Saturdays are for the Byzantines

Today we examine the impact the Timurids had on our story of Byzantine history.

In today's lecture, we take a look at a new player in the Byzantine theatre, the Ottoman Turks.

Taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming, I discuss the state of Education in America with my friends Andrew and Steven.

Today we detail the period of time between the sack of Constantinople of 1204 and the reinstatement of the Byzantine Empire in 1261.

Today we look back at the books we covered on the podcast during 2021.

In today's lecture, we detail the events of the Fourth Crusade.

In my first video essay, I provide my thoughts in the aftermath of the Rittenhouse trial.

In today's lecture we examine the reign of Manuel Komnenos and find out if his time on the throne was drama free.

In this week's lecture, we take a look at the reign of John Comnenus, the son of Alexios.

In today's lecture we go over the events leading up to the battle of Manzikert, the battle itself, and what the results mean going forward for the Byzantines.

In our first lecture back from break, we discuss the remarkable reign of Alexios Comnenus.

Just a short video announcing my return to our Byzantine history series!

In today's lecture, we focus on the reign of Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer. Basil was the longest reigning emperor going all the way back to Augustus.

Today we look into the background of St. John of Damascus, as well as his writings on iconoclasm.

In this week's lecture, we discuss the golden age of Byzantine history beginning roughly in 963 until the reign of Basil II.

This week's lecture focuses on the period of Byzantine reconstruction from 717-843. We begin discussing Iconoclasm as a heresy and examine the interesting reign of Irene.

In today's lecture, we analyze the period of Byzantine contraction from 641-717, focusing on the reign of Constans II, the Thematic reforms, and the chaos following the reign of Constantine IV.

Today we go over some religious and linguistic things from the time period we are covering. Enjoy!

In today's lecture, I guess you could say, we discuss the origins of Islam and the early expansion of the Islamic state. Apologies for the poor audio quality, I did not realize my microphone was not connected to GarageBand, so the audio is coming from my computer microphone. The audio will be back to the regular quality in the next episode.

Heraclius' status as a tragic hero is analyzed in today's lecture, provided the professor can stop sneezing enough to talk. Here is a link to the documentary I mention during the lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iKaySkQZjo&t=38s  

Today we analyze the Miaphysite heresy and how it caused a split between the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

In today's lecture we examine the somewhat rapid transition between several Byzantine emperors, several of which resulted from mutiny and rebellions. Here is the Treadgold text I use: https://www.amazon.com/Concise-History-Byzantium-Warren-Treadgold/dp/1352009870/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=concise+history+of+byzantium&qid=1619919925&sr=8-3

In today's lecture, roughly speaking, we take a look at Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis, some of his building projects, and what Justinian's legacy is.

Today we take a look at some early references to the Slavic peoples, roughly where they came from, and we talk about some aspects of different groups' language and religion.

In today's lecture, I guess you could say, we analyze the Gothic resurgence and the Byzantine's response to it as we wrap up the Gothic Wars. I also want to issue a correction here: when I refer to the Battle of Taginae, I am actually referring to the Battle of Mons Lactarius. I wrote down the wrong name in my notes.

Today we take a look at the little known Liturgy of St. James. Here are the two links I reference in the video: Shorter video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOKoJS7ABVc Longer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX23jIhacC0&t=4s  

In today's lecture, I guess you could say, we examine the origins of the monastic tradition and what impact they have on our civilization.

In today's lecture, roughly speaking, we examine the end of the first part of the Gothic wars. We then preview how the Goths are able to make a revival coming up during the ensuing decade of history.   You can get the copy of Justinian's Wars that I am reading at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Wars-Justinian-Hackett-Classics/dp/162466170X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=justinian%27s+wars&qid=1618183135&sr=8-1

This video is a response to a comment from a viewer, Jay Uno, where we discuss what happened to Hellenistic paganism in the Rome.

Today we discuss the development of horse archers in the Byzantine army. When we think of Roman armies, we usually think of Caesar's late Republican legions. However, as time goes on and situations change, the Byzantines change their focus to meet their military needs.

Today's lecture is the first in a multi-part miniseries on the Wars of Justinian. Today we cover the Vandal War and part of the Gothic War, up until the taking of Naples.

In today's episode we discuss the history of the term "Byzantine", where it comes from, and how it becomes popularized. Check out Admiral Price's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdmiralPrice Check out Eastern Roman History's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGRhKKPf80FgqDS-qStL0WQ  

Today we get a primer for Justinian, who will be the subject of the next several lectures.

Today we introduce the historical character Procopius and debate whether he is a historian or a tabloid writer.

Today we discuss a viewer's question about how people in the Holy Roman Empire thought about themselves.

Today we discuss an interim period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of Justinian.

In today's lecture, we discuss the Fall of the Rome and analyze its causes.

Today we analyze the Byzantine economy during the early 6th century and how that impacted the reign of Justinian.

In this video we take a closer look at who St. Leo the Great was.

Today we analyze the various Hunnic invasions of Rome and if they caused the fall of Rome.

Today we take a brief look into St. Augustine's life and examine his great book, City of God.

In today's lecture, we analyze the story of the Vandal's invasion of Rome and the establishment of the Vandalic Kingdom.

In this episode we take a look at who St. Jerome was.

Today we discuss another Church heresy from the time period, Monophysitism. This video is the second in our series of short videos to break up the longer lectures from the weekend.  I want to set a tentative schedule of Tuesdays and Thursdays for our short videos. I may change it over time, but we will see what happens.

This week we analyze the events which resulted in the Visigothic invasion of Italy, culminating in the 410 sack of Rome.

In this video, we briefly dive into the Nestorian heresy. We discuss its origins, beliefs, and how it was condemned at the Council of Ephesus.

In this episode, we will analyze what caused a number of barbarian tribes to invade/to migrate into the Roman Empire. We will focus heavily on the Huns, and I will make the case as to why the Huns could have caused the Fall of Rome without ever invading the empire.

In this episode we examine the emperor Theodosius and St. Ambrose and how their paths cross.

This episode analyzes the events leading up to the Battle of Adrianople and the battle itself.

We discuss the brief reign of Julian the Apostate, as well as the Cappadocian Fathers of the Church.