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Alfred Russel Wallace: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the biologist Alfred Russel Wallace. by In Our Time: History42 min listen
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Roman military disaster of 9 AD when Germanic tribes under Arminius ambushed and destroyed three legions under Varus. According to Suetonius, emperor Augustus hit his head against the wall when he heard the news, calling on Varus to give him back his legions. The defeat ended Roman expansion east of the Rhine. Victory changed the development of the Germanic peoples, both in the centuries that followed and in the nineteenth century when Arminius, by then known as Herman, became a rallying point for German nationalism.
With
Peter Heather
Professor of Medieval History at King’s College London
Ellen O'Gorman
Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol
And
Matthew Nicholls
Fellow and Senior Tutor at St John’s College, Oxford
Producer: Simon Tillotson
With
Peter Heather
Professor of Medieval History at King’s College London
Ellen O'Gorman
Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol
And
Matthew Nicholls
Fellow and Senior Tutor at St John’s College, Oxford
Producer: Simon Tillotson
Released:
Feb 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode