germanic history

In our last episode we talked about the opulence of Goth–Gothic architecture, fashion, and art of all kinds–and the connection between this and the opulence of the [...Read More...]

We have come to the end (or almost the end) of our long, sweeping epic history of the Goths. But we have one corner of Gothic history as yet uncovered: what is the connection [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

Long after the smoke from the battlefields died down, long after the ravens had eaten their fill, the Migration Era lived on in Germanic heroic legend, well into the Middle [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

We’ve told you the story of the Ostrogoths, the Amal ruling family, who built an imperial dynasty only to see that rulership dissolve within two generations. But what [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

When Alaric of the Visigoths sacked Rome, it shocked the world—not least because Rome hadn’t been sacked in a thousand years. But also, while Rome was a Christian city by [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s Ecclesiastical History [...Read More...]

In our last episode about Amalasuintha and the end of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, we said we were next going to turn to the Visigothic Kingdom. But the story of the Visigothic [...Read More...]