – The new Italian kingdom from Odoacer to Theodoric
476-493 The Italian kingdom of Odoacer (476 – 493) and the takeover by the Goths of Theodoric the Great
Jan. 3, 2018
001 – The end of the end and the beginning of the beginning (408 - 476)
410-476 We go back before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 to focus on three key events and names: Alaric, Attila and Odoacer.
Oct. 6, 2017
000 – Launch
This is our launch episode in which we outline the content and intentions foe the podcast
