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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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Jul 17, 2017

We follow the Vandals from the area around modern-day Berlin to Tunisia.  One of the great adventures in the ancient world.

Jun 28, 2017

Covering the years 410 - 416, the Goths are on the move again.  From now on we'll call these Goths "Visigoths"

May 15, 2017

Covering the years 408 - 410 in Italy, this was our favorite show to write and produce.  

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May 8, 2017

Covering 405 - 409 CE, we watch two groups of barbarians merge and threaten the very heart of the Western Roman Empire.

May 1, 2017

We take a close look at the 3 tribes that crossed the frozen Rhine river on New Year's Eve of the year 406 and wreaked havoc on Roman Gaul.

Apr 17, 2017

Covering the years 402 - 406, we discuss the changing nature of the Roman state, particularly in the west.

Apr 10, 2017

Covering the years 395 - 402, Alaric and the Goths turn their attention to the Western Roman Empire, led by a general named Stilicho.

Apr 3, 2017

Covering 395, the Romans suffer massive attacks on two fronts.

Mar 27, 2017

Covering the years 382 - 395, the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire are set on a collision course, and the Goths are caught in the middle.

Mar 20, 2017

This week, we cover the war of words between the Bishop Ambrose of Milan and the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius "the Great."

Mar 13, 2017

Covering 378-382, we cover the aftermath of the Battle of Adrianople.

Mar 6, 2017

Covering the year 378, it's the climax of the migrant crisis, as the Roman Emperors Valens and Gratian close in on Gothic positions in the eastern Balkans.

Feb 27, 2017

Part 2 of our series on the Goths who crossed into Roman territory in 376.  

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Feb 20, 2017

Covering the years 376-377, two desperate Gothic tribes run from a Hunnic army end up begging for food and shelter on the edge of the Roman Empire.

Feb 13, 2017

The arrival of the Huns in 375 CE signals the beginning of a new European epoch.  First on the chopping block: the Goths.

Feb 6, 2017

The Roman Empire is expanding, causing all sorts of conflicts with it's neighbors, including the Germanic Quadi tribe in the middle Danube.

Jan 30, 2017

We tell the unorthodox story of Wulfila, a Roman prisoner living among the Goths.

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