Vol 4 Ep 14 - Romano-Barbaric Italy ( Ostrogoths / Lombards )

476 - 774 - The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 did not signal the end of romanitas in the Italian peninsula, but it does signal the injection of Germanic culture there.  It should have added depth to the peninsula, but instead it brought bloodshed and poverty. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message