Gerasimos Merianos on East Roman Alchemy in Late Antiquity and Beyond, Part II
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The episode explores East Roman alchemy with Gerasimos Merianos, focusing on its mathematical aspects and the evolving nature of alchemical secrecy and politics.
We delve further into the laboratories, workshops, and even state coffers of East Rome with Gerasimos Merianos. East Roman alchemy becomes mathematised. The parameters of alchemical secrecy change. We encounter our first alchemical con-men. And Michæl Psellos showcases his ability to see which way the wind is blowing, this time in the realm of high-stakes alchemical politics.
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