The History of Cologne
The podcast about the history of the 2,000 years old city of Cologne in Germany
"What have the Romans ever done for us?" - A Retrospective on Roman Cologne
Episode Archive
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"What have the Romans ever done for us?" - A Retrospective on Roman Cologne
Roman central power broke down in the 5th century in Cologne and the Rhineland. The political power that had held control over the region for five centuries was gone. Time to look back on Cologn...
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#22 The End of Roman Cologne
Dive into the second half of the 5th century. This period marks the end of the Roman era of Cologne. The Roman Empire is declining in the west of Europe. Our beloved city of Cologne, however, di...
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#21 The Martyrdom of St. Ursula - The Saga of St. Ursula and its Backgrounds
In this episode, we return to the realm of legends. This time we meet Ursula, a Breton princess. With her eleven or eleven thousand (!) virgin girlfriends, she is on her way back from a pilgrima...
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#20 Saint Severin of Cologne - a new faith spreads in Cologne
Dive with me into the time of the "Migration Period." The time from 375 to about 570, because not only in the Far East of the Roman Empire people are experiencing the effects of this time. Our C...
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#19 All Quiet on the Western Front - Roman Cologne in Late Antiquity
The short Frankish rule over the Roman colony of Cologne ended after only one year in 356. We want to look as far as possible from the sources to see how late antique Cologne developed at the en...
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#18 A Frankish Intermezzo - Is Cologne now a Frankish or still a Roman city?
Cologne, at the beginning of the year 356. The Franks plundered and conquered Cologne. Thus, the northern border of the Roman Empire is open wide for the Germanic enemies. How did it come about ...
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#17 The Fateful Year 355 AD - Cologne's darkest hour to date
In the year 355 Cologne is again on the world stage of history. Invasions of the Germanic tribes shake the region, with Cologne as a Roman island in the midst of chaos. Rome's power once again ...
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#16 Constantine and the birth of Deutz
Cologne at the beginning of the 4th century. After the crisis of the third century, the Rhineland has never been at rest again. But in the year 306, one man gradually secured power in the Rhine ...
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#15 The Religions in Roman Cologne - About Mother Deities, Menorah and Jupiter
In this episode, we again leave the strict chronological narrative. We take a look at religion in ancient Cologne in Roman times. But here we have to speak in the plural. For not only is the Rom...
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#14 The Emperor Postumus of Cologne - The City on the Rhine Becomes the Capital of a Rebellious Empire
At the height of the Crisis of the Third Century, the Gallic Empire (260-274) emerges. An empire separated from the actual Roman Empire but still with all Roman characteristics. Except with havi...