The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 11 called Barbarians against Barbarians and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The origins of the Visigoths and the Hunnic threat - The turbulent and complicated relationship between Visigoths and Romans - How the Visigoths first entered Hispania under Ataulf - The rule of Wallia and his campaign under Roman service that destroyed the Alans and Silingi Vandals of Hispania - What territories Honorius gave to the Visigoths in Gaul and why he gave those territories (spoiler: to suppress the bagaudae) - How the Imperial army assissted the Suebi against the Vandals of Gunderic to prevent them from becoming the dominant force in Hispania - Yet another crisis with the failed campaign of Castinus in Hispania and the death of Honorius, the usurpation of Joannes and the rise of Flavius Aetius - The period of hegemony of the Vandals in Hispania before leaving Hispania for North Africa in 429 - Reflections about the Imperial strategy of playing barbarians off against each other