Robin is a gifted story teller. The pace is perfect.

This is a great podcast. I was looking for something after binging Mike Duncan’s Hostory of Rome and I was not disappointed with this podcast.

This is every bit as high quality as the History of Rome Podcast, unfortunately I cant Listen or recommend this anymore because I get my ears blown out with these ridiculous commercials. I’ll just keep listening to the History of Rome until this gets fixed

This podcast was once one of my favourites. Robin constantly posted new episodes about Byzantium and they were all on topic and kept in a good organised way. Now a new episode about the story of Byzantium comes out at about 3 months apart. They are disorganised off topic and slowly come out. However the content and narration are spot on and a couple of the “bonus” episodes are good, especially the ones with professor Khadelis. Stop the bonus and make content. I haven’t heard an actual episode moving forward since February 2023

Great show keep up the good work I hope you make other podcasts! This is a great podcast worthy of Justinian! You should continue after the fall of Constantinople with a different podcasts on the history of the ottomans and take this into the modern era!

Fascinating and well researched - absolutely worth listening to if you have even a passing interest in Byzantine or early Medieval history.

I listened to some some of the early podcast episodes with interest but unfortunately the host turned political. He made some announcements on the podcast (in between Episodes 249 and 250) that catered specifically to the special interests and political narratives that are being forced on everyone by the divisive post-2020 mobs. The announcements are separate recordings from the regular podcast but have late June 2020 timestamps. After listening to them, I won’t be listening to any more of his podcast episodes. The announcements also went on to reference spurious and salacious rumors about emperor Basil II. He should leave rumors to the gossip pages found at the checkout counter of grocery stores. This is in stark contrast to some of the historians he interviewed on the episodes that I heard. It was puzzling to hear the dichotomy. Based on some of the other negative reviews of the podcast, it appears that it started out strong but then disappointedly went off the rails, so to speak.

A great historical podcast for the Byzantine empire. Very entertaining and illuminating.

I started late listening to this podcast, so I’m just now getting to the Istanbul trip. I have always been interested in the Roman Empire but had not previously thought much about the delving deeply into the eastern empire. It’s been a very interesting, and the podcaster does a fantastic job!

Please bring on an expert Catholic Theologian if you are going to have this dialogue. Your credibility is damaged by this episode.

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I just discovered this podcast and I’m really enjoying it so far. I’m a bit of a nerd, although I think that is a given considering the topic at hand. I’m only on episode nine but I’m impressed so far. Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Was good in the 2020-22 period But the more these episodes go on, the more they seem to be filler episodes and/or political charged.

Does nothing but promoting others books now. Started strong, finishing extremely weak. Disappointed.

What happen to the narrative. We have been stuck at the same spot forever.

I can’t recommend this podcast enough, especially if you have an interest in Roman or Medieval history. Extremely informative and just as entertaining. I’m always excited when I see that a new episode has dropped.

Quality is slipping while push for revenue is getting more aggressive. Not a good combo. The narrative has been supplanted by mediocre interviews. The narrative flow is fragmented & it’s release unpredictable.

The history of Byzantium serves as a worthy successor to Mike Duncan’s history of Rome podcast. Robin simultaneously keeps the narrative from THoR going as strong as ever as well as adding his own twist with the end of the century episodes. I recommend this podcast to anyone who has ever been interested in classical antiquity, mid evil history, and even stories in general.

I like how Robin goes through the material in depth and focuses on a narrative history of Byzantium focused on the state and major figures in it. He is also unbiased and brings scholars perspectives on particular topics to help explain a concept or question to the audience. Highly recommend!

I absolutely love the way Robin brings in expert guests to elucidate specific topics. My personal library can’t keep up with all the amazing books, authors, and recent research there is. THAT’s where this Podcast shines!! Excellent job RP!

A balanced, well researched and well presented podcast.

Captivating! Great presentation of a daunting history, and it helps me get through my monotonous days of work.

Easy listening, a measured take, seems well researched!

A fantastic follow up podcast to The History of Rome podcast. I never particularly cared for eastern Roman history before, but now I can’t get enough. I look forward to listening to a few episodes of this podcast every day.

I finished The history of Rome and was not aware of this pod. It’s fantastic and I completely recommend this to anyone who likes both knowledge and entertainment. Thanks AB

Since I started from episode 1 And now to 36 the lecture has been fascinating. I listen to it going to and from work and when I’m walking the dog. And I have 200 more episodes to go. All I can say is very interesting. Best Wishes

The History of Byzantium is a very professional and informative podcast that tells the story of the Eastern Roman Empire from 476 to 1453. Robin Pierson is an excellent narrator and podcaster, with a smooth British accent. He conveys the sometimes confusing information in an easy to grasp way. The podcast is a very strong successor to Mike Duncan’s History of Rome podcast, and if you liked that one, then you should definitely give this podcast a listen. In the first couple of episodes, Robin backtracks a couple of years, speaking of the state of the Eastern Empire since the History of Rome is unsurprisingly focused on the Western Empire in its final years. This is very well done, and in fact, throughout the podcast Robin points out and calls back to things that happened in The History of Rome podcast, which weaves the two together very nicely.

After binging mike Duncan’s the history of Rome, I’m so glad I was able to continue the binge with this podcast to see the Roman Empire from beginning to end. Looking forward to everything to come and interested to see how you will proceed after 1453

After listening to all of Mike Duncan’s Revolutions and History of Rome, I’m loving The History of Byzantium! As a social studies teacher to 14-15 year olds in Oklahoma, I usually find within this podcast some larger, overarching insights I can teach my students. So often, I’m trying to convince them that YES, this has all happened before! ;) Also, as a History GEEK, this show is a daily listen since I’m catching up. I highly recommend it.

When Robin started he sounded like a Mike Duncan fanboy. You can’t blame him. As the years past Robin came into his own, and at this point I believe he’s surpassed the august Mike.

Was a nice podcast while the host was focused on it, but it’s slowed to the point that we won’t make the end until about 2033 at this rate. Great binge, but don’t expect much progress.

Almost mimicking its name sake it, in the fact that it emulates the past, but it also changes some stuff for better and worse, in some points it moves beyond the highest points of the predecessor. But in other ways it goes it moves below the lowest points of the predecessor. The ads in specific feel less natural then the ads in the predecessor, I think that this is a point which changes by the moment in negative and positive ways. But please pick a sponsor you actually care about, or pick one which you don’t and roll with it. Because at the current point I find myself using the skip button almost as 2nd nature for the first 1 minute of advertisement.

Superb podcast with endless plot twists and drama. I eagerly await each new episode and encourage any history fans to give it a try.

Quality podcast about the Eastern Roman Empire after the Western Empire’s collapse in 476. Robin has put together an absolute masterpiece, and I’m grateful to him for helping me see the importance of this history and sparking my interest in learning more. Thank you Robin!

Top tier history podcast. Thanks for the awesome content Robyn

This follows perfectly from a history of Rome podcast. Great job

I love this podcast. It is informative deep and interesting. Since signing with acast however the volume level on the ads has been ridiculous. The last one I listened to May have given me ear damage because of a stupid Amazon ad that came blasting in. I’m afraid I can’t listen to it anymore until that is fixed.

Please no, Robin. Be better than that. Don’t scam your listeners.

Worthy successor to Mike Duncan’s “History of Rome”

If you want a direct sequel to the History of Rome, you can’t do better than this. This podcasts makes a relatively underappreciated period of history very accessible to anyone interested.

Robin has done a wonderful job in crafting a narrative in a time of history I was previously ignorant of. Following Mike Duncan’s History Of Rome, The History of Byzantium smoothly transitions into its own narrative. I highly recommend this podcast for its fascinating subject.

So glad I found this podcast. Perfect sequel to The History of Rome. Highly recommended!

I started this podcast a few weeks ago after finishing history of room. It’s definitely been good content, but the sponsored ads have been BY ARAMCO! I get you have to make an income but allowing your platform to spout big oil propaganda - saudi gov owned at that - is hilariously unethical. Rating will remain 1 star until creator confirms he has severed partnerships and scrubbed ads.

I was really looking forward to a podcast on this subject but had to bail out within the first 9 minutes of the first episode. The emperor Theodosius I made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire- not Constantine. This large of an error so early on doesn’t give me the desire to continue.

Best podcast out there. Been following since 2021 and finally up to episode 200! Can’t wait to catch up and be able to send in questions at the end of the century episodes!

There was a question in comments on History of Byzantium website about the sources of financing. The question got deleted immediately without being answered. The author is biased and might potentially be paid to present facts in a specific light for a specific purpose.

I’m 200 episodes in and this is a top notch history podcast. The level of research that goes into each episode is excellent. Well worth a listen!

If you're interested in the byzantines, or even just medieval history in general, you owe it to yourself to listen to this. Robin delivers the historical narrative but also digs deeper to ask and try and answer "why" things happened rather than just "what" happened. 5 stars.

Awesome podcast so far, my only major problem is the podcaster puts Belisarius into a very bad light, when in fact he was one of the great lieutenants of his age. Otherwise, great job and looking forward to hearing more!!!

This show has rekindled my love of history as an adult. I wasn’t sure how to engage with the topic after college, but this show has brought so much enrichment to my life. I would recommend this podcast to anyone who likes great story telling and wants to learn.