Podcasts about Procopius

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 3:23

"He was born in Jerusalem of a Christian father and a pagan mother, at first bearing the name Neanias. After his father's death, his mother brought him up entirely in the spirit of Roman idolatry. When he had grown up, the Emperor Diocletian saw him at some time and was so pleased with him that he took him to court to serve in the army. When this wicked Emperor launched a persecution of Christians, he ordered Neanias to go with a detachment of soldiers to Alexandria and exterminate the Christians there. But, on the road, there happened to Neanias something similar to that which happened to Saul. At three o'clock in the morning there was a violent earthquake, the Lord Jesus appearing to him and saying: 'Neanias, where are you going, and against whom are you rebelling?' In great fear, Neanias replied: 'Who are you, Lord? I cannot recognise You.' Then a brilliant Cross, as of crystal, appeared in the sky and a voice came from the Cross: 'I am Jesus, the crucified Son of God.' The Lord went on: 'By this sign that you have seen, overcome your enemies, and My peace will be with you.' This event utterly changed Neanias's life. He caused a cross such as he had seen to be made, and, instead of moving against the Christians, set off with his soldiers against the Agarians, who were attacking Jerusalem. He entered Jerusalem victorious and told his mother that he was a Christian. Brought to trial, he took off his army belt and sword and cast them before the judge, demonstrating by this that he was a soldier only of Christ the King. After harsh torture, he was thrown into prison. There Christ the Lord appeared to him again, baptising him and giving him the name Procopius. One day twelve women came to the window of his cell and said to him: 'We also are the servants of Christ.' Arrested for this, they were thrown into the same prison, where St Procopius instructed them in the Christian faith and carefully prepared them to receive the crown of martyrdom. These twelve women were then harshly tortured. Beholding their sufferings and courage, Procopius's mother also came to faith in Christ, and then all thirteen were put to death. When St Procopius was led to the scaffold, he raised his hands towards the East and prayed to God for all the poor and needy, the destitute and the widowed, and especially for the holy Church, that it might grow and spread and that Orthodoxy might shine to the end of time. He was assured from heaven that his prayer was heard, after which he joyfully laid his head under the sword and went to his Lord, to eternal joy. St Procopius suffered with honour in Palestinian Caesarea, and was crowned with an eternal wreath of glory, on July 8th, 303." (Prologue)

Holy Great Martyr Prokopios (303)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022

"He was born in Jerusalem of a Christian father and a pagan mother, at first bearing the name Neanias. After his father's death, his mother brought him up entirely in the spirit of Roman idolatry. When he had grown up, the Emperor Diocletian saw him at some time and was so pleased with him that he took him to court to serve in the army. When this wicked Emperor launched a persecution of Christians, he ordered Neanias to go with a detachment of soldiers to Alexandria and exterminate the Christians there. But, on the road, there happened to Neanias something similar to that which happened to Saul. At three o'clock in the morning there was a violent earthquake, the Lord Jesus appearing to him and saying: 'Neanias, where are you going, and against whom are you rebelling?' In great fear, Neanias replied: 'Who are you, Lord? I cannot recognise You.' Then a brilliant Cross, as of crystal, appeared in the sky and a voice came from the Cross: 'I am Jesus, the crucified Son of God.' The Lord went on: 'By this sign that you have seen, overcome your enemies, and My peace will be with you.' This event utterly changed Neanias's life. He caused a cross such as he had seen to be made, and, instead of moving against the Christians, set off with his soldiers against the Agarians, who were attacking Jerusalem. He entered Jerusalem victorious and told his mother that he was a Christian. Brought to trial, he took off his army belt and sword and cast them before the judge, demonstrating by this that he was a soldier only of Christ the King. After harsh torture, he was thrown into prison. There Christ the Lord appeared to him again, baptising him and giving him the name Procopius. One day twelve women came to the window of his cell and said to him: 'We also are the servants of Christ.' Arrested for this, they were thrown into the same prison, where St Procopius instructed them in the Christian faith and carefully prepared them to receive the crown of martyrdom. These twelve women were then harshly tortured. Beholding their sufferings and courage, Procopius's mother also came to faith in Christ, and then all thirteen were put to death. When St Procopius was led to the scaffold, he raised his hands towards the East and prayed to God for all the poor and needy, the destitute and the widowed, and especially for the holy Church, that it might grow and spread and that Orthodoxy might shine to the end of time. He was assured from heaven that his prayer was heard, after which he joyfully laid his head under the sword and went to his Lord, to eternal joy. St Procopius suffered with honour in Palestinian Caesarea, and was crowned with an eternal wreath of glory, on July 8th, 303." (Prologue)

