The History of Byzantium
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A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453
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CleanEpisode 101 - Thomas the Slav | Leo's murder is greeted with disgust in Anatolia where men rally behind Thomas the Slav. But back at the capital men get behind Michael of Amorium as a suitable replacement. This split leads to a three year civil war and a stalemate which suggests that Go | 3/13/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 100 - An Interview with Mike Duncan | Thanks to all of you for helping us get to episode 100. And of course our eternal gratitude to Mike Duncan and The History of Rome podcast. | 2/19/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 99 - Michael of Amorium | Leo restores Iconoclasm and defeats the Bulgars in battle. After signing the peace treaty he raid the Caliphate and returns to domestic matters. However a palace conspiracy overthrows him in favour of his old ally Michael of Amorium. | 2/14/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 98 - Leo the Armenian | Leo the Armenian becomes Leo V and waits out Krum's slaughter in Thrace. He also makes plans to restore Iconoclasm. | 2/6/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 97 - Michael Rhangabe, Emperor of the Romans | Nicephorus' successors are his wounded son and his unsuitable son-in-law. Between them they ensure that the dynasty comes to a sad end while Krum improves his position considerably. | 1/31/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 96 - Shoulda | Why were the Bulgars so successful compared to their larger neighbour? We look at this question and the limitations of the Byzantine army on campaign as Nicephorus leads his men to their doom. | 1/24/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 95 - Coulda | Nicephorus turns his attention to the Balkans and begins settling colonists in the Peloponnese. His plans for Macedonia though are thwarted by the Bulgars. The Emperor organises a mass migration from Anatolia to Europe and reorganises the Themes and the f | 1/17/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 94 - Woulda | The General Logothete Nicephorus becomes Emperor and embarks on a wide ranging programme of reform. In this episode we focus on relations with the Caliphate, Charlemagne and the clergy. | 1/10/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 93 - Recap and Precap | A reminder of where we've come from in the 8th century and where we are going in the 9th. | 1/3/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 92 - Questions III | I answer your questions about the Themes, the Khazars, China, daily life and blinding. I also update our Constantine acrostic. You can find the rules to Triodion here. | 12/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 91 - An Interview with Author Vincent O'Reilly | An Interview with Paul Kastenellos (the pseudonym of author Vincent O'Reilly) about his two historical novels "Antonina - A Byzantine Slut" and "Count No Man Happy." | 12/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 90 - The Roman Army in 800AD | I flesh out some details and answer your questions about the Roman army in 800AD. | 12/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 89 - The House of War | I present a fantasy narrative of a soldier's life during a raid in Cappadocia. The details are all taken from Byzantine sources. | 12/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 88 - More Thoughts on the Byzantine Republic by Anthony Kaldellis | More Thoughts on "The Byzantine Republic" and my interview with Anthony Kaldellis. | 11/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 87 - The Byzantine Republic with Anthony Kaldellis | An interview with Professor Anthony Kaldellis about his book "The Byzantine Republic." It's a fascinating discussion about Byzantine political culture. He explores what the Romans really thought about their government and what all those rebellions really | 11/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 86 - The People | We explore the lives of the people of Byzantium. From the Emperor through the court down to the farmers, merchants and minorities who made up the population. | 10/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 85 - Imperial Territory | We explore the remaining provinces of the Roman Empire from Sicily to Cilicia. Ok Cilicia is no longer a part of the Empire but its on the border and I liked the alliteration. | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 84 - The Leftovers | We explore the lives of the former Romans of Syria, Palestine and Egypt. We discuss the survival of language and Christianity and answer other listener questions. We also look at what the Romans and Arabs really thought of one another. | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 83 - The Decline and Fall of the Arab Empire | We return to 700AD to chart events in the Caliphate throughout the century. We follow the disintegration of Umayyad rule and the establishment of Abbasid Baghdad. | 9/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 82 - Charlemagne and Leo (part 2) | How did Charlemagne and Leo each spin the coronation of 800AD? And how did the Byzantines react to the growth of Frankish power? After examining these questions we look at your questions about the 8th century West. | 9/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 81 - Charlemagne and Leo (part 1) | We look at developments in the West during the 8th century. We follow the rise of the Carolingians and the amazing career of Charlemagne. We also see the various dilemma faced by the Papacy and how the collapse of Byzantine influence created a new power d | 9/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 80 - The Isaurian Dynasty | Irene rules alone but the search for her successor undermines her. Then I recap the century and look at what Iconoclasm really represents. | 8/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 79 - A Mother's Love | An army revolt leads to Constantine becoming sole ruler. But soon Irene is back in the palace while her son searches in vain for military glory. Eventually though her desire to rule again overwhelms her love for her son. | 8/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 78 - A New Helena | The Empress Irene becomes Regent for her son Constantine VI and sets about securing their rule. She manages to gain the support of the bureaucracy, army and church. Then she organises another Ecumenical Council to restore the Icons. | 8/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThoughts on the John Chrysostom series | Thoughts on the John Chrysostom series | 8/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanByzantine Stories Episode 1 - John Chrysostom. Part 1 - Welcome to Antioch | An introduction to life in Antioch in 350AD. Amidst the great buildings live the beleaguered poor of the Roman world. The Christians were destined to care for and convert these people but in 350AD the threat of losing souls to Judaism or Paganism was real | 7/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAn update on the Fundraising Sale and the new RSS Feed | Listen to the latest podcast to find out about the new fundraising sale and your chance to get 4 new episodes of "The History of Byzantium." | 7/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 76 - The Dung Named | Constantine V faces a conspiracy against his throne and his response is violent. He continues to rebuild his capital and campaign against the Bulgars. Yet despite all his success he was remembered as the Dung named. | 7/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 75 - The Headless Council | Constantine V gathers an Ecumenical Council to gain acceptance for his views on the place of icons. He also goes to war with the Bulgar Khanate. We close by discussing his personal life and the capture of Ravenna by the Lombards. | 6/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 74 - The Quest for Legitimacy | Constantine V becomes Emperor but is immediately forced into a two year civil war. Once back in power we follow his reorganisation of the army and military planning in the face of the Caliphate's own internal struggles. | 6/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 73 - Leo's Reign in the 730s | We look at Leo's second decade in power. First tracing the military and political developments and then going back to look at the development of Iconoclasm. | 5/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 72 - Leo's Reign in the 720s | We look at Leo's first decade in power. First tracing the military and political developments and then going back to look at domestic policies. | 5/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 71 - Iconoclasm | We take a look at the whole period of Iconoclasm as an introduction to this era. | 4/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 70 - Zombies of Byzantium | An interview with author Sean Munger about his book "Zombies of Byzantium." The novel is set during the Siege of 717-18 and sees an outbreak of the undead just as Maslama and Leo battle in Constantinople. | 4/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 69 - Lost to the West | Maslama puts Constantinople under siege. The Romans look to the heavens for a sign that God still favours them. | 3/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 68 - Leo III | We trace the origins of Leo III from his family's relocation to Thrace, his service in the Caucasus through to his interaction with the invading Arabs. | 3/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 67 - The Tightening Noose | Justinian II tries to return to vigorous action but things quickly fall apart. The Arabs advance in the east and a rebellion in Cherson blows up. We meet our fourth, fifth and sixth Emperors. | 3/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 66 - The Emperor Strikes Back | Justinian II heads off into exile but dreams of returning to Constantinople. He makes friends in Cherson and talks openly of rebellion. The city's authorities report this to Apsimar and Justinian flees Cherson looking for an ally who can return him to the | 2/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 65 - Seven Emperors | The Arabs capture Carthage and the new Emperor Leontius is forced to send a fleet to recapture it. When that mission fails the men of the fleet wonder if one of their own might make a better Emperor. | 2/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 64 - Questions II | We finish our 7th century tour by answering more of your questions. We cover nose slitting, coins, education, fashion, when did Late Antiquity end and did the Romans miss the Persians? | 2/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 63 - Byzantine Theodicy with David Gyllenhaal | An interview with David Gyllenhaal, a PHD Student at Oxford University discussing his thesis on how the 7th century changed Byzantine self conception. | 2/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 62 - God's Punishment | What did the Romans think was responsible for their defeats? We look at the Christian thought-world of the 7th century and the reactions from Byzantium and those left behind in the Caliphate. | 1/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 61 - Why did the Romans Survive? | We look at the changes the Roman army and government went through in the 7th century and consider why the Romans survived. | 1/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 60 - Looking West | We look West at Spain, Gaul and Italy to see what has changed since 600AD. Then we head into the Balkans to peer into the darkness and try to understand who lived there. | 1/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 59 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 4: The Conquest Society | Now that the Arabs have conquered Syria and Mesopotamia how did they organise themselves? And how did this contribute to their continuing military victories? | 