A History of Italy

004 – Queen Amalasuntha and Byztantium gets annoyed

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In this episode we go from the death of Theodoric the great in 526, through the regency of his daughter Amalasuntha, to the end of the first phase of the Gothic war in 540.

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10 responses to “004 – Queen Amalasuntha and Byztantium gets annoyed”

  1. Roberto Simonazzi Avatar
    Roberto Simonazzi

    Very interesting! I’m waiting for Franc’s story to introduce Pepin the Short and discover the begininning of Europe

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    1. ahistoryofitaly Avatar
      ahistoryofitaly

      Hello Roberto, thank you! I think old Pipin will be along at around episode 10, we have a few centuries of Lombards (Longobardi) to deal with first and they got up to some interesting stuff.

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  2. Luke Avatar
    Luke

    What about Amalasuntha’s husband? When her son died, where was this guy? How could she marry her cousin if she was already married..

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    1. Luke Avatar
      Luke

      Ah he died.. Right.. How to delete comment..

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      1. A History of Italy Avatar
        A History of Italy

        No worries Luke, I did say it quite quickly. 🙂 Do you want me to delete the comment? I don’t mind either way

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    2. A History of Italy Avatar
      A History of Italy

      Hiya Luke, unfortunately he died in episode 4 (around 1:06 minutes). He was a Visigoth prince called Eutharic. It’s not clear in all sources that Amalasuntha actually married Theodahad (the cousin) anyway, they may have been just co-rulers.

      Thanks for getting in touch!

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  3. Thalia Iturriaga Avatar
    Thalia Iturriaga

    Hi !

    I love your podcast by the way ! I had a little doubt about Amalasuntha’s death place. Did she die in lake di como ? Is that where the island is ?

    Thank you !

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    1. A History of Italy Avatar
      A History of Italy

      Thank you! Yes, I’m the isola Comacina (Isola Comacina
      22010 Tremezzina CO
      https://goo.gl/maps/p26zR8UJCD3gDv989j

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      1. Thalia Iturriaga Avatar
        Thalia Iturriaga

        Thank you . Yeah, I was confused because google said she died in lake Bolsena … I wanted to make sure I had understood.

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      2. A History of Italy Avatar
        A History of Italy

        I got it from two different sources, so it should be correct. It also makes more sense since Bolsena is a lot further south.

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