History of byzantium episode 46

By robin pierson on going since may 2012 byzantiumcast byzantine empire rome middle ages. Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the ottoman emperors, he tells the stories behind them of royal concubines, murderous bodyguards and sultans both. Episode 201 a narrow escape the history of byzantium. Nov, 2017 history channel documentary the byzantium empire. The book is a collection of edited transcripts from the first 46 episodes of the podcast, covering the time period from the founding of the roman kingdom through the breakdown of the republic. Episode 205 introducing the crusades the history of. To read a transcript of this story visit ancient rome au here. I am attending the sound education conference next month and sharing the stage with mike duncan. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Posted on february 28, 2020 by thehistoryofbyzantium. We enter the life of an empire that could create some of the worlds most transcendent religious art and then destroy it. Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the roman empires east and west divided. The persians conquer egypt as nicetas fails to defend alexandria. Ive recorded a short explanation for the show but all the details can be found at. Gold coins of abd almalik minted between 696 and 697 ad from damascus, syria. Heraclius takes the winter off to plan what to do next. The name byzantine empire was introduced by the historian hieronymus wolf only in 1555, a century after the empire had ceased to exist. In episode 46 the last war, robin tells the story of heraclius hail mary campaign to invade deep into persian territory with his last army. For all fans of robin piersons history of byzantium podcast. Almost every day a news broadcaster tells us that the world has just. January 2020 update the history of byzantium on acast. To guide us we are using the byzantine army manual the strategikon.

And ive thrown in the entire history of the island of cyprus for good measure concentrating of course on the latin kingdom of cyprus. In may we posted about mike duncans the history of rome podcast, which, upon reaching episode 179, had concluded the tale of the roman empires heyday. Episode transcript episode 46 gold coins of abd almalik. An alternate history version of the 0s where mohammed became a christian saint and the east never fell to the arabs.

History channel documentary history of the byzantium. This greek manuscript on parchment dating from the 12th to the th centuries is one of the most valuable codices in the national library of spain, treasured for the richness of its illumination. The history of byzantium episode 28 after the apocalypse. Episode 46 the final war heraclius takes the winter off to plan what to do next. Sometimes he gives a longer biography of a cartographer or ancient traveler than to an emperor. According to the historian tacitus, it was built on the european side of the strait of bosporus on the order of the god of delphi who said to build opposite the land of the blind. Episode 43 heraclius to the rescue the history of byzantium. This follows the adventures of basil argyros, a secret agent of sorts sent out to find new threats to the empire. But looking at history, the main problem that large preindustrial empires face is overextension.

Episode 89 the house of war the history of byzantium. Aug 01, 2014 the muslim arabs invade syria and begin to sweep away roman resistance. Rufinus was an orator and a lawyer, a master of civil administration and agenda. Should i make enough from the sale of this episode, i will start working on a series of episodes on the crusade against the cathars in southern france in the th century.

Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium. Episode 49 the man who lived too long the history of byzantium. Vasiliev can barely get into a subject or even episode before he has to leave it for another. Gold coins of kumaragupta i made fifth century ad from india. Episode 1a an introduction to byzantine history robin pierson.

We deal with three issues specifically the imperial title, the empires jews and the monophysites. Live facebook recording today the history of byzantium. Listen to the history of byzantium episodes free, on demand. Episode 47 a brief respite the history of byzantium. Lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of a distinctive civilization, covering the period from the fourth century to the midfifteenth century. This is a special mini episode, because if you have been listening to the narrative, we have finished the early modern era 1500 to 1800 and are now about to begin the colonial era 1800 to 1965 in southeast asian history. The history of byzantium a podcast telling the story of the roman empire from 476 ad to. The history of byzantium if you want to send in feedback to the podcast. Starting in wuxi, michael joins the qin family reunion, when 300 relatives gather to worship their ancestors on tomb sweeping day. It was because of him that the eastern empirebyzantiumbecame a bureaucracy for a thousand years. Over its fiveyear run, duncans show amassed a large, enthusiastic audience, most of whom have no doubt continued their exploration of roman history elsewhere. Episode 45 the empty fleet the history of byzantium. National geographic byzantium, the lost empire youtube. While most of this book is devoted to life in the western empire there is a section written by evelyn patlagean 19322008, a french historian and byzantinist that details daytoday life in the empire during the 10 th and 11 th centuries pp.

The history of the copts podcast is a narrative history of roman and medieval egypt through the eyes of its native population, the copts. Episode 2 two steps back, episode 1 an introduction, episode 8 italy and africa, episode 46 the final war, episode 11 the eastern provinces, episode 3 the isaurian emperor, episode 10. This was in reference to the inhabitants of chalcedon who had built their city on the eastern shore of the strait. This week i am looking at how, almost two thousand years ago, many of the great religions. The history of byzantium podcast listeners home facebook. Episode 28 after the apocalypse from the history of byzantium enjoy all the music albums and top video tracks of the history of byzantium here on frogtoon music. A podcast on the history of russia, told from the perspective of someone learning and studying events from a variety of sources on a weekly basis, and then informing you, the listener, on what theyve learnt this week. I am only at episode 41, but i find the different provinces listed confusing. As someone long fascinated with the history of byzantium i was so excited to find this podcast which ive been listening to for years now. Whether its ancient history, world history or military history, theres a podcast dedicated to each of that. The history of byzantium listen via stitcher for podcasts. Known as the city of the worlds desire, its a place that has been the focus of passion for believers of three different faiths paganism, christianity and islam and for nearly 3,000 years its streets have been the battleground for. In the final episode, simon discovers surprises in istanbul as it rose to become the imperial capital and islams most powerful city.

