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.
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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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Byzantium board game
Justinian the board game
Byzantio the board game
Our first Kickstarter backers reward episode showcasing the Byzantine board and role playing games available.
Download: Backer Rewards Episode 1 – Byzantine Games
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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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Hello everyone,
I am doing an AMA. That’s an Ask Me Anything for a website called WhatPods. I will be answering questions on the 21st March at 4.30pm US eastern standard time. But if you can’t be there live you can just submit your question now. Yes any questions posted in the next 6 days will join a list that I will begin tackling on the day.
So Ask Me Anything. It can be about the podcast, about the Kickstarter, about Byzantine history, Roman history, about the England cricket team, about Breaking Bad, about my favourite food, whatever you like. You just need to register on Whatpods and then ask away.
Speak to you soon.
Hagia Sophia, Kiev. Begun in early 11th century, restored in later centuries
Inside are original Byzantine mosaics. Church fathers L-R St. Laurentlus, Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Wonderworker
We trace the interconnected developments of the Magyars, Pechenegs and Rus.
Period: 913-1025
Download: The Settled and the Nomads
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My Istanbul Kickstarter Campaign begins today! Please consider supporting it before the end of March.
The Kickstarter page is here.
For more details I recorded an episode of the podcast to explain all the options.
Pietro II Orseolo (left) and his son Otto
We move on to Venice and Normandy to discuss the development of two peoples who will play a key role in the future of Byzantium.
Period: 913-1025
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