I just finished the Duncan Rome podcast and it was very good.

>>3259290
Also good but he's put certain episodes behind paywalls

Actually better but paywall is annoying

>>3260286
I'm like 80 episodes in and I think I've only seen two paywall episodes so far, and it's like $5

>>3259290
Non-specialized historians can't give Byzantium justice, they can never appreciate the Asia-to-Europe trade and wealth, and the importance of religion.
Also the way that the Eastern Empire ended up ruling its land like old Persia, by giving autonomous rule to some parts to prevent revolts, is mistaken by historians to mean that this area was "lost", and no longer part of the Empire, or some such. In reality it was like appointing a manager there and giving him a fancy hat.