ShadowsOfConstantinople
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Memorializing Eastern Roman civilization and Constantinople. Follow me for academically sourced “Byzantine” history!🇺🇸/🇬🇷
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Unboxing the paperback of Belisarius & Antonina! On sale now. Particularly proud of this one because it's my first book ever to come out as a paperback. 🥹
May 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Unboxing the paperback of Belisarius & Antonina! On sale now. Particularly proud of this one because it's my first book ever to come out as a paperback. 🥹
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Today we remember the fall of Constantinople!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
May 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Today we remember the fall of Constantinople!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
Today we remember the fall of Constantinople!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
May 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Today we remember the fall of Constantinople!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
New Rome, the city of Constantine, the Queen of Cities. It was the center of an ancient civilization, not just a capital. It was a center point and beacon of the Roman world.
On May 29, 1453 it fell, conquered by the Turks!
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On MAY 11, 330AD the world changed!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
May 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On MAY 11, 330AD the world changed!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
On MAY 11, 330AD the world changed!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
May 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On MAY 11, 330AD the world changed!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
Constantine the Great re-founded the city of Byzantion, transforming it into a new imperial capital.
Over time Constantinople blossomed into a grand city truly worthy of the title New Rome, eventually becoming the center of the Roman world!
I discussed the Fourth Crusade on my FIRST ever PODCAST appearance!
We talked about the long path to 1204, the context, what led to it.
To hear our conversation, please check out the episode! (Links to Spotify and Apple below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foei...
We talked about the long path to 1204, the context, what led to it.
To hear our conversation, please check out the episode! (Links to Spotify and Apple below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foei...
Medieval Tragedy, The Fourth Crusade GIGA-EPISODE! JFT Ep10 w/ Shadows of Constantinople
YouTube video by Memory Medieval
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May 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I discussed the Fourth Crusade on my FIRST ever PODCAST appearance!
We talked about the long path to 1204, the context, what led to it.
To hear our conversation, please check out the episode! (Links to Spotify and Apple below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foei...
We talked about the long path to 1204, the context, what led to it.
To hear our conversation, please check out the episode! (Links to Spotify and Apple below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foei...
In reality, exactly the same thing would have happened!
The same exact Old World diseases would have spread among the natives. The Ottomans also viewed land ownership and usage the same way Europeans did, so the same settler conflict with the natives would have been inevitable!
The same exact Old World diseases would have spread among the natives. The Ottomans also viewed land ownership and usage the same way Europeans did, so the same settler conflict with the natives would have been inevitable!
April 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In reality, exactly the same thing would have happened!
The same exact Old World diseases would have spread among the natives. The Ottomans also viewed land ownership and usage the same way Europeans did, so the same settler conflict with the natives would have been inevitable!
The same exact Old World diseases would have spread among the natives. The Ottomans also viewed land ownership and usage the same way Europeans did, so the same settler conflict with the natives would have been inevitable!
Today is Easter.
During the medieval period in Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia would have been a spectacle of piety at Easter!
Relics of the Passion were venerated there during Easter week. There were imperial processions to the Hagia Sophia.
Imagine that?
During the medieval period in Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia would have been a spectacle of piety at Easter!
Relics of the Passion were venerated there during Easter week. There were imperial processions to the Hagia Sophia.
Imagine that?
April 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today is Easter.
During the medieval period in Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia would have been a spectacle of piety at Easter!
Relics of the Passion were venerated there during Easter week. There were imperial processions to the Hagia Sophia.
Imagine that?
During the medieval period in Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia would have been a spectacle of piety at Easter!
Relics of the Passion were venerated there during Easter week. There were imperial processions to the Hagia Sophia.
Imagine that?
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Those poor old walls of Constantinople…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
April 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Those poor old walls of Constantinople…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
Those poor old walls of Constantinople…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
April 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Those poor old walls of Constantinople…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
It’s bricks receding like an old man’s hairline…
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Why did medieval people value history?
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
April 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Why did medieval people value history?
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
Why did medieval people value history?
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
April 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Why did medieval people value history?
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
“History is agreed to be as profitable as the other useful things in life, inasmuch as it brings mortal affairs back to life or gives them youthful vigor, and does not allow them to be swept away and concealed in the depths of oblivion.”
