The History of Byzantium cover image

Episode 252 - The Sack of Thessalonica

The History of Byzantium

00:00

Andronicus Kommenos - The Worst Byzantine Emperor

Andronicus Kommenos is the worst Byzantine Emperor that we've encountered. His fall feels like justice to us but in a way it might have been better if he'd clung to power. For all his monstrosity Andronicus was still Alexius Comnennus his grandson and that conferred on him a primacy amongst his kin which no other man enjoyed. Now his successor Isaac Anglos will face an endless stream of civil wars because he lacked what Andronicus had.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app