Podcast Episodes

Episode 289 - Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria

With Baldwin and Boniface dead the Bulgarians run riot across Thrace. Their Tsar Kaloyan attempts to capture Thessalonica and ponders whether he could become the new Roman Emperor.

Period: 1204-07

Hos…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Episode 288 - Boniface, Marquis of Montferrat

After throwing a huge strop Boniface, the Marquis of Montferrat, is made King of Thessalonica.

He sent his men to conquer most of Greece but the Bulgarians were on his tail.

Period: 1204-07

Hosted on A…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Episode 287 - Count Baldwin of Flanders and Hainaut

The Latins agree to stay for another year and to conquer the whole of the Roman Empire. They elect Count Baldwin of Flanders and Hainaut to be their Emperor and all seems well. It only takes a year f…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 286 - Vantage Point

The narrative returns as we head back to 1204 and the sack of Constantinople. The arrival of the Latins had actually splintered the Roman world into at least 13 different states.

With a little help fr…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 285 - Totalus Rankium

I speak to Rob and Jamie from the podcast Totalus Rankium. Their show is a light hearted ranking of every Roman Emperor from Augustus to Constantine XI. It's a really fun listen and they include all …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 284 - To The City with Alexander Christie-Miller

Alexander Christie-Miller was the Turkish correspondent for the Times Newspaper between 2010 and 2017. He has written a book called ‘To the City’ about the people who live along the Theodosian Walls …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 283 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 5 - More Questions

Professor Kaldellis' new history of Byzantium is out now in the USA and on Kindle everywhere.

In the final episode in this series he answers more of your questions. Amongst the topics we cover are cit…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 282 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 4 - Your Questions

Professor Kaldellis' new history of Byzantium is out now in the USA and on Kindle everywhere.

In this episode he answers your questions. Including succession mechanisms, taxation, the Senate, usurpers…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Update February 2024

On today’s update I’m going to tell you about when the narrative is coming back, about podcast tours to Turkey in 2024 and about how Anthony Kaldellis is answering more questions than I told him to. …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 281 - Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint with Peter Sarris

A new book has come out about that most famous of Byzantines. It's called Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint by Peter Sarris and it is excellent. It is not a dramatization of his career but a brillia…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago