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The History of Byzantium — 435 episodes
Episode 355 - You Can’t Understand the Modern World without Byzantium
Episode 354 - Final Questions
Episode 353 - How did Romans become Greeks with Anthony Kaldellis
Episode 352 - Crusader Storm with Nicholas Morton
Episode 351 - The 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors
Episode 350 - Questions XIX
Episode 349 - Questions XVIII
Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two
Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One
Episode 346 - What If?
Episode 345 - The Immortal Emperor
Episode 344 - Cold Case: Constantine XI
Episode 343 - The End of Crusading and the Third Rome
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Episode 342 - The Roman Diaspora
Episode 341 - Mehmed and Constantinople
Episode 340 - Questions XVII
Episode 339 - What Happened Next?
Episode 338 - Get Rid of Byzantium with Leonora Neville
Episode 336 - 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 2
Episode 335 - 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 1
Episode 334 - State Builders from the Steppe with Eric Halsey
Episode 333 - The Bachelorhood of Basil II with Mark Masterson
More Patreon Zoom Calls, more podcasts and more thank yous
What Happens Next
Episode 332 - Not with a Whimper but a Bang
Episode 331 - The Last Hope
Episode 329 - Buying Time
Episode 328 - In the Nick of Timur
Episode 327 - Vassals and Pawns
Episode 326 - The Rise of the Ottomans, Part 2
Episode 325 - The Rise of the Ottomans, Part 1
Episode 324 - Just Another Beylik
Episode 323 - At Least Things Can’t Get Any Worse
Episode 322 - The Worst Civil War, Part 2
Episode 321 - The Worst Civil War, Part 1
Episode 320 - The Last Hurrah
Episode 319 - Orthodox Questions with Father John Strickland. Part 2
Episode 318 - Orthodox Questions with Father John Strickland. Part 1
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Episode 317 - The Byzantine Legacy with David Hendrix
January 2025 Update
Episode 316 - Questions XVI
Episode 315 - Questions XV
Ask me anything and Tour Dates
Episode 314 - The Divine Liturgy with Father John Strickland
Episode 313 - A Roman Comic Book with Marco Cappelli
Episode 312 - The Mediterranean in the Crusading era with Nicholas Morton
3 things you might like
Episode 311 - The Next Generation
Episode 310 - The Catalan Company
Episode 309 - Cautious and Weak
Episode 308 - The Fall of Anatolia
Episode 307 - Healing the Divisions
Episode 306 - Church Union
Episode 305 - The Return from Exile
Episode 304 - Questions XIV
Episode 303 - Pinch Me
Episode 302 - Colonial Occupation
Episode 301 - The Fifth Crusade with Nicholas Morton
Episode 300 - The 10 Greatest Byzantine Emperors
Episode 299 - Baldwin II with John Giebfried
Episode 298 - The Providence of God
Episode 297 - The Rise and Rise of Nicaea
Episode 296 - The Mongol Storm with Nicholas Morton
Episode 295 - The Forgotten Siege
Episode 294 - The Rise and Fall of Epirus
Episode 293 - Governing Constantinople with John Giebfried
Episode 292 - Venice and the Rest of the Empire with John Giebfried
Episode 291 - Michael Doukas of Epirus
Episode 290 - The Despot, Theodore Laskaris
Episode 289 - Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria
Episode 288 - Boniface, Marquis of Montferrat
Episode 287 - Count Baldwin of Flanders and Hainaut
Episode 286 - Vantage Point
Episode 285 - Totalus Rankium
Episode 284 - To The City with Alexander Christie-Miller
Episode 283 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 5 - More Questions
Episode 282 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 4 - Your Questions
Update February 2024
Episode 281 - Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint with Peter Sarris
Some Heraclian Fiction and Maps you might enjoy
Episode 280 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 3 - Narrative
Episode 279 - Catching up with Max Lau
Illness Update December 2023
Episode 278 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 2 - Christianity and the Law
Episode 277 - The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 1 - Government
Episode 276 - Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age with Tom Holland
October 2023 Update
Episode 275 - Climate Change in the 6th Century with Robert Bruton
Episode 274 - The 10 Worst Emperors with Anthony Kaldellis
Byzantine Fiction special offer
Episode 273 - Rome and Persia: The 700 Year Rivalry with Adrian Goldsworthy
Episode 271 - Twilight Cities with Katherine Pangonis
Episode 270 - Loss, Suffering and Enslavement
June 2023 Schedule Update
Episode 269 - Questions XIII
Episode 268 - The Collapse of the Komnenian System
Episode 267 - Provincial Separatism with Nathan Websdale
Episode 266 - Questions XII
Episode 265 - The 10 Greatest Emperors with Anthony Kaldellis
Episode 264 - Questions XI
Episode 263 - Questions X
Episode 262 - Questions IX
Antakya Appeal with Andrea de Giorgi and Katherine Pangonis
A personal appeal from a listener
An appeal for help for Turkey and Syria
Episode 261 - The Sack
Episode 260 - The Fourth Crusade (Part 2)
Episode 259 - The Fourth Crusade (Part 1)
Episode 258 - Almost Ungovernable
Episode 257 - What Could Be More Trustworthy than a Brother?
