Tag: Pentapolis

• 047 – Bye bye Byzantines – The end of Byzantine Italy part 1

  We take a look back at the Byzantine presence in Italy, from the Gothic War in 535 up to the start of the seventh century.

  A History of Italy

  March 20, 2019

  Arab, Belisarius, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople, Exarch, Exarchate, Genoa, Goths, Gregory the Great, Justinian, Lombard, Naples, Narses, Pentapolis, Podcast, Ravenna, Rome, Rothari, Sicily

• 012 – Here come the Franks

  771-774 The Franks make their definitive entrance into Italy and the existence of the Lombard kingdom hangs in the balance. We take a look at how the events really went and then go back, following the story of Alessandro Manzoni’s “Adlechi” to see a juicier version of the events.

  A History of Italy

  March 21, 2018

  Adelchi, Alessandro Manzoni, Ansa, Anselperga, Aosta, Carloman, Charlemagne, Desiderius, Ermengarda, Exarchate, Forlì, Franks, Gerperga, Hildegard, History, Italy, Lombard, Pavia, Pentapolis, Pepin, Podcast, Ravenna, Rome, Susa, Verona