Podcast on Germany

So for the first time, the Romans are going to bring the fight to the Germans. Fires will ravage the lands and the Germans brought to heel!  However, through trickery, the Roman army is surrounded and cut off from their supplies.  They are left wondering if they can survive the upcoming winter and the hordes baying for their lives! Meanwhile, Caesar struggles with true love as a Suebi woman catches his eye and his heart.  Will he learn to love and accept the Suebi or will he continue on his quest for conquest?  Find out April 30th 2019 in "The Broken Haven."

Well that is how the Hollywood version of the story would go.  However historically this trip takes 18 days with a short sprint to the Ubii and back with a couple of burnt up homes along the way. Kind of anti-climatic I know, but Caesar did not want to stay in this foreign land for long.  Find out what brought him there in the first place, why the incursion was so short, and if we should consider Caesar's first German campaign a success or failure.

Hello everyone today we are talking about a black mark in Caesar's career.  This episode will discuss the arrival of Tencteri and the Usipetes and then their massacre at the hands of the Romans.  Caesar has been fighting for 3 years now and has dominance in Gaul.  His problem is that the Gauls are unwilling to let him keep it.  Stressed by the continuous fighting and raiding in the region, Caesar now faces the problem that two tribes, with elite cavalry, have broken through his static defense of the Rhine and are trying to settle in Gaul.  Caesar must gather his forces and end this threat to his precarious kingdom.  The clash that will end this invasion is closer to murder and eradication than traditional battle.  Join in as we discuss how the two tribes crossed the Rhine and the road that led to one of the most malicious moments in Caesar's career of conquest and subjugation..

Hey everyone!  This episode is a rather short one as my nose is still a little stuffed however it still is a goody!  Right now there is a war going on in Gaul.  Chaos is spreading as Julius Caesar enforces his dominion over Gaul.  In this time of chaos there is a need for troops and there are a lot of homes that are right for the picking.  Well sitting just across the Rhine are bored young men and chiefs who have something to prove.  For both Caesar and Gaul the Rhine borderland has become a source of allies and pesky bandits that will force them to adapt in this time of crisis.  Listen in as we discuss what the Rhine began to signify for the Germans and Caesar's response to the threat to his growing empire!

Hey everyone welcome back to the Podcast on Germany!  So last we left off Julius Caesar was outflanked by Ariovistus.  However Caesar is not worried he expects that Ariovistus will attack before this becomes a problem.  For the next 5 days Caesar will sit there waiting for an attack and wondering what game Ariovistus is playing at.  Join in as we discuss the possibilities for Ariovistus's delay, Caesar's attempts to goad out a battle, and the eventual clash that decides who will rule eastern Gaul.

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Hey everyone welcome back to the Podcast on Germany!  This episode deals with the set up of the battle of Vosges.  Julius Caesar and Ariovistus have decided that passing messages to one another is not good enough.  Both sides first try to race for control of the territory between them followed by some more smack talk! In the end I think Ariovistus got the better of it.  Leave a comment on our twitter or facebook page on who you think had better smack talk!

Germans have invaded Alsace! For France this would typically be a 'oh not again' moment if this was modern history.  However this is in the final years of the Roman Republic.  Caesar is considered a hero and savior to the Gauls for destroying the Helvetti.  Now he watches as the Sequani and the Arverni plot to over throw Rome's old ally the Aedui and control Eastern and Central Gaul.  To succeed in this plan the two tribes call on German mercenaries from the Suebi tribe across the Rhine under the leadership of Ariovistus.  Listen in to find out what happens when this clever Germanic king agrees to help destroy the Aedui and discovers the wealth of the Gauls.

Hello everyone! In today's episode we discuss the years in between the destruction of the Cimbri and the start of Julius Caesar's campaign into Gaul.  This episode is focused primarily on discussing why German tribes and the Romans try to conquer Gaul. What brought large and powerful tribes across the Rhine to establish homes in modern day Alsace and Belgium?  How does Julius Caesar get Rome involved in Gaul despite their focus in the East?  All of this we explore within the episode as we prepare for the eventual confrontation between Caesar and Ariovistus, the leader of the Suebi tribe that has overrun several tribes in Eastern Gaul.

Marius has just defeated the first half of the Grand Alliance army in southern Gaul. As he is celebrating his victory he receives word.  He has been reelected as consul and the Cimbri have broken through the Alps and are threatening the city of Rome itself.  The Roman Republic hangs in the balance as the Cimbri flood into Northern Italy and the Roman army quakes in fear behind the Po River. For the first time in over a century, a 'barbarian' army has control of the Alps and can conquer Rome. Will Marius have enough time to unite the Roman armies or will Cimbri march in and sack Rome? Join in as we discuss the final battle of the Cimbri wars and a point in history that decided the fate of western civilization as we know it. 

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Join us as we continue our discussion of the third phase of the Cimbri Wars!  In today's episode we look at the lead up to and the battle of Aquae Sextiae.  Marius and his green army sit at the banks of the Rhone river probably not far from the fields of Arausio.  He has waited for 2 years for the Cimbri to come back and fight.  However, the Cimbri are not coming alone.  They have formed an alliance with the Teutones, Ambrones, Tigurini, and Toygeni along with several other tribes with the one goal of crushing the Roman army and settling in Northern Italy.  As this alliance marches towards the Alps, Marius must figure out a way to defeat a force that out numbers his own and has shattered his men's will to fight.  

Who will win on the plains of Aquae Sextiae? 

Rome has lost four legions to the Cimbri.  There is nothing standing in the way between Cimbri and the city of Rome.  Panic spreads throughout the peninsula and an empire that had defeated Carthage now looks like it will crumble to a roaming tribe from the north. The senate and the Consul Rutilius Rufus have to scramble to save the Republic from collapsing.  In today's episode we look at the Roman's response to the aftermath of the disaster at Arausio and discuss what happens to the Cimbri as they decide to move into Spain and try to set up a new home.