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  The Goths: A Captivating Guide to the Visigoths and Ostrogoths Who Sacked Rome and Played an Essential Role in the Fall of the Western Roman Empire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 110min

  If you want to discover the captivating history of the Goths, then keep reading....Free History BONUS Inside!When J. R. R. Tolkien was writing his best-known work, The Lord of the Rings, between 1937 and 1949, he drew inspiration from various sources, with the largest well of inspiration being European folklore. However, according to some sources, he would also use real-life historical figures and base his characters on them. Take Théoden, for example. Théoden was an aging king of Rohan, who, after Gandalf the wizard helped him strip the yoke of Grima Wormtongue, rode into battle and died being crushed by his horse.The men picked him up and carried him into battle, nonetheless, singing praises to him and shedding tears. Scholars claim that Tolkien based Théoden on a real-life king who also died by being trampled by his troops’ horses but who was known for his bravery and who dealt a mighty defeat to a superior foe in the process.That king was Theodoric I, the battle was at the Catalaunian Plains, and the king himself was a Goth.In this book, we will delve into the fascinating world of the Goths with a scientific lens, exploring everything we can about how they came about, where they lived, what they did, and how they died off. We will look into the nitty-gritty details of their everyday life, as well as some major historical events that were affected by Goths of any variety. Do strap yourselves in - there are quite a few of those.In The Goths: A Captivating Guide to the Visigoths and Ostrogoths Who Sacked Rome and Played an Essential Role in the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, you will discover topics such as:Who Were the Goths? Names, Origins, and Early SettlementsHistory of the Goths: Relations with Romans, Gothic KingdomsOstrogothic and Visigothic RulersThe Culture of Goths: Religion, Customs, Social HierarchyEveryday Lif ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Randy Whitlow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/163513/bk_acx0_163513_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad, Hörbuch, Digital, 724min

  Spain has played a unique and essential role in Western civilization. To understand the unfolding of Spain's epic history is to come to terms with one of the West's great cultures, and to grasp its enduring presence and impact on the world stage. In these 24 accessible lectures, Professor Salisbury presents a broad and enthralling panorama of Spanish history, covering the centuries from the first prehistoric settlement of the peninsula to Spain's 20th-century civil war. Linking one seminal era with the next, the course begins with how early Spain drew a range of peoples from ancient Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, who formed vibrant communities on the peninsula. From there, you'll witness the rule of the peninsula by both Rome and Visigothic peoples, leading to the spellbinding drama of Islamic Spain and the Reconquista, Catholic Spain and the Inquisition, and the opening of the New World. Finally, you'll travel into the kingly dynasties and the dazzling artistic heritage of the Habsburgs and Bourbons, and you'll track Spain's emergence into the modern world. Together with the unfolding of Spanish history, Professor Salisbury illuminates Spain's iconic cultural forms - such as flamenco music and dance, and the ritual of bullfighting - and its phenomenal contributions to art, architecture, literature, music, theology, and learning. Across the centuries, you'll explore jewels of Spanish architecture, from the resplendent Moorish Alhambra and Alcázar of Seville to the sublime Sagrada Familia cathedral of modernist Antoni Gaudí. And you'll encounter Spain's geniuses of the visual and written arts, including such masters as the painters Velasquez, el Greco, Goya, and Picasso, and writers from the philosophers Averroes and Maimonides to literary greats Lope de Vega and Cervantes. Travel with us to this remarkable culture, and savor the beauty and the great human drama of the history of Spain. PLEASE NOT Language: English. Narrator: Joyce E. Salisbury. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000475/bk_tcco_000475_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Visigothic Kingdom of Tolosa: The History and Legacy of the Goths’ Kingdom in Gaul During the Collapse of the Roman Empire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 99min

  The birth of Europe as people know it today was hardly an easy and effortless process. The Old World was reshaped by centuries of continuous wars, raids, and the falls and rises of empires. The most turbulent of these events happened at the beginning of the Middle Ages, from the third through seventh centuries CE. This was the time when the old slave society gave way to the feudal system that marked the latter Middle Ages, and it was also a period of battles between the Roman Empire and various barbarian peoples. The Roman Emperors waged wars, made and broke alliances, and bribed and negotiated with chieftains of various “barbarian” tribes to preserve the territorial integrity of their empires, but the razor-edge division between the civilized world of the Romans and that of the “savages” that threatened their borders was dulling with every decade. In fact, the constant need for army recruits swelled the Roman legions with barbarian foederati, a phenomenon that forced both the Romans and Byzantines to use a very subtle way of playing the barbarian tribes against each other via diplomatic schemes and bountiful rewards. A new religion was also taking root: Christianity became a reason for both unification and division, as different people adopted different variations of its teachings.  It goes without saying that the Goths played an integral part in the history of Europe during this time, and they remain among the most notorious and controversial groups in history. By the fourth century CE, The Goths were among the prominent barbarian groups who became a threat to the Roman Empire, but they also had contacts with the Romans well before then, and they even traded for awhile. The two branches of the Goths that are best known, the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, stared down the Roman Empire as it neared its collapse and supplanted it with a kingdom in Italy in the 5th and 6th centuries respectively. The Visigoth leader Alaric and the Ostrogoth leader Theodoric are st ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/200788/bk_acx0_200788_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Medieval Spain

  Medieval Spain ab 25.99 € als Taschenbuch: Kingdom of Asturias Almohad Caliphate Almoravid dynasty Abd ar-Rahman IV Abd ar-Rahman V Mesta Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula Visigothic Kingdom Siete Partidas War of the Castilian Succession Mozarab. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,

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  Italy and Her Invaders Volume I: The Visigothic Invasion

  Italy and Her Invaders Volume I: The Visigothic Invasion: ab 2.9 €

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  Visigothic Spain 409 - 711

  Visigothic Spain 409 - 711: ab 42.99 €

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  Minting State and Economy in the Visigothic Kingdom

  Minting State and Economy in the Visigothic Kingdom - From Settlement in Aquitaine through the First Decade of the Muslim Conquest of Spain. 1. Auflage: ab 277.99 €

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  The Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia

  The Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia - Construction and Invention: ab 76.99 €

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