The Byzantine Empire
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00 - Preface
2:36 -
01 - Byzantium
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02 - The Foundation of Constantinople (A.D. 328-330)
26:23 -
03 - The Fight with the Goths
22:30 -
04 - The Departure of the German
16:42 -
05 - The Reorganization of the Eastern Empire (A.D 408-518)
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06 - Justinian
23:30 -
07 - Justinian's Foreign Conquests
25:21 -
08 - The End of Justinians Reign
22:20 -
09 - The Coming of the Slavs
21:00 -
10 - The Darkest Hour
20:32 -
11 - Social and Religious Life (A.D. 320-620)
28:20 -
12 - The Coming of the Saracens
26:11 -
13 - The First Anarchy
16:16 -
14 - The Saracens Turn Back
8:54 -
15 - The Iconoclasts (A.D. 720-802)
16:50 -
16 - The End of the Iconoclasts (A.D. 802-806)
23:13 -
17 - The Literary Emperors and Their Time (A.D. 886-963)
17:23 -
18 - Military Glory
21:03 -
19 - The End of the Macedonian Dynasty
14:19 -
20 - Manizikert (1057-1081)
13:18 -
21 - The Comneni and the Crusades
22:46 -
22 - The Latin Conquest of Constantinople
34:22 -
23 - The Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea (1204-1261)
20:37 -
24 - Decline and Decay (1261-1328)
22:32 -
25 - The Turks in Europe
19:06 -
26 - The End of a Long Tale (1370-1453)
31:02
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A sheltered inlet on the Bosphorus provides the starting point for Charles Oman's account of Byzantium. Greek settlers from Megara establish their town beside the Golden Horn, where access to Black Sea trade gives the site commercial and strategic weight. From this early settlement, the chapter sequence moves through the foundation of Constantinople, Justinian's reign, religious disputes, changing dynasties and the pressures of neighbouring powers.
The history makes geography and supplies part of its explanation of events. In the account of the siege of 717, Leo uses ships carrying Greek fire while provisions and severe winter weather shape the struggle around Constantinople. Chapters on social and religious life sit alongside campaigns and imperial politics, and a table of emperors helps orient the chronology. Readers interested in how a capital's position affected its fortunes will find concrete examples across this broad historical survey.
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- Charles Oman
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- English
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