The Real History of Byzantium

A major new history of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as Byzantium), from Constantine to 1453 by author and scholar Anthony Kaldellis.

In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, has been revolutionized by new approaches and more sophisticated models for how its society and state operated. No longer looked upon as a pale facsimile of classical Rome, Byzantium is now considered a vigorous state of its own, inheritor of many of Rome's features, and a vital node in the first truly globalized world.

The New Roman Empire is the first full, single-author history of the eastern Roman empire to appear in over a generation. Covering political and military history as well as all the major changes in religion, society, demography, and economy, Anthony Kaldellis's volume is divided into ten chronological sections which begin with the foundation of Constantinople in 324 AD and end with the fall of the empire to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century. The book incorporates new findings, explains recent interpretive models, and presents well-known historical characters and events in a new light.

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The New Roman Empire - A History of Byzantium
by Anthony Kaldellis

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Other publications by Anthony Kaldellis:

Byzantium & Friends - A podcast on Byzantium by Anthony Kaldellis:

— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Intro
00:40 What is your book about?
03:15 Did you get to focus on the everyday people?
05:15 How could the Empire sustain for so long?
07:38 Why did you write this book now?
08:39 Did you find anything surprising during your research?
10:50 How did you approach your book?
15:20 On the bad reputation of the Byzantine Empire
22:50 Outro

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The Isaurians and the End of Germanic Influence in Byzantium
Byzantine-Armenian Relations

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— ATTRIBUTIONS —
The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:

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Oh i love both of you and your energies. Gonna check out the full video!