Behind the Scenes Minis: Egerton and Nika

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 19:25

Holly and Tracy talk about some of stories of Egerton that didn't make it into the episode. Then discussion of the Nika Riots touches on modern sports riots, and the writings of Procopius, Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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2022-02-16 Office of Readings - Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Daily Prayer with the Divine Office

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 10:24

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Hymn Antiphon: We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies Psalm 39 Antiphon: Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain. Psalm 39 Antiphon: I have put all my trust in God's never-failing mercy. Psalm 52 First reading: Prov. 9:1-18 Responsory: Lk 14:16-17; Prov. 9:5 Second reading: From a commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Procopius of Gaza, bishop Responsory: Prov 9:1-2; Jn 6:56 Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975

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A Fable of Science and Politics by Eliezer Yudkowsky

The Nonlinear Library: LessWrong Top Posts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 8:32

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A Fable of Science and Politics, published by Eliezer Yudkowsky on the LessWrong. In the time of the Roman Empire, civic life was divided between the Blue and Green factions. The Blues and the Greens murdered each other in single combats, in ambushes, in group battles, in riots. Procopius said of the warring factions: “So there grows up in them against their fellow men a hostility which has no cause, and at no time does it cease or disappear, for it gives place neither to the ties of marriage nor of relationship nor of friendship, and the case is the same even though those who differ with respect to these colors be brothers or any other kin.”1 Edward Gibbon wrote: “The support of a faction became necessary to every candidate for civil or ecclesiastical honors.”2 Who were the Blues and the Greens? They were sports fans—the partisans of the blue and green chariot-racing teams. Imagine a future society that flees into a vast underground network of caverns and seals the entrances. We shall not specify whether they flee disease, war, or radiation; we shall suppose the first Undergrounders manage to grow food, find water, recycle air, make light, and survive, and that their descendants thrive and eventually form cities. Of the world above, there are only legends written on scraps of paper; and one of these scraps of paper describes the sky, a vast open space of air above a great unbounded floor. The sky is cerulean in color, and contains strange floating objects like enormous tufts of white cotton. But the meaning of the word “cerulean” is controversial; some say that it refers to the color known as “blue,” and others that it refers to the color known as “green.” In the early days of the underground society, the Blues and Greens contested with open violence; but today, truce prevails—a peace born of a growing sense of pointlessness. Cultural mores have changed; there is a large and prosperous middle class that has grown up with effective law enforcement and become unaccustomed to violence. The schools provide some sense of historical perspective; how long the battle between Blues and Greens continued, how many died, how little changed as a result. Minds have been laid open to the strange new philosophy that people are people, whether they be Blue or Green. The conflict has not vanished. Society is still divided along Blue and Green lines, and there is a “Blue” and a “Green” position on almost every contemporary issue of political or cultural importance. The Blues advocate taxes on individual incomes, the Greens advocate taxes on merchant sales; the Blues advocate stricter marriage laws, while the Greens wish to make it easier to obtain divorces; the Blues take their support from the heart of city areas, while the more distant farmers and watersellers tend to be Green; the Blues believe that the Earth is a huge spherical rock at the center of the universe, the Greens that it is a huge flat rock circling some other object called a Sun. Not every Blue or every Green citizen takes the “Blue” or “Green” position on every issue, but it would be rare to find a city merchant who believed the sky was blue, and yet advocated an individual tax and freer marriage laws. The Underground is still polarized; an uneasy peace. A few folk genuinely think that Blues and Greens should be friends, and it is now common for a Green to patronize a Blue shop, or for a Blue to visit a Green tavern. Yet from a truce originally born of exhaustion, there is a quietly growing spirit of tolerance, even friendship. One day, the Underground is shaken by a minor earthquake. A sightseeing party of six is caught in the tremblor while looking at the ruins of ancient dwellings in the upper caverns. They feel the brief movement of the rock under their feet, and one of the tourists trips and scrapes her knee. The...

