Podcast Episodes

Episode 5 - The Gamble

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The Emperor Anastasius deals with more riots along with an invasion in the West by the Bulgars and the East by the Persians. He then begins to give in to his monophysite sympathies and is almost topp…

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Published on 13 years, 3 months ago

Episode 4 - Give us a Roman Emperor

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The Emperor Zeno dies in 491 after trying to appease the monophysites with his 'Henoticon.' Zeno's widow Ariadne then gets to pick his succesor and marries Flavius Anastasius. We have a look at the e…

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Published on 13 years, 3 months ago

Episode 3 - The Isaurian Emperor

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The Emperor Zeno is now back in charge and has to deal with the members of the conspiracy that ousted him. In the first half of the episode we see how he handled his enemies close to him and in the s…

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Published on 13 years, 6 months ago

Episode 2 - Two Steps Back

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We journey back to 457 to introduce the Emperor Leo. I don’t cover his reign in full but there are important details about life in the East which “The History of Rome” didn’t cover.

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Published on 13 years, 6 months ago

Episode 1a – An Introduction to Byzantine History

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An introduction for listeners who haven't listened to "The History of Rome" podcast.

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Published on 13 years, 7 months ago

Episode 1 - An Introduction

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I explain the idea behind the podcast and how I intend to proceed. I also talk about how often I will be able to create episodes.

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Published on 13 years, 7 months ago