A history of Romania

A history of Romania

A narrative podcast telling the tale of the peoples of Romania from ancient times to the present.


The story is divided into five seasons:

  1. Beginnings, covering prehistory to the year 602
  2. Foundations, 602 to 1396
  3. Burgeonings, 1396 to 1774
  4. Unifications, 1774 to 1919
  5. Identities, 1919 to 2007


If you'd like to see the maps, the bibliography, or learn more about me as your storyteller, head to the website.


If you’d like to support the show and help me continue making it, please consider making a donation.


Currently on Season 2, Foundations, covering the period from 602 to 1396.

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Episoder(46)

1.21 Friends on a coin's edge

1.21 Friends on a coin's edge

The Huns shatter Germanic kingdoms and Roman defenses as they establish their powerbase in the Pannonian Plain. Their relentless attacks devastate the Balkans and push the tribes of Europe to flee to ...

30 Jul 202429min

1.20 Cries from the other shore

1.20 Cries from the other shore

Gothic chieftains seek to gain more influence in the province of Gothia, but as they work to assert their power in relation to the empire, an unexpected threat appears from the steppes to the east: th...

16 Jul 202430min

1.19 Reconquest

1.19 Reconquest

A grand capital fit for a Christian emperor is built on the shores of the Bosphorus, and in order to ensure its safety, Constantine decides to retake the province of Dacia established by Trajan two ce...

25 Jun 202429min

1.18 Let the gods decide

1.18 Let the gods decide

Diocletian initiates a great persecution of the Christians, and his reformed Roman empire undergoes the ultimate test as the time for succession arrives.Check out what the Chi Rho symbol looked like h...

11 Jun 202432min

1.17 Reforging

1.17 Reforging

Diocletian transforms the Roman world through rational and autocratic reforms, discarding the system Augustus had built nearly three centuries earlier and forging an entirely new order.There are two m...

28 Mai 202430min

1.16 The empire minus one

1.16 The empire minus one

Aurelian campaigns relentlessly to restore the Roman empire, and the inhabitants of the former province of Dacia must negotiate a working relationship with the migratory peoples that are now settling ...

14 Mai 202428min

1.15 Fragmentation

1.15 Fragmentation

The Roman empire nears collapse as the Goths overrun the Balkans, the Persians invade the East, generals fight for the throne, and provinces secede to form new states, all while plague kills millions ...

30 Apr 202430min

1.14 New citizens

1.14 New citizens

The character of the Roman empire evolves as all of its free inhabitants are granted citizenship, spurring ever more growth and prosperity in Dacia. Yet that very wealth draws the attention of two pow...

16 Apr 202431min

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