Hello everyone, thank you so much for your kind messages about my dad. He's now begun

treatment and we wait to see how it goes. As for me, I have some good news. I have now

finished all of the videos of Istanbul, so do subscribe to the history of Byzantium

YouTube channel if you'd like to see them. The first few will go up next week.

I've also completed our next Byzantine story and it'll be available in the next hour or

so. It's about a provincial magnet called Kekav Menos whose life gives us the invaluable

perspective of a Roman outsider. Someone who viewed the emperor and his bureaucracy with

some suspicion. For anyone interested in daily life in other parts of the empire, this

is a must listen. It will be available on the bonus episodes feed at Patreon and to anyone

who is still subscribed at the history of Byzantium.com. If your subscription ran out in the

last year, email me and I'll add it to your feed for free. You can also buy the episode

on its own for $7, but remember, from October the only place to get any bonus episodes

will be Patreon. Go to patreon.com-thrash-history-of- Byzantium to find out more. The feeds

at Patreon are also advert free. You'll be pleased to hear that I am now going

back to the narrative. I will return soon with the reign of John

Kekav Menos, son of Alexius. See you then.