<description>I pick the 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I pick the 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors

I pick the 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 351 - The 10 Worst Byzantine Emperors

<description>&lt;p&gt;I answer your questions about where the Romans got their gold from, how Romania ended up with a Romance language, Byzantine games of polo and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I answer your questions 

I answer your questions about where the Romans got their gold from, how Romania ended up with a Romance language, Byzantine games of polo and more. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 350 - Questions XIX

<description>I answer your questions about the Secret History, eunuchs, the Doukas name, the Byzantine crown, the Crown of Thorns and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I answer your questions about the Secret History, eunuchs, the Doukas name, the Byzantine crown, the Crown of Thorns and more.&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 349 - Questions XVIII

<description>&lt;p&gt;We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1297-1453.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Farya Faraji&lt;/a&gt;. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;amp;list=RDNWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music&lt;/a&gt;. You can buy his music &lt;a href="https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-byzantium-vol-ii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. 

We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1297-1453. The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Farya Faraji</a>. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;list=RDNWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music</a>. You can buy his music <a href="https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-byzantium-vol-ii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two

<description>&lt;p&gt;We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1204-1297.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Farya Faraji&lt;/a&gt;. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;amp;list=RDNWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music&lt;/a&gt;. You can buy his music &lt;a href="https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-byzantium-vol-ii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi.

We explore the history of Trebizond under the Grand Komnenoi. Today I cover the period from 1204-1297. The music for these episodes comes from the brilliant Youtube channel of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Farya Faraji</a>. Farya is a musicologist who collaborates with traditional musicians around the world to present music from different cultures on his channel, with an emphasis on authenticity and accurate cultural representation. This track is called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;list=RDNWIPrgWw7Iw&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music</a>. You can buy his music <a href="https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-byzantium-vol-ii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One

A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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