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The History of Byzantium thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com
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A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com
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Episode 291 - Michael Doukas of Epirus
Michael Komnenos Doukas would have had a forgettable career if it wasn't for the chaos which followed Manuel Komnenos' death.
But the twists of fate allowed him to found a new state in Epirus (Western Greece) which would eventually seize huge parts of the Roman world.
Period: 1204-15
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Episode 290 - The Despot, Theodore Laskaris
We follow Theodore Laskaris as he escapes from Constantinople and establishes a new state at Nicaea. Crowned as the new Roman Emperor he must face down rivals on every side including the Turks.
Period: 1204-12
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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
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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
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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 for everything to fall apart.
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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 from the 2008 film 'Vantage Point' we will be following the different perspectives of these actors as they deal with the fallout from the sack.
We begin with the story of Alexios V Doukas who fled the city just before it fell.
Period: 1204
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Kundenrezensionen
I came for more Roman history…
… and stayed for the riots, plagues, palace intrigues and religious slapfights!
Even better then Mike Duncan
I went into this podcast with some apprehension. I listened to Mike Duncans "History of Rome" with at least some superficial background in Roman history. But Byzantium was a total black hole to me. Robin not only ended this sorry state of affairs with me, he gave history podcasts new structure with his end of century reviews and his topical excursions into other matters than just the narrative. A must for any history fan.
Ein wahrhaft würdiger Nachfolger des "History of Rome Podcast"
Ich habe erst vor einem halben Jahr begonnen, diesen Podcast zu hören, und ich bin echt begeistert!
Der Podcast ist eine ausgezeichnete Fortsetzung des superben "History of Rome" Podcast von Mike Duncan. Der Podcaster, Robin Pierson, produziert zumeist halbstündige Episoden, ähnlich wie Duncan. Der Podcast wird begleitet durch eine Website, auf der man historische Landkarten, Bilder etc. findet.
Pierson legt es nicht so humoristisch an (so wie Duncan teilweise), aber er hat einen klugen, ernsthaften Stil, der mir von Anfang sympathisch war.
Hier erfährt man viel mehr über die reichhaltige Geschichte des vergessenen mittelalterlichen Reichs von Byzanz, dessen historische Rezeption sich ja zumeist auf Konstantin, Justinian & Belisarius und den Fall Konstantinopels 1453 beschränkt.
Viel Vergnügen!
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