The History of Spain Podcast14 Mar 2019

Barbarians against Barbarians

This is episode 11 called Barbarians against Barbarians and in this episode you will learn:

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- The origins of the Visigoths and the Hunnic threat
- The turbulent and complicated relationship between Visigoths and Romans
- How the Visigoths first entered Hispania under Ataulf
- The rule of Wallia and his campaign under Roman service that destroyed the Alans and Silingi Vandals of Hispania
- What territories Honorius gave to the Visigoths in Gaul and why he gave those territories (spoiler: to suppress the bagaudae)
- How the Imperial army assissted the Suebi against the Vandals of Gunderic to prevent them from becoming the dominant force in Hispania
- Yet another crisis with the failed campaign of Castinus in Hispania and the death of Honorius, the usurpation of Joannes and the rise of Flavius Aetius
- The period of hegemony of the Vandals in Hispania before leaving Hispania for North Africa in 429
- Reflections about the Imperial strategy of playing barbarians off against each other

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