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A journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece and Rome for all the family.

Paul Vincent


    • Nov 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 162 EPISODES


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    Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four: Travels and Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 20:28


    Manuel II goes a-calling on the heads of state of the major European powers in order to find some support in saving his dying empire.

    Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three: Back in the West - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 13:23


    A lot has been going on in the former Western Roman Empire in the 300 years between 1100 and 1400!

    Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two: A Family at War Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 21:38


    Introducing the Hokey Cokey Emperor. Is he in power or out? In, out, in, out!

    Chapter One Hundred and Forty One: A Family at War Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 17:09


    Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better!

    Chapter One Hundred and Forty: The Final Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 18:50


    A brilliant general becomes Emperor of Nicaea. It only takes him a few years to regain the great city of Constantinople.  Unfortunately everyone is out to get him and it takes a lifetime of juggling to stabilise his empire.

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine: One Empire, Two Empires, Three Empires, Four Empires.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 18:05


    Welcome to nearly sixty years of total and utter chaos. Four empires and at least twenty emperors fight, make alliances, break alliances and generally fail to get on. Something has to give!

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight: Capital, Crusades and Calamity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 18:46


    The Angeli prove themselves to be so incompetent that the capital of the Empire cannot withstand the crusading armies.  Calamity results.

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven: Angels of Destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 16:17


    Andronicus Comnenus could not, quite obviously, be allowed to continue as Basileus. If only his demise, like that of Domitian for example, had been planned. Then, perhaps, the chaos and incompetence that followed could have been avoided.

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six: The Great and the Terrible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 17:54


    Manuel Comnenus thinks big but is a bit to pro-western. His cousin, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish!

    Very Important Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 1:51


    Introducing the new mythandhistory website. www.mythandhistory.co.uk  

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five: Oh No, Not Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 21:03


    John the Beautiful fails to achieve all his aims as he goes and dies at exactly the wrong moment.  He is succeeded by his son: how will he do?

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four: John the Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2018 15:36


    Alexius’s son proves himself to be the equal of his father!

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three: Urban's Unhelpful Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 19:52


    The Pope launches the first crusade with mixed results for Alexius and hie empire!

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Two: Back in the West, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 10:13


    A quick look at France, Germany and England in the 300 years up to the start of the First Crusade.

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One: Norman Conquests

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 17:07


    Everyone knows about 1066 and all that. The Normans' other conquests are less famous but equally important. Just ask Alexius Comnenus!  

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirty: Manzikert

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 16:51


    Disloyalty and bad planning lead to disaster.

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Descent into Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 20:59


    The great Macedonian Dynasty comes to an end. The Empire begins its final spiral into nothingness.

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Eight: Zoe takes a Husband, or Two, or Three!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 15:20


    Basil's death begins a steep decline. If you want to be emperor then marry Zoe!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Seven: The Bulgar Slayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2017 16:44


    Basil II finally has time to give his full attention to the Bulgars. It's not pretty!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six: Planning for Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2017 19:27


    Basil II takes control of his empire, finally dispatching the pesky Bardases! And then he plans... a lot.

    Chapter 125: Brilliance, Battles and Bardases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017 19:25


    The Empire is still on the rise despite the meddling of two men called Bardas!

    Happy Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2016 1:01


    Have a great holiday, with the correct audio file this time!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four: White Death of the Saracens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 16:10


    Romanus II succeeds his father but is partied out before too long.  Romanus's loss is the Empire's gain.

    Important Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2016 1:38


    An important announcement about Christmas scheduling and my new recording technology.

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Three: The Unusual Usurper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2016 18:08


    Having taken the place of his own son-in-law as senior emperor Romanus Lecapenus begins ro rule. He does a surprisingly good job. Shame about his sons!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two: Born to the Purple

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2016 17:45


    Leo the Wise finally solves his marriage problem and has the legitimate heir he's always wanted. Then he dies too early!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One: Too Many Wives for Leo the Wise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2016 19:04


    Trying to produce a son can be a challenging activity.  Just ask Leo!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: The Rise of the Macedonians

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2016 16:17


    Michael III is known to history as Michael the Drunkard. While this may have some truth, it is mostly slander - perpetrated by a certain Basil the Macedonian.

    Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Empire of Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016 18:32


    Christmas Day dawns and Leo V is a troubled man. By the end of it he would be a dead one. The Empire, though, is soon rolling in cash.

    Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Crumbs, It's Krum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2016 18:19


    The Khagan of the Bulgars proves to be more than a match for Nicephorus. Meanwhile the hermit's prophecy begins to come true!

    Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Irene and Charlemagne

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 15:53


    Leo IV could have been a good emperor but didn't get the chance. Unfortunately his wife did!

    Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: Back in the West Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 16:22


    What's been happening in the west in the 300 years since Rome fell? Time to find out!

    Announcing a new ebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 1:47


    My new ebook: Legends of King Arthur and His Knights is now available on all Amazon stores.  The ASIN code is B01I8IB7J8. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I8IB7J8 for the UK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I8IB7J8 in the US

    Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: That is a Statue, not God!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2016 20:44


    After decades of turmoil a strong emperor finally assumes the purple. His reign may have been good news for the people but it was bad news for icons! And as for his son....

    Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Return of Slit Nose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 18:40


    The Empire realises, far too late, that exile is not enough for a deposed hated emperor..... he just might come back!

    Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Greek Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 19:10


    Is there finally some light? Maybe. Bring on a vigorous young emperor and a brand new weapon!

    Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: The Last Great Augustus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2016 16:52


    Heraclius completes his mission against the Persians. Has he done enough?

    Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: the Rise of Islam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2016 33:50


    A huge welcome to Elias Belhaddad who will take us through the rise of a new force.  The world will never be the same again!

    Chapter One Hundred and Ten: A Greco Roman Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 21:06


    Phocas's reign comes to an end in a brutal manner. His successor proves to be just what the Empire needs.

    Chapter One Hundred and Nine: And You Thought Caracalla was Cruel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2016 20:57


    The Empire successfully keeps its enemies at bay for more than 20 years. And then...?

    Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Justinian the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 19:16


    Justinian was certainly a great man; a man of drive, vision and courage. His achievements were many... but at what cost?

    Chapter One Hundred and Seven: Power and Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 17:28


    Justinian sends his best general, the great Belisarius, to North Africa to evict the Vandals. If successful he will plough on and have a go at the big one: the reconquest of Rome.

    Chapter One Hundred and Six: Nika, Nika Nika, Win, Win, Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016 19:35


    Justin is the Emperor but he's not really in charge. His nephew, Peter Sabbatius, gains a new name and a lot of power. Not only that, Peter has the ambition and drive to exercise his power.

    Chapter One Hundred and Five: Why did Rome Fall?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2016 18:39


    The Eastern Empire is healthy and flourishing but the Western Empire is gone. It's time to reflect on the reasons why.

    Merry Christmas to You All

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2015 0:30


    Have a great holiday!

    Chapter One Hundred and Four: Picking up the Pieces

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2015 15:53


    The fact that the Roman Empire used to contain a city called Rome quickly becomes a distant memory. Constantinople has its own problems. Stability is provided by an old man who proves that age is no barrier to imperial success.

    So... what next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2015 1:50


    Rome may have fallen but it's not taking this podcast with it. The Eastern Empire is still going strong but will undergo major changes, making our histories of Greece and Rome merge into one.

    Chapter One Hundred and Three: A Farewell to Rome

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 22:44


    And so Rome falls. The inevitability is clear but the shock is still remarkable. On the other hand life continues as normal.

    Chapter One Hundred and Two: It's all Gone Horribly Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2015 17:12


    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Barbarian generals and emperors battle for control of the Empire while other barbarians annex large parts of it. The countdown towards the fall of Rome gathers pace.

    Chapter One Hundred and One: The Pope and the Hun

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2015 17:55


    And so we reach the beginning of the end. The signs have been there since the death of Theodosius the Great but now everyone can see them, including a certain very famous barbarian king!

    Chapter One Hundred: Vandalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2015 18:00


    It is the turn of Carthage to get a good sacking and this time the perpetrators are so efficient that they had the whole concept named after them! Worse than that, the ancient city is lost to the Empire as it is occupied by the barbarians.

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