Constantinople Videos
Episode 2 - Diocletian
The Emperor Diocletian was to erase civil war within Byzantium for the next thousand years but walked away from it all to become a cabbage ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Diocletian Education Emperor Higher_Education
08/09/05 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 3 - Constantine - Part 1
From the chaotic background of the tetrarchy, a vulnerable staff officer would navigate the treacherous waters of the empire and eventually ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantine Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education
11/29/05 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 4 - Constantine - Part 2
Constantine has achieved supreme power and made one of the most momentous decisions in history, that of founding a new capital and rescuing ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantine Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education
12/29/05 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 5 - Julian
A shy, awkward, Pagan philosopher with no ambitions and no experience is appointed Caesar. How could such an unlikely 23 year old become ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education History
01/25/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 6 - Zeno
By the middle of the 5th Century the Roman Empire was on the verge of collapse. Its emperors were mere puppets, its armies were in chaos, ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education History
02/19/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 7 - Justinian - Part 1
As the 6th Century dawned on the tottering Byzantine State, the future seemed to hold only decline and decay, and yet unexpectedly, it was ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education History
03/11/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 8 - Justinian - Part 2
With the return of relative calm after the reign's turbulent beginnings, Justinian could turn to his most ambitious project, the reconquest ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education History
05/30/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 9 - Justinian - Part 3
With the reconquest of Italy seemingly complete and the Persian threat momentarily neutralized by the plague, Justinian could at last ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Higher_Education History
07/17/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire
Episode 10 - Heraclius
In the years following Justinian's death, the empire was rocked from within and without. Barbarians pushed in on every border and the ... tags: Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Constantinople Education Emperor Heraclius Higher_Education
10/12/06 from 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire