Robin Pierson’s Grand Strategy: The history of Byzantium podcast.
About three years ago, when Mike Duncan stopped producing his ‘History of Rome’ podcast, thousands of podcast listeners mourned inContinue Reading
Tag: Byzantine History
A short history of Byzantium: No. 20 The Rise of Julian: Caesar in Gaul.
When Julian first took command of his Gallic armies at the end of 355, he was almost twenty-four years ofContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 19 Julian the Apostate.
By the end of Constantine’s reign, there were an estimated twenty-four million Christians living in the Roman Empire. These numbersContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 18 Constantius II, the Byzantine autocrat (Part 2)
The real danger to the Roman empire often came, not from its citizens, nor the Christians, as some would likeContinue Reading
Rare Byzantine grape seeds found in Israel has given us hope of a new Negev wine?
In the middle of February this year, a colleague brought to my attention an amazing discovery unearthed in Israel. ImmediatelyContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 17 Constantius II, the Byzantine autocrat (Part 1).
Constantius is arguably the most interesting of the three sons of Constantine I. He lived long enough, unlikely his brothersContinue Reading
In the beginning there were 12 Byzantine Rulers: Lars Brownworth speaks candidly about podcasting, Justinian and history.
From humble beginnings, Lars Brownworth’s love for history would in my opinion revolutionize how we learn and in fact evenContinue Reading
Greek Fire: Antiquity’s most destructive weapon.
I have I hope mentioned my passion for Byzantine history here. From its one thousand-year history comes a weapon thatContinue Reading
The Monastery of Saint Catherine.
Lying on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, the beautiful St. Catherine’s monastery today is still one of the oldest workingContinue Reading
Fishing Byzantine style !!!
Constantinople was a hub of activity with markets and stalls and among these markets was fish produce caught by fishermen.Continue Reading
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