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?”
Tag Archives: 12th century
5 Victories and 5 Defeats of Isaac II Angelos
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 14th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over Emperor Isaac II Angelos (r. 1185-1195/ 1203-1204)Continue reading “5 Victories and 5 Defeats of Isaac II Angelos”
10 Times Alexios I Komnenos Saved the Byzantine Empire
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 13th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-1118) whoContinue reading “10 Times Alexios I Komnenos Saved the Byzantine Empire”
“House Komnenos: A Byzantine Epic”- Special Edition Article on my Latest Lego Film plus Interviews with Other Creators on Further Popularizing Byzantine History
Posted by Powee Celdran WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!! WATCH THE FILM FIRST BEFORE READING THIS!!! “This is Byzantine storytelling at its finest, reconstructed with attention to detail that allows us to follow the historical narrative while imagining a different fate for the Byzantine Empire with the alteration of a single event.” -Dr. Niki Dados on HouseContinue reading ““House Komnenos: A Byzantine Epic”- Special Edition Article on my Latest Lego Film plus Interviews with Other Creators on Further Popularizing Byzantine History”
10 Inventions You Should Know That Came From the Byzantine Empire
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to another article from the Byzantium Blogger! This time, it is time again for a bit of break from extremely long and highly researched articles and stories spanning the entire 1,100-year history of the Byzantine Empire (330-1453), therefore time for a quick yet entertaining top 10 list, this timeContinue reading “10 Inventions You Should Know That Came From the Byzantine Empire”
The Legacy of the Byzantine Empire- An Epilogue to the Byzantine Alternate History Series; Featuring Interviews with 3 Byzantine History Enthusiasts
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger! It’s now been over 2 weeks since I finished the final chapter of my 12-part Byzantine Alternate History series that had been going on for almost 8 months! Now since I have just finished the finale (chapter XII) of my 12-part Byzantine Alternate History series,Continue reading “The Legacy of the Byzantine Empire- An Epilogue to the Byzantine Alternate History Series; Featuring Interviews with 3 Byzantine History Enthusiasts”
Byzantine Alternate History Chapter X- The 2nd Bulgarian Empire Captures Constantinople, 1235
Posted by Powee Celdran DISCLAIMER: Although this is mostly a work of fiction, it is largely based on true events and characters. It seeks to alter the course of actual events that transpired in the 13th Century AD. This story will begin with real events that happened in real history but will become fictional asContinue reading “Byzantine Alternate History Chapter X- The 2nd Bulgarian Empire Captures Constantinople, 1235”
Byzantine Alternate History Chapter IX- Preventing the Catastrophic 4th Crusade in Advance
Posted by Powee Celdran DISCLAIMER: Although this is mostly a work of fiction, it is largely based on true events and characters. It seeks to alter the course of actual events that transpired in the 12th Century AD. This story will begin with real events that happened in real history but will become fictional asContinue reading “Byzantine Alternate History Chapter IX- Preventing the Catastrophic 4th Crusade in Advance”
Most Favorite to Least Favorite- Ranking the 12 Centuries of Byzantine History
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger! As for now, I will be taking a break from the extremely long but informative Byzantine Alternate History series in which I have progressed very far, at this point I have completed the 8th chapter of this 12-part series. To break my consistent streak ofContinue reading “Most Favorite to Least Favorite- Ranking the 12 Centuries of Byzantine History”
The Decline of Western Rome and Eastern rome compared- Crisis of the 3rd Century and the 11th century crisis
Posted by Powee Celdran WARNING: THIS IS A VERY LONG ARTICLE!! Hello and welcome back to another article from the Byzantium Blogger and this time I’m back again with my usual Roman/ Byzantine history posts and this one is going to be an extra special article. My last post was quite unrelated featuring a differentContinue reading “The Decline of Western Rome and Eastern rome compared- Crisis of the 3rd Century and the 11th century crisis”
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