A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 9 hours 44 minutes
Episode 21 - The Vandal War
With the Nika Revolt quelled, Justinian orders Belisarius to retake the province of Africa. In the Summer of 533 an armada sets sail and lands east of Carthage. Belisarius leads his army cautiously up the coast as King Gelimer rallies his army. ...
Episode 20 - The Nika Revolt
In January 532 a seemingly typical riot at the races escalates into a full blown rebellion against Justinian. Trapped up in the Palace while Constantinople burns, the Emperor must decide whether to flee or to fight. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode 19 - 527-532, Part 3: The Kindling
In part three we return to Constantinople and see Justinian begin to reform his Empire. We take a look at his building projects, his new legal code and the laws he enacted. Particularly those aimed at pagans and heretics. See acast.com/p...
Episode 18 - 527-532, Part 2: The Eternal Peace, the Danube Frontier and Diplomacy
The first five years of Justinian's reign (527-532) are so incident-filled that it will take us a few episodes to get through them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 17 - 527-532, Part 1: The Battle of Dara
The first five years of Justinian's reign (527-532) are so incident-filled that it will take us a few episodes to get through them. In part one we stay on the Eastern front for the Battle of Dara. See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
Episode 16 - Theodora
We continue the narrative on the Eastern frontier as Lazica and Iberia try to form an alliance with Byzantium and leave the Persian orbit. King Kavad responds by trying to get Justin to adopt his favourite son. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Episode 15 - Justinian
We get a thorough introduction to Justinian, Justin's nephew and presumed heir. We look as Justinian's education and the kind of worldview he was developing. We follow his rise up the ranks from Palace guard to potential Caesar. &nbs...
Episode 14 - The Emperor Justin
We restart the narrative with the death of the Emperor Anastasius and the accession of Justin, Count of the Excubitors. The new Emperor is decidedly orthodox and begins a persecution of the monophysites and heals the schism with Rome. We also introduce...
Episode 13 - The State (Part 2)
Part 2 is the church and the army. We look at the administration of the church and its affects on society. Then we look at the size and disposition of the army and wrap up the tour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 12 - The State (Part 1)
We finally end our tour of the Empire by examining the Byzantine state. By focussing on the government, the church and the army we see how the Empire is shaping up since the fall of the West and how it is set up to deal with the world we explored in th...