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Emperor and guards from Osprey’s Byzantine Armies 886-1118

Heavy cavalry from Osprey’s Byzantine Armies 886-1118

Byzantine infantry from Osprey’s Byzantine Armies 886-1118

Lightly armoured troops from Osprey’s Byzantine Armies 886-1118

We discuss the past century of success for the Roman military and answer some listener questions

Period: 913-1025

Download: The Roman Army in 1025 AD

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Anatolia and Armenia 1025 AD

Simplified military provinces of the Empire 1045

We move from Armenia to the rest of the Eastern front to discuss the realities of life under Roman rule.

Period: 913-1025

Download: The Eastern Frontier

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Anatolia and Armenia 1025 AD

Simplified military provinces of the Empire 1045

Eastern frontier from ‘Basil II and the Governance of Empire’ by Holmes

From Armenia – A Historical Atlas by Hewson

We head to the Eastern frontier to see what Byzantium’s expansion into Armenia meant for the Empire.

Period: 913-1025

Download: The “Conquest” of Armenia

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Constantinople in the Byzantine era

The Palazzo Farsetti in Venice, built by descendents of Enrioc Dandolo (venicetour.it)

Bodrum Mosque, the former Myrelaion Church

Map of the Great Palace from the book The Emperors House

The Great Palace from The Byzantine Court – Source of Power and Culture

Having covered the famous monuments thoroughly we take a look around the rest of Constantinople. We survey changes in the population, harbours, architecture and palace amongst other things.

Period: 913-1025

Download: Constantinople in 1025

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The weeping column in Hagia Sophia, one of the spots that pilgrims sought cures (livingtuscany.wordpress.com)

What would a foreign visitor to Constantinople expect to see and hear?

Period: 913-1025

Download: A Guided Tour

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The Mese by Antoine Helbert

Panorama by Rocio Espin Pinar

We survey the main structures and services of Constantinople to see what has changed since 518 AD (episode 10 of the show)

Period: 913-1025

Download: Five centuries on

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An explanation and some credits from Episode 166 – To The City. Download it here.

Check out the American Biography podcast by Thom Daly

Check out the Ancient Faith website to find out more about “Chants from Balamand” the CD which features the clip of the Trisagion I played during the episode.

Icon of St George (blessedcelebration.com)

You visit Constantinople, guided by a stranger.

Period: 913-1025

Download: To The City

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Icon of Theophylact of Ohrid

We explore the reasons why the Bulgarians never became Romans.

Period: 913-1025

Download: The Eagle and the Frogs

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Colin McEvedy’s Atlas of Medieval Europe. I love it but it is misleading

A lovely looking but very misleading map 1045

My map of the Balkans duing 11th century

Camridge History of Byzantium Balkans map

Serbia and Croatia in the 11th century from Byzantium’s Balkan Frontier by Paul Stephenson

The maps commonly used in books and the internet give a misleading impression of the Byzantine occupation of Bulgaria. We tour the Balkans and discuss the reality on the ground.

Period: 913-1025

Download: Don’t Believe Your Map

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