In episode 20 I cover the reigns of the last Visigothic kings leading up to Roderic, from Wamba to Witiza, and we explore whether the fall of the Visigothic Kingdom was truly a foretold demise.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hook
00:26 Visigothic Decline?
04:44 The Election of Wamba
06:00 The Rebellion of Paulus
11:31 The Reign of Wamba
14:39 The Reign of Erwig
16:48 The Extreme Anti-Judaism of Erwig and Egica
22:14 The Turbulent Reign of Egica
26:15 Witiza: A Good or Bad King?
30:25 The Verdict: Historical Determinism
31:59 Outro