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Episode 350 - Questions XIX
Apr 22, 2026
39m 51s
Episode 349 - Questions XVIII
Apr 15, 2026
26m 01s
Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two
Apr 9, 2026
47m 28s
Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One
Mar 31, 2026
41m 00s
Episode 346 - What If?
Mar 24, 2026
39m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/22/26 | ![]() Episode 350 - Questions XIX✨ | Roman gold sourcesRomanian language+3 | — | AcastEpisode 350 - Questions XIX | RomaniaByzantine | Romansgold+5 | — | 39m 51s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Episode 349 - Questions XVIII✨ | Byzantine historyeunuchs+4 | — | Secret HistoryCrown of Thorns | — | Byzantinehistory+4 | — | 26m 01s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Episode 348 - Trebizond! Part Two✨ | Trebizond historyGrand Komnenoi+3 | — | Farya FarajiTrapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music | Trebizond | TrebizondGrand Komnenoi+3 | — | 47m 28s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Episode 347 - Trebizond! Part One✨ | TrebizondGrand Komnenoi+3 | — | Farya FarajiTrapezuntine - Epic Byzantine Music | Trebizond | TrebizondGrand Komnenoi+3 | — | 41m 00s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Episode 346 - What If?✨ | counterfactual questionshistory+3 | — | Acast | — | counterfactualhistory+3 | — | 39m 05s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Episode 345 - The Immortal Emperor✨ | Byzantine historyConstantine XI+3 | — | Acast | — | Constantine XIByzantine myths+3 | — | 27m 18s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Episode 344 - Cold Case: Constantine XI✨ | Byzantine historyConstantine XI+3 | — | — | — | Constantine XIByzantine Empire+3 | — | 1h 06m 30s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() Episode 343 - The End of Crusading and the Third Rome✨ | fall of ConstantinopleCrusading+4 | — | VeniceRome | ConstantinopleRussia | ConstantinopleCrusading+5 | — | 22m 48s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() Intelligent Speech conference this Saturday✨ | Byzantine historyBelisarius+3 | — | Acast | — | BelisariusGoths+5 | Intelligent Speech ConferenceByzantium | 1m 49s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Episode 342 - The Roman Diaspora✨ | Roman historyOttoman rule+4 | — | Ottoman | — | Roman Diaspora1453+5 | — | 28m 40s | |
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| 2/17/26 | ![]() Episode 341 - Mehmed and Constantinople | Mehmed did not make Constantinople his capital straight away. There were political, practical and psychological arguments against it. We talk about these and how the Sultan overcame them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Episode 340 - Questions XVII | We look at all your questions about the siege of 1453. As well as the Palaiologan era in general.If you want to hear more about Trebizond then check out Byzansimp's Youtube series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Episode 339 - What Happened Next? | We follow events after the Ottomans broke through the walls of Constantinople. Taking the story up to the Sultans triumphant return to Edirne.To win the game Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged email me thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com before February 28th. See an interview with the creator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Episode 338 - Get Rid of Byzantium with Leonora Neville | Professor Leonora Neville joins us to make the case for getting rid of the term Byzantium for good. She wants to replace it with a different term and a different understanding of Roman history.Professor Neville is the John W and Jeanne M Rowe Chair of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She specialises in the 9-12th centuries of the Empire’s history. And her research has focussed on gender, civic religion, and religious aspects of political culture as well as historical memory and historiography.She has written several excellent books which have been vital to this podcast. Her guide to Byzantine historians is essential reading for students. Her book on Byzantine gender helped direct my episodes on ‘Women in the Roman world’ and her book on provincial authority was extremely helpful in understanding Kekaumenos. She is also a Senior fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and an editor of several book series. Find out more at the University of Madison-Wisconsin website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | ![]() Episode 336 - 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 2 | As we look back at Byzantium I turned once more to Professor Anthony Kaldellis. I asked him to present a list of ten influential East Romans who were not featured heavily in the political narrative.Anthony Kaldellis is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of over a dozen books on Byzantium including the definitive history (The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium). Find out more here.Timestamps:Photios: 0.47 secs - 15m 08sMichael Psellos: 15m 09s - 31m 25sAnna Komnene: 31m 26s - 39m 25sEustathios of Thessaloniki: 39m 26s - 47m 27sGeorge Gemistos Plethon: 47m 28s - 1h 07m 22s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Episode 335 - 10 Influential East Romans with Anthony Kaldellis. Part 1 | As we look back at Byzantium I turned once more to Professor Anthony Kaldellis. I asked him to present a list of ten influential East Romans who were not featured heavily in the political narrative.Anthony Kaldellis is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of over a dozen books on Byzantium including the definitive history (The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium). Find out more here.Timestamps:Gregory of Nazianzus: 6m 10s - 21m 12sJohn Chrysostom: 21m 12s - 38m 12sTribonian: 38m 12s - 52m 40sAnthemius of Tralles: 52m 40s - 1h 02mTheodore the Studite: 1h 02m - 1h 15m Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | ![]() Episode 334 - State Builders from the Steppe with Eric Halsey | I talk to Eric Halsey about his new book State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire.In it he chronicles the rise and fall of the Bulgars as they arrive in the Balkans and forge a state that would be a thorn in the Byzantine side. I thoroughly recommended the book. It’s well researched, easy to read and it’s nice to hear about a subject so intimately entwined with Byzantine history from a different perspective.Find the book on Amazon or check out the Bulgarian History podcast where Eric takes the Bulgarian story all the way to the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | ![]() Episode 333 - The Bachelorhood of Basil II with Mark Masterson | To mark the 1000th anniversary of his death we revisit the bachelorhood of Basil II. My guest is Mark Masterson — until recently Associate Professor of Classics at Victoria University of Wellington (retired 2025). His work explores masculinity, desire, and male social bonds in the Roman world.In his book Between Byzantine Men he discusses an oration written in Basil's day which may shed light on his intimate life.Find out more about Professor Mark Masterson here and check out his two books on male relationships within the Roman world. Between Byzantine Men: Desire, Homosociality, and Brotherhood in the Medieval EmpireRoutledge (2022)Man to Man: Desire, Homosociality and Authority in Late-Roman Manhood The Ohio State University Press. (2014) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | ![]() More Patreon Zoom Calls, more podcasts and more thank yous | More Patreon Zoom Calls, more podcasts and more thank youshttps://www.patreon.com/historyofbyzantium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | ![]() What Happens Next | I talk about what will happen with the podcast next. Send your questions to thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com This Sunday the 20th July I will be hosting 3 Zoom calls for Patrons at 1, 5 and 9pm UK time. It looks like I will be doing an AMA on Reddit this weekend too. I’ll post the Reddit address on the website as soon as I have it. If you’d like a History of Byzantium podcast t-shirt to commemorate 13 years of this obscure hobby of yours then go to etsy.com/shop/ImperialWares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/13/25 | ![]() Episode 332 - Not with a Whimper but a Bang | Mehmed II becomes Sultan in 1451 and immediately makes plans to conquer Constantinople.Period: 1448-53 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/25 | ![]() Episode 331 - The Last Hope | John VIII Palaiologos asks the Pope for an Ecumenical Council to reunite the churches. To his surprise the Pontiff says yes and a huge Byzantine contingent travels to Italy.Period: 1425-48 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | ![]() Episode 329 - Buying Time | With the Ottoman civil war raging Manuel II Palaiologos tries to improve the Roman position and ensure his sons succeed him.Period: 1402-30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/30/25 | ![]() Episode 328 - In the Nick of Timur | Manuel II Palaiologos refuses to play vassal to Sultan Bayezid. So the Ottomans set up a permanent blockade of New Rome. The siege would last for eight years and only a miracle could save the Romans.Period: 1391-1402 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/23/25 | ![]() Episode 327 - Vassals and Pawns | John V Palaiologos faces rebellions from his sons and Grandsons. Forcing the Romans to become both Ottomans vassals and the pawns of Venice and Genoa.Period: 1371-91 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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