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The Rhine

Stories from the chaotic frontier between Rome and the "Barbarians" that became Europe's fault line. We chart the rise of the Roman Empire, it's fall in the West, and the reverberations that led to centuries of conflict between France and Germany.
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May 16, 2016

Covering the years 70 - 160 CE, it's the good, bad, and the ugly of the Pax Romana, the long Roman Peace. 

May 2, 2016

Season 2 will cover the years 135 CE to 500 CE, and this episode is a quick preview of the big themes in Season 2 which starts May 16, 2016.

Apr 25, 2016

Covering the years 400 BCE - 135 CE, this episode provides a quick overview of "The Rhine" Season 1, or parts 1-24, which will give you a good foundation for Season 2 if you have just joined us.

 

Apr 11, 2016

After a brief legend from the 500s BCE, we cover the years 68 - 135 CE, following the compelling story of how first Jews came to France and Germany.

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Apr 4, 2016

Covering the years 66 - 68, it's the first part of our series on the Roman-Jewish Wars and the Jewish Diaspora.

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Mar 28, 2016

Covering 68 - 70 CE, it's the Year of the 4 Emperors and chaotic invasions on the Rhine. 

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Mar 21, 2016

Covering the years 42 - 59 AD/CE, we chart the rise of Agrippina the Younger, the most powerful woman the Roman world had ever seen.  More importantly for our history of Germany, Agrippina founded the greatest city in the Rhine River Valley.

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Mar 14, 2016

Covering the years 37 - 42 CE/AD, we tell the stories of two Roman Emperors who dream of conquering Britannia.

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Mar 7, 2016

Covering the years 20 - 37 CE, we talk about the impact of Germanicus's death and see how his family fared through the reign of Tiberius. 

Please note that this episode has one section that is very violent (and sad).  This one is probably not appropriate for kids.

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Feb 29, 2016

In this episode, we cover the years 16 to 20 CE.  Arminius and Germanicus go their separate ways, and both learn (the hard way) that their peers are jealous of their success.

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Feb 22, 2016

In this episode, we cover the Roman-German War of the year 16. Germanicus makes an amphibious landing in Northern Germania and trades punches with Arminius.

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Feb 15, 2016

The first of three parts on the great Roman-German war of the years 14-16.

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Feb 8, 2016

Rome's first Emperor, Octavian Augustus Caesar, sees th white light at the end of the tunnel, leaving his heirs Tiberius & Germanicus to deal with a disgruntled Roman Army.

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Feb 1, 2016

Part 13 of "The Rhine" covered one of the most decisive battles in the history of western civilization: The Battle of Teutoburg Gap (or Teutoburg Forest).  On part 14, we cover the aftermath on both sides of the frontier.

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Jan 25, 2016

We follow a Roman Army deep into Germania in the year 9 CE.

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Jan 18, 2016
Covering the 18 years from 9 BCE - 9 CE, we examine the cracks in the Augustan Golden Age and spend some time with the under-appreciated Tiberius Claudius Nero, or as he was later known, Tiberius Caesar.
 
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Jan 11, 2016

Covering the years 12 BCE - 9 BCE, we meet a Germanic tribe and follow the first Roman explorer of Germania, Drusus Claudius Nero.

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Jan 4, 2016

Covering the years 30 BCE to 15 BCE, Octavian tries to get a handle on power.  Then his stepsons, the young Claudian brothers Tiberius and Drusus, try to conquer the Alpine tribes.

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