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Literary Sources:
V Soloviev, "Byzantine Heraldry and the Slavs"
A. Babuin, "Standards and Insgnia of Byzantium"
A. Babuin, "Late Byzantine Insignia"
M. Psellos, "Histories"
N. Choniates, "Chronographie"
Maurikios, "Strategikon"
Eusebius, "Life of Constantine"
Constantine VII, "On Ceremonies"
Pseudo-Kodinos, "On Offices"

Footage:
Rise of Empires: Ottomans (2019)
Viking (2016)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1976)
A Knight's Tale (2001)

Music:
Crusader Kings 2 Soundtrack - Pilgrimage
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clemency of Titus
Cornelius Link, Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee). Bardcore version
Europe Universalis IV Soundtrack - End of an Era


00:00 Intro
00:48 From Ancient Rome to Constantinople
04:05 Middle Byzantine Period
07:21 Madrid Skylitzes
09:51 High Middle Ages
12:11 Tetragrammatic Cross
22:37 Outro