
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


The Byzantine Empire was on the verge of collapse. Surrounded by enemies, Emperor Manuel II faced the daunting task of saving Constantinople from the relentless advance of the Ottoman Turks.
Sultan Bayezid "The Thunderbolt" had tightened his grip around the ancient city, and its fall seemed inevitable.
Yet, when all hope seemed lost, an unexpected threat to the Ottomans arose, offering the Byzantine Empire a final, fleeting reprieve...
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By Elliot Gates4.9
126126 ratings
The Byzantine Empire was on the verge of collapse. Surrounded by enemies, Emperor Manuel II faced the daunting task of saving Constantinople from the relentless advance of the Ottoman Turks.
Sultan Bayezid "The Thunderbolt" had tightened his grip around the ancient city, and its fall seemed inevitable.
Yet, when all hope seemed lost, an unexpected threat to the Ottomans arose, offering the Byzantine Empire a final, fleeting reprieve...
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3,185 Listeners

10,437 Listeners

1,996 Listeners

4,792 Listeners

6,084 Listeners

19,188 Listeners

518 Listeners

3,256 Listeners

14,662 Listeners

1,842 Listeners

2,830 Listeners

2,113 Listeners

859 Listeners

1,861 Listeners

2,512 Listeners