12/12/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAn explantion of The Origins of Islam episode | Find out how you can buy the sale episode on the Origins of Islam by listening to this episode. | 12/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 58 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 3: They Wanted it More | We explore more issues surrounding why the Arabs won. We look into their society. We explore the great battles themselves and the armies who fought in them. | 11/15/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 57 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword | An interview with Tom Holland, author of the book "In the Shadow of the Sword." The book traces the origins of Islam by looking at the Jewish, Roman and Persian worlds of late antiquity. In the interview he gives his views on how this process worked and t | 11/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 56 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 1: The Sources | Why can't we entirely trust the traditional Islamic account of the conquests? | 11/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 55 - Why did the Romans lose? | Why did the Romans lose control of their Eastern provinces so easily? | 10/24/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 54 - Justinian II | Justinian II comes to power aged 16 and begins imitating his namesake in ambition and productivity. He orders campaigns in east and west, begins building and taxing and calls for an Ecumenical Council. All the while though his popularity plummets. | 10/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 53 - The Bulgars are Coming | Constantine IV calls an Ecumenical Council to discuss the issue of Monotheletism. He also has to deal with an invasion of the Balkans by the Bulgars. | 9/25/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 52 - The Non-Siege of Constantinople | Constantine IV inherits his father's throne together with his ceaseless war with Muʿāwiyah. As the Caliph builds a fleet to threaten Constantinople the Emperor responds with the weapons at his disposal. | 9/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 51 - The Themes | Constans II uses the Muslim civil war to reorganise the Roman military in the East. Then he travels to the West making a new home for himself in Syracuse in Sicily. | 9/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 50 - The Teenage Emperor | Heraclius' family fall out with each other over the succession. The crown eventually comes to rest on the head of the fourteen year old Constans II. He is left with an Empire under attack in Egypt, Armenia and the Mediterranean. | 8/26/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 49 - The Man Who Lived Too Long | The Arabs march on into Mesopotamia and Egypt. Meanwhile the bad news keeps piling up for Heraclius as he nears his final days. | 8/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 48 - The Battle of Hieromyax | The Muslim Arabs invade Syria and begin to sweep away Roman resistance. Heraclius gathers the Army of the East for what he hopes will be a decisive battle. | 8/1/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 47 - A Brief Respite | Heraclius surveys his shattered realm and plans how to remake things. We deal with three issues specifically - the Imperial title, the Empire's Jews and the Monophysites. | 7/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 46 - The Final War | Heraclius takes the winter off to plan what to do next. He needs to buy off the Avars as he removes all the remaining troops from the Balkans. After training the last Roman army left in the Empire, Heraclius prepares to march East and either restore the o | 7/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanByzantine Project Update | Byzantine Project Update | 3/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 45 - The Empty Fleet | The Persians conquer Egypt as Nicetas fails to defend Alexandria. Heraclius tries to find a way to avoid blame for this disaster and acquire the resources to fight back. | 2/14/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 44 - Unceasing Lamentations | Heraclius fails to push the Persians back and has to watch in horror as they capture Jerusalem. | 1/31/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 43 - Heraclius to the rescue | Phocas is overthrown by Heraclius but the Empire's problems are only deepening. | 1/17/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 42 - In Fairness to Phocas | The narrative resumes with the new Emperor Phocas having to deal with yet another Persian invasion. | 1/9/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 41 - Who is a Byzantine? | We explore who the Byzantines thought they were and whether they were right. | 12/21/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 40 - Questions | I answer your 6th century questions from education to eunuchs and food to fleets. | 12/14/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 39 - Neighbours and Provinces | We travel through Spain, Gaul, Italy, the Balkans, Anatolia, the East and Persia to uncover the geo-political situation in 600AD. | 12/5/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 38 - Christianising | We look at how Christianity spread more deeply into Roman culture across the 6th century and see how this affected the Empire's cities and Jews. | 11/29/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 37 - The Army of the Strategikon | We look at how the Roman army has changed up to the end of the 6th century. To guide us we are using the Byzantine army manual the Strategikon. We learn how the army fought, who fought, what they looked like and how they were organised. | 10/4/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 36 - The End of Legitimacy | Maurice has a tough decision to make about his role in the Persian civil war. Once that is over he turns his attention to the Balkans. Success in the field is ruined by the cost of paying the army. | 