The History of Byzantium
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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.
Episodes
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Mar 6, 2014 • 4min
Byzantine Project Update
Byzantine Project Update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2014 • 25min
Episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2014 • 25min
Episode 44 - Unceasing Lamentations
Heraclius fails to push the Persians back and has to watch in horror as they capture Jerusalem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2014 • 27min
Episode 43 - Heraclius to the rescue
Phocas is overthrown by Heraclius but the Empire's problems are only deepening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2014 • 24min
Episode 42 - In Fairness to Phocas
The narrative resumes with the new Emperor Phocas having to deal with yet another Persian invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2013 • 39min
Episode 41 - Who is a Byzantine?
We explore who the Byzantines thought they were and whether they were right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2013 • 33min
Episode 40 - Questions
I answer your 6th century questions from education to eunuchs and food to fleets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2013 • 29min
Episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2013 • 19min
Episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2013 • 31min
Episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
