The Rhine

Joe Rigodanzo

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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23 - Diaspora (1/2)

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04/04/16 • 70 min

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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10 - The Road to Gaul

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01/04/16 • 34 min

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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2 - Germanii Storm

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11/16/15 • 31 min

Covering 146 to 100 BCE, we talk about Roman expansion and a huge Germanic invasion.

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14 - After Teutoburg

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02/01/16 • 42 min

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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1 - Woe to the Conquered

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11/16/15 • 37 min

Covering the years 400 to 146 BCE, a group of Celts invade Italy and we get a taste of how Romans treated their enemies.

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4 Bonus - Gallic Religion and Myth

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12/03/15 • 8 min

In this short bonus episode, we cover a few interesting hints we have about Celtic and Gallic religion.

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17 - Germanicus and Arminius: Ideology

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02/22/16 • 37 min

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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