The History of Byzantium

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A podcast telling the story of the Roman Empire from 476 AD to 1453... more

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June 24, 2026 Episode 355 – You Can’t Understand the Modern World without Byzantium
Pic: By kind listener Amy Reilly

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.

This is the last episode of the podcast.

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June 17, 2026 Episode 354 – Final Questions
I answer the final batch of questions which came in after 1453. They are mostly fun speculation or about me and the podcast.
Pic: Constantines V, VII and I
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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June 09, 2026 Episode 353 – How did Romans become Greeks with Anthony Kaldellis
Pic: The Entry of King Otto of Greece into Athens by Peter von Hess (1839)
A discussion with Professor Anthony Kaldellis about how the Romans became Greeks.
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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2h 14min
June 03, 2026 Episode 352 – Crusader Storm with Nicholas Morton
This is our last chance to talk about the Crusades on this podcast. So I put listener questions to Dr Nicholas Morton.
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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May 26, 2026 Episode 351 – The 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors
Just trolling, he’s not on the list.
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23min
April 22, 2026 Episode 350 – Questions XIX
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.
Pic: Playing Polo at the Great palace by AMELIANVS on deviantart.com
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43min
April 15, 2026 Episode 349 – Questions XVIII
I answer your questions about the Secret History, eunuchs, the Doukas name, the Byzantine crown, the Crown of Thorns and more.
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31min
April 09, 2026 Episode 348 – Trebizond! Part Two
We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1297-1453.
Pic: Emperor Alexios III, from the chrysobull he granted to the Dionysiou monastery on Mount Athos.
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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March 31, 2026 Episode 347 – Trebizond! Part One
Pic: Trabzon today, Citadel of Trebizond in the foreground
Pic: View of Trabzon in 1882 by Charles Texier
We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1204-1297.
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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45min
March 24, 2026 Episode 346 – What If?
I tackle your counter factual questions.
Pic: What if Alexios and Bohemond could have worked together? FYI: Two real pictures photoshopped together.
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