The Long Road to Aquitaine In the fifth instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ Herbert Bushman describes the conclusion to the Visigoths’ four-decade quest for a permanent homeland. Herbert Bushman 21 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
A Roman Trauma In the fourth instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman describes the Visigothic sack of Rome in 410 C.E. Herbert Bushman 1 Nov 2023 · 17 min read
King of the Goths In the third instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman describes the rise of Alaric I, whose Gothic armies roamed Greece and the Balkans before marching on Rome itself. Herbert Bushman 2 Oct 2023 · 20 min read
Huns to the North. Romans to the South In the second instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman describes the events that sparked the fateful Gothic invasion of the Roman Empire. Herbert Bushman 19 Sep 2023 · 25 min read
Rise of the Goths In the inaugural instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman introduces readers to the Gothic civilization that would eventually help bring down the Roman Empire. Herbert Bushman 31 Aug 2023 · 18 min read
