Fall of Civilizations Podcast 11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans
03:27:30
Gautier's Istanbul Observations
- In 1852, Théophile Gautier visited Istanbul, observing its ruins.
- He was struck by Constantinople's walls, pondering their fall and Byzantium's legacy.
Byzantium's Endurance
- The Byzantine Empire, lasting 1000 years, emerged from the Eastern Roman Empire.
- It preserved ancient knowledge and bridged continents and eras.
Formation of the Mediterranean
- The Mediterranean Sea formed dramatically after the Zanclean flood.
- This event shaped human migration and the rise of civilizations.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Walls of Byzantium
03:33 • 2min
The Fall of Civilizations Podcast
05:21 • 4min
The Mediterranean Sea
09:49 • 3min
The Great Roman Empire
13:11 • 4min
The Antonine Plague
16:58 • 4min
The Great Mediterranean Flood
21:10 • 3min
The Flood of the Bosphorus
24:16 • 2min
Byzantium - The Oracle at Delphi
26:27 • 5min
Byzantium - The City of Constantine
31:29 • 1min
The City of Constantinople
32:50 • 5min
The Roman Empire Becomes a Ruin
38:14 • 1min
The Walls of Rome
39:41 • 6min
Chariot Racing in Byzantium
45:33 • 3min
The Walls of Constantinople Were Erected in Less Than Two Months
48:41 • 3min
Anatolia - The Heart of the Empire
51:50 • 4min
Rome and Constantinople
55:43 • 6min
The Story of Justinian
01:01:20 • 3min
Justinian and the Restoration of the Empire
01:04:41 • 3min
Procopius and Justinian
01:08:05 • 1min
The Secret of Silk From China
01:09:33 • 6min
A Brief History of Rome
01:15:04 • 5min
The Fall of Justinian
01:20:16 • 5min
The Great Arabian Desert
01:25:03 • 3min
The Byzantine Empire
01:28:31 • 4min
Greek Fire - The Secret Weapon of Incendiary Warfare
01:32:30 • 3min
Greek Fire Weaponry
01:35:38 • 5min
The Balacherai Palace in Constantinople, Italy
01:41:01 • 6min
Constantinople - The City of the Smells
01:46:53 • 3min
A Brief History of the Roman Empire
01:50:17 • 2min
The Byzantine Empire
01:52:28 • 3min
A Brief History of the Byzantine Empire
01:55:04 • 4min
The Byzantine Army
01:59:26 • 2min
The Rise of the Byzantine Empire
02:01:32 • 3min
The Byzantine Empire and the Battle of Manzicurt
02:04:52 • 3min
Byzantium and the Byzantine Empire
02:08:05 • 2min
The Byzantines and the Roman Catholic Church
02:10:29 • 4min
The Crusaders of the Orient
02:14:04 • 4min
The Crusaders' Excommunication
02:18:27 • 4min
The Crusaders and the City of Constantinople
02:22:28 • 2min
The Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders
02:24:44 • 2min
The New Emperor, Angelos, Set the City Ablaze
02:26:55 • 4min
The Crusaders and Constantinople
02:31:21 • 4min
The City of Constantinople
02:34:52 • 3min
The Black Death in Constantinople
02:37:57 • 3min
A History of the Byzantine Empire
02:41:26 • 3min
The Ottoman Empire in Byzantium
02:44:51 • 3min
Mechmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire
02:48:02 • 4min
The Death of Constantinople
02:51:37 • 3min
The Great Cannon Basilica
02:54:17 • 2min
The Byzantines and the Turks
02:56:22 • 2min
The Siege of Constantinople
02:58:00 • 2min
Barbaro Remembers the Signs in the Sky
03:00:10 • 2min
The Last Battle of Con Tinople
03:01:50 • 2min
The Sultan Mahmed, Conqueror of the Dardanelles
03:03:56 • 2min
The Conquest of the City of Constantinople
03:06:21 • 6min
The Fall of Byzantium
03:11:51 • 3min
The Memory of Byzantium Has Been Lost
03:15:14 • 2min
The City of Strangers
03:17:38 • 4min
The Fall of Civilizations Podcast
03:21:59 • 5min
On the outskirts of modern Istanbul, a line of ancient walls lies crumbling into the earth...
In this episode, we look at one of history’s most incredible stories of survival - the thousand-year epic of the Byzantine Empire. Find out how this civilization suffered the loss of its Western half, and continued the unbroken legacy of Rome right through the middle ages. Hear about how it formed a bridge between two continents, and two ages, and learn how the impregnable walls of Constantinople were finally brought crashing to the ground.
This episode we're joined by members of the St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir in London, and a number of musicians playing traditional Byzantine instruments.
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Credits:
Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas
Voice Actors:
Nicolas Rixon
Joey L
Annie Kelly
Cleo Madeleine
Original Compositions and music supervision:
Pavlos Kapralos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1A
Chanters of The St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral:
Michael Georgiou
Alexandros Gikas
Matthew Tomko
Stephanos Thomaides
Pavlos Kapralos
Traditional Musicians:
Monooka (Monica Lucia Madas), vocals
Alexandros Koustas, Lyra (other names: Byzantine Lyra/ Lyra of Istanbul/ Kemence)
Konstantinos Glynos, Kanonaki (other names: qanun; in Byzantine Greek: psaleterion)
Theofilos Lais, Cretan Lyra
Dario Papavassiliou, Santouri (other name: Greek Santur)
Pavlos Kapralos, Oud
Other music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. https://johnbartmann.com/