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Podcast: History of the World podcast
Episode: Vol 4 Ep 9 - The Byzantine Empire, Part Four
Description: 976 - 1422 - The glorious period of Basil the Bulgar Slayer rampaging through Bulgaria and destroying it was the last great imperial act of the Romans before their slow and painful decline began. Â We even speak of a conquest of the Byzantine Empire by Crusading Christians before the rise of the Ottomans even happened.