Prussian Socialism 47: History and Legends of the Germanic Tribes and the Synthesis with Rome

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Gregory Conte explores the perspective of the Germanic tribes on the fall of Rome and their cultural evolution.

The fall of Western Rome is a story usually told looking northward. Roman and Greek historians tell us a tale of decay and destruction brought about by wild-eyed northern savages. But what did it look like from the other side? How did the Germanic peoples view the fall of Rome, arrival of Christianity, and the rise of early European kingdoms? In this lecture, Gregory Conte reconstructs the "barbarian" migrations (die Völkerwanderungen) from the northern point of view, through Germanic legends and romanized Germanic historians. What do we know about early Germanic language, culture, religion, law and government? How did the Germans advance from the petty tribes of Arminius' day (c. 9 AD) to the vast kingdoms in the era of Theodoric the Goth (c. 500)? And perhaps most importantly, how did the mingling of the Germanic and Latin-speaking peoples form the basis of European culture? ____________________ I haven't posted in a while. I've been very busy writing a book for the last few months. Now it's OUT! You can buy my "Be a Hero: Revolution by Legal Means" from Invisible Empire Publishing. A whirlwind tour of history, philosophy and best of all, HARDCORE ACTION in the streets and the…

People in this episode

Host: Gregory Conte

Topics covered

• Germanic tribes
• fall of Rome
• Christianity
• European kingdoms
• Germanic culture
• Roman history
• migration

Keywords

• Germanic tribes
• fall of Rome
• Christianity
• European culture
• migration
• history
• legends

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Organizations: Invisible Empire Publishing

Books & works: Be a Hero: Revolution by Legal Means

Places: Rome, Germany

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