Comments for Finding History http://larsbrownworth.com/blog by Lars Brownworth Fri, 24 May 2013 03:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on What really killed Tsar Samuel? by Cynthia Curran http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/05/17/what-really-killed-tsar-samuel/comment-page-1/#comment-109566 Cynthia Curran Fri, 24 May 2013 03:11:00 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=795#comment-109566 Well, Basil was real good at psychlogical warfare and sending blind men home freak the Bulgarians out. As for Samuel I have not studied what happen to him as you have and its probably true being older makes things worst.

]]> Comment on What really killed Tsar Samuel? by Pavel http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/05/17/what-really-killed-tsar-samuel/comment-page-1/#comment-109565 Pavel Thu, 23 May 2013 18:09:00 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=795#comment-109565 Well, in one of his preserved inscriptions Samuel actualy mention Basil as Satan from Constantinople :-)

]]> Comment on What happened to the Bulgar Slayer’s novel? by lars http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/03/28/what-happened-to-the-bulgar-slayers-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-109554 lars Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:27 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=775#comment-109554 Thanks Tagmata- high praise indeed.
-Lars

]]> Comment on What happened to the Bulgar Slayer’s novel? by Tagmata http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/03/28/what-happened-to-the-bulgar-slayers-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-109549 Tagmata Thu, 16 May 2013 05:13:00 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=775#comment-109549 Hello Mr. Bronworth,

I’m from Poland, I’m very interested in Byzantium history and I’ve recently found your podcasts on iTunes. Great work, fluid narrative and enthusiasm which allowed me to travel to these times and see the Roman emperors as they were, living beings, not only biographies in a classbook. So I would like to thank you for this unique experience which is even more interesting since American history podcasts or TV shows are in general, well, slighlty overdramatized and without subtlety. Your work is especially worth attention in this context. I wish you good luck and much more interesting stories to tell!

Take care!

]]> Comment on About by Anders Brownworth http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-109516 Anders Brownworth Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.larsbrownworth.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-109516 Thans for the support and suggestion, Dmitry, there is now a Donate button at the top of the page. Try it out!

]]> Comment on What happened to the Bulgar Slayer’s novel? by Alex http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/03/28/what-happened-to-the-bulgar-slayers-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-109513 Alex Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:45:00 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=775#comment-109513 Though it could be deemed Roman, depending on your viewpoint, Gore Vidal wrote the best book I’ve read re a Byzantine emperor: Julian. Robert Graves also wrote a novel titled Belisaurius, though I have not read that one.

]]> Comment on When did Turkey become Turkish? by Paul Rentz http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2011/01/21/when-did-turkey-become-turkish/comment-page-1/#comment-109512 Paul Rentz Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:48:00 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=427#comment-109512 Thanks for for the history lesson. This was a problem for scrip writers for Downton Abbey as they had a ‘Turkish’ diplomat in their series in 1913, ten years before there was a ‘Turkey’. The time of the population transfer must have been horribly difficult.

]]> Comment on About by Dmitry Fridman http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-109507 Dmitry Fridman Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.larsbrownworth.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-109507 Dear Mr. Brownworth, you created a terrific podcast. It’s captivating, it’s accurate and it’s exceptionally vivid. Thank you very much for your time and dedication.
I’ve already bought your book and anticipating reading it. I am spreading a word. Is there a way/a need to donate?

]]> Comment on What happened to the Bulgar Slayer’s novel? by cynthia curran http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/03/28/what-happened-to-the-bulgar-slayers-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-107747 cynthia curran Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:32:21 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=775#comment-107747 Emperor Nicephorus Phocas. His nickname was ‘The Pale Death of the Saracens’, he made Byzantium the most powerful empire of the Mediterranean, and he won nearly every battle he fought. And then he fell in love with a devastatingly beautiful woman who betrayed him, and he lost it all. Modern connection: relatives of his still live in Greece where multiple streets and at least one battleship are named in his honor. Great, relatives sill alive, a good story as well. I read Phocas was kind of a conservative character and very ascetic.

]]> Comment on What happened to the Bulgar Slayer’s novel? by cynthia curran http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/2013/03/28/what-happened-to-the-bulgar-slayers-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-107743 cynthia curran Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:28:56 +0000 http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/?p=775#comment-107743 General George Maniaches. This towering 11th century general was a throwback to the glory days of Byzantium. He commanded an army which included the legendary Norman adventurer William Iron-Arm and the Viking beserker Harald Hardrada (who would later invade England in 1066 and bring to a close the age of Viking invasions). The only thing he couldn’t control was his temper- when a rival seduced his wife and then got him fired, he had the man suffocated by smearing dung in his mouth, ears, and eyes; he then routed the imperial army but was killed in a fluke accident before he reached Constantinople. His death sealed the decline of Byzantine power in Italy. Modern connection: Sicily has several fortresses and a town named after him Sounds like a good novel.

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