The History of Byzantium

Listener questions on houses, slavery, citizenship, vacations and common sayings amongst others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interview with Peter Adamson from the History of Philosophy Without any Gaps podcast. We talk primarily about Michael Psellos and his role in the intellectual history of Byzantium. But we also talk about Byzantine philosophy in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Turks are coming to the borders of Armenia and we examine why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our tenth Kickstarter backers reward episode answers a series of questions about the growing population and economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore the economic recovery of the Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our ninth Kickstarter backers reward episode discusses the sweep of history during our period and what lies under the maps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was a guest on the Dead Ideas podcast to discuss the Varangian Guard. We talk about their role in the palace and the field armies and contrast their role to Eunuchs in Byzantium. Do check out Dead Ideas for episodes covering Titoism, Serfdom, Cuneiform, Vikings and many other fun topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the past century of success for the Roman military and answer some listener questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our eighth Kickstarter backers reward episode features questions about the use of Greek Fire on land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head to the Eastern frontier to see what Byzantium's expansion into Armenia meant for the Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.