Professor Kaldellis’ new history of Byzantium is out now in the USA and on Kindle everywhere. He has kindly agreed to talk to us about it across 4 episodes!
In this first conversation we discuss the new Roman government that Constantine established in 330AD. What was the ‘personality’ of government? How did it achieve legitimacy in the eyes of the people? Was it really a Republican Monarchy?
Stream: The New Roman Empire with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 1 – Government
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Hi Robin. In my long listenership, I have never quit an episode without finishing it, but I just couldn’t make it through the new episode with Dr. Kaldellis. Not because it wasn’t fascinating, but because once I noticed he ended every sentence with “right?”, I could hear nothing else! I’ve never left a complaint before, but I wish this verbal tic (which, by the way, seems to be spreading like wildfire through many podcast interviews) would go away. Your delivery, as usual, is the epitome of perfection. Always a pleasure to listen to.
I am good, right?
Thank you for the excellent interview as always.
I just finished listening to this episode of the podcast. As much as I enjoyed the previous 276 episodes and generally prefer the narrative editions (the narrative timeline helps me keep it straight-er in my mind, feeble as it is). But I really (bold italics) enjoyed this episode and am looking forward to the upcoming interview episodes covering Professor Kaldellis’ new book.
I just saved the book to a private list on Amazon. Is there a code I can use or other way that you can get credit for my upcoming purchase?
BTW, I listen on Google Podcast which is going away in the near-ish future and I am considering alternatives, at this point I thinking probably YouTube.
Glad you enjoyed it. There’s no code for me to gain credit for the physical books, thanks for asking. The podcast is not on Youtube at the moment but on any other podcast platform
Hi Stephen, I listen on Pocket Casts, which is available on Android. Quite a good podcasting service!
Hi Robin, I have for Anthony Kaldellis: how did the public, either in Constantinople or any of the provinces, assess the quality of a usurper before lending their support to them? To take up the analogy of republican monarchy, what was the political arena contenders for the throne had to present themselves to gain popular support? How widely were personalities beyond the palace itself known within the capital and the empire?