The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 9 called Hispania: Dominate and Expansion of Christianity and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - What aspects did the Crisis of the Third Century change in Hispania and the Roman Empire - About the firsts Germanic raids in Hispania, as well as the brief alliegance of Hispania to the breakaway Gallic Empire - A discussion on the three ecclesiastical theories (preaching of Saint James the Greater, preaching of the Seven Apostolic Men and arrival of Paul the Apostle) that try to explain how Christianity expanded into Hispania - How did Christianity arrive from North Africa and which were the first Christian persecutions in Hispania - What reforms did Diocletian enact to end the Crisis of the Third Century and what was the bagaudae phenomenon - A very brief talk about the civil wars that plagued most of the 4th century, Constantine's Edict of Milan and how was the ecclesiastical hierarchy substituting Roman institutions on a local level - What Priscillianism was - A discussion on the r

This is episode 8 called Hispania: Principate and Romanization and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - What does Romanization mean - What aspects Romanization involved - Which were the key elements or causes for the Romanization of Hispania - The internal elements that explain this process of acculturation - Which were the different phases of Romanization and why wasn't the process geographically homogenous - Which were the key economic sectors of Hispania during the Principate - A discussion on the importance of the policies of colonization of Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus, as well as the Edict of Latinization of Vespasian - Why did Vespasian issue the Edict of Latinization and what consequences did that have - The reign of two Hispano-Roman Emperors: Trajan and Hadrian - The decadence of the Roman Empire with the Antonine Plague under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus - The Severan dynasty and how the Crisis of the Third Century started

This is episode 7 called Roman Conquest of Hispania: Native Resistance and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why Rome took so much time conquering Hispania - What interests did Rome have in the Iberian Peninsula - What happened in the Iberian Revolt of 197-195 BC and why did Iberians revolt multiple times - What happened in the First and Second Celtiberian Wars - Which were the two major wars that were the turning point in the Roman conquest of Hispania: the pacification of Lusitania with the defeat of Viriathus and the Numantine War - The internal tensions in Italy and the causes of the fall of the Roman Republic - Why did Sertorius fled for Hispania - A brief talk about the civil wars that ended the Republican system - Why and how did Augustus completed the conquest of Hispania with the Cantabrian Wars in northern Spain - Reflections on the importance of the devotio

This is episode 6 called Roman Conquest of Hispania: Second Punic War and in this episode you will learn: Show notes - Which were the two rising Mediterranean powers: Carthage and Rome - Why was Carthage interested in controlling Spain - How and why the Second Punic War started - Which was the Hannibal's strategy to win the war - How did Rome almost fall - About the hopes of winning with the campaigns of Scipio Africanus in Spain and the decisive Battle of Illipa in 206 BC - How did the Second Punic War end - How the war affected Spain and the long-term impact of the Second Punic War for Rome and Hispania - Reflections about an alternative scenario where Carthage wins the war

This is episode 5 called Second Iron Age: Iberians, Celts and other Pre-Roman peoples and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Everything about the Pre-Indo-European Iberians: Iberian alphabets, urbanism, warfare and weapons, society and politics, traditions, religion, burial customs and trade - Everything about the Indo-European Celts: Celtic economy, social institutions, warfare, religion, urbanism, cultures and society - The Celtiberians, who were famous for being ferocious and brave warriors - The ancient Basques, the Vascones - Reflections on the manipulation about the Basque identity and ethnicity done by Basque nationalism

This is episode 4 called First Iron Age: Tartessos, Phoenicians and Greeks and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The emergence of Tartessos in the Guadalquivir Valley area, the literary references and the possible location of their capital - The importance of mineral resources for the rise of Tartessian culture, that is a confluence between native and Phoenician cultures - The findings of El Turuñuelo led by Sebastián Celestino and Esther Rodríguez - The political system and myths of Tartessos - A quick overview to Tartessian history, from their rise to their fall in the 5th century BC - Where did the Phoenicians come from, where did they build their colonies and in what did they base their power - The peaceful collaboration between Tartessians and Phoenicians - What did the Phoenicians bring to Spain - The fall of Phoenician power after the fall of Tyre in 573 BC - The Greek Phocaean colonies like Emporion or Rhodes in eastern Spain (Catalonia and Valencia) - How and why were the Greek colonial

This is episode 3 called Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age in Iberia and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - How was the Iberian Peninsula during the Prehistory, except for the Iron Age - Remark that Prehistory is the less-known period of human history, and that new archeological or genetic findings are constantly challenging previous theories - The archeological site of Atapuerca, the most important Prehistoric one of Spain and Europe - The first settlers of the Iberian Peninsula - The Cave of Altamira - The slow process of Neolithization, first in the south and southeast and later in the north - The urbanized and stratified town of Los Millares of the Spanish Copper Age - Recent genetic studies that indicate that there may have been a big migration of Indo-Europeans between the Copper and Bronze Age - The Argaric culture of the Bronze Age - Important changes in the Late Bronze period

This is episode 2 called Geographical conditions of the Iberian Peninsula and in this episode you will learn the following: SHOW NOTES - How the geography of Spain has influenced its history - Why geography is very relevant to understand history - The main rivers and mountain ranges of Spain - The climate and terrain of Spain - The diversity in terms of climate between regions - Features like the lack of natural disasters or mineral resources - The political map of Spain - List of pros and cons of the geography of the Iberian Peninsula

This is episode 1 called Introduction to THe History of Spain Podcast and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The History of Spain Podcast is focused on Spanish history following a chronological order - The informative aim of the podcast and what will be covered - The regularity and length of the episodes - The Verdict section - Details about the content - Information about the monetization of The History of Spain Podcast through Patreon, ads, the store of the website and donations - Where can you find the podcast