History of Modern Greece
The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, to the modern day. We are a father and son team. We are not historians, but we are hardcore fans of history. We embarked on a mission to understand exactly how the Ancient Greek civilization transformed into the modern nation we see today. To prepare ourselves for the journey we purchased dozens of textbooks, watched numberless documentaries, and listened to as many historical podcasts as we could find. Come and join us on our journey to discover the History of Modern Greece.
Episodes
137 episodes
136: The Mongolians: Part One: The Way of the Steppe
In our very first episode on the Mongols, we leave our current narrative around the Empire in Nicaea and Constantinople, and we travel East. Crossing the Middle East, we discover the Mongolians completely annihilated their enemies and laid enti...
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Season 4
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Episode 136
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1:15:35
135: John of Brienne: Part Three: Latin Emperor of Constantinople
In our final episode on the trilogy of John of Brienne, follow his journey after the disappointing 5th Crusade, from the minor rivalry that grew into a war between Kings, Popes, and Emperors. We see how viciously Frederick treated his father-in...
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Season 4
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Episode 135
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48:05
134: The Sixth Crusade: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
We are going to take a small detour from the history of modern Greece to wrap up the story of the Fifth Crusade. When we left the Fifth Crusade, John of Brienne had returned to Europe to gather more men for the cause. But while he was trying to...
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Season 4
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Episode 134
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35:07
133: The Second Bulgarian Empire: Part Two: Ivan Asen II
In our second episode covering the revival period of the Bulgarian Empire, we find out what happened to the man who replaced the dreaded Roman Slayer, and how a banished Prince gathered the aid of the Kievan Russ and came back with a vengeance,...
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Season 4
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Episode 133
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35:56
132: The Empire in Nicaea: Part Two: The Seeds of Hellenism
As we return to the Empire in Nicaea, we follow the reign of Emperor John Vatatzes. After rebuilding the Byzantine Navy, he launched an invasion of Thrace and expanded Nicaea into Europe. While John spent most of his reign on the battlefield, h...
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Season 4
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Episode 132
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47:02
131: The Despotate of Epirus: Part Two: Theodore Komnenos Doukas
This is our second episode on the Despotate of Epirus, and after covering the amazing foundation of the state by Michael Komnenos Doukas, everyone thought the state would simply dissolve after its founder was assassinated. But, with the arrival...
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Season 4
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Episode 131
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34:03
130: John of Brienne: Part Two: The Fifth Crusade
In our second episode of John of Brienne, the King of Jerusalem, we follow him on his adventures to Egypt. The Austrians and the Military Orders have followed him to the city of Damietta. This city, at the mouth of the Delta, was the key to gai...
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Season 4
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Episode 130
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41:27
129: John of Brienne: Part One: The King of Jerusalem
We always love to slow down and go into greater detail whenever we find an interesting character from history. Well, this is one of those times. John of Brienne went from being a small-time lord in France to the King of Jerusalem, to the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 129
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32:29
128: The Latin Empire: Part Two: Henry of Flanders
Once it became clear that Baldwin was dead, his brother was crowned Emperor. Henry had a much more successful reign than his predecessor... that being said, there were many challenges facing the Latin Crusader Empire. When they first took Const...
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Season 4
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Episode 128
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47:43
127: The Latin Empire: Part One: Partitioning of Byzantium
After spending six episodes covering the events happening in the Roman renegade states, we finally get to see what happened inside the walls of Constantinople. The 4th Crusaders had to elect an Emperor... the first Latin emperor in over 700 yea...
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Season 4
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Episode 127
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50:00
126: The Empire of Trebizond: Part One: The Black Sea Empire
After Alexios and David Komnenos succeeded in creating the largest and richest of the three Byzantine Successor states, their luck started to turn. Overconfidence, civil war, and an embarrassing hostage situation crippled any ambition of the Ko...
