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12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire

This lecture series by Lars Brownworth covers the history of the Byzantine Empire through the study of 12 of its greatest rulers.

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Episode 10 - Heraclius

Episode 10 - Heraclius

In the years following Justinian's death, the empire was rocked from within and without. Barbarians pushed in on every b... Read more

12 Oct 2006

26mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 13 - Basil II

Episode 13 - Basil II

By the time Basil II was crowned at age two, the Macedonian Dynasty had led the Byzantine Empire to seemingly endless mi... Read more

1 Jan 2007

31mins

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Episode 11 - Irene

Episode 11 - Irene

When the weak, ineffectual emperor Leo IV died in 780, he left the empire divided and in the hands of an orphan from Ath... Read more

9 Nov 2006

24mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 14 - Alexius

Episode 14 - Alexius

When the 24 year old Alexius Comnenus came to the throne, the glories of the Empire seemed long gone. Its "invincible" a... Read more

19 Mar 2007

32mins

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Episode 12 - Basil I

Episode 12 - Basil I

Basil I was hardly a promising candidate to usher in a new golden age to the Byzantine Empire. A poor, illiterate Armen... Read more

2 Dec 2006

23mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 9 - Justinian - Part 3

Episode 9 - Justinian - Part 3

With the reconquest of Italy seemingly complete and the Persian threat momentarily neutralized by the plague, Justinian ... Read more

17 Jul 2006

25mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 8 - Justinian - Part 2

Episode 8 - Justinian - Part 2

With the return of relative calm after the reign's turbulent beginnings, Justinian could turn to his most ambitious proj... Read more

30 May 2006

25mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 7 - Justinian - Part 1

Episode 7 - Justinian - Part 1

As the 6th Century dawned on the tottering Byzantine State, the future seemed to hold only decline and decay, and yet un... Read more

11 Mar 2006

18mins

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Episode 6 - Zeno

Episode 6 - Zeno

By the middle of the 5th Century the Roman Empire was on the verge of collapse. Its emperors were mere puppets, its armi... Read more

19 Feb 2006

20mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 5 - Julian

Episode 5 - Julian

A shy, awkward, Pagan philosopher with no ambitions and no experience is appointed Caesar. How could such an unlikely 23... Read more

25 Jan 2006

17mins

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