Ioannis Bozantzis presents
An easily understandable podcast with historical sources about major Byzantine historical events that talks about the facts. New episodes every Monday, Friday and Sunday.
The Byzantine Empire excelled at siege warfare and defensive architecture, particularly through the use of the traction trebuchet. This artillery piece used human crews pulling ropes to launch heavy stones with rapid fire, a massive upgrade over older Roman torsion …
The Byzantine Empire excelled at siege warfare and defensive architecture, particularly through the use of the traction trebuchet. This artillery piece used human crews pulling ropes to launch heavy stones …
The Byzantine navy dominated the Mediterranean using Greek Fire, a devastating petroleum-based incendiary mixture. Launched from specialized dromon warships using pressurized bronze tubes called siphons, the liquid ignited upon contact …
The long downfall of the Byzantine Empire was a slow, agonizing decline that stretched over several centuries, driven by relentless external pressures and deep-seated internal decay. Once a dominant superpower, …
While daily life for most women in the Byzantine Empire was largely confined to the domestic sphere and highly segregated, Byzantine law granted them surprisingly advanced legal rights compared to …
The Twenty Years' Anarchy (695–717 AD) was a period of severe political instability that nearly destroyed the Byzantine Empire. Triggered by the deposition and mutilation of Emperor Justinian II, this …
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