The Conquest and Fall of Constantinople - Parts 1 - 5 - History of Byzantium

Synopsis Managed to compile the first five videos in my Conquest and Fall of Constantinople series. This will cover from the rise of Islam, to its sieges of the great city, the coming of the Seljuks, the great defeat at Manzikert, and then on into the first crusade. 1:00 Heraclius and the Persian Empire 4:00 Rise of Islam 16:00 The Siege of 641 - 668 31:00 Siege of 717 - 718 50:00 Abbasid Caliphate and the Golden age of Islam 55:45 Leo III and the Isaurian Dynasty 1:00:00 Rise of Basil I 1:10:00 The Bulgar Slayer and the Battle of Kleidion 1:14:30 The Great Schism 1:20:00 The Rise of the Seljuk 1:24:40 Romanus IV Diogenes 1:31:00 Battle of Manzikert 1:49:30 Alexios I Komnenos 1:53:30 The coming of the 1st crusade 1:57:00 The Peoples Crusade 2:00:00 The Prince’s Crusade 2:06:00 The Siege of Antioch 2:14:00 Jerusalem 2:17:00 Aftermath of the First Crusade 2:19:30 Imperial Expansion and the Death of Alexios I ====================