The History of Cologne
The podcast about the history of the 2,000 years old city of Cologne in Germany
#19 All Quiet on the Western Front - Roman Cologne in Late Antiquity
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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...
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#13 The Crisis of the Third Century - Cologne's Golden Age in Antiquity Draws to a Close
The Crisis of the Third Century was a period in which the Roman Empire went through many hardships. Foreign invasions into the Roman territory on many fronts, endless civil wars of rivaling empe...
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#12 A Tour through Roman Cologne's Golden Era - part 2
As we continue our stroll through Cologne in Roman times, this time we will actually look at the stuff inside the city walls. Where was everything located at? And where did the normal people liv...
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#11 A Tour through Roman Cologne's Golden Era - part 1
In this episode, we leave the chronological path of our narrative. We are going to visit a Roman Cologne that might have been just like this. Between the years 100-250 CE. This time span of 150 ...
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#10 Roman Emperor Trajan visits Cologne
VIP visit to our city on the Rhine. The heir to the throne Marcus Ulpius Traianus visits Cologne in the years 97/98. What he does not know, he will find out here that he is the new emperor. And ...