Episodes

Mar 31, 20141 min read

007 Blood and Boyars (Part 1)

With the central power of the Khans weakened, the noble Boyars have taken over. One after one, they murder and exile their way through...

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Mar 18, 20141 min read

006 The Fall of The House of Dulo

"Avitohol lived 300 years. His clan was Dulo and he ascended to the throne in the fourth year of the serpent." In this episode, we see...

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Mar 3, 20141 min read

005 A Savior of Europe

So we find Bulgaria at the beginning of the 8th century still dangerously positioned on what was so recently Byzantine land, sandwiched...

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Feb 11, 20141 min read

004 The New State and The Eternal Challenges

In the last episode we discussed the complex and chaotic series of events which led to the breakup of the Old Great Bulgaria based around...

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Dec 11, 20131 min read

003 Crossing the “Rubicon”

It's the year 680. Byzantium marches with full strength to eradicate “a foul tribe” which has entered their borders fleeing an even more...

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Nov 20, 20131 min read

002 Whose 5th Century Horse Tribe is it Anyway?

The shifting contours of this debate have often reflected not only academic interest, but political ones. Today we discuss the very...

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Nov 3, 20131 min read

001 The Balkan Context

Seeing as the next 100+ episodes are going to be audio, it's essential to begin with a good picture of the basic geography of Bulgaria...

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Oct 26, 20131 min read

000 Intro Episode

The story I’m about to tell is one of a people who arose out of obscurity to create an empire which challenged, and often defeated the...

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