Rome – The French History Podcast

April 12, 2020

33 – The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

The Scourge of God descends upon Gaul. Aetius must rally what remains of Western Rome and unite with his nemesis Theodoric of the Visigoths.

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March 27, 2020

32 – Barbaria

Gaul is a battleground & Rome is on the retreat. The Visigoths, Burgundians and Franks vie for supremacy while Gauls are trapped in between

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March 17, 2020

31 – The Long War: Rome and Francia

The Huns march westward, pushing uncountable numbers of Germans towards Rome. The Romanized Franks have to defend Gaul while the empire crumbles. But the

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February 14, 2020

30 – God and the Gauls

Christianity finally comes center-stage! During the 2nd-3rd centuries Gaul gets a host of saints and miracles and becomes an important part of the Christian

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January 31, 2020

29 – Life in a Crumbling Empire

What was life like for ordinary people in 4th century Gallia? In this episode we’re covering men, women, children, the family, culture, entertainment, language,

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January 16, 2020

28 – In This Sign You Shall Conquer

Galerius rules from the East and Constantine fears for his life. One night the young man flees to Gaul to rejoin his father in

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January 3, 2020

27 – The Empire Strikes Back

The year is 285. Diocletian is the undisputed master of a Roman world in tatters. Gaul has fallen completely apart as its own people

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November 30, 2019

26 – The Gallic Empire

Rome is falling apart. It’s being invaded along its entire northern and eastern borders. Emperors are assassinated. Usurper generals rise up every year to

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November 16, 2019

25 -The Ancient Superpower and its Decline

Rome ascends to unprecedented glory by the time of Antoninus Pius. Then the unthinkable happens and the ancient superpower is hit with one disaster

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October 19, 2019

24 -The Two Lost Centuries

Nearly two centuries of Gallia’s history go missing. What happened to the records and what happened in Gallia?

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