27 episodes

On this show we retrace the history of the Portuguese people, beginning with its deepest roots.

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History of Portugal Rob Mendes

    • Society & Culture

On this show we retrace the history of the Portuguese people, beginning with its deepest roots.

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    Episode 1 - Roots to Romans

    Episode 1 - Roots to Romans

    In this episode, we travel from 800 B.C to 392 A.D, and cover some of the major events that gripped and shaped the Iberian Peninsula!
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    Music Info: Rhythm of War, Composer: Zakhar Valaha (BMI IPI # 0086614911) Music Link: https://bit.ly/3sYC0zL 
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    • 23 min
    Episode 2 - Visigothic Dreams

    Episode 2 - Visigothic Dreams

    On this episode of History of Portugal, we go through the events that give rise to the Iberian Visigothic Kingdom. We also take a general look at different facets of society under the Visigoths, right up to the beginning of their terminal decline.
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    Music Info: Rhythm of War, Composer: Zakhar Valaha (BMI IPI # 0086614911) Music Link: https://bit.ly/3sYC0zL
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    • 40 min
    Episode 3 - Movable Objects and an Unstoppable Force

    Episode 3 - Movable Objects and an Unstoppable Force

    This episode we take a step back in time, and hop over to the Arabian Peninsula, where we take a very wide lensed view at how a previously unassuming group of people forged their own sprawling dominion. 
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    Flag Image by Pete Linforth
    Intro Music Info: Rhythm of War, Composer: Zakhar Valaha (BMI IPI # 0086614911) Music Link: https://bit.ly/3sYC0zL
    Outro Music Info: Desert Raid, Composer: IAmFowler from Pixabay
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    • 12 min
    Episode 4 - Shut’em Down, Open up Shop

    Episode 4 - Shut’em Down, Open up Shop

    On this episode we cover the initial conquest of Iberia, by the North African Berber army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad!
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    Flag Image by Pete Linforth
    Intro Music Info: "Rhythm of War" by Zakhar Valaha (BMI IPI # 0086614911) Music Link: https://bit.ly/3sYC0zL
    Additional music: "Toward the Mountains" by GioeleFazzeri from Pixabay, "The Right Voice" by Robbero

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    • 25 min
    Episode 5 - Ambitions as a Raider

    Episode 5 - Ambitions as a Raider

    On this episode we cover the efforts of consolidation by the Muslim governors of Al-Andalus, along with the birth of the birth of the Asturian kingdom.
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    Music by Geibral from Pixabay: Ethereal Dreams Cinematic
    Music by Michael Kobrin from Pixabay: Under Pressure
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    • 27 min
    Episode 6 - When We Ride on Our Enemies

    Episode 6 - When We Ride on Our Enemies

    On this episode we cover the conflict between the Umayyads and the Aquitanians in southern France!
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    • 31 min

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