Episode 165 - The Eagle and the Frogs

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 20 March 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We explore the reasons why the Bulgarians never became Romans.

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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?
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0:17.4	No!
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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.
0:32.3	Hello, everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:45.0	Episode 165.
0:48.4	The Eagle and the Frogs.
0:52.5	Last time, we discussed the reality of the Roman occupation of Bulgaria.
1:00.4	Many maps lead you to believe that the Byzantines were now masters of the Balkans, but the
1:05.8	truth is that they had merely taken over the operation of the Bulgarians state.
1:12.6	A state that only had a relatively loose control over its own people and landscape.
1:20.6	The Byzantines had always wanted to destroy the Bulgarian menace, and they'd always wanted
1:27.3	to reclaim the lands running along the Black Sea coast.
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