46 – France’s First Dynasty

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46 – France’s First Dynasty

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Nov 21, 2020

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In the first episode of this podcast I talked about how the words ‘France’ and ‘French’ are not set, but are ever-evolving concepts. Related to this is the question: when did ‘France’ begin? There are certainly precursors to France, going all the way back to the first humans. In the 19th and 20th centuries French […]

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Nov 21, 2020

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A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.

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15 – Fate Meets Folly: Its 53 BCE and Marcus Licinius Crassus is tired of watching Pompey and Caesar take all the glory. Crassus raises an army to invade Persia, a gambit which determines Romes fate. Meanwhile, Caesars divide and conquer tactics reach new heights as he turns t by The French History Podcast
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#MeToo and Roman Rape Culture with Darah Vann Orr: Ancient historian Darah Vann Orr explains how modern feminist historians are re-evaluating Roman culture in the wake of the #MeToo era. by The French History Podcast
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5 – The Metals Revolution and the Revolution of Ideas: The tools and minds of the early French undergo a tremendous leap forward. by The French History Podcast
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3 – Civilization Before Civilization: In this episode we will examine the megalithic structures of France, which are among the oldest still-standing buildings in the world. by The French History Podcast
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7 – Celts on the Warpath: The Sack of Rome: A lovers quarrel spirals out of control and leads to a war between Rome and the Gauls. by The French History Podcast
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8 – The Greek Empire in Gaul: Anatolian Greeks establish an empire in Southern Gaul around Masallia, or modern-day Marseille. by The French History Podcast
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18 – Pax Gallia: Rebuilding a Roman Gaul: Caesar launches a civil war, then Octavian and Mark Antony launch another, and finally Octavian turns on Mark Antony. All the while the Roman wars leave Gaul in relative peace as the country heals. Octavian becomes the first Roman Emperor Augustus and in by The French History Podcast
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17 – A Bitter Peace: The Gallic Wars finally ends as most of Gaul submits to Caesar in a desperate attempt to bring peace to war-torn Gaul. Yet, a few tribes have hatched one final scheme to repulse the Roman invaders that may be even more painful than Caesars brutal tactics by The French History Podcast
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4 – The Indo-European Migration: The Indo-Europeans are on the move and heading to Western Europe, bringing with them war, horses and apocalypse. by The French History Podcast
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9 – Gaul Before the Fall: Where we tell the story of the Gallic kingdoms before the Roman conquest. by The French History Podcast
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12 – Belgica: Between Caesar and Germania: After conquering Celtica, Caesar engages in two years of brutal war against the Belgae who are determined to maintain their freedom. by The French History Podcast
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6 – The Celts: The Celts are moving westward and bringing with them their culture, religion and art to France. by The French History Podcast
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Between Throne and Altar: French Kings Versus the Papacy with Quentin Adams: The fall of Rome meant the rise of the Vatican as Europe broke up into small feudal states. But when France emerged as a major nation its kings were done taking orders from the Papacy. What followed was centuries of on-and-off conflict to decide whether by The French History Podcast
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14 – A Year of Heroes: Lucius Vorenus, Titus Pullo and Vertico the Gaul: Caesar begins the year by invading Britannia and harassing Belgica. Meanwhile Celtica rises up and the Gauls surround two Roman armies. With doom approaching heroes are born as Vorenus and Pullo make an epic last stand. by The French History Podcast
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29 – Life in a Crumbling Empire: What was life like for ordinary people in 4th century Gallia? In this episode were covering men, women, children, the family, culture, entertainment, language, medicine, the environment, food, barbarians & everything else that made up the lives of t by The French History Podcast
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Notre Dame de Paris: Ph.D candidate Gary Girod tells Notre Dames fascinating history from the first stones laid for the Roman temple to Jupiter, up until present and explains why theres hope for a complete restoration after the April 15, 2019 fire. by The French History Podcast
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10 – Destiny Meets Opportunity: A crisis in Gaul sparks a war between civilizations a millenia in the making. by The French History Podcast
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France and America’s Cold War with Dr. Robert Buzzanco: One of Americas leading scholars on the Vietnam War talks about how France and the US clashed during the Cold War, largely over Indochina. by The French History Podcast
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France and the Silver Screen Part 1 with Lyz Renshaw: Film studies expert Lyz Renshaw takes us through the first forty years of French cinema history and gives us a list of titles to add to our Netflix queues. by The French History Podcast
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The Merchant of Revolution with Sarah K. Miles: Guest host Sarah K. Miles tells the fascinating story of how radical bookseller François Maspero spread revolutionary anti-colonial ideas from the left bank of the Seine. Listen as Ms. Miles recounts how Maspero evaded government sensors, created network by The French History Podcast
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11 – The War Begins: A migrating wave of Celts from Switzerland gives Caesar the opportunity to invade Gaul. But things arent so simple; to conquer Gaul hell have to defeat a German king before he can bring over an overwhelming number of warriors. by The French History Podcast
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Jews and Jewish-Muslim relations in France, 1940-2019 with Dr. Ethan Katz: UC Berkeleys Dr. Ethan Katz talks about how Jewish Resistance Fighters captured Algiers for the Allies in 1942. Then we discuss the history and importance of Jewish-Muslim relations in France, which has the largest population of both in the EU. by The French History Podcast
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31 – The Long War: Rome and Francia: The Huns march westward, pushing uncountable numbers of Germans towards Rome. The Romanized Franks have to defend Gaul while the empire crumbles. But the more successful the Franks are the more they realize Rome needs them more than they need it. by The French History Podcast
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21 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: Augustus decides to invade Germania and Romanize it as he did with Gallia. Family drama and an insurrection give the Germans a chance to revolt. What follows is one of Romes greatest tragedies and a history-defining moment for Gallia, Rome and Europe. by The French History Podcast
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1 – The Journey Begins: In this first episode I introduce myself, the podcast and the fascinating journey were about to take. by The French History Podcast
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16 – The Gallo-Roman Apocalypse: 52 BCE and Prince Vercingetorix unites Gaul in a war to the death with Caesar that will decide Rome and Gauls fates. by The French History Podcast
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13 – The End of the World and Beyond: Caesar’s Invasions of Germania and Britannia: Caesars devastation of the Belgae opens up Gaul to a German invasion to the east. To the north, Britannia unsettles Gaul. To solve both problems Caesar will have to go where no Roman ever has and become more than a mere man. by The French History Podcast
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Post-WW2 French Science Fiction with Prof. Annabelle Dolidon: Prof. Annabelle Dolidon talks about the history of French science-fiction and how it deals with questions of transhumanism, artificial intelligence, climate change, and other potential futures. by The French History Podcast
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