Germania: Divided and United
A guide through the key historical events, conflicts, treaties, administrative decisions, political policies, religious transformations, and cultural synthesis that led to the unification of the German States and creation of the German Empire in 1871. Intro & Outro Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, Curtesy of Musopen.org
Episodes
44 episodes
Episode 2.12 City of God
Understanding the relationship between the city of man and the city of God requires going back to the genesis of the human race
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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27:23
Episode 2.11 Lay Hold of Life Eternal
In 393, the Christian Theodosius defeated the pagan Arbogastiz, cementing Christianity as the dominant faith in the Roman World and proving it as the true faith. Less than 20 years later, Rome was sacked by Alaric and the Goths for the first ti...
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Episode 11
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34:10
Episode 2.10 With All Your Heart, and All Your Mind, and All Your Soul
Book Club! This episode follows the life of St. Augustine from his baptism on Easter 387 to the end of the 4th century. We then review his groundbreaking memoir "Confessions" and his relationship with God, his relationships with his fellow man,...
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Episode 10
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48:19
Episode 2.9 Confessions
Time to confess my feelings about St. Augustine's Confessions
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Episode 9
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29:03
Episode 2.8 Church and State
Between 374 and 394, the actions of St. Ambrose of Milan and Emperor Theodosius the Great had a major impact on the integration of the Christian Church with State policy that reverberated through history for 1500 years.
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Episode 8
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44:50
Episode 2.7 Bishop Wulfias
The story of Wulfias (c.310-380), the bishop of the Christians to the Getic people and the creator of the Gothic alphabet.
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Episode 7
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21:48
Episode 2.6 The Council of Nicaea
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 A...
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Episode 6
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24:21
Episode 2.5 Heresy!
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 p...
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Episode 5
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33:46
Episode 2.4 Jesus People
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...
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Episode 4
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26:50
Episode 2.3 For God So Loved the World...
What kind of world was Jesus born into? And what message to he have to deliver to it?
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Episode 3
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27:27
Episode 2.2 Herod the Great
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 t...
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Episode 2
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29:39
Episode 2.1 The God of Abraham
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....
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Episode 1
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25:38
Episode 1.32 Rex Italia
In the late 4th century, the Germans finally toppled the Roman Empire - no one was more surprised than the Germans.
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Episode 32
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36:32
Episode 1.31 The German King of Italy
Flavius Ricimer continued the tradition of Germanic generals serving as de facto rules for Roman emperors. If only he knew how to share.
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Episode 31
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28:14
Episode 1.30 The Scourge of God
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
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Episode 30
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22:49
Episode 1.29 Gaiseric's Historical Significance with Ian Hughes
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
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Episode 29
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34:37
Episode 1.28 A Foresight Worth Recounting
Gaiseric became king of the Vandals in 428, and took them to new heights as the conquerors of Roman North Africa.
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Episode 28
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33:55
Episode 1.27 Gunderic
From 406-412, the coalition that became the Vandals migrated from the Upper Danube to Hispania. This was...contentious.
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Episode 27
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28:14
Episode 1.26 Gothic Vigor
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.
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Episode 26
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24:44
Episode 1.25 Taking Whatever They Found
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 yea...
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Episode 25
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21:15
Episode 1.24 The Rise and Fall of Stilicho
From 395 to 408, Stilicho was the first Germanic general to become de facto ruler of Italy and the western Roman Empire. He would not be the last.
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Episode 24
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24:04
Episode 1.23 The King and the General
Theodosius the Great ruled a united Roman Empire for less than 150 days. Following his death, the western Roman world was dominated by two barbarian generals, Alaric and Stilicho. If only they could get along.
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Episode 23
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23:06
Episode 1.22 The Lover of Peace and the Goths
Following the Battle of Adrianople, it was up to Theodosius the Great to pacify the central empire and make a treaty with the Goths.
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Episode 22
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