The Late Antique Podcast: Recent Episodes
Liam Greenacre
A podcast that aims to bring knowledge of Late Antiquity to the public. Its remit includes the end of the Roman Empire and the so-called ’barbarian kingdoms.’
This podcast will cover the lethal Justinian Plague which affected the Late Antique world. I will cover the 'minimalist' view of its impact, before arguing for its significance. Finally, I discuss the relationship between the humanities and the sciences, in light of the latter being increasingly used to understand the plague.
Today, the term 'vandal' has connotations of destructiveness. However, the term originally comes from a barbarian group from Late Antiquity. This episode shall examine the Vandals and see if their poor reputation is deserved.
For the script and bibliography visit my blog
In the late sixth century, a pretender called Gundovald landed in Gaul and claimed that he was a legitimate son of the Frankish King Chlothar I. This podcast shall cover his revolt and story, which ended in a thrilling finale in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
For the script and bibliography for this episode visit my blog.
In the mid sixth-century, the historian Jordanes published a history of the Goths called the Getica. However, some scholars have doubts about its accuracy. This podcast shall examine whether the Geticais mostly a literary work or whether it is factually accurate and can tell us about Gothic history.
For the script and bibliography visit my blog.