
This series deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, when Rome raced toward collapse.
Documentary • Series • 2002 • 1 season
S1 E1 - Part 1: Cimbrians and Teutons
To Roman eyes, the tribe they called the Cimbri, the Cimbrians, lived “at the edge of the inhabited world”, in Jutland. In 120 B. C., they and other Germanic tribes began a mass migration. Now through excavations we learn about these ancient tribes and their lives.
Feb 23, 2002 • 44m
S1 E2 - Part 2: The Saga of the Goths
The Goths rocked the Roman Empire and wrote themselves into history. Who were these tribes from the north that ended the rule of Rome?
Feb 24, 2002 • 44m
S1 E3 - Part 3: The Fall of Rome
For the people of the ancient world, the Huns were "the most feared of all warriors". Never before had people experienced such brutal fighting. The power of the mounted nomads became a threat to Rome, but other tribes were also on the move and headed to the center of a weakened empire.
Feb 24, 2002 • 45m
S1 E4 - Part 4: The Heirs Of Rome
Starting in the fifth century A.D. the Franks migrated to France, the Anglo-Saxons to Britain, and the Goths to Spain and Italy. Europe and the Christian West grew out of their empires and their migrations.
Feb 24, 2002 • 45m
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Sturm über Europa - Die Völkerwanderung
This series deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, when Rome raced toward collapse.
Documentary • TV Series • 2002