gothic history

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

In our last episode, we told you all about the rise of Theodoric the Great and the founding of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy. Now, we’re going to tell you all about the [...Read More...]

After 75 years under Hunnic dominion, the Ostrogoths seized their freedom and set about taking over control of the Western Roman Empire. The man who led them was named [...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...]

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

In our last few episodes, we’ve told you what we know about pre-Roman Gothic archaeology, culture, and history. We’ve told you about conditions both inside and outside [...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...]

In our last episode, we took a look at the outside forces driving the engine of the Migration Era: Hunnic migrations and invasions, constant displacement and conflict at the [...Read More...]

It was the beginning of the Migration Era where the Goths’ history with the Roman Empire begins. The Migration era was a cycle of wars and conflicts lasting hundreds of [...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...]