Episode 255 - The Third Crusade (part 1)
Episode 254 - Saladin the Strategist with Ben Duval
Episode 253 - The Second Bulgarian Empire
Episode 252 - The Sack of Thessalonica
Episode 251 - A Lion Pouncing on a Large Prey
Episode 250 - Retaking Anatolia
Episode 249 - Life in Byzantine Anatolia
Episode 248 - Life in Turkic Anatolia
August 2022 Update
And the Winner is
Baby and New Schedule
Episode 247 - Writing Byzantine Fiction with Gordon Doherty
Episode 246 - Travelling to Turkey with Şerif Yenen
April 2022 Update
Episode 245 - Means and Ends
Episode 244 - Not Completely Unreasonable
Episode 243 - The Battle of Myriokephalon
The History of Byzantium on Youtube - Flash Point History
Episode 242 - Manuel’s Follies
History of Byzantium Tour - April 23 to May 2, 2022
Episode 241 - Hungary for Security
Episode 240 - Manuel’s Constantinople
Episode 239 - The New Aristocracy
Episode 238 - Queens of Jerusalem with Katherine Pangonis
Episode 237 - Manuel and Andronikos
Episode 236 - Why Make Peace?
Episode 235 - Sundered by Gold
Episode 234 - Changing Priorities
Episode 232 - The Second Crusade, Part 2
Episode 231 - The Second Crusade, Part 1
Episode 230 - The Sack of Edessa
Discussion with Marco Capelli about Byzantium and Italy
Family Update
Episode 229 - John Komnenos with Dr Maximilian Lau
Episode 228 - Forgiveness not Permission
Episode 227 - Just Take the Damn City
Episode 226 - A Crowded Chessboard
Back to the Narrative
Family Illness
Byzantine Stories, Episode 9 - Women in the Byzantine World. Part 1 - Immense and Immeasurable
Women in the Byzantine World announcement
An update on the schedule of the podcast, May 2021
Backer Rewards Episode 16 - Russia and Byzantium with Professor Sergey Ivanov
Merchandise
Episode 225 - Belisarius in Metal
Episode 224 - The Coup of Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville
Episode 223 - Questions VIII
Schedule and Patreon Update.
An update on the schedule of the podcast
Episode 222 - The Good Helmsman
Episode 221 - The Triptych
Episode 220 - The Crusade of 1101
Episode 219 - A Spectacular Interruption or Jerusalem is now available
Episode 218 - The Siege of Antioch
Episode 217 - Diverging Paths
Episode 216 - The Battle of Dorylaeum
Final reminder about the Intelligent Speech Conference
Episode 215 - The Siege of Nicaea
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Episode 214 - The Prince's Crusade
Episode 213 - The People's Crusade
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Episode 212 - Who went on Crusade and why?
Episode 211 - Why people went on Crusade with Sharyn Eastaugh
Episode 210 - What did Urban say?
Episode 209 - What about Jerusalem?
Episode 208 - The Call from the East with Peter Frankopan
Episode 207 - What did Urban want?
Episode 206 - What did Alexios want?
Episode 205 - Introducing the Crusades
Episode 204 - Komnenian Reforms
Episode 203 - The Pecheneg Wars, again
Episode 202 - A Wild West Vibe
Episode 201 - A Narrow Escape
Episode 200 - A Tribute to Professor Mark Whittow
Episode 199 - The Battle of Dyrrachium
Episode 198 - Heavy Lifting
Episode 197 - Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville
The House of War is live
Episode 196 - Cultural Revival
January 2020 Update
Backer Rewards Episode 15 - The Hagia Sophia and Imperial Coronations
On Stage with Mike Duncan!
