Germania: Divided and United

The story of Wulfias (c.310-380), the bishop of the Christians to the Getic people and the creator of the Gothic alphabet.Instagram: @germaniapod

11-26

21:48

In May 325, Emperor Constantine called a council of bishops together outside of Nicomedia to settle doctrinal disputes and align the followers of Christ under a universal catholic church. This was to end the ongoing conflict between Arius and Athanasius. While history remembers this ecumenical council as a unifying moment for Christians, it did not really play out that way in the immediate aftermath.Instagram: @germaniapod

11-13

24:21

The decentralized nature of the early Christian communities meant that a lot of different beliefs about the nature of God and Jesus were proposed and preached. The name that is now associated with the heresies more than any other was Arius, a presbyter from Libya. Instagram: @germaniapod

11-06

33:46

After the death of Jesus, most assumed that he and his followers would never be heard from again. Well, you know what happens when you assume...Instagram: @germaniapod

10-18

26:50

What kind of world was Jesus born into? And what message to he have to deliver to it?Instagram: @germaniapod

09-25

27:27

Herod the Great ruled Judea for 33 years and had a large role in creating the world that Jesus of Nazareth was born into. That was a world going through religious transformation, social upheaval, government-sponsored violence, and high taxes.Select Sources:Gelb, Norman. “Herod the Great: Statesman. Visionary. Tyrant.” Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herod-king-of-JudaeaInstagram: @germaniapod

09-18

29:39

A quick run through 3,000 years of the Jewish faith. Sources:www.biblegateway.com Gelb, Norman. “Herod the Great: Statesman. Visionary. Tyrant.” Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013.Ilan, Tal. “Shelamziyyon Alexandra.” The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/shelamziyyon-alexandra#:~:text=Queen%20Shelamziyyon%20Alexandra%20ruled%20Judea,that%20had%20supported%20her%20husband.Instagram: @germaniapod

08-28

25:38

In the late 4th century, the Germans finally toppled the Roman Empire - no one was more surprised than the Germans.Instagram: @germaniapod

06-30

36:32

Flavius Ricimer continued the tradition of Germanic generals serving as de facto rules for Roman emperors. If only he knew how to share.Instagram: @germaniapod

06-15

28:14

In the mid 5th century, the Germanic peoples were clients of either the Romans or Huns. I wonder what will happen if both collapse within a few decades of each others?Check out the maps for this episode at Germania: United and Divided (@germaniapod) • Instagram photos and videosInstagram: @germaniapod

06-05

22:49

I spoke with Ian Hughes, author of 9 books about the late Roman empire, about Gaiseric and his importance in shaping the political landscape of the western Roman world in the 5th century. You can find his work on Amazon Amazon.com: Ian Hughes MA: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle.Instagram: @germaniapod

05-23

34:37

Gaiseric became king of the Vandals in 428, and took them to new heights as the conquerors of Roman North Africa.Instagram: @germaniapod

05-08

33:55

From 406-412, the coalition that became the Vandals migrated from the Upper Danube to Hispania. This was...contentious.Instagram: @germaniapod

05-01

28:14

From 412-415, Athaulf's primary focus was reviving the Roman name with Gothic vigor. By 418, the Visigoths had established a separate kingdom that could ally with but would not restore Rome to greatness.Instagram: @germaniapod

04-24

24:44

Following the death of Stilicho, Alaric and the Visigoths opened negotiations with the western court to peacefully integrate into the Roman power structure. The imperial negotiators talked themselves into the first sack of Rome in 800 years.Instagram: @germaniapod