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OTD: April 15, 1071 The fall of Bari to the Normans under Robert Guiscard, which marked the end of Roman territory in Italy.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
April 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
OTD: April 15, 1071 The fall of Bari to the Normans under Robert Guiscard, which marked the end of Roman territory in Italy.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
OTD: April 15, 1071 The fall of Bari to the Normans under Robert Guiscard, which marked the end of Roman territory in Italy.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
April 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
OTD: April 15, 1071 The fall of Bari to the Normans under Robert Guiscard, which marked the end of Roman territory in Italy.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
It was significant, as it opened up the Balkans to future Norman invasion just as Anatolia was invaded by the Turks. This hindered the imperial response.
At St. Marks’s Basilica in Venice there is a porphyry statue of the Four Tetrarchs looted from Constantinople in 1204, surrounded by marble spolia.
There is a white fragment on the bottom right of the purple statue, a piece of which was found in Istanbul in the 20th century!
There is a white fragment on the bottom right of the purple statue, a piece of which was found in Istanbul in the 20th century!
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
At St. Marks’s Basilica in Venice there is a porphyry statue of the Four Tetrarchs looted from Constantinople in 1204, surrounded by marble spolia.
There is a white fragment on the bottom right of the purple statue, a piece of which was found in Istanbul in the 20th century!
There is a white fragment on the bottom right of the purple statue, a piece of which was found in Istanbul in the 20th century!
A “Byzantine” style depiction of Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.
April 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A “Byzantine” style depiction of Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.
OTD: April 13, 1204
The Fourth Crusade begins a comprehensive and ruthless sack of Constantinople, irreparably shattering though not ending the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople would never be the same again, the last beacon of antiquity was extinguished.
The Fourth Crusade begins a comprehensive and ruthless sack of Constantinople, irreparably shattering though not ending the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople would never be the same again, the last beacon of antiquity was extinguished.
April 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
OTD: April 13, 1204
The Fourth Crusade begins a comprehensive and ruthless sack of Constantinople, irreparably shattering though not ending the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople would never be the same again, the last beacon of antiquity was extinguished.
The Fourth Crusade begins a comprehensive and ruthless sack of Constantinople, irreparably shattering though not ending the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople would never be the same again, the last beacon of antiquity was extinguished.
The Basileus Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos
April 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Basileus Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos
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An incredible portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was recently found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece.
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
April 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
An incredible portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was recently found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece.
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
An incredible portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was recently found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece.
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
April 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
An incredible portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was recently found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece.
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
We now have a glimpse of his possible appearance, and here is a faithful AI reconstruction to help us imagine!
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An anonymous Western source from 1437 observed that the Emperor in Constantinople governed “a territory that could be crossed in eight days by horse, and in barely two days in its width, but when they are at war they control only the coastal forts.”
Essentially a city-state!
Essentially a city-state!
February 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
An anonymous Western source from 1437 observed that the Emperor in Constantinople governed “a territory that could be crossed in eight days by horse, and in barely two days in its width, but when they are at war they control only the coastal forts.”
Essentially a city-state!
Essentially a city-state!
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Eastern Roman history is like a buried treasure, when discovered it is so easy to become enthralled and absorbed.
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
March 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Eastern Roman history is like a buried treasure, when discovered it is so easy to become enthralled and absorbed.
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
Eastern Roman history is like a buried treasure, when discovered it is so easy to become enthralled and absorbed.
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
March 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Eastern Roman history is like a buried treasure, when discovered it is so easy to become enthralled and absorbed.
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
But it’s also easy to just pass by it without paying it much attention!
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“The Byzantine Empire was the medieval heir of Ancient Greece and Rome, the continuation of the Roman Empire in Greek territory…the story of Byzantium is a real-life adventure of electrifying ideas, high drama, colorful characters, and inspiring feats of daring.” -Colin Wells, Sailing From Byzantium
December 23, 2023 at 6:53 PM
“The Byzantine Empire was the medieval heir of Ancient Greece and Rome, the continuation of the Roman Empire in Greek territory…the story of Byzantium is a real-life adventure of electrifying ideas, high drama, colorful characters, and inspiring feats of daring.” -Colin Wells, Sailing From Byzantium
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The last chariot race held in the Hippodrome of Constantinople occurred in 1200AD….the ancient tradition had died long ago in the rest of the Roman world which once spanned the entire Mediterranean.
January 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The last chariot race held in the Hippodrome of Constantinople occurred in 1200AD….the ancient tradition had died long ago in the rest of the Roman world which once spanned the entire Mediterranean.