The Dark Ages Podcast

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    • 45. Wives, Lovers, and The Worst Year Ever

      Why did a Belisarius have problems with his command? And why did a Harvard professor claim that Belisarius was working in the Worst Year in Human History? →

    • 44. The Siege of Rome v1.0

      Belisarius continues moving up the Italian Peninsula, to bring his army to attack the greatest prize: Rome itself. →

    • 43. Theodahad’s Thirty Pigs

      Hello and welcome to the Dark Ages Podcast. Episode 43: Theodahad’s Thirty Pigs. I hope you all enjoyed the last episode, it took much longer to put together than expected, and I have to apologize again for the interruption in service and thank you all for coming back to me. Before getting to the meat… →

    • 38. Sons of the Vandal

      The Vandal Kingdom has had its ups and its downs since the fall  of the West. Four kings work to maintain Gaiseric’s legacy in the face of a hostile populace and a looming threat in the East. →

    • 15. Unmitigated Gaul

      418 CE to 456 CE A senator by the name of Eparchius Avitus is dragooned into filling the imperial shoes left behind by the well-aimed brick that took out Petronius Maximus. His life gives a framework for discussing the place of southern Gaul within the Roman empire, and how the Visigoths were settling in. And… →

    • 14. More Serpent than Dove

      The Vandals Part III 439 to 455 CE “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore as wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Matthew, 10:16 Gaiseric weathers Roman attempts to recover the African provinces, and begins to set his house in order. Marriage deals are made and broken,… →

    • 12. The Hun and the Saint

      The Huns Part IV 450-453 CE Attila unleashed his fury on the Western empire in two back to back campaigns. The first culminated in the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields. The second ended with the famous meeting between Attila the Hun and Pope Leo I. “Attila, in an effort to bring about the wars …… →

    • 8. Attila Invictus

      The Huns Part III 435 to 446 CE The scourge of God rises from the Hunnic horde.  The Romans have to deal with him while also facing earthquake, flood, and plague.  Straight up not having a good time, bro. Map of the Roman road network. Another map of the geography of the Balkans “The Britons”… →

    • 7. All the Sun Shines Upon

      The Huns Part II 395 to 435 CE Contact with the Roman world changes the Huns, as prosperity creates politics. A series of chiefs and warlords set the stage for their most famous ruler. Map of Roman Provinces “The Britons” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ →

    • 6. The Whirlwind of Nations

      The Huns Part I c. 370 to 395 CE Where had the Huns come from? Who were they? How did they fight? What made them so scary? The answers are theory and speculation, and maybe one day someone will figure it out. Information on cranial modification is here and here An image of the patera… →