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28 - The Secret History

Book Shrine

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 51:13

In this week's episode, we discuss The Secret History by Procopius. Let's dive in as Procopius spills the tea of prominent figures from the Byzantium era, and how they compare to us in the 21st century. Help us decide if it's fact or all cap. Join us on our website where you can join the conversation. https://bookshrinepodcast.com/ Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Follow us on our social media pages. IG: @BookShrine Twitter: @TheBook_Shrine TikTok: @BookShrine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookshrine/support

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The Holy Great Martyr Procopius

Orthodox Lectionary

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 2:22

Today's readings are from:I Timothy 4.9-15Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.Luke 6.17-19, 9.1-2, 10.16-21At that time, a crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people came to Jesus from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal, and He said to them: "He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you: but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.New Testament passages are usually from the Holy Cross translation, Brookline, MA. Old Testament readings are frequently from the Revised Standard Version.Please feel free to share this podcast from The Ambigua with anyone who might enjoy or benefit from it - especially people who spend a lot of time traveling, or who can't make it to liturgy, or who have trouble reading.Comments & suggestions for improvement welcome @TheAmbigua or via email.

0708 - Procopius of Scythopolis

First Formation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 16:24

First Formation is spiritual exercise for Christian soldiers. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Istoria Imperiului Bizantin (I). Procopius din Cezareea.

Facultatea de Istorie și Filosofie

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 32:00

Ne familiarizăm cu istoria Imperiului Bizantin. Vorbim despre Procopius din Cezareea.

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Procopius Wouldn't Call it a Comeback

What the F**k History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 59:19

We've been here for years! Or at least 19 episodes. And this is the one where things get weird... but what else did you expect from us? The gang gets another visit from their favorite half-assed historian, we get a redo on the little ship that couldn't, and give a lot of awww's for a horse and his boy. Or rather a horse and his stark raving mad emperor. With weird terminology, a can do attitude, and the inability to pronounce a name right, we still somehow get snookered in the brown and end up asking what the f**k history?! What the F**k After Dark Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37: Tale of Two Concubines

History Made Beautiful

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 8:17

Empress Euphemia's rose from a freed slave to the most powerful woman in Rome in her time through her marriage to Justin I (450-527 CE). Historia Arcana (“Secret History”) by Procopius of Caesarea (c. 500 – c. 554) introduced the Empress Euphemia as Lupicina – a slave and a barbarian concubine of her owner. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://martinifisher.com/2021/05/03/even-empresses-had-haters-tale-of-two-concubines-and-sensational-ancient-biographies/

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Who was Procopius?

Saturdays are for the Byzantines

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 36:45

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

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Second Sunday of the Great Fast 2021 - Fr. Andriy Chirovsky

Royal Doors Homilies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 30:26

February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory of Palamas, Tone 6 Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Ascetical Companion of Procopius (716-40) Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12

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The Plague of Justinian

In Our Time: History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 48:31

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the plague that broke out in Constantinople 541AD, in the reign of Emperor Justinian. According to the historian Procopius, writing in Byzantium at the time, this was a plague by which the whole human race came near to being destroyed, embracing the whole world, and blighting the lives of all mankind. The bacterium behind the Black Death has since been found on human remains from that time, and the symptoms described were the same, and evidence of this plague has since been traced around the Mediterranean and from Syria to Britain and Ireland. The question of how devastating it truly was, though, is yet to be resolved. With John Haldon Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies Emeritus at Princeton University Rebecca Flemming Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge And Greg Woolf Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London Producer: Simon Tillotson

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The Plague of Justinian

In Our Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 48:31

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the plague that broke out in Constantinople 541AD, in the reign of Emperor Justinian. According to the historian Procopius, writing in Byzantium at the time, this was a plague by which the whole human race came near to being destroyed, embracing the whole world, and blighting the lives of all mankind. The bacterium behind the Black Death has since been found on human remains from that time, and the symptoms described were the same, and evidence of this plague has since been traced around the Mediterranean and from Syria to Britain and Ireland. The question of how devastating it truly was, though, is yet to be resolved. With John Haldon Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies Emeritus at Princeton University Rebecca Flemming Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge And Greg Woolf Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London Producer: Simon Tillotson

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Procopius: Plága Justiníanusar á sjöttu öld

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020

Árið 541 upphófst í Býsansríkinu ein voðaleg plága sem talin er hafa kostað milljónir mannslífa. Umsjónarmaður les eigin þýðingu á litríkri frásögn sagnaritarans Procopiusar af þeim skelfingum sem plágan hafði í för með sér í Miklagarði, en í lokin greinir frá óvæntum niðurstöðum nútíma fræðimanna um þessa plágu. Umsjón: Illugi Jökulsson.

