11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans

In the highlands of the Iranian Plateau, a collection of enormous pillars reach up to the sky...In this episode, we tell the story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Find out how this remarkable ancient power sprung up from the rubble of a ruined world to become the most powerful ...  Show more

In the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the story of the Mongol Empire. Find out how this ...  Show more

L’empereur Constantin joue un rôle décisif dans l'histoire de l’empire romain mais aussi celle du monde.  

Il arrive au pouvoir dans une époque de crise et pour autant, à sa mort, l’empire romain
a profondément changé.  

Il crée une nouvelle Rome à laquelle i ...

The city of Constantinople, founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 324 AD, was a glittering jewel in the eastern Mediterranean for more than a thousand years. Its dazzling cathedrals, ambitious emperors and mixing pot culture were the stuff of legend throughout Christendo ...

Au IXe siècle, c'est-à-dire en plein moyen age, deux empires dominent en Europe: celui de Charlemagne en Occident et Byzance en Orient. 

Tous les deux sont chrétiens mais avec des nuances importantes et surtout des chefs religieux qui s’opposent. Tous les de ...

The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April. Help us out by fi ...  Show more