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Season 4
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Episode 126
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32:00
125: The Kingdom of Georgia: Part One: Queen Tamar
To tell the story of the third successor state that popped up after the Sack of Constantinople, The Empire of Trebizond, we must take a deep dive into the History of the Kingdom of Georgia. The reason for this is that the Kingdom of Georgia, un...
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Season 4
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Episode 125
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43:11
124: The Second Bulgarian Empire: Part One: The Roman Slayer
In this episode, we move a little north of Constantinople to Bulgaria. During the years of turmoil at the Capital, the Bulgarians rebelled against Isaac Angelov and broke away, forming the Second Bulgarian Empire. At first, it didn't look too p...
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Season 4
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Episode 124
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58:10
123: The Despotate of Epirus: Part One: Michael Komnenos Doukas
In this episode, we visit the rouge imperial state that popped up in the Balkans after the conquest of Constantinople. This state is called the Despotate of Epirus, as it was the rightful inheritor of the Roman Empire. Michael Komnenos Doukas w...
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Season 4
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Episode 123
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42:14
122: The Empire in Nicaea: Part One: Theodore Laskaris the Elder
In this episode, we meet our first main character from Season Four. Theodore Laskaris started his career in Constantinople when he married the daughter of the Roman Emperor Alexios the 3rd. But after the city was sacked, the noble members of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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49:35
121: Greece in 1205
After the sack of Constantinople, the ousting of the Royal Family, and the occupation of the Ancient Roman Capital, the Greek world was turned upside down. The Latin Crusaders now ruled over the Greek capital, and three offshoot empires sprung ...
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Season 4
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Episode 121
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33:29
120: Season Four Introduction
In our 1st episode of the 4th season of The History of Modern Greece, we discuss what stood out from the third season, and the impact of the crusades on the Greek World. We talk about our favorite male and female characters, as well as the hero...
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Season 4
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Episode 120
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35:52
119: The Fourth Crusade: Part Five: The Sack of Constantinople
Once the Venetians and the Frankish Crusaders breached the city walls, the greatest sacking of a Roman city took place in all their history. The atrocities committed against the citizens of Constantinople are one of the greatest crimes against ...
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Season 3
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Episode 119
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31:01
118: The Fourth Crusade: Part Four: The Siege of Constantinople
For over a year now, a Latin Crusading Army has been camped outside of the Roman Capital City, Constantinople, and it quickly became apparent that there was no way they were going to leave. They hadn't the money to continue nor the support of t...
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Season 3
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Episode 118
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45:46
117: The Fourth Crusade: Part Three: The Marvel of Constantinople
The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the Greek people's events from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922 to the present day.
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Season 3
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Episode 117
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52:46
116: The Fourth Crusade: Part Two: Alexios the Bad
The Crusaders are lured away from their objective in Egypt by a tempting offer made by the son of the deposed Roman Emperor. If the Crusaders make a little side quest and restore the old Emperor to his throne, they will be rewarded with thousan...
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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49:51
115: The Fourth Crusade: Part One: The Venetian Republic
The 4th Crusade was called almost immediately after Richard the Lionheart's successes. Its intention was to deal a knock-out punch to the Ayyubid Dynasty and retake the Holy City of Jerusalem. But there is a problem: no one wants to go. When ...
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Season 3
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Episode 115
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37:30
114: The Third Crusade: Part Three: Richard the Lionheart
As King Richard and Saladin go head to head in the holy land, the invincible Sultan finally meets his match. Richard recovers the coastline for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but he fails to retake the holy land. Meanwhile, Saladin's endless conques...
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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1:02:06
113: The Third Crusade: Part Two: The Emperor's Crusade
King Richard and King Phillip left Western Europe for the long journey by sea to the holy land; they made a few stops along the way, including the casual conquest of the island of Cyprus. Meanwhile, back in Germany, t...
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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40:54
112: The Third Crusade: Part One: The Fall of Jerusalem
Saladin and his mighty army defeated the Knights of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar at the battle of Hattin and then conquered Jerusalem. The Holy Land had fallen, and so a third crusade was called. The first two to answer the call were Richa...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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32:39