Here is the video of my interview with the Roads to Liberty Podcast.
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Emperor Nicephorus Botaneiates (gallica.bnf.fr)
We follow the flailing administration of Michael VII as it slowly collapses under the immense weight of events. Then we watch as the remaining Roman Generals line up one after another as each attempts to burn the Empire down in order to become King of the Ashes.
Period: 1072-80
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Michael VII Doukas on the the Royal Crown of Hungary
The Royal Crown of Hungary
Roussel’s seal, with an image of the Virgin Mary
Turkic nomads begin to raid Anatolia. The Imperial response is hampered by the defection of their Norman mercenaries. Under their commander Roussel de Bailleul they begin operating independently leading the government to squander precious resources in bringing them down.
Period: 1072-76
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Doukas’ widow Eudocia marries Romanos Diogenes to empower a General who can stop the Turkic raids. Diogenes does his best but ends up meeting the Sultan, Alp Arslan, in battle on the fields outside the city of Manzikert.
Period: 1067-72
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Nomisma histamenon of Constantine X Doukas
Constantine X Doukas spends his reign doing little to help the eastern front. We explore the possible reasons for this inactivity. We also cover Doukas’ death and the oath he made his wife swear.
Period: 1059-67
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Nomisma histamenon of Isaac I Komnenos
Isaac Komnenos comes to power urgently trying to restore the budget. But when he dies two years later his successor Constantine X Doukas reverses his economising. As he cuts from the military budget instead Turkic raiders sack the Armenian city of Ani.
Period: 1057-64
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Nomisma histamenon of Michael VI
Theodora resumes control of the Empire but dies a year later. Her eunuchs choose Michael Bringas to replace her but he is not approved of by the Empire’s military establishment.
Period: 1055-57
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An interview with Professor Barry Strauss about his new book ’10 Caesars’ and his podcast ‘Antiquitas.’ I quiz him about the two Emperors with most relevance to Byzantium: Diocletian and Constantine.
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The History of the Papacy podcast with Steve Guerra
Our fourteenth Kickstarter backers reward episode looks at the city of Rome and its development from the height of Antonine Rome to the post Justinian world of Gregory the Great. You will be in the capable hands of Steve Guerra from the History of the Papacy Podcast.
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Our thirteenth Kickstarter backers reward episode looks at the legacy of Byzantium and why it seems so forgotten today.
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