SPANISH HISTORY 101 EP. 11 – The Barbarians Come on the Scene

Brian's Spain Domain

Mar 21 2022 | 00:16:21

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Show Notes

The painting we see in this podcast was the creation of Ulpiano Checa, from Spain, and it is a famous depiction of how the artist envisioned the arrival of the Germanic tribes around the Fall of the Roman Empire. It’s a fanciful image by today’s standard

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