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11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans — page 2
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Choniates records loss through a participant’s moral language
In the listening map: 2:30:00–2:35:00 →
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The walls survived through continuous repairs
In the listening map: 2:55:00–3:00:00 →
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11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans
12 discussions · Timestamps from the YouTube edition
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2:30:00–2:35:00 (external site)
Cooper uses Choniates to describe destruction and displacement, then follows Latin rule and Byzantine recovery.
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Research note: Choniates records loss through a participant’s moral language →
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2:35:00–2:40:00 (external site)
Cooper describes depopulation and ruins, then introduces the approaching Black Death.
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2:40:00–2:45:00 (external site)
Cooper discusses plague accounts, civil wars and imperial finances, then introduces Ottoman expansion.
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2:45:00–2:50:00 (external site)
Cooper describes territorial losses, attempts at western assistance and the rise of Mehmed.
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2:50:00–2:55:00 (external site)
Cooper recounts Mehmed’s preparations, the great cannon and the opening of the siege through Barbaro’s diary.
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2:55:00–3:00:00 (external site)
Cooper describes bombardment, repeated repairs and the experience of people inside the besieged city.
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Research note: The walls survived through continuous repairs →
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3:00:00–3:05:00 (external site)
Cooper recounts shortages, ominous signs, despair and the Ottoman assault on the city.
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3:05:00–3:10:00 (external site)
Cooper describes the city’s capture, legends about its last defenders and Mehmed’s restoration and claims to Roman continuity.
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3:10:00–3:15:00 (external site)
Cooper discusses symbols, displaced scholars, European learning, trade and Ottoman refuge for expelled Jews.
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3:15:00–3:20:00 (external site)
Cooper uses Pamuk’s reflections on Istanbul to consider ruins, memory and the survival of Byzantine influences.
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3:20:00–3:25:00 (external site)
Cooper presents Choniates’s lament and begins the closing credits for performers, musicians and advisers.
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3:25:00–3:27:31 (external site)
Cooper describes related productions, acknowledges supporters and closes the episode.
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