Uncategorized – The History of Byzantium

Did you hear that Constantine XI didn’t die? That he was taken below ground by an angel and will one day return. We explore all the myths which attached themselves to the final Roman Emperor.

Pic: Statue of Constantine XI in Athens

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I investigate the death of the Emperor Constantine XI. What happened to him on the last day of his life?

Pic: Constantine XI Palaiologos, fresco from the Holy Monastery of Pammegiston Taxiarchon in Aigialeia

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We look at the reaction to the fall of Constantinople in Venice, Rome and Russia. And briefly discuss those who claimed descent from Constantine XI.

Pic: The gravestone of Fernando Paleologus (c. 1619–1670), also known as Ferdinando or Fernando Palaiologos. He was an Anglo-Greek settler in Barbados who worked as a planter of cotton, sugar, and pineapples, served as a churchwarden at St. John’s Parish Church, and claimed descent from the Palaiologos dynasty

Stream: The End of Crusading and the Third Rome

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We look at the fate of the Roman people after 1453. Many were enslaved while others searched desperately for loved ones. Those who adapted quickly to Ottoman rule could gain great wealth. While some fled to the West.

Pic: Thomas Palaiologos from the Pintoricchio fresco of Pius II’s arrival at Ancona, in the Siena Cathedral

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Mehmed did not make Constantinople his capital straight away. There were political, practical and psychological arguments against it. We talk about these and how the Sultan overcame them.

Pic: Mehmed II investing Gennadios II as the new Patriarch. Housed in the Patriarchal buildings in Istanbul.

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We look at all your questions about the siege of 1453. As well as the Palaiologan era in general.

Pic: This painting of the siege is from the Panorama 1453 History Museum in Istanbul. It was a collaborative project led by Hashim Vatandaş

If you want to hear more about Trebizond then check out Byzansimp’s Youtube series

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We follow events after the Ottomans broke through the walls of Constantinople. Taking the story up to the Sultans triumphant return to Edirne.

Pic: The entry of Mehmed II into Constantinople, Benjamin Constant, 1876

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To win the game Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged email me thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com before February 28th. See an interview with the creator here.

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Professor Leonora Neville joins us to make the case for getting rid of the term Byzantium for good. She wants to replace it with a different term and a different understanding of Roman history.

Professor Neville is the John W and Jeanne M Rowe Chair of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She specialises in the 9-12th centuries of the Empire’s history. And her research has focussed on gender, civic religion, and religious aspects of political culture as well as historical memory and historiography.

She has written several excellent books which have been vital to this podcast. Her guide to Byzantine historians is essential reading for students. Her book on Byzantine gender helped direct my episodes on ‘Women in the Roman world’ and her book on provincial authority was extremely helpful in understanding Kekaumenos. She is also a Senior fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and an editor of several book series. Find out more at the University of Madison-Wisconsin website.

Stream: Get Rid of Byzantium

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As we look back at Byzantium I turned once more to Professor Anthony Kaldellis. I asked him to present a list of ten influential East Romans who were not featured heavily in the political narrative.

Anthony Kaldellis is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of over a dozen books on Byzantium including the definitive history (The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium). Find out more here.

Pic: Saint Photios

Timestamps:

Photios: 0.47 secs – 15m 08s

Michael Psellos: 15m 09s – 31m 25s

Anna Komnene: 31m 26s – 39m 25s

Eustathios of Thessaloniki: 39m 26s – 47m 27s

George Gemistos Plethon: 47m 28s – 1h 07m 22s

Stream: 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 2

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As we look back at Byzantium I turned once more to Professor Anthony Kaldellis. I asked him to present a list of ten influential East Romans who were not featured heavily in the political narrative.

Anthony Kaldellis is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of over a dozen books on Byzantium including the definitive history (The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium). Find out more here.

Pic: Gregory of Nazianzus, fresco from the Chora Church

Timestamps:

Gregory of Nazianzus: 6m 10s – 21m 12s

John Chrysostom: 21m 12s – 38m 12s

Tribonian: 38m 12s – 52m 40s

Anthemius of Tralles: 52m 40s – 1h 02m

Theodore the Studite: 1h 02m – 1h 15m

Stream: 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 1

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