Episode 293 - Governing Constantinople with John Giebfried

Episode 293 - Governing Constantinople with John Giebfried

Author: thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com May 8, 2024 Duration: 43:09

Today we look at Constantinople itself. What was the physical state of the city and what was the Latin administration like? Guiding us today is Dr John Giebfried.


John completed his PhD in Medieval History at St Louis University in 2015 and has subsequently worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College, and since 2022 has been a faculty member at the University of Vienna, where he teaches History and Digital Humanities. His academic work focuses on the Crusades, the Crusader-States, and European interactions with the Mongols.


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