Episode 72 - Leo's Reign in the 720s

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 1 May 2015

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We look at Leo's first decade in power. First tracing the military and political developments and then going back to look at domestic policies.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Jordan Harbor from the Twilight History's podcast, and I'm thrilled to introduce
0:05.8	the history of Byzantium, and not just because I find Byzantium infinitely fascinating.
0:12.6	This show is well produced, it's well narrated, and the research is watertight.
0:19.2	If anyone was to continue the story of Rome where Mike Duncan left off and really honor
0:24.4	the genre of history podcasting, it was going to be Robin Pearson.
0:29.8	So without further ado, please enjoy the history of Byzantium.
0:35.2	Hello everyone, and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:48.6	Episode 72, Leo's reign in the 720s.
0:56.7	Throughout this podcast series, I've tried as much as possible to deal with things in
1:01.2	chronological order.
1:03.0	However, occasions arrive when it's simpler to split periods into topics and discuss
1:08.5	them one at a time.
1:11.1	After last episode's introduction to iconoclasm, I hope you can understand why today I'm
1:16.5	going to do things differently.
1:18.3	We're going to cover the 720s this week, or really the period from 718 to 729.
1:26.8	We'll begin with the military and political outline, and then return to fill in some of
1:32.0	the details of Leo's administration.
1:38.1	When we last left the narrative, the emperor Leo III had successfully led the resistance
1:43.6	to the Arab siege of Constantinople and established himself in the minds of some as the legitimate
1:51.0	ruler.
1:53.4	Despite this success, the Byzantine Empire remained in a state of chaos.
1:58.8	We know that Leo will stay on the throne for many years to come, but to contemporaries
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