Robin interviewed on the Roads to Liberty Podcast
Live Facebook recording today
2020 Tours
Episode 195 - King of the Ashes
Episode 194 - Normandy-in-Anatolia
Episode 193 - Manzikert
Episode 192 - Feeling Blank
Episode 191 - The Sack of Ani
Episode 190 - The End of the Macedonian Dynasty
An interview with Barry Strauss - Author of '10 Caesars' and the 'Antiquitas' podcast
Backer Rewards Episode 14 - The City of Rome with Steve Guerra
Backer Rewards Episode 13 – The Byzantine Legacy
Episode 189 - End of Act Two
Episode 188 - The Great Schism
Episode 187 - Hey Big Spender
Episode 186 - The Pecheneg Wars
The History of History Podcasting
Episode 185 - Winning the Election
Episode 184 - Act Two Begins
Backer Rewards Episode 12 - Harald Hardrada with Noah Tetzner
Episode 183 is live
Episode 182 - The Double Agent
Episode 181 - A Bunch of Nobodies
Episode 180 - Stumbling Forward
Episode 179 - Where Were We
Backer Rewards Episode 11 - The Jewish Communities of Byzantium
Episode 178 - Questions VII
Episode 177 - Questions VI
Episode 176 - Michael Psellos with Peter Adamson
Episode 175 - The Turks
Backer Rewards Episode 10 - Economy and Population Questions
Episode 174 - The Economic Recovery
Backer Rewards Episode 9 - The Sweep of History
Episode 173 - Dead Ideas Podcast interview: The Varangian Guard
Episode 172 - The Roman Army in 1025 AD
Backer Rewards Episode 8 - Greek Fire on Land
Episode 171 - The Eastern Frontier
Tour Announcement
Backer Rewards Episode 7 - Georgia and the Black Sea
Episode 170 - The "Conquest" of Armenia
Backer Rewards Episode 6 - Respect, Institutions, Justice
Episode 169 - Constantinople in 1025
Byzantine Stories Episode 7 Announcement
Backer Rewards Episode 5 - Imperial Qualities and More Feelings
Backer Rewards Episode 4 - Lucky Romans and Being a Celebrity
Backer Rewards Episode 3 - What was Istanbul like?
Backer Rewards Episode 2 - A Day in the Life of a Podcaster
Episode 168 - A Guided Tour
Hello from Istanbul
Episode 167 - Five Centuries On
Post Script to episode 166
Episode 166 - To The City
Backer Rewards Episode 1 - Byzantine Games
Send me your thoughts
Final Kickstarter Reminder
Episode 165 - The Eagle and the Frogs
Episode 164 - Don't Believe Your Map
Ask Me Anything
A replay of the House of War
Episode 163 - The Magyars, Pechenegs and Rus
Istanbul Kickstarter Campaign
Episode 162 - Venetians and Normans
Episode 161 - Not Yet Holy Roman Emperors
Episode 160 - Why Italy Matters
Byzantine Stories episode six announcement
Episode 159 - Rest in Peace
Episode 158 - The Legend Slayer
Update on schedule and Istanbul
Episode 157 - The Culmination
Episode 156 - The Half Blind Leading the Blind
Episode 155 - The Year 1000
Episode 154 - A Cat Among Mice
Episode 153 - Basil II
Episode 152 - Bardas Phokas
Episode 151 - Bardas Sclerus
Podcasting in Istanbul?
Episode 150 - Basil Lekapenos
Episode 149 - Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
Episode 148 - Sources and Magnates
Episode 147 - Bulgarian Solidarity
Episode 146 - What's the Plan?
Episode 145 - The Eastern Conquests
Episode 144 - Setting the Table
Byzantine Stories Episode 5 - Roman Healthcare. Part 1 - Choosing Your Provider
Episode 143 - Strange Trajectories
Listener Survey
Episode 142 - Brave in Danger
Episode 141 - How To Get Away With Murder
Episode 140 - Magnificent and Insufferable
Episode 139 - All In A Day's Work
Moving to Acast
Episode 138 - Abhorring the Palace
Episode 137 - Cilicia
Episode 136 - The White Death of the Saracens
Episode 135 – Triumphal Procession
Episode 134 - Third Time's the Charm
Episode 133 - Sowing the Dragon’s Teeth with Eric McGeer
Episode 132 - Escalating Violence
Episode 131 - False Economy
Episode 130 - The Empire That Would Not Die with John Haldon
Episode 129 is available
Episode 128 - The Prudent Course
Episode 127 - Melitene
Episode 126 - Attract and Repel
Episode 125 - A Tsar is Born
Episode 124 - A Roman Story
Episode 123 - Dramatis Personae
Byzantine Stories Episode Four Announcement
Episode 122 - Questions V
Episode 121 - The Roman Army in 900AD
Episode 120 - The Magnates
Episode 119 - Follow the Money
Episode 118 - Revival
Episode 117 - Questions IV
Episode 116 - North of the Danube
Episode 115 - The Rise of Bulgaria
Episode 114 - International Relations
Episode 113 - Carolingian Decline
Episode 112 - The Frontier
Episode 111 - Abbasid Decline
Byzantine Stories Episode 3 announcement 2
Byzantine Stories Episode 3 announcement
Episode 110 - The Four Wives of Leo VI
Episode 109 - Leo the Wise?
