Episode 2: Hooligans

Badass Stories from Byzantium

English - June 28, 2020 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB
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Hooligans have been around as long as there have been competitions and young, bored men to watch them. For a time in the Eastern Roman empire, it was a state-paid gig. In Episode 2: Hooligans, I dive into the world of the Byzantine Blues and Greens and examine their transformation from fire-hungry, murdering fanatics to fire-hungry, murdering imperial PR machines. Photo credit: Ediacar.

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