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Episode 286 - Vantage Point
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16 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2024
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The narrative returns as we head back to 1204 and the sack of Constantinople. The arrival of the Latins had actually splintered the Roman world into at least 13 different states.With a little help from the 2008 film 'Vantage Point' we will be following the different perspectives of these actors as they deal with the fallout from the sack.We begin with the story of Alexios V Doukas who fled the city just before it fell.Period: 1204 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 20, 2024
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Episode 2 - Two Steps Back: We journey back to 457 to introduce the Emperor Leo. I don’t cover his reign in full but there are important details about life in the East which “The History of Rome” didn’t cover. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The History of Byzantium