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Episode 302 - Colonial