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T&J

Christine Laskowski

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A limited series podcast devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian.

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Textiles and Jewelry with Betsy Williams

Episode 7

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 • Duration 47:47

Bonus episode courtesy of my new South African and Articles of Interest fans! What was the Birkin bag of the T&J era? Could someone tell the difference between a Roman and a Persian based on dress alone? Were couches and bedding like what we have today?

This episode we go deep into the color purple, marriage belts and baby tunics in a conversation all about sixth century Byzantine bling and threads thanks to the expertise of Dr. Elizabeth Dospěl Williams.

Betsy is the Curator of the Byzantine Collection at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. Her work includes programs, publications and exhibitions exploring Byzantine dress practice, gender and aesthetics.

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Enslavement

Episode 6

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 • Duration 01:08:05

T&J themselves owned enslaved human beings, and they were far from alone. Enslavement in the Roman Empire was the practice of both prostitutes and priests, even rabbis. Justinian hires some VIP jurists to Marie Kondo centuries of Roman law.

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Gothic as a Modifier

Episode 5

Thursday, October 12, 2023 • Duration 53:41

One thing we can definitively say is that the Goths weren’t dressing in all-black and ornamenting their buildings with gargoyles. So how did the name of a single barbarian people make it to the 21st century and still mean so much?

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Barbarian Makeover Pt. 2

Episode 4

Friday, August 25, 2023 • Duration 01:01:33

Justinian, now emperor, decides he wants to restore the Roman Empire to its full territorial glory. Piece of cake, right? Good thing T&J have their favorite couple on-hand to help make it all happen.

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Barbarian Makeover Pt. 1

Episode 3

Friday, July 28, 2023 • Duration 47:41

We cross over the Danube River to uncover the many dichotomies between the Romans and their scruffier neighbors to the north. Justinian’s Uncle Justin leaves Thrace for Constantinople and sets off a chain of events that will lead T&J onto the throne.

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One Iota

Episode 2

Friday, July 14, 2023 • Duration 01:00:03

The smallest of the Greek letters – or what we'd think of as the letter 'i' – blows early Christian doctrine wide open. T&J link up and find themselves on opposite sides of the bitter theological divide.

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Bread and Circuses

Episode 1

Friday, June 30, 2023 • Duration 55:37

Byzantium enjoyed many of the imperial realities of Rome, above all, in 'bread and circuses.' That is, free bread and entertainment. We meet Theodora as a sexy, young star of the Constantinople stage and explore what made entertainment throughout the empire possible – factions.

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Saturday, June 17, 2023 • Duration 03:50

Istanbul was Constantinople and Constantinople was Byzantium ...
Welcome to T&J!
A limited podcast series devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian.
Join me, your host, Christine Laskowski, on this epic, bi-weekly audio journey through a secret history, which includes (but is not exclusive to): an uprising, a plague, a reacquisition of imperial territory, a year-and-a-half when the sky went dim, an architectural innovation that went unsurpassed for 1,000 years, a codex that would form the bedrock of our modern legal system, stylite monks, fierce theological disputes, circus factions, a surprising number of civilized barbarians, a cuckolded general, a few shrewd eunuchs, and one very, very bad tax man.
Support the podcast by subscribing on Patreon! It will give you access to all upcoming T&J episodes in addition to other objectively delectable perks.

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