Procopius: Plága Justiníanusar á sjöttu öld

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 52:00

Árið 541 upphófst í Býsansríkinu ein voðaleg plága sem talin er hafa kostað milljónir mannslífa. Umsjónarmaður les eigin þýðingu á litríkri frásögn sagnaritarans Procopiusar af þeim skelfingum sem plágan hafði í för með sér í Miklagarði, en í lokin greinir frá óvæntum niðurstöðum nútíma fræðimanna um þessa plágu. Umsjón: Illugi Jökulsson.

Procopius: Plága Justiníanusar á sjöttu öld

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020

Árið 541 upphófst í Býsansríkinu ein voðaleg plága sem talin er hafa kostað milljónir mannslífa. Umsjónarmaður les eigin þýðingu á litríkri frásögn sagnaritarans Procopiusar af þeim skelfingum sem plágan hafði í för með sér í Miklagarði, en í lokin greinir frá óvæntum niðurstöðum nútíma fræðimanna um þessa plágu. Umsjón: Illugi Jökulsson.

Procopius: Plága Justiníanusar á sjöttu öld

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020

Árið 541 upphófst í Býsansríkinu ein voðaleg plága sem talin er hafa kostað milljónir mannslífa. Umsjónarmaður les eigin þýðingu á litríkri frásögn sagnaritarans Procopiusar af þeim skelfingum sem plágan hafði í för með sér í Miklagarði, en í lokin greinir frá óvæntum niðurstöðum nútíma fræðimanna um þessa plágu. Umsjón: Illugi Jökulsson.

The Life and Times of Procopius of Caesarea - A Roman Historian in the Twilight of the Classical Era

#GetNuanced with TJC

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 93:55

An in-depth overview and critical analysis of Procopius of Caesarea: A Byzantine Historian and primary source for Late Antiquity in the Roman Empire during the Age of Justinian when the New Rome centered at Constantinople became once again for one last time the undisputed geopolitical superpower of the Mediterranean. - Watch the video-friendly edition on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBpeAzhZ1ds - Living in a period of fundamental transition for not just the Roman Empire itself, but the broader world during the autumn of classical antiquity from the Occident to the Orient --the Eastern Roman / Byzantine Historian Procopius of Caesarea is to this day in the early 21st century considered to be by both casual Greco-Roman history buffs to professional scholars alike as one of the paramount guides for the turbulent age of the Emperor Justinian I. During his tenure as a Roman Senator and Historiographer within the Court of Justinian (and Theodora), he served as the legal advisor (adsessor / symboulos) for the General Flavius Belisarius who would spearhead as the chief commander of the Late Roman Army a successful series of military campaigns that (albeit being partially completed and still debated regarding their cost and legacy) restored many of the formerly lost Western Provinces back into the Roman Empire. Accompanying Belisarius during his many expeditions in the name of the Empire, his documentation of the Wars of Justinian from the easternmost frontiers against the Persians / Iranians to the reconquest of Carthage + the former province of Roman Africa (modern-day Libya, Tunisia, and parts of Morocco + Algeria), and even through the Gates of the Eternal City of Rome itself are all vividly narrated into three key primary sources due to his eyewitness testimony and aim to structure his writing in the classical tradition of Herodotus and Thucydides. As someone who is commonly classified as the last major historian of the ancient Western world, Procopius' life and times are shadows in which still to this day loom large over the imagination of modern readers and all who have come before and will come after. His works also include brief, but insightful summaries of the extreme weather events of 535–536 and the Plague of Justinian (541–549) as they were understood by himself and his contemporaries (I also expand and connect them to the Late Antique Little Ice Age along with juxtaposing these variables with those of today in the United States of America). Despite the mentioned caveats on this episode of the Podcast, the literary works of Procopius are essential reading if one seeks to have a nuanced understanding of the complex and radically shifting world of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity as well as the gradual but definitive divergence of the Latin-West and Greek-East as increasingly distinct cultural spheres with conflicting trajectories in the aftermath which are future subjects that shall be discussed in-depth on #GetNuanced with TJC. - PLEASE NOTE: This segment is ultimately an extended introduction to a person and subject which truly requires assessing the firsthand accounts which are his surviving literary works: "History of the Wars" - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_the_Wars "The Buildings" - http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Procopius/Buildings/home.html "The Secret History" - https://sacred-texts.com/cla/proc/shp/index.htm - CONNECT with GetNuanced: YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/GetNuanced Official Website: http://www.GetNuanced.com/ Shop at #TeamPeachi: http://www.PeachiLabs.com/ Follow @TJC on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TJC Follow @GetNuanced Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GetNuanced - -TJC --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/getnuanced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/getnuanced/support

