The History of Byzantium

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1. Episode 355 - You Can’t Understand the Modern World without Byzantium

   23 juni 2026 · 24 min

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   How do you explain your strange interest in Byzantium to your friends and family? I argue that you can't understand the modern world without Byzantium. Lees meer

   This is the last episode of the podcast.

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2. Episode 354 - Final Questions

   17 juni 2026 · 33 min

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   I answer the final batch of questions which came in after 1453. They are mostly fun speculation or about me and the podcast. Lees meer

   Our Constantine Acrostic

   Christianized the Roman state,

   Oldest offspring of the Great.

   Nearly reigned one hundred days,

   Saved the city, so they say.

   Theophanes called him dung,

   Assassinated by his mum.

   Noted writer, purple born,

   The Slayer's brother earns our scorn.

   If Monomachos tried his best,

   No Doukas could save the rest.

   Eleven fell amongst the crowd,

   So his forebears would be proud.

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3. Episode 353 - How did Romans become Greeks with Anthony Kaldellis

   9 juni 2026 · 2 uur 11 min

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   A discussion with Professor Anthony Kaldellis about how the Romans became Greeks. Lees meer

   Anthony Kaldellis is the Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago.

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4. Episode 352 - Crusader Storm with Nicholas Morton

   3 juni 2026 · 58 min

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   This is our last chance to talk about the Crusades on this podcast. So I put listener questions to Dr Nicholas Morton. Lees meer

   Dr Morton is Associate Professor in Middle Eastern and Global history at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. His research focuses on the history of the Crusades and the Medieval Middle East between the tenth and the fourteenth centuries. He has written four other books on Crusading and the Crusader states as well as The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East.

   His new book The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East is available now.

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5. Episode 351 - The 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors

   26 mei 2026 · 21 min

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   I pick the 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors Lees meer

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6. Episode 350 - Questions XIX

   22 april 2026 · 40 min

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   I answer your questions about where the Romans got their gold from, how Romania ended up with a Romance language, Byzantine games of polo and more. Lees meer

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7. Episode 349 - Questions XVIII

   15 april 2026 · 26 min

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   I answer your questions about the Secret History, eunuchs, the Doukas name, the Byzantine crown, the Crown of Thorns and more. Lees meer

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8. Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two

   9 april 2026 · 47 min

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   We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1297-1453. Lees meer

   The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of Farya Faraji. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music. You can buy his music here.

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9. Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One

   31 maart 2026 · 41 min

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   We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1204-1297. Lees meer

   The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of Farya Faraji. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music. You can buy his music here.

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10. Episode 346 - What If?

    24 maart 2026 · 39 min

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    I tackle your counter factual questions. Lees meer

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