Dr. Hugh Elton, Professor of Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, Trent University, joins the show to share what life was like in the Anatolian Peninsula in the sixth century C.E.
Some topics explored
- The government and geopolitical environment at the time
- Roman / Byzantine Emperor Anastasia
- Roman / Byzantine Emperor Justinian
- Where emperors ruled from in the century
- What Constantinople proper was in the sixth century
- What trade and commerce was like
- Urban centres including the estimated number of cities in the peninsula during the century
- What everyday life was like in Anatolia
- Agriculture being a major economic driver
- Food and beverages that were created, imported and consumed
- Products created in the peninsula and imported
- Conflicts during the century that affected the peninsula
- How civilization changed over the century
Listen to the episode
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Show Notes
- Asia Minor in the Long Sixth Century: Current Research and Future Directions (Oxford, Oxbow, 2019) and The Late Roman Empire in late antiquity: a political and military history (Cambridge, CUP, 2018)
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