Zoe (from ‘Rulers of the Byzantine Empire’ published by KIBEA)
Theodora (from ‘Rulers of the Byzantine Empire’ published by KIBEA)
We follow the short reign of Michael V from the death of his uncle to his dramatic fall just four months later.
Period: 1041-2
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Right about now is the first time we see the first mentions of the Romani people (aka “gypsies) in Europe, and that’s of course in Byzantium. It’s a really fascinating story, because a lot of the time they were really good at playing into the Romans desires, for example spinning fantastical tales about their Biblical origins. I think it’d be a really fascinating topic either for the next end-of-the-century episodes (I say as we’ve just begun a new century!) or as a Byzantine Story.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1291178
An excellent episode as always! Thank you for all your hard work Robin!
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So, I’m new here, does this episode get demonetised at some point? Or is this some new arrangement.
I periodically put an episode behind the paywall as a fundraiser to keep the podcast going. So far there have been 4 (out of 183). They will always be behind the paywall to encourage people to contribute.
I can’t seem to be able to get on the link to buy the episode 😭
The site is temporarily down, I am working to get it back up and running. Thanks for your patience.