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The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, to the modern day. We are a father and son team. We are not historians, but we are hardcore fans of history. We embarked on a mission to understand exactly how the Ancient Greek civilization transformed into the modern nation we see today. To prepare ourselves for the journey we purchased dozens of textbooks, watched numberless documentarie ...
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The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilization in world history. Hosted by philhellene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of ...
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For the Irish historian John Bagnell Bury, history should be treated as a science and not a mere branch of literature. Many contemporary histories written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were poetic and heroic in tone, blending fact and fiction, myths and legends. They sometimes relied on sources from Shakespeare and classical poets. For Bury, the facts of history may be legendary or romantic in nature, but they should be recounted in a scholarly and non-judgmental manner, ...
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Send us a Text Message. While Kings, princes, and Lords marched or sailed across Europe to participate in the Second Crusade, one king used this opportunity to wage his own personal war against the Byzantine Roman Empire—Roger II of Sicily. The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the Greek people's events from the fall of Constantinople in 1453…
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Send us a Text Message. King Louis and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, journey across Europe and traverse the hostile lands of Anatolia. They encounter multiple Turkic armies and face a near-total catastrophe before being whisked away to Antioch. Here, Eleanor is caught up in a romantic tangle with her uncle, Raymond. The History of Modern Greece P…
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Send us a Text Message. King Conrad embarked across Europe and entered the Byzantine Empire before crossing the Bosphorus into Anatolia. Despite warnings from the Greek Emperor, Conrad was determined to follow in the exact footsteps of the First Crusaders. This decision turned out to be a terrible one and would spell the end of the German Campaign.…
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Send us a Text Message. The first wave of Crusaders left Southern England and consisted of a rough coalition of English, Norman, French, Flemish, and Germans. When the rough seas forced their fleet of 200 ships to find a safe harbor in Portugal, King Alfonso convinced the entire army of Crusaders to wait out the summer in Portugal and assist in the…
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Send us a Text Message. For the first and only time, we read a Papal Bull, the document that officiated the Second Crusade. It is a wild document written by the Pope that declares who, where, why, and how the Second Crusade will be carried out. We also follow Bernard of Clairvaux as he travels across Europe and recruits two Great Kings to fight for…
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Send us a Text Message. There are many different characters from the second crusdade that all have their own motives for joining the crusade. And once we find out exactly what drove each King to join the campaign, its easier to understand why everything unfolded the way it did. So this episode is going to introduce the Kings of the King's Crusade, …
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In this episode, we discuss Spartan imperial policy at home and abroad in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War at Sparta from 404-396 BC, including their war with Elis, the imperial ambitions of Lysander and the ascension of Agesilaos, Kinadon's foiled socio-political revolution, and Sparta's invasion of Persia to "free" the Eastern Greeks Show N…
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Send us a Text Message. As the Latin Crusader Kingdoms squabbled amongst themselves, a new superhero was rising in the East. A man named Zengi rose up from the ranks of the Seljuks and united his fellow Turks and Muslims with the sword. Once he had a mighty, multi-ethnic, super coalition of Islamic forces, he pointed his army to the City of Edessa.…
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Send us a Text Message. Emperor John Komnenos must deal with the Crusader States in the East. The Latins have betrayed the Greeks almost every day, despite being fellow Christians... they took the land that belonged to the Roman Empire and governed over it as if it were their own. But instead of working together to secure the Crusader States, they …
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Send us a Text Message. The formation of the crusader states created a vast new realm in Christendom, but the land was still foreign and hostile to Latin Christians. When 300 pilgrims were slaughtered on their way to the Dead Sea, it became apparent that there was a need for security to protect the Christian pilgrims. However, due to the rift betwe…
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Send us a Text Message. When John came to power he realized the most dangerous threat to the empire did not come from without, but it came from within. It was the bad trade deals set up by his father, that allowed Latin merchants to control the imperial navy as well as trade without taxation. This transferred an incredible amount of power and wealt…
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Send us a Text Message. This is the final episode of the Alexiad mini-series, where we see the last years of Alexios and his battle against the heretics who have infiltrated the Western provinces of his empire. With the help of his brother Isaac, they were able to weed out the bishop of the Dualist Sect of Bogomils. We also get to see the very deta…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss the amazing life of Tancred after the Crusades, specifically his campaigns and rise to power as the ruler of Antioch after his uncle Bohemond left for Europe and never returned. Tancred became a legend himself, won amazing victories in the Middle East, and brought the kingdom of Antioch to its abs…
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