The first episode of the podcast, discussing the historical misnomer of the "Fall" of the Roman Empire and narrating the destruction of the Byzantine Empire in the Siege of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottoman Turks.

Don't forget to check out the online resource collection for the podcast for more details on key elements discussed in the episode:

http://erikmodig.net/cms/exhibits/show/erla1



Bibliography:

Battles of the Medieval World 1000-1500: From Hastings to Constantinople, Kelly DeVries, Martin J. Dougherty, Iain Dickie, Phyllis G. Jestice, Christer Jorgenson

Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, Judith Herrin

Scholars of Byzantium, N. G. Wilson

A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich

The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453, Stephen Turnbull