A conversation with Nathan Aschenbrenner about Western European claims to the Roman imperial title, from the Middle Ages to early modernity. We also discuss some plans in the West after 1453 to reclaim the “eastern empire” and a curious history from the early sixteenth that fuses Western and Eastern imperial history into one.
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts
Top Image: Map by Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) depicting the Roman Empire. Wikimedia Commons
A conversation with Nathan Aschenbrenner about Western European claims to the Roman imperial title, from the Middle Ages to early modernity. We also discuss some plans in the West after 1453 to reclaim the “eastern empire” and a curious history from the early sixteenth that fuses Western and Eastern imperial history into one.
Nathanael Aschenbrenner is Assistant Professor of Historical Studies at Bard College, where he works on the political thought of Byzantium and its connections with late medieval and early modern Europe. He (along with Jake Ransohoff) co-edited the volume The Invention of Byzantium in Early Modern Europe (Dumbarton Oaks).
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts
Top Image: Map by Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) depicting the Roman Empire. Wikimedia Commons
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