9/13/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 35 - The Lucky Break | The new Emperor Maurice continues fighting on the Eastern front trying to convince the Persians to sign a peace treaty. But they won't. | 8/30/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 34 - Overbalancing | The new Emperor Tiberius II decided to throw the Empire's strength into the war with Persia. He spends liberally and recruits new men to bolster the Eastern Empire. | 8/16/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 33 - The Madness of Justin II | The new Emperor Justin II comes to power with the conviction that the Roman Empire should not be paying tribute to anyone. But after cancelling subsidies to the Avars, the Ghassanids and the Persians he finds himself with war and disaster on all sides. | 8/2/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 32 - The True Believer | Was Justinian a good Emperor? | 7/22/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 31 - Getting the Band Back Together | A series of natural disasters and domestic disturbances mar the final years of Justinian's reign. We also meet the Avars, bring silk to Byzantium and give Belisarius one last chance to shine. | 7/11/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 30 - Age Before Beauty | The men Justinian puts in charge of his military operations keep getting older or more unlikely as the 550s unfold. However they bring success in Italy, the Balkans, Lazica and then most surprisingly in Spain. | 6/28/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 29 - The Nightmare Decade | With the sack of Antioch, the Italian conquest falling apart and the Plague, the years 540-45 were like a nightmare for Justinian. The next five years would continue to bring bad news as war continues on every front and members of the Imperial family die. | 6/14/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAn explanation of the fund raising podcast | An explanation of the fund raising podcast | 5/31/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 27 - The Walking Dead | The Plague arrives at Pelusium and spreads to Alexandria where it rages for four months. By Spring 542 the Egyptians have to begin sending out the grain fleets. They export the Plague with them and Constantinople endures a nightmare summer of death. | 5/27/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA clarification on the sale | A clarification on the fundraising sale of Episode 28. | 5/13/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 26 - The Sack of Antioch | Khosrou leads the Persian Army across the border into Syria and begins extorting money from every city he passes. The Byzantine army is nowhere to be found as the army approaches the Empire's third largest city: Antioch. | 5/10/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 25 - The Roaring Thirties | We take a look at what else was going on in the Empire during the 530s including: monophysites, tax and administration, buildings, Africa and possibly a meteor strike. | 4/26/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 24 - The Western Emperor | Belisarius is content to leave John to die in Ariminum but the Chamberlain Narses arrives and begs to differ. Conflicts over how to complete the conquest of Italy lead to disaster at Milan and a long delay in finally reaching Ravenna. | 4/12/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 23 - The Siege of Rome | When Athalaric, Prince of the Goths dies in 534 his mother has to choose whether to flee East or try to cling to power. Amalasuntha makes the wrong choice and calls in her cousin Theodahad. When he has her killed he hands Justinian the chance to invade. | 3/29/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 22 - Justinian's Legacy | We examine the Corpus Juris Civilis and the Hagia Sophia. The two achievements of Justinian's reign which outlasted both him and the Byzantine Empire. | 3/16/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 21 - The Vandal War | With the Nika Revolt quelled, Justinian orders Belisarius to retake the province of Africa. In the Summer of 533 an armada sets sail and lands east of Carthage. Belisarius leads his army cautiously up the coast as King Gelimer rallies his army. | 3/1/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 20 - The Nika Revolt | In January 532 a seemingly typical riot at the races escalates into a full blown rebellion against Justinian. Trapped up in the Palace while Constantinople burns, the Emperor must decide whether to flee or to fight. | 2/15/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 19 - 527-532, Part 3: The Kindling | In part three we return to Constantinople and see Justinian begin to reform his Empire. We take a look at his building projects, his new legal code and the laws he enacted. Particularly those aimed at pagans and heretics. | 2/3/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 18 - 527-532, Part 2: The Eternal Peace, the Danube Frontier and Diplomacy | The first five years of Justinian's reign (527-532) are so incident-filled that it will take us a few episodes to get through them. | 1/18/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 17 - 527-532, Part 1: The Battle of Dara | The first five years of Justinian's reign (527-532) are so incident-filled that it will take us a few episodes to get through them. In part one we stay on the Eastern front for the Battle of Dara. | 1/5/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 16 - Theodora | We continue the narrative on the Eastern frontier as Lazica and Iberia try to form an alliance with Byzantium and leave the Persian orbit. King Kavad responds by trying to get Justin to adopt his favourite son. | 12/15/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 15 - Justinian | We get a thorough introduction to Justinian, Justin's nephew and presumed heir. We look as Justinian's education and the kind of worldview he was developing. We follow his rise up the ranks from Palace guard to potential Caesar. | 