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History of Modern Greece

Daniel Roberts & George Roberts
History of Modern Greece
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  • History of Modern Greece

    171: Tamerlane: Part One: The Rise of Timur

    2026/10/08 | 2h 9 mins.
    Born into the ruins of Genghis Khan’s empire, Timur rose from a young Central Asian warrior to the ruler of a vast, feared army. In Part One, we follow his shifting alliances, his struggle for power in Transoxiana, and the campaigns that carried him across Persia and into India. His conquest mirrors that of Genghis Khan, except that he calls himself the 'Sword of Islam'. His conquest of Delhi reveals both his military brilliance and the terrible human cost of his ambition. Now Timur turns west, toward the Mamluks and the Ottoman sultan Bayezid. 
    Source material:

    https://ia601502.us.archive.org/29/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.77320/2015.77320.Life-Of-Timur-The-Great-Amir.pdf#:~:text=Page%208.%20INTRODUCTION.%20CONTENTS.%20XV%2DXVIII.%20CHAPTER.%20VOLUME,HOW%20WHEN%20THE%20MOGULS%20ROSE%20AGAINST%20THE.

    https://avetruth-books.blogspot.com/2017/12/nizamuddin-sami-zafername-1987.html
    https://archive.org/details/mulfuzattimuryor00timuuoft/page/n5/mode/2up
    Read this for a crash course :
    https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/iran-ii2-islamic-period-page-3/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
    The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the years under the Ottoman Empire, and 1821, when the Greeks fought for independence... all the way to the modern day.
    EMAIL US: historyofmoderngreece@gmail.com
    Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
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    Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
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    170: Manuel II Palaiologos: Into the West

    2026/09/24 | 47 mins.
    Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos stands at the head of a dying empire, trapped behind the walls of Constantinople while Sultan Bayezid tightens his grip around the city. But the arrival of the legendary French knight Marshal Boucicaut gives the Romans one last chance to strike back. Together they take the war across the Bosphorus, raid the Ottoman coast, and finally bring an end to the bitter feud between Manuel and his nephew John VII. With Constantinople temporarily secure, Manuel makes an extraordinary decision: the Roman Emperor will leave his empire behind and travel personally into the West. From Venice and the courts of Italy to Paris and finally London, Manuel appeals directly to the kings of Europe for an army capable of saving Constantinople. He is welcomed with celebrations, gifts, promises, and all the ceremony befitting an emperor—but the soldiers never come. Then, just as Manuel begins to lose hope, astonishing news arrives from the East. Bayezid has abandoned the siege, marched into Anatolia, and confronted a conqueror even more terrifying than himself: Tamerlane.
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/byzantine-and-modern-greek-studies/article/abs/byzantine-grand-embassy-to-russia-in-1400/B1AD163E0D67F667C474BD6ED3C53044
    https://cappellarecords.com/assets/uploads/2022/12/753459828328_Booklet.pdf
    The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the years under the Ottoman Empire, and 1821, when the Greeks fought for independence... all the way to the modern day.
    EMAIL US: historyofmoderngreece@gmail.com
    Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
    SOCIAL MEDIA: Go here to chat with us. 
    https://www.instagram.com/historyofmodern%20greece/
    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578023316172
    Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
  • History of Modern Greece

    169: The Last Crusades: Failure at Nicopolis

    2026/09/10 | 34 mins.
    The year is 1396. A crusading army from across Europe gathers to halt the Ottoman advance into the Balkans. At its heart is the young French Marshal Boucicaut, eager to win everlasting glory. But when the crusaders meet Sultan Bayezid outside the walls of Nicopolis, overconfidence and disunity turn triumph into disaster. Discover the story behind one of the last great crusades of the Middle Ages—and the man whose adventures were only just beginning. 
    The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the years under the Ottoman Empire, and 1821 when the Greeks fought for independence... all the way to the modern-day.
    EMAIL US: historyofmoderngreece@gmail.com
    Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
    SOCIAL MEDIA: Go here to chat with us. 
    https://www.instagram.com/historyofmodern%20greece/
    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578023316172
    Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
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    168: The 100 Years war: Part Two: The Long Truce

    2026/08/27 | 1h 1 mins.
    We return to the 100 Years' War to wrap up the end of the fighting in the first phase of the war, which ends when both France and England are fully exhausted. The Plague, poor crops, and endless fighting and raiding have utterly destroyed the countryside, and both sides simply need to stop the war and take a break. The Truce signed in Luelingham has come to be known as the Long Truce. And once there is a truce and the fighting stops with England, the Knights are now free to go on crusade. And crusading they went.
    The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the years under the Ottoman Empire, and 1821 when the Greeks fought for independence... all the way to the modern-day.
    EMAIL US: historyofmoderngreece@gmail.com
    Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
    SOCIAL MEDIA: Go here to chat with us. 
    https://www.instagram.com/historyofmodern%20greece/
    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578023316172
    Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
  • History of Modern Greece

    167: Manuel II Palaiologos: Bayezid the Thunderbolt

    2026/08/13 | 34 mins.
    Manuel Palialogos traveled with Bayezid on his campaigns against the Turkic Beyliks of Anatolia. The Sultan brought with him a mighty army made up of the conquered princes of the Serbian Empire, as well as the Prince of the Roman Emperor. The letters Manuel wrote during this campaign still survive today. Sultan Bayezid proves himself to be much more hot-headed and erratic than his father, Murad, and will ultimately earn him the name, The Thunderbolt. This is the moment the Romans realize there was no survival under the vassalage of Bayezid; he was coming to strike and destroy. 
    The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the years under the Ottoman Empire, and 1821 when the Greeks fought for independence... all the way to the modern-day.
    EMAIL US: historyofmoderngreece@gmail.com
    Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
    SOCIAL MEDIA: Go here to chat with us. 
    https://www.instagram.com/historyofmodern%20greece/
    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578023316172
    Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
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How did the Romans become Greeks?In 1453, Constantinople fell, and the Roman Empire came to an end. But what happened to the Romans who survived?Their empire was gone, but their story was far from over.Welcome to The History of Modern Greece, a father-and-son history podcast exploring one of history's most fascinating transformations: how the Roman world of Constantinople became the modern nation of Greece.Our journey begins in Ancient Greece, follows the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and continues beyond the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. From the Greek scholars of the Renaissance to the Orthodox Church under Ottoman rule, from the flourishing Greek communities of Venice and Russia to the revolutionaries who fought for independence, we follow the people, ideas, faith, and traditions that endured through centuries of change.Along the way, we explore emperors and patriarchs, philosophers and soldiers, merchants and revolutionaries, bringing their stories to life through detailed research, immersive storytelling, and the conversations of a father and son who share a passion for history.If you love Roman history, Byzantine history, or the extraordinary story of Greece, you've come to the right place.The Roman Empire fell. The Romans survived. Their story continues here.
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