Episode 160 - Why Italy Matters

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 6 February 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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We talk about the big picture status of Italy during the 10th century and why it mattered to Byzantium.

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what it's like to win big on the National Lottery?
0:04.6	Just to confirm, are you somewhere you're able to talk at the moment?
0:09.2	Yes, we're at home.
0:11.4	Lovely.
0:12.6	Now, just check the ticket and I can confirm you are now millionaires.
0:17.4	No!
0:18.4	Yes!
0:19.4	Do you remember what you were?
0:20.8	Imagine that.
0:24.3	It could be you.
0:25.9	The National Lottery.
0:27.1	Rules and procedures apply.
0:28.5	Players must be 18 or over.
0:40.5	Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:45.2	Episode 160.
0:48.2	Why Italy matters.
0:55.2	The past century of narrative we covered was more than a century.
1:00.5	It was 113 years between 912 and 1025 AD.
1:07.2	And although we paused briefly in 976,
1:10.8	we still have a lot of ground to cover.
1:14.1	And add to the past the future.
1:18.2	The past century has been a time of prosperity and expansion.
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