Manuel II goes a-calling on the heads of state of the major European powers in order to find some support in saving his dying empire.

Manuel II goes a-calling on the heads of state of the major European powers in order to find some support in saving his dying empire.

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four: Travels and Calls

A lot has been going on in the former Western Roman Empire in the 300 years between 1100 and 1400!

A lot has been going on in the former Western Roman Empire in the 300 years between 1100 and 1400!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three: Back in the West - Part Three

Introducing the Hokey Cokey Emperor. Is he in power or out? In, out, in, out!

Introducing the Hokey Cokey Emperor. Is he in power or out? In, out, in, out!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two: A Family at War Part Two

Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better!

Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty One: A Family at War Part One

A brilliant general becomes Emperor of Nicaea. It only takes him a few years to regain the great city of Constantinople.  Unfortunately everyone is out to get him and it takes a lifetime of juggling to stabilise his empire.

A brilliant general becomes Emperor of Nicaea. It only takes him a few years to regain the great city of Constantinople.  Unfortunately everyone is out to get him and it takes a lifetime of juggling to stabilise his empire.

Chapter One Hundred and Forty: The Final Recovery

Welcome to nearly sixty years of total and utter chaos. Four empires and at least twenty emperors fight, make alliances, break alliances and generally fail to get on. Something has to give!

Welcome to nearly sixty years of total and utter chaos. Four empires and at least twenty emperors fight, make alliances, break alliances and generally fail to get on. Something has to give!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine: One Empire, Two Empires, Three Empires, Four Empires.

The Angeli prove themselves to be so incompetent that the capital of the Empire cannot withstand the crusading armies.  Calamity results.

The Angeli prove themselves to be so incompetent that the capital of the Empire cannot withstand the crusading armies.  Calamity results.

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight: Capital, Crusades and Calamity

Andronicus Comnenus could not, quite obviously, be allowed to continue as Basileus. If only his demise, like that of Domitian for example, had been planned. Then, perhaps, the chaos and incompetence that followed could have been avoided.

Andronicus Comnenus could not, quite obviously, be allowed to continue as Basileus. If only his demise, like that of Domitian for example, had been planned. Then, perhaps, the chaos and incompetence that followed could have been avoided.

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven: Angels of Destruction

Manuel Comnenus thinks big but is a bit to pro-western. His cousin, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish!

Manuel Comnenus thinks big but is a bit to pro-western. His cousin, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six: The Great and the Terrible

Introducing the new mythandhistory website. www.mythandhistory.co.uk

Introducing the new mythandhistory website. <a href="http://www.mythandhistory.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mythandhistory.co.uk</a>

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A journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece and Rome for all the family.

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Myths and History of Greece and Rome

The frst chapter of our story introduces Gaia, the Earth and Ouranos, the Sky. We hear the Greek creation myth and meet the Titans and some hideous monsters!

The frst chapter of our story introduces Gaia, the Earth and Ouranos, the Sky. We hear the Greek creation myth and meet the Titans and some hideous monsters!

Chapter One: In the Beginning

The fun really starts here! Zeus and his brothers and sisters fight against Kronos and the Titans over who will rule the heavens and the Earth.  Only one side can come out on top.  Which one will it be?

Chapter Two: Clash of the Titans

It is the turn of Carthage to get a good sacking and this time the perpetrators are so efficient that they had the whole concept named after them! Worse than that, the ancient city is lost to the Empire as it is occupied by the barbarians.

Chapter One Hundred: Vandalism

Abbritus was bad. This was so so much worse.

Chapter Ninety Seven: Anger and Adrianople

And so we reach the beginning of the end. The signs have been there since the death of Theodosius the Great but now everyone can see them, including a certain very famous barbarian king!

Chapter One Hundred and One: The Pope and the Hun

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Barbarian generals and emperors battle for control of the Empire while other barbarians annex large parts of it. The countdown towards the fall of Rome gathers pace.

Chapter One Hundred and Two: It's all Gone Horribly Wrong

Christianity and the Roman Empire are inextricably linked. Before Constantine, though, the relationship had been a bit rocky.In this chapter we look at the early interactions between the Empire and the Christians.

Christianity and the Roman Empire are inextricably linked. Before Constantine, though, the relationship had been a bit <a href="http://rocky.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rocky.In</a> this chapter we look at the early interactions between the Empire and the Christians.

Chapter Ninety Three: Christianity and Rome; the First 300 Years

The three surviving sons of Constantine the Great take over stewardship of the Roman Empire. Only one of them shows any semblance of being a chip off the old block!

Chapter Ninety Five: Constantine's Boys

Constantine the Great is one of the few people in history who genuinely changed the world. His achievements are many and varied but he also had a dark side!

Chapter Ninety Four: A New Capital

And so Rome falls. The inevitability is clear but the shock is still remarkable. On the other hand life continues as normal.

Chapter One Hundred and Three: A Farewell to Rome

Everyone knows about 1066 and all that. The Normans' other conquests are less famous but equally important. Just ask Alexius Comnenus!

Everyone knows about 1066 and all that. The Normans' other conquests are less famous but equally important. Just ask Alexius Comnenus!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One: Norman Conquests

The great Macedonian Dynasty comes to an end. The Empire begins its final spiral into nothingness.

The great Macedonian Dynasty comes to an end. The Empire begins its final spiral into nothingness.

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Descent into Chaos

A huge welcome to Elias Belhaddad who will take us through the rise of a new force.  The world will never be the same again!

Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: the Rise of Islam

This week we meet the rest of the children of Kronos and a couple of the other Olympians.  Look out for the story of Poseidon's persuasive dolphin and the tale of poor Persephone.

Chapter Three: Olympians

Basil II takes control of his empire, finally dispatching the pesky Bardases! And then he plans... a lot.

Basil II takes control of his empire, finally dispatching the pesky Bardases! And then he plans... a lot.

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six: Planning for Greatness

The Eastern Empire is healthy and flourishing but the Western Empire is gone. It's time to reflect on the reasons why.

Chapter One Hundred and Five: Why did Rome Fall?

The Tetrarchy was a lovely idea. It worked so very well when Diocletian was in charge. When he was gone, though, self interest trumped duty. Civil wars ensued: lots of them.

Chapter Ninety Two: Cabbages and Kings

Marcus Aurelius

"Don't waste time wondering what a good man is: be one." Marcus Aurelius's thoughts on how to live virtuously have stood the test of time.

Chapter Seventy Four: 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius'

The Empire is still on the rise despite the meddling of two men called Bardas!

The Empire is still on the rise despite the meddling of two men called Bardas!

Chapter 125: Brilliance, Battles and Bardases

The fact that the Roman Empire used to contain a city called Rome quickly becomes a distant memory. Constantinople has its own problems. Stability is provided by an old man who proves that age is no barrier to imperial success.

Chapter One Hundred and Four: Picking up the Pieces

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