Episode 89 - The House of War

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 4 December 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

I present a fantasy narrative of a soldier's life during a raid in Cappadocia. The details are all taken from Byzantine sources.

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0:00.0	You are standing on top of a wall, staring into the distance.
0:08.6	You're sure you can see something.
0:11.6	The morning light is only a few minutes old, so you're squinting hard.
0:16.0	It could just be birds?
0:19.0	No.
0:20.2	You're increasingly sure that the movement you see is the enemy on the move.
0:27.4	It is rising on the horizon, and the number of small black dots you can make out must
0:32.6	be an army.
0:35.2	You call for your commander to be woken.
0:38.2	Your paranoia over-disturbing him needlessly and now overtaken by the fear gripping your
0:44.2	whole body.
0:46.3	He climbs the ladder to the top of the fort.
0:49.1	You point.
0:50.6	He looks.
0:52.5	He turns to you.
0:55.0	Go now on the road to Lulon.
0:57.2	As fast as you can, head straight for the fort by the ridge and tell the deck arc there
1:01.2	to send out riders immediately.
1:04.9	What are you waiting for?
1:06.2	Go!
1:07.2	Now!
1:08.2	Hello everyone, and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
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