SPANISH HISTORY 101 EP 12: The Visigoths

Brian's Spain Domain

Apr 11 2022 | 00:15:47

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Show Notes

Hispania has become orphanied by the fall of the Roman Empire, and vulnerable to a new wave of foreign peoples vying for control of the peninsula. But only the Visigoths would emerge on top. They will rise as the next great power to take over and they will make an earnest effort to brong the […]

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