In the pages of a short history of byzantium we encounter mystics and philosophers, eunuchs and barbarians, and rulers of fantastic erudition, piety, and degeneracy. The work, by ioannes scylitza flourished 1081, is a history of the byzantine emperors from 811 to 1057, covering events from the proclamation of michael i rangabe in 811 to the reign of michael vi. Each episode is only about 30 minutes, and yet over hundreds of episodes pierson is able to tell the history of byzantium in amazing detail. It will be a huge honour for me to meet and chat to the man who inspired the history of byzantium. A podcast telling the story of the roman byzantine empire from 476 ad to 1453. See more ideas about byzantine art, byzantine and history. The manuscript contains 577 miniatures by different artists. There are even podcasts about the history of certain places like china, rome and england, or monumental events like revolutions, civil wars and world war ii. Listen to episode 205 introducing the crusades and 253 more episodes by the history of byzantium, free. Mar 11, 20 the history of byzantium is a podcast dedicated to the story of the roman empire from the fall of the west in 476 to the fall of constantinople in 1453. If youd like to skim over the roman period from its founding. Reacting to what he calls a conspiracy of silence, he produced an acclaimed threevolume history, published between 1988 and 1995. The history of byzantium a podcast telling the story of. The byzantine empire is, in every sense, a tremendously fascinating story.

For all we know, without byzantium europe woud now be under the merciless rule of the tibetanluxembourgish commonwealth. If you enjoy history or just a good yarn the check this out. Michael wood explores the history of the worlds newest superpower, from its ancient past to the present day. The history of english podcast the spoken history of a global language. Apr 10, 2020 london about podcast the history of byzantium is a podcast dedicated to the story of the roman empire from the collapse of the west in 476 to the fall of constantinople in 1453. A collection of short stories rather than a full novel. Historical fictionistas recommendations books set in. History of the byzantine empire part i audio duration. The blue parts of the map show the land held by the byzantine empire in 620 ad. Episode 46 the final war the history of byzantium on acast. After training the last roman army left in the empire, heraclius prepares to march east and either restore the old borders or never return. I want to add that christopher lillingtonmartins work puts the battle of daras on the correct battlefield.

He writes about american tv shows at and works for his father an actor. We learn how the army fought, who fought, what they looked like and how they were organised. According to the historian tacitus, it was built on the european side of the strait of bosporus on the order. I take of course irenes welljustified point, but i wanted to note that in the christian at least the orthodox tradition and structure of time sunday i. Episode 48 the battle of hieromyax the history of byzantium. Heraclius tries to find a way to avoid blame for this disaster and acquire the resources to fight back. He needs to buy off the avars as he removes all the remaining troops from the balkans. This episode will explain what has changed in the relationship between europe and southeast asia, and what made it.

Episode 49 the man who lived too long the history of. Throughout the history of rome and the history of byzantium podcasts, there were explanation episodes on the many different provinces of the roman empire, explaining their significance in the narrative. This history of the byzantine empire covers the history of the eastern roman empire from late antiquity until the fall of constantinople in 1453 ad. The ancient, legendary empire of byzantium also known as the eastern roman empire outlasted the demise of rome by a thousand years.

Heraclius surveys his shattered realm and plans how to remake things. The climax to the byzantinesasanian wars is one of the most dramatic campaigns in history, with worldchanging consequences. Heraclius gathers the army of the east for what he hopes will be a decisive battle. The oxford history of byzantium is the only history to provide in concise form detailed coverage of byzantium from its roman beginnings to the fall of constantinople and assimilation into the turkish empire. Episode 1a an introduction to byzantine history youtube. While the empire existed, the term byzantium referred to only the city, rather than the empire. Beginning as the three province nation of byzantium, the last remnants of the greek eastern roman empire, we will overcome all odds, repel the.

The ancient, legendary empire of byzantium also known as the eastern roman empire outlasted the demise of. Byzantine history is fascinating, worldchanging and largely forgotten. The name byzantium is a latinization of the original name byzantion the city became the center of the byzantine empire, the greekspeaking roman empire of late antiquity and the middle ages, but at that time it was already called constantinople. Most of the scenes are accompanied by a caption that explains their meaning.

Episode 192 feeling blank the history of byzantium on. A podcast on the history of russia, told from the perspective of someone learning and studying events from a variety of sources on a weekly basis, and then informing you, the. A history of private life from pagan rome to byzantium. A one stop shop for a collection of all history podcasts available. The ancient city of byzantium was founded by greek colonists from megara around 657 bce. Meanwhile the bad news keeps piling up for heraclius as he nears his final days.

The history of byzantium a podcast telling the story of the roman empire from 476 ad to 1453 this is an episode index for robin piersons fabulous the history of byzantium podcast. We look at how the roman army has changed up to the end of the 6th century. Its capital constantinople stood on the site of ancient byzantium. On june 4, 2016, duncans book, the history of rome. The history of byzantium podcast picks up where the history. But there have been moments in history when the world was indeed suddenly changed, and the people living at the time knew it. Lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of a distinctive civilization, covering the period from. The muslim arabs invade syria and begin to sweep away roman resistance.

After training the last roman army left in the empire, heraclius prepares to march east and either restore the old borders or. Byzantium simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anyone interested in the battle of daras would be well advised to not only consult christophers work but the most thorough analysis of the battle of daras ever done. History channel documentary history of the byzantium empire. Of course counterfactual history is always an exercise in futility, especially if you credit the idea of the butterfly effect. Episode 44 unceasing lamentations the history of byzantium. Episode 37 the army of the strategikon the history of. Crash course is all of us history in 46 episodes, each less than 15 minutes long. The work, by ioannes scylitza flourished 1081, is a history of the byzantine emperors from 811 to 1057, covering events from the proclamation of michael i rangabe in 811 to the reign of michael vi in 105657. Episode 7 gaul and spain by the history of byzantium.