The route of the First Crusade (bad squiggly lines by Robin)
The Byzantines recover the West Coast of Anatolia while the Crusaders cross the plateau. As they travel the Westerners begin dropping like flies and come to hate the land they’ve come to liberate.
Period: 1097
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The Battle of Dorylaeum by Gustave Doré (19th century)
The Crusaders march out from Nicaea on their way to Antioch. First stop is at Dorylaeum on the Anatolian plateau. But the forces of Kilij Arslan are lying in wait.
Period: 1097
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Battle of Dorylaeum (from Victory in the East by J France)
Search the Dumbarton Oaks Catalogue of Byzantine Lead seals here
Search through the Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire (641-867 AD) here
Search through the Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire (1025-1180 AD) here
Anthony Kaldellis’ podcast is called ‘Byzantium and Friends.’ Episode 14 deals with homosexuality in Byzantium.
The article about Basil II’s sexuality is called ‘Revisiting the Bachelorhood of Basil II’ by Mark Masterson. It was printed in ‘The Emperor in the Byzantine World’ Papers from the Forty-Seventh Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies-Routledge (2019) edited by Shaun Tougher
The Siege of Nicaea and the Turkish attack of 16 May 1097 from Victory in the East by J France
Alexios directs the Crusaders to Nicaea where they set up a siege. Behind the scenes though the Emperor was busy negotiating with the city’s garrison.
Period: 1097
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Bohemond of Antioch by Merry-Joseph Blondel c1800
The senior nobles of the First Crusade make the journey to Constantinople. There Alexios asks them to swear an oath of allegiance to him.
Period: 1096-7
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Peter the Hermit on Crusade. Engraving from painting by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882)
Our narrative resumes as the so-called People’s Crusade crosses the Danube and heads for Constantinople.
Period: 1095-6
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Hello everyone,
The History of Byzantium is now on Patreon. As you know I already sell bonus episodes of the show here at thehistoryofbyzantium.com
But many listeners have requested that I join Patreon for various reasons. The main request being to offer an advert-free feed.
So over at Patreon.com/thehistoryofbyzantium you can now get an ad-free version of the show. And if you join the highest tier you can get an ad-free feed with bonus episodes as well.
BUT the Patreon feeds only begin at episode 200. I have enquired about migrating the entire back catalogue over but haven’t received a response yet.
So for the time being you would be getting only new episodes of the show. If you’re happy with how you currently listen to the History of Byzantium then there’s nothing to worry about. The system over at thehistoryofbyzantium.com will continue as it is. But if you want to get an ad-free feed or just prefer Patreon then please do visit Patreon.com/thehistoryofbyzantium.
Email me thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com to discuss any ideas or issues you have.
Thanks,
Robin
Recruitment for the First Crusade 1095-1103 from The First Crusaders by J. Riley-Smith
How many people went on Crusade? Who were they and who was in charge of them? Why did they go? What does all this mean for Byzantium?
Period: 1095-6
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History of the Crusades podcast
Sharyn Eastaugh from the History of the Crusades podcast explores why people responded to Urban’s call.
Find the History of the Crusades podcast here
Period: 1095-6
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Pope Urban preaches the Crusade from Cassell’s Illustrated History of England, Volume 1 (highly inaccurate!)
We follow Urban as he crosses into France and spends over a year on tour. We talk about the steps he took to prepare for the announcement of the Crusades. Then we break down what we believe he said and why he said it.
Period: 1095-6
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