Apr 25, 2020
CONTENT WARNING: The following episode includes discussion of war, with references to physical and sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.
This multi-episode series is about the history of relations between the United States and the Middle East, including both US foreign policy and the Middle Eastern immigrant experience. This episode is a brief history of the Middle East and Mediterranean regions, from the decline of the Roman Empire to the rise of the Ottoman Empire. In the first episode of Potstirrer Podcast not to center on US politics or culture, Jaye discusses the Great Schism, the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Crusades, and more.
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Source Material:
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/6/19/17469176/roman-empire-maps-history-explained
https://www.historyhit.com/divorce-and-decline-the-division-of-east-and-west-roman-empires/
https://istanbulclues.com/byzantine-empire-map-information-facts/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christianity/The-Schism-of-1054
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Cerularius
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Leo-IX
https://www.britannica.com/event/Crusades
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/crusades
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/medieval/9-factors-caused-first-crusade.html
https://www.historynet.com/fourth-crusade-the-second-siege-of-constantinople.htm
https://newrepublic.com/article/154170/owns-crusades
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1249/the-crusades-causes--goals/
http://www.umich.edu/~marcons/Crusades/timeline/summaries/fourth_crusade.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zjbj6sg/revision/1
https://www.history.com/news/why-muslims-see-the-crusades-so-differently-from-christians
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ottoman.htm
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire/Osman-and-Orhan
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/ottoman-empire
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/janissary.htm
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