{"id":79524,"date":"2023-01-24T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=79524"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:22:42","slug":"the-byzantine-empire-part-9-the-last-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/the-byzantine-empire-part-9-the-last-centuries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Byzantine Empire: Part 9 &#8211; The Last Centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/trij8eOKZMo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>seangabb<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 30 Dec 2022<\/p>\n<p>In this, the ninth in the series, Sean Gabb gives an overview of the last years of Byzantium, from the Crusader sack in 1204 to the Turkish capture in 1453.<\/p>\n<p>Between 330 AD and 1453, Constantinople (modern Istanbul) was the capital of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as the Later Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, the Mediaeval Roman Empire, or the Byzantine Empire. For most of this time, it was the largest and richest city in Christendom. The territories of which it was the central capital enjoyed better protections of life, liberty and property, and a higher standard of living, than any other Christian territory, and usually compared favourably with the neighbouring and rival Islamic empires.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More by Sean Gabb on the Ancient World: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Learn Latin or Greek or both with him: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>His historical novels (under the pen name &#8220;Richard Blake&#8221;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEZPWXlKcEJsb2dvNzAzTUZEaUppRG9QSHV1QXxBQ3Jtc0tra3RxcDdFQTRrMDlnRkF0ZFRQNk1rSkJ6SmhfUUZwY2lOX0hpSTVkaW9tN0hCSnZzMDlacDF2bzhzVlF3MGxEMlVZdEdhdjA1ZGxkYTBJX0hYX2hUaHlzT0tzZW5qWWZrQnc2bDBDYlZXSUFoYlhWSQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRichard-Blake%2Fe%2FB005I2B5PO&#038;v=trij8eOKZMo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Richard-Blak&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you have enjoyed this lecture, its author might enjoy a bag of coffee, or some other little token of esteem: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFpZT24zYkdON2ZTOHU4UnQ5NkxVN2YtWWpQZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuM3Zvc2ZaWDNKZXdDZ3ZHV2JyQ0hFYm84Ulplb2ZmdnpqLURKeXlmVElMaUpSNGJkeDZuTlc3UXNvOWNhWVlDYXlET3V4dWtFZWdVSGw3dmNNck5hS25tVXBLVlVNR0lWd05xUVNCcDZyd0xQZHp1dw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fhz%2Fwishlist%2Fls%2F3HSH7EF410352%3Fref_%3Dwl_share&#038;v=trij8eOKZMo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/hz\/wishlist\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-24-at-15-54-26-The-Byzantine-Empire-Part-9-\u2013-The-Last-Centuries-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>seangabb Published 30 Dec 2022 In this, the ninth in the series, Sean Gabb gives an overview of the last years of Byzantium, from the Crusader sack in 1204 to the Turkish capture in 1453. 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