Lars Brownworth

I have come to deeply appreciate the work of Lars Brownworth. His podcasts are great and I am eagerly waiting the next episode of Norman Centuries to come out on i-tunes. I recommend both his 12 Byzantine Rulers podcast and certainly his Norman Centuries podcast. I believe he is really defining a genre of a new generation of historians who will use technology like podcasting to both popularize history and make a name for themselves. It is also interesting that he was a history teacher when he did his first podcast: 12 Byzantine Rulers. If you click on the links from the write up about him it will bring you to his websites. Also there is a link to his website below. Enjoy.

Here is a write up about him from his website:

"Lars Brownworth is an author, speaker and broadcaster based in Maryland, USA.
Mr. Brownworth created the genre-defining 12 Byzantine Rulers podcast, which prompted the New York Times to liken him to some of history's great popularizers. Recently, he finished a book titled Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization, which is available in bookstores now. He speaks at various conferences and is currently working on a new podcast that brings to life the reign of the Normans.
Lars Brownworth has a new blog called Finding History where he answers questions from his podcast and book projects."

Check out his website:

http://www.larsbrownworth.com/

The History of Rome

In my studies in college and in my reading I have never looked much into the history of Rome...which is obviously a crucial epoch in the history of the West but I have never had the opportunity to really look into it. I have recently come across this podcast which has proved to be both informative and very interesting. It is done by a guy named Mike Duncan. He is much like another history "pod-caster" I have come to enjoy named Lars Brownworth who has two podcasts: 12 Byzantine Rulers (which he finished) and Norman Centuries (current). I will post a link to his podcasts later. But for now here is the link to Duncan's website. You could find his podcast on i-tunes. It is free to listen to and FULL of great information on Roman History.

Enjoy:
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/