Episode 355 - You Can’t Understand the Modern World without Byzantium
How do you explain your strange interest in Byzantium to your friends and family? I argue that you can't understand the modern world without...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Society & Culture
The History of Byzantium
A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com
The History of Byzantium Podcast Guide
Listen to The History of Byzantium, a Society & Culture podcast by Robin Pierson. Stream 435 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
Show Topic
Browse this show under Society & Culture podcasts.
Episodes
20 episodes are loaded now from a catalog of 435. More episodes can be opened from this page.
Discover More
Explore Society & Culture podcasts, United States podcasts and English podcasts.
Episodes
20 of 435 episodesEpisode 354 - Final Questions
I answer the final batch of questions which came in after 1453. They are mostly fun speculation or about me and the podcast. Our Constantine...
Episode 353 - How did Romans become Greeks with Anthony Kaldellis
A discussion with Professor Anthony Kaldellis about how the Romans became Greeks. Anthony Kaldellis is the Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Se...
Episode 352 - Crusader Storm with Nicholas Morton
This is our last chance to talk about the Crusades on this podcast. So I put listener questions to Dr Nicholas Morton. Dr Morton is Associat...
Episode 351 - The 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors
I pick the 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 350 - Questions XIX
I answer your questions about where the Romans got their gold from, how Romania ended up with a Romance language, Byzantine games of polo an...
Episode 349 - Questions XVIII
I answer your questions about the Secret History, eunuchs, the Doukas name, the Byzantine crown, the Crown of Thorns and more. Hosted on Aca...
Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two
We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1297-1453. The music for these episodes comes fr...
Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One
We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1204-1297. The music for these episodes comes fr...
Episode 346 - What If?
I tackle your counter factual questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 345 - The Immortal Emperor
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 wh...
Episode 344 - Cold Case: Constantine XI
I investigate the death of the Emperor Constantine XI. What happened to him on the last day of his life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Episode 343 - The End of Crusading and the Third Rome
We look at the reaction to the fall of Constantinople in Venice, Rome and Russia. And briefly discuss those who claimed descent from Constan...
Intelligent Speech conference this Saturday
What if Belisarius had accepted the Goths offer and become the Western Roman Emperor in 540AD? This is one scenario I will be discussing on...
Episode 342 - The Roman Diaspora
We look at the fate of the Roman people after 1453. Many were enslaved while others searched desperately for loved ones. Those who adapted q...
Episode 341 - Mehmed and Constantinople
Mehmed did not make Constantinople his capital straight away. There were political, practical and psychological arguments against it. We tal...
Episode 340 - Questions XVII
We look at all your questions about the siege of 1453. As well as the Palaiologan era in general. If you want to hear more about Trebizond t...
Episode 339 - What Happened Next?
We follow events after the Ottomans broke through the walls of Constantinople. Taking the story up to the Sultans triumphant return to Edirn...
Episode 338 - Get Rid of Byzantium with Leonora Neville
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...
Episode 336 - 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 2
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...