Posted by Powee Celdran Ever since I first got fascinated with the rich and colorful history of the Byzantine Empire back in 2019, my interest for it never stopped, hence my life became all about the Byzantine Empire. For the past 5 years, I have read endlessly about Byzantine history whether through books, posted videosContinue reading “A Time Traveller’s Guide to Byzantium: 62 Years that Shook and Shaped the Eastern Roman Empire- What to Expect?”
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A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine Graphic Novel “Basil: Basileus- Trajan’s Gate” from a Byzantine History Fan
Posted by Powee Celdran “Trajan’s Gate, the fourth part of the Basil: Basileus series I have to say is the best so far in the series! It not only has well-done illustrations that bring the world of Byzantium to life but its story is so well-written and intense with action packed battle scenes, exciting courtContinue reading “A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine Graphic Novel “Basil: Basileus- Trajan’s Gate” from a Byzantine History Fan”
10 Key Moments in the Life of Nikephoros II Phokas
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the 15th and final part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas (r.Continue reading “10 Key Moments in the Life of Nikephoros II Phokas”
10 Surprising Facts About Basil II
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are once again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the second part of this series featuring top 10s concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about the longest reigning and oneContinue reading “10 Surprising Facts About Basil II”
A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- Son of Cappadocia” from a Byzantine history fan
Posted by Powee Celdran “Son of Cappadocia, the third part of the Basil: Basileus series again does an excellent job in bringing the complex world of 10th century Byzantium to life especially when it comes to the intensity of the battles in this epic civil war fought by the forces of the imperial administration ofContinue reading “A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- Son of Cappadocia” from a Byzantine history fan”
Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- Game Mechanics and Elements
Posted by Powee Celdran Got to byzantinetimetraveller.com if you’re interested n ordering the game. As the board game I created Battle for Byzantium is now finally out, here’s another article I made that I would like to share with you all about the game! In the past few months leading up to the game’s release,Continue reading “Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- Game Mechanics and Elements”
Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- An Intro to the Game’s 4 Characters
Posted by Powee Celdran The long wait is now over as the board game I created Battle for Byzantium is finally out! Last time, I wrote two articles about the board game I am producing: the first about how I came up with its idea and what to expect from it and the other oneContinue reading “Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- An Intro to the Game’s 4 Characters”
Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- A Tour of the Game’s 18 Cities
Posted by Powee Celdran See previous article on the “Battle for Byzantium” board game here. The board game Battle for Byzantium is soon to be released! Last time, I wrote an article on the board game I am producing, how I came up with the idea of it, and what to expect from it. NowContinue reading “Battle for Byzantium: The Board Game- A Tour of the Game’s 18 Cities”
A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- Nothos” from a Byzantine history fan
Posted by Powee Celdran “Nothos, the second part of the Basil: Basileus series once more does an excellent job in bringing the complex history and politics of the 10th century Byzantine Empire to life whether it be with the luxuries of the imperial palace or the intensity of the civil war battles. It truly givesContinue reading “A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- Nothos” from a Byzantine history fan”
A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- A Test of Loylaty” from a Byzantine history fan
Posted by Powee Celdran “Basil: Basileus does an excellent job not only in bringing to life the highly climactic Byzantine Empire of the 10th century but it makes us as readers today see the empire more clearly as it is told from the perspective of Sigurd, a foreigner just like us people today getting knowContinue reading “A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine graphic novel “Basil: Basileus- A Test of Loylaty” from a Byzantine history fan”
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