The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson picked up exactly where Mike Duncan's History of Rome left off - with the Eastern Roman Empire. It's the same chronological, episode-by-episode approach, and it works beautifully for a civilization most Western education ignores completely. Pierson clearly loves his subject and communicates that passion without overselling it. The show fills a massive gap in popular history content. If you've ever wondered what happened after Rome "fell" (spoiler: half of it kept going for another thousand years), this is essential.