Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are once again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the fourth part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over probably the most famous Byzantine, the emperor Justinian I the Great (r. 527-565), the legendary 6th century ruler who had left behind a great legacy that still lives on to this day. Many now would remember Justinian I for the building of the impressive church of the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople which ..read more

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 third part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about possibly one of the most scheming and ambitious and often times ruthless but highly effective Byzantine emperors being Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1261-1282). Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (r. 1261-1282), art by myself Michael VIII is surely remembered to be one of Byzantium’s most ruthless em ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are once again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the second part of this series featuring top 10s concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about the longest reigning and one of the most badass Byzantine emperors of all time, Basil II (r. 976-1025) of the Macedonian Dynasty often remembered as the “Bulgar-slayer”. Basil II, Byzantine emperor (r. 976-1025), art by myself Basil II now may be remembered as a ruthless warrior emperor hence his title t ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are back again after a rather long time with a Byzantine history article! This time around, I have decided to revive my usual blog posts on Byzantium but this time with a unique feature on top 10s concerning the lives of certain Byzantine emperors which I think have the most interesting stories. This one being the first of this top 10 series will cover possibly one of the most colorful yet controversial Byzantine emperors, Justinian II Rhinotmetos (r. 685-695/ 705-711), the emperor best remembered for losing his nose an ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran “Son of Cappadocia, the third part of the Basil: Basileus series again does an excellent job in bringing the complex world of 10th century Byzantium to life especially when it comes to the intensity of the battles in this epic civil war fought by the forces of the imperial administration of Basil II led by Bardas Phokas against the rebels of Bardas Skleros. Through the eyes of the general Bardas Phokas the Younger known as the Son of Cappadocia we get to experience the intensity of war in the Byzantine era.” -Powee Celdran, the Byzantine Time Traveller WARNING: THIS ART ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran “Battle for Byzantium”, game logo Got to byzantinetimetraveller.com if you’re interested n ordering the game. As the board game I created Battle for Byzantium is now finally out, here’s another article I made that I would like to share with you all about the game! In the past few months leading up to the game’s release, I wrote 3 articles about the board game: first about how I came up with its idea and what to expect from it, the next being a tour of the 18 cities that feature in the game set in 1025 Byzantium, and lastly about the game’s 4 characters and their backgro ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran “Battle for Byzantium”, game logo The long wait is now over as the board game I created Battle for Byzantium is finally out! Last time, I wrote two articles about the board game I am producing: the first about how I came up with its idea and what to expect from it and the other one being a tour of the 18 cities that feature in the game set in the Byzantine Empire in the year 1025. Now that the game has finally been produced and is ready to be launched, I will now write an article about probably the most important part of the game- its characters. Since this is a 4-playe ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran “Basil: Basileus does an excellent job not only in bringing to life the highly climactic Byzantine Empire of the 10th century but it makes us as readers today see the empire more clearly as it is told from the perspective of Sigurd, a foreigner just like us people today getting know the Byzantine world. There is not a single dull moment in the entire novel yet it is just the start of a long and exciting story that is to come, that of the legendary Byzantine emperor Basil II.” -Powee Celdran, the Byzantine Time Traveller WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS!! If ..read more

Posted by Powee Celdran DISCLAIMER: Although this story is based on historical events and characters, it is mostly based on my own personal theories and hypotheses on how things would be if Byzantium was around in the 16th century, thus it will be half fictional. READ BYZANTINE ALTERNATE HISTORY CHAPTER XII FIRST! Welcome to the epilogue of the Byzantine Alternate History series by the Byzantium Blogger! Unlike the past 3 articles I wrote which were spin-off stories to chapters I, II, and III of my Byzantine Alternate History series, this one will not just be a follow-up to chapter XII the fi ..read more

Byzantine Real History (BRh - Basileia Rhomaion) 1204 will be forever remembered as the year Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire was invaded and sacked by the army of the 4th Crusade. This tragic event resulted in the temporary collapse of the Roman state, and following the capture of Constantinople on April 13 of 1204, the leaders of the 4th Crusade divided what was once the territories of the Byzantine Empire among themselves. The Byzantine capital Constantinople and its surroundings would fall under the rule of the short-lived Crusader state known as the Lati ..read more