The History of Byzantium

The History of Byzantium

Author: thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com Language: English Episodes: 100
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A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 307 - Healing the Divisions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:54
The Union of Lyons had unleashed bitter division within Byzantium. We follow Michael and his son Andronikos as they try to make peace with the various factions that had opposed them. Period: 1281-1310 Hosted on Acast. Se…
Episode 306 - Church Union [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:53
The Pope responds with despair to the news of Constantinople's fall. He calls for a Crusade to restore the Latin position. The man who answers is the brother of the King of France, Charles of Anjou. Michael Palaiologos i…
Episode 305 - The Return from Exile [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:26
Michael VIII Palaiologos enters the city of Constantine for the first time. He has a lot of work to do to rebuild the city and restore its prestige. He must also navigate a complex diplomatic position which sees his forc…
Episode 304 - Questions XIV [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:49
We look at listener questions about this period of narrative. Were the Varangian Guard still employed at Nicaea? Had Greek Fire been lost? How many Emperors are actually Saints? Why did Nicaea win? Should they have moved…
Episode 303 - Pinch Me [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:27
We talk about the challenges which Michael Palaiologos and the Nicaens faced as they prepared to move back to Constantinople. Period: 1204-61 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 302 - Colonial Occupation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:29
We talk about the Latin occupied parts of Byzantium. What was life like for the conquered and the conquerors? Was the occupation a colonial enterprise?Period: 1204-61 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
Episode 301 - The Fifth Crusade with Nicholas Morton [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:16
Professor Nicholas Morton returns to tell us the story of the Fifth Crusade. To learn more check out his book The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
Episode 300 - The 10 Greatest Byzantine Emperors [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:38
For our 300th episode I decided to do something different. I chose my 10 greatest Byzantine Emperors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 299 - Baldwin II with John Giebfried [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:32
With Constantinople back in Roman hands we explore the one vantage point we've ignored: the last Latin Emperor Baldwin II. Dr John Giebfried returns to give us Baldwin's biography.Period: 1215-61 John completed his PhD i…
Episode 298 - The Providence of God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:02
Theodore Laskaris II beds down his father's conquests in Europe. But his early death sees his family sidelined by Michael Palaiologos. The new Emperor needs some victories to legitimise his seizure of power and the fates…

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