Episode 108 - Known Unknowns
Episode 107 - Keeping up with the Macedonians
Byzantine Stories Episode 2 Announcement
Episode 106 - Mother and Uncle
Episode 105 - The Triumph of Orthodoxy
Episode 104 - God-Fearing
Episode 103 - God-Loving
Episode 102 - The Islands
Episode 101 - Thomas the Slav
Episode 100 - An Interview with Mike Duncan
Episode 99 - Michael of Amorium
Episode 98 - Leo the Armenian
Episode 97 - Michael Rhangabe, Emperor of the Romans
Episode 96 - Shoulda
Episode 95 - Coulda
Episode 94 - Woulda
Episode 93 - Recap and Precap
Episode 92 - Questions III
Episode 91 - An Interview with Author Vincent O'Reilly
Episode 90 - The Roman Army in 800AD
Episode 89 - The House of War
Episode 88 - More Thoughts on the Byzantine Republic by Anthony Kaldellis
Episode 87 - The Byzantine Republic with Anthony Kaldellis
Episode 86 - The People
Episode 85 - Imperial Territory
Episode 84 - The Leftovers
Episode 83 - The Decline and Fall of the Arab Empire
Episode 82 - Charlemagne and Leo (part 2)
Episode 81 - Charlemagne and Leo (part 1)
Episode 80 - The Isaurian Dynasty
Episode 79 - A Mother's Love
Episode 78 - A New Helena
Thoughts on the John Chrysostom series
Byzantine Stories Episode 1 - John Chrysostom. Part 1 - Welcome to Antioch
An update on the Fundraising Sale and the new RSS Feed
Episode 76 - The Dung Named
Episode 75 - The Headless Council
Episode 74 - The Quest for Legitimacy
Episode 73 - Leo's Reign in the 730s
Episode 72 - Leo's Reign in the 720s
Episode 71 - Iconoclasm
Episode 70 - Zombies of Byzantium
Episode 69 - Lost to the West
Episode 68 - Leo III
Episode 67 - The Tightening Noose
Episode 66 - The Emperor Strikes Back
Episode 65 - Seven Emperors
Episode 64 - Questions II
Episode 63 - Byzantine Theodicy with David Gyllenhaal
Episode 62 - God's Punishment
Episode 61 - Why did the Romans Survive?
Episode 60 - Looking West
Episode 59 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 4: The Conquest Society
An explantion of The Origins of Islam episode
Episode 58 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 3: They Wanted it More
Episode 57 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword
Episode 56 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 1: The Sources
Episode 55 - Why did the Romans lose?
Episode 54 - Justinian II
Episode 53 - The Bulgars are Coming
Episode 52 - The Non-Siege of Constantinople
Episode 51 - The Themes
Episode 50 - The Teenage Emperor
Episode 49 - The Man Who Lived Too Long
Episode 48 - The Battle of Hieromyax
Episode 47 - A Brief Respite
Episode 46 - The Final War
Byzantine Project Update
Episode 45 - The Empty Fleet
Episode 44 - Unceasing Lamentations
Episode 43 - Heraclius to the rescue
Episode 42 - In Fairness to Phocas
Episode 41 - Who is a Byzantine?
Episode 40 - Questions
Episode 39 - Neighbours and Provinces
Episode 38 - Christianising
Episode 37 - The Army of the Strategikon
Episode 36 - The End of Legitimacy
Episode 35 - The Lucky Break
Episode 34 - Overbalancing
Episode 33 - The Madness of Justin II
Episode 32 - The True Believer
Episode 31 - Getting the Band Back Together
Episode 30 - Age Before Beauty
Episode 29 - The Nightmare Decade
An explanation of the fund raising podcast
Episode 27 - The Walking Dead
A clarification on the sale
Episode 26 - The Sack of Antioch
Episode 25 - The Roaring Thirties
Episode 24 - The Western Emperor
Episode 23 - The Siege of Rome
Episode 22 - Justinian's Legacy
Episode 21 - The Vandal War
Episode 20 - The Nika Revolt
Episode 19 - 527-532, Part 3: The Kindling
Episode 18 - 527-532, Part 2: The Eternal Peace, the Danube Frontier and Diplomacy
Episode 17 - 527-532, Part 1: The Battle of Dara
Episode 16 - Theodora
Episode 15 - Justinian
Episode 14 - The Emperor Justin
Episode 13 - The State (Part 2)
Episode 12 - The State (Part 1)
Episode 11 - The Eastern Provinces
Episode 10 - Constantinople
Episode 9 - The Balkan Provinces
Episode 8 - Italy and Africa
Episode 7 - Gaul and Spain
Episode 6 - The Prosperous Exuberance
Episode 5 - The Gamble
Episode 4 - Give us a Roman Emperor
Episode 3 - The Isaurian Emperor
Episode 2 - Two Steps Back
Episode 1a – An Introduction to Byzantine History
Episode 1 - An Introduction