Holy Great Martyr Prokopios (303)

Badass Stories from Byzantium

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 3:23

"He was born in Jerusalem of a Christian father and a pagan mother, at first bearing the name Neanias. After his father's death, his mother brought him up entirely in the spirit of Roman idolatry. When he had grown up, the Emperor Diocletian saw him at some time and was so pleased with him that he took him to court to serve in the army. When this wicked Emperor launched a persecution of Christians, he ordered Neanias to go with a detachment of soldiers to Alexandria and exterminate the Christians there. But, on the road, there happened to Neanias something similar to that which happened to Saul. At three o'clock in the morning there was a violent earthquake, the Lord Jesus appearing to him and saying: 'Neanias, where are you going, and against whom are you rebelling?' In great fear, Neanias replied: 'Who are you, Lord? I cannot recognise You.' Then a brilliant Cross, as of crystal, appeared in the sky and a voice came from the Cross: 'I am Jesus, the crucified Son of God.' The Lord went on: 'By this sign that you have seen, overcome your enemies, and My peace will be with you.' This event utterly changed Neanias's life. He caused a cross such as he had seen to be made, and, instead of moving against the Christians, set off with his soldiers against the Agarians, who were attacking Jerusalem. He entered Jerusalem victorious and told his mother that he was a Christian. Brought to trial, he took off his army belt and sword and cast them before the judge, demonstrating by this that he was a soldier only of Christ the King. After harsh torture, he was thrown into prison. There Christ the Lord appeared to him again, baptising him and giving him the name Procopius. One day twelve women came to the window of his cell and said to him: 'We also are the servants of Christ.' Arrested for this, they were thrown into the same prison, where St Procopius instructed them in the Christian faith and carefully prepared them to receive the crown of martyrdom. These twelve women were then harshly tortured. Beholding their sufferings and courage, Procopius's mother also came to faith in Christ, and then all thirteen were put to death. When St Procopius was led to the scaffold, he raised his hands towards the East and prayed to God for all the poor and needy, the destitute and the widowed, and especially for the holy Church, that it might grow and spread and that Orthodoxy might shine to the end of time. He was assured from heaven that his prayer was heard, after which he joyfully laid his head under the sword and went to his Lord, to eternal joy. St Procopius suffered with honour in Palestinian Caesarea, and was crowned with an eternal wreath of glory, on July 8th, 303." (Prologue)

Episode 1: Empire of the Dead

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 20:23

The Plague of Justinian, thought to be a demon by its contemporaries, ravaged what was left of the ancient world. What came out on the other side was quite medieval. In this episode, I tell the story of a 200-year plague pandemic that struck the Mediterranean in 541 CE and its effects — or lack thereof — on the Byzantine Empire. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/badassbyzantium)

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April 1 - St Mary of Egypt, Saint Meletion & Saint Procopius

Orthodox Saints and Feast Days

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 7:24

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Holy Great Martyr Prokopios (303)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020

