Alexios and his brother Isaac find themselves on the frontline during the height of another Byzantine Civil War. The entire Empire could come crashing down if things don't change very soon. In this episode, Alexios and his brother seize control of the Imperial Palace and take over as the next Imperial Family, starting the infamous Komnenoi Dynasty.

The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922 to the present day.

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077: The Alexiad: Part Two: Taking Control