12/2/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 14 - The Emperor Justin | We restart the narrative with the death of the Emperor Anastasius and the accession of Justin, Count of the Excubitors. The new Emperor is decidedly orthodox and begins a persecution of the monophysites and heals the schism with Rome. We also introduce ou | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 13 - The State (Part 2) | Part 2 is the church and the army. We look at the administration of the church and its affects on society. Then we look at the size and disposition of the army and wrap up the tour. | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 12 - The State (Part 1) | We finally end our tour of the Empire by examining the Byzantine state. By focussing on the government, the church and the army we see how the Empire is shaping up since the fall of the West and how it is set up to deal with the world we explored in the p | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 11 - The Eastern Provinces | In this episode we move across the Bosporus into the Eastern Provinces and explore Anatolia, Syria, Palestine and Egypt. We then take a look at the neighbours of the Empire and see what the Persians are up to before moving on to the Arabs, Armenians and o | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 10 - Constantinople | We explore the capital of the Byzantine Empire: Constantinople. We look at the origins of the city and trace its development from Greek city to Imperial centre. Then we see why it had such a strategically valuable location. After that we visit the city it | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 9 - The Balkan Provinces | We take a look at the remaining Byzantine Balkan Provinces along with the northern neighbours of the Empire. We also take a glance at the Black Sea Coast and the Byzantine military interest in the Crimea. | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8 - Italy and Africa | We take a look at the former Roman Provinces of Italy and Africa and see what Theodoric’s Ostrogoths and the Vandals, respectively, have been up to in the last century. | 9/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 7 - Gaul and Spain | We take a look at the former Roman Provinces of Gaul and Spain and see what the Franks and Goths have been up to in the last century. | 9/26/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6 - The Prosperous Exuberance | The Emperor Anastasius now faces a real rebellion from the Count of the Federates in Thrace, Vitalian. The Emperor sends out an army under his nephew Hypatius but they are defeated and Vitalian marches on Constantinople. | 9/26/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5 - The Gamble | The Emperor Anastasius deals with more riots along with an invasion in the West by the Bulgars and the East by the Persians. He then begins to give in to his monophysite sympathies and is almost toppled after allowing his Patriarch to interfere with the O | 9/26/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4 - Give us a Roman Emperor | The Emperor Zeno dies in 491 after trying to appease the monophysites with his 'Henoticon.' Zeno's widow Ariadne then gets to pick his succesor and marries Flavius Anastasius. We have a look at the early years of his reign and the Isaurian War. | 9/26/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3 - The Isaurian Emperor | The Emperor Zeno is now back in charge and has to deal with the members of the conspiracy that ousted him. In the first half of the episode we see how he handled his enemies close to him and in the second we look at his relationship with the Goths. | 6/15/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 2 - Two Steps Back | We journey back to 457 to introduce the Emperor Leo. I don’t cover his reign in full but there are important details about life in the East which “The History of Rome” didn’t cover. | 6/1/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1a – An Introduction to Byzantine History | An introduction for listeners who haven't listened to "The History of Rome" podcast. | 5/2/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1 - An Introduction | I explain the idea behind the podcast and how I intend to proceed. I also talk about how often I will be able to create episodes. | 5/1/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Excellent
Mike Duncan was killed by a Dalek while visiting the last days of the Roman Empire and regenerated into Robin Pierson.
Very Glad
So very glad to find this pod cast. I really wanted more after the History of Rome. Byzantium's place in history is over looked. Historians have a tendency to move directly to Medieval Europe and neglect the importance of Byzantium in keeping Hellenistic ideas alive; which helped foster the Renaissance. I don't think Charles Martel's victory at Tours-Poitiers in 732 would have meant much if the Muslims could have moved west from Asia Minor. Also Byzantium blocked the Muslims from moving in to Italy from Sicily; which both Sicily and Italy were taken from the Muslims and Byzantium by the Normans in the 11th century. Europe would be an entirely different place without Byzantium and I am looking forward to learning more. So far I have heard the first two episodes and have enjoyed both.
Thank you!
Very excited about the potential of this podcast. There has been a gap in my commute ever since Mike Duncan wrapped The History of Rome, and I am grateful that someone has stepped forward to meet the demand – there's so much more to learn.
After quickly devouring both 12 Byzantine Rulers and Norman Centuries, I was excited to find this new addition to iTunes. Based on what Robin has said about his goals and actually produced so far, this is exactly the sort of series I have been looking for.
The episodes he has produced so far have been promising, and I look forward to seeing it take flight.
The only concern I have is that he not leave us waiting too long for more – keep them coming!
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