Zeyrek Mosque (former Church of the Pantocrator Monastery)
Our third Kickstarter backers reward episode features a lot of chat about my trip to Istanbul. I talk about the experience of visiting for the first time and answer listener questions.
Download: Backer Rewards Episode 3 – What was Istanbul like?
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Very interesting to listen to. Hoping for a political change soon in Turkey that will enable me to go there with a clean conscience myself eventually. 🙂
Robin thank you for your superb podcast , a highlight of the week when it arrives . I have been fascinated by Byzantine history ever since I encountered it first in Runcimans History of the Crusades – how could I have got to 16 , done history for 10 years and been told nothing about this 1000 year empire ? I was in Ravenna last year and I found that an amazing experience, having listened to your latest podcast podcast am determiner , even at the rage of 66 to go myself . I loved Mike Duncan’s History of Rome and your work is just as good .
I suggest that Mr. Pierson is a better history podcaster than Mr. Duncan, who sometimes subjected historical personages to contemporary biases.
I recommend you visit Thesaloniki next! There is lots of Byzantine heritage to visit.