The Byzantines and the Classical Past (with Anthony Kaldellis)

In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Anthony Kaldellis and I discuss the complex relationship between the Byzantine Empire and classical Roman history. Professor Kaldellis' "The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium from Constantine to Mehmed" will be released this year by Oxford University Press. You might also enjoy his podcast on Byzantine history, "Byzantium & Friends."

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0:00 Introduction
1:17 From Roman to Byzantine
5:20 The significance of the seventh-century crisis
14:15 Changes at Constantinople
24:01 Comparing Justinian with Manuel Komnenos
35:17 Byzantine Greek
45:21 The uses of classical literature
52:27 The Byzantines and early Roman history