"He was born in Jerusalem of a Christian father and a pagan mother, at first bearing the name Neanias. After his father's death, his mother brought him up entirely in the spirit of Roman idolatry. When he had grown up, the Emperor Diocletian saw him at some time and was so pleased with him that he took him to court to serve in the army. When this wicked Emperor launched a persecution of Christians, he ordered Neanias to go with a detachment of soldiers to Alexandria and exterminate the Christians there. But, on the road, there happened to Neanias something similar to that which happened to Saul. At three o'clock in the morning there was a violent earthquake, the Lord Jesus appearing to him and saying: 'Neanias, where are you going, and against whom are you rebelling?' In great fear, Neanias replied: 'Who are you, Lord? I cannot recognise You.' Then a brilliant Cross, as of crystal, appeared in the sky and a voice came from the Cross: 'I am Jesus, the crucified Son of God.' The Lord went on: 'By this sign that you have seen, overcome your enemies, and My peace will be with you.' This event utterly changed Neanias's life. He caused a cross such as he had seen to be made, and, instead of moving against the Christians, set off with his soldiers against the Agarians, who were attacking Jerusalem. He entered Jerusalem victorious and told his mother that he was a Christian. Brought to trial, he took off his army belt and sword and cast them before the judge, demonstrating by this that he was a soldier only of Christ the King. After harsh torture, he was thrown into prison. There Christ the Lord appeared to him again, baptising him and giving him the name Procopius. One day twelve women came to the window of his cell and said to him: 'We also are the servants of Christ.' Arrested for this, they were thrown into the same prison, where St Procopius instructed them in the Christian faith and carefully prepared them to receive the crown of martyrdom. These twelve women were then harshly tortured. Beholding their sufferings and courage, Procopius's mother also came to faith in Christ, and then all thirteen were put to death. When St Procopius was led to the scaffold, he raised his hands towards the East and prayed to God for all the poor and needy, the destitute and the widowed, and especially for the holy Church, that it might grow and spread and that Orthodoxy might shine to the end of time. He was assured from heaven that his prayer was heard, after which he joyfully laid his head under the sword and went to his Lord, to eternal joy. St Procopius suffered with honour in Palestinian Caesarea, and was crowned with an eternal wreath of glory, on July 8th, 303." (Prologue)

Empress Theodora: Demoness or Saint?

Demons and Dames

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 76:11

"May I never be deprived of this purple robe, and may I never see the day when those who meet me do not call me empress." So spoke Theodora, Empress of Rome. Born into the lowest class of society, Theodora rose to the pinnacle of the Byzantine Empire. But like many women who demand and receive power, her journey was a contentious one. Join Ash and Sarah as they explore the life of this controversial figure who was sanctified by one part of the Christian Church while being crowned the succubus of hell by others. There are also quite a few sexy bits - even involving geese. Bibliography Browning, R. (1987). Justinian and Theodora (Rev. ed.). London: Thames and Hudson. Evans, J. (2002). The Empress Theodora : Partner of Justinian. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press. Procopius, and Atwater, Richard. Secret History (1961). Print. Theis, L., Mullett, M., Grünbart, M., Fingarova, G., & Savage, M. (2014). Female founders in Byzantium and beyond (Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte ; Bd. 60/61). Köln ; Weimar ; Wien. Cesaretti, P. (2004). Theodora : Empress of Byzantium. New York: Vendome Press. Andrews, R. (2004). Theodora: Empress of Byzantium. Library Journal, 129(10), 148.

Our Holy Father Procopius of Decapolis (9th c.)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020

He was from Decapolis near the Sea of Galilee, and entered monastic life as a youth. When the Emperor Leo the Isaurian began his persecution of the holy icons, Procopius, who had previously spent his life in hiddenness and silence, boldly stood forth to defend the true Orthodox veneration of the icons. For this he was cruelly tortured and imprisoned. When the cruel Leo died and the icons were restored to the churches, Procopius returned to his monastery, where he lived in peace to a great old age. The Prologue concludes, 'In old age, he entered into God's Kingdom, where he beheld with joy the living angels and saints whose images were on the honoured icons on earth.'

Episode 13 - Imperial ADD

Rush Hour History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 81:09

We're all getting diagnosed with a case of Imperial ADD after this episode. Gothic invasions, diplomatic meltdowns, and construction mismanagement that turns into a dining room massacre. It's a precarious situation for Procopius and for any invader that crosses the Rhine on this week's episode of RHH.

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Theodora of Byzantium: With Tawny

Death Is Hilarious (Formerly the Dirty Bits Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 13:23

I’m especially excited to tell Theodora of Byzantium’s story because it’s refreshingly victorious. She’s best known as one of the most influential and powerful Empresses of the Eastern Roman Empire who went from hooker to high roller to Eastern Orthodox Saint. A lot of what we know about Theodora comes from the Byzantine scholar, Procopius. In his work, he goes back and forth from absolutely gushing about her to depicting her as a power-mad horndog.

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Episode #30 - "What Links an Emperor, an Actress, and a Goose?"

History Is Sexy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 61:11

This time, Emma regales Janina (and us) with the story of Procopius, a cautionary tale of historical bias, fake news, and bizarre stories about geese! Featuring: Power couple Justinian and Theodora!

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Our Holy Father Procopius of Decapolis (9th c.)

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 1:10

He was from Decapolis near the Sea of Galilee, and entered monastic life as a youth. When the Emperor Leo the Isaurian began his persecution of the holy icons, Procopius, who had previously spent his life in hiddenness and silence, boldly stood forth to defend the true Orthodox veneration of the icons. For this he was cruelly tortured and imprisoned. When the cruel Leo died and the icons were restored to the churches, Procopius returned to his monastery, where he lived in peace to a great old age. The Prologue concludes, 'In old age, he entered into God's Kingdom, where he beheld with joy the living angels and saints whose images were on the honoured icons on earth.'

Feb 20th -- From a commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Procopius of Gaza, bishop The Wisdom of God has mingled wine and spread a table for us

DIVINE OFFICE AND OFFICE OF READINGS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 4:20

From a commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Procopius of Gaza, bishop⁣ ⁣ The Wisdom of God has mingled wine and spread a table for us⁣ ⁣ Wisdom has built herself a house. God the Father’s Power, himself a person, has fashioned as his dwelling-place the whole world in which he lives by his activity, and also man who, created to resemble God’s own image and likeness, has a nature which is partly seen and partly hidden from our eyes.⁣ ⁣ And she has set up seven pillars. To man who was made in the image of Christ when the rest of creation was completed, Wisdom gave the seven gifts of the Spirit to enable him to believe in Christ and to keep his commandments. By means of these gifts the spiritual man grows and develops until, through firm faith and the supernatural graces he receives, he finally reaches maturity. Knowledge stimulates virtue and virtue reflects knowledge. The fear of the Lord, understanding and knowledge give the true orientation to his natural wisdom. Power makes him eager to seek understanding of the will of God as revealed in the laws by which the entire creation is governed. Counsel distinguishes these most sacred and eternal laws of God from anything opposed to them; for these laws are meant for man to ponder, to proclaim, and to fulfill. Insight disposes man to embrace these expressions of God’s will and to reject whatever contravenes them.⁣ ⁣ She has mingled her wine in a bowl and spread her table. Because the Word of God has mingled in man, as in a bowl, a spiritual and a physical nature, and has given him a knowledge both of creation and of himself as the Creator, it is natural for the things of God to have on man’s mind the inebriating effect of wine. Christ himself, the bread from heaven, is his nourishment enabling him to grow in virtue, and it is Christ who quenches his thirst and gladdens him with his teaching. For all who desire to share in it, he has prepared this rich banquet, this spiritual feast.⁣ ⁣ She has sent forth her servants with the sublime message that all are to come to the bowl and drink. Christ has sent forth his apostles, the servants of his divine will, to proclaim the message of the Gospel which, since it is spiritual, transcends both the natural and the written law. By this he calls us to himself in whom as in a bowl there was brought about by the mystery of the incarnation a marvelous mingling of the divine and human natures, although each still remains distinct. And through the apostles he cries out: Is anyone foolish? Let him turn to me. If anyone is so foolish as to think in his heart that there is no God, let him renounce his disbelief and turn to me by faith. Let him know that I am the maker of all things and their Lord.⁣ ⁣ And to those who lack wisdom he says: Come, eat my bread and drink the wine that I have prepared for you. To those who still lack the works of faith and the higher knowledge which inspires them he says: “Come, eat my body, the bread that is the nourishment of virtue, and drink my blood, the wine that cheers you with the joy of true knowledge and makes you divine. For in a wonderful way I have mingled my divinity with my blood for your salvation.”

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Dr. Michael Stewart on Masculinity in the Gothic War

Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 34:16

Dr. Michael Stewart joins Glenn to talk about concepts of masculinity in the narrative account of the sixth-century Gothic War by the historian Procopius. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. Subscribe to the show. Follow Glenn on Twitter. Follow Claytemple Media on Twitter. Up next: Monastic intellectual culture with Dr. Micol Long.

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St Procopius

Eastern Christian Insights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018

Fr. Philip LeMasters reminds us that the saints are living reminders that there is hope for healing for each one of us in Christ.

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St Procopius

Eastern Christian Insights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018

Fr. Philip LeMasters reminds us that the saints are living reminders that there is hope for healing for each one of us in Christ.

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St Procopius

Eastern Christian Insights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 10:58

Fr. Philip LeMasters reminds us that the saints are living reminders that there is hope for healing for each one of us in Christ.

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David Potter, “Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint” (Oxford UP, 2015)

New Books in Women's History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 57:19

Thanks to the writings of Procopius and other detractors, the Byzantine empress Theodora (c. 495-548 CE) has long been viewed as a depraved and spiteful woman who was a negative influence on her husband Justinian. In his new book Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Oxford University Press, 2015), historian David Potter draws upon a wide range of sources to offer a very different view of her life and times. From relatively humble beginnings she became a successful actress and the mistress of a powerful Byzantine official. After being abandoned by her lover, she caught the attention of Justinian, who married her in spite of the risk that doing so posed to his chances of becoming emperor. Once she became empress in 527, she not only undertook the considerable duties of empress but served as well as an influential adviser to her husband, shaping the politics, religion, and society of her age. By setting her into the context of 6th century Byzantium, Potter fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of Theodora, showing in the process just how remarkable she was as both a person and as a leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Potter, “Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint” (Oxford UP, 2015)

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 57:19

Thanks to the writings of Procopius and other detractors, the Byzantine empress Theodora (c. 495-548 CE) has long been viewed as a depraved and spiteful woman who was a negative influence on her husband Justinian. In his new book Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Oxford University Press, 2015), historian David Potter draws upon a wide range of sources to offer a very different view of her life and times. From relatively humble beginnings she became a successful actress and the mistress of a powerful Byzantine official. After being abandoned by her lover, she caught the attention of Justinian, who married her in spite of the risk that doing so posed to his chances of becoming emperor. Once she became empress in 527, she not only undertook the considerable duties of empress but served as well as an influential adviser to her husband, shaping the politics, religion, and society of her age. By setting her into the context of 6th century Byzantium, Potter fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of Theodora, showing in the process just how remarkable she was as both a person and as a leader.

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David Potter, “Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint” (Oxford UP, 2015)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 57:19

Thanks to the writings of Procopius and other detractors, the Byzantine empress Theodora (c. 495-548 CE) has long been viewed as a depraved and spiteful woman who was a negative influence on her husband Justinian. In his new book Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Oxford University Press, 2015), historian David Potter draws upon a wide range of sources to offer a very different view of her life and times. From relatively humble beginnings she became a successful actress and the mistress of a powerful Byzantine official. After being abandoned by her lover, she caught the attention of Justinian, who married her in spite of the risk that doing so posed to his chances of becoming emperor. Once she became empress in 527, she not only undertook the considerable duties of empress but served as well as an influential adviser to her husband, shaping the politics, religion, and society of her age. By setting her into the context of 6th century Byzantium, Potter fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of Theodora, showing in the process just how remarkable she was as both a person and as a leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Potter, “Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint” (Oxford UP, 2015)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 57:19

Thanks to the writings of Procopius and other detractors, the Byzantine empress Theodora (c. 495-548 CE) has long been viewed as a depraved and spiteful woman who was a negative influence on her husband Justinian. In his new book Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Oxford University Press, 2015), historian David Potter draws upon a wide range of sources to offer a very different view of her life and times. From relatively humble beginnings she became a successful actress and the mistress of a powerful Byzantine official. After being abandoned by her lover, she caught the attention of Justinian, who married her in spite of the risk that doing so posed to his chances of becoming emperor. Once she became empress in 527, she not only undertook the considerable duties of empress but served as well as an influential adviser to her husband, shaping the politics, religion, and society of her age. By setting her into the context of 6th century Byzantium, Potter fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of Theodora, showing in the process just how remarkable she was as both a person and as a leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Potter, “Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint” (Oxford UP, 2015)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 57:19

Thanks to the writings of Procopius and other detractors, the Byzantine empress Theodora (c. 495-548 CE) has long been viewed as a depraved and spiteful woman who was a negative influence on her husband Justinian. In his new book Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint (Oxford University Press, 2015), historian David Potter draws upon a wide range of sources to offer a very different view of her life and times. From relatively humble beginnings she became a successful actress and the mistress of a powerful Byzantine official. After being abandoned by her lover, she caught the attention of Justinian, who married her in spite of the risk that doing so posed to his chances of becoming emperor. Once she became empress in 527, she not only undertook the considerable duties of empress but served as well as an influential adviser to her husband, shaping the politics, religion, and society of her age. By setting her into the context of 6th century Byzantium, Potter fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of Theodora, showing in the process just how remarkable she was as both a person and as a leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our Holy Father Procopius of Decapolis