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Recommends Robin Pierson's Byzantium spiritual successor to Duncan's Rome podcast, noting it picks up after the end and is still ongoing.
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Podcast
The History of Byzantium
A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Highly recommends The History of Byzantium podcast by Robin Pierson, covering Roman Empire history from 476 to 1453.
HN thread · weeha · 0 points ↗ -
The History of Byzantium picks up right where the History of Rome left off, covering the East Roman empire and its neighbors.
HN thread · icebraining · 0 points ↗ -
The followup podcast "The History of Byzantium" is worth hearing if you want more late antiquity and the middle ages.
HN thread · durgiston · 0 points ↗ -
or at least listen to The History of Byzantium (which follows on where The History of Rome left off)
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The excellent History of Byzantium podcast covers the empire's entire history, from the fall of the western empire to the sack of Constantinople, in depth.
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The History of Byzantium. Follows Mike Duncan's The History Of Rome and carries the story on in the eastern empire.
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Currently listening to The History of Byzantium; highly recommended for anyone who enjoys deep dives into history.
HN thread · Avicebron · 0 points ↗ -
You might also check out the podcast History of Byzantium.
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The History of Byzantium's episode on Justinian's plague is a wonderful listen, covering how it killed maybe 40% of Constantinople.
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The History of Byzantium by Robin Pierson is excellent, and Pierson is a better writer than Duncan was on Rome.
HN thread · Veen · 0 points ↗ -
The History of Byzantium podcast is both accessible and well done.
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If you like history, like podcasts, and are interested in Byzantium, you will love Robin Pierson's "The History of Byzantium" podcast.
HN thread · intrasight · 0 points ↗ -
An interesting podcast about Byzantium that picks up where Mike Duncan's History of Rome left off
HN thread · throwaway6734 · 0 points ↗ -
It's a great listen that picks up where the History of Rome left off.
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Recommends The History of Byzantium for anyone wanting to go extremely deep into the timeline; the commenter has listened to all 265 episodes.
HN thread · bjackman · 0 points ↗ -
A great podcast carrying on from Mike Duncan's excellent history of Rome, now at the 4th Crusade sack of Constantinople.
HN thread · Khaine · 0 points ↗ -
An expansive, in-depth podcast on the Byzantine Empire that picks up where Mike Duncan's History of Rome ends.
HN thread · worstestes · 0 points ↗ -
A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich is a good overview of the empire for learning more about it.
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A fantastic podcast on Byzantium, The History of Byzantium, that follows on from Mike Duncan's The History of Rome.
HN thread · Khaine · 0 points ↗ -
Extremely recommended if you want a proper history podcast; it covers economic, demographic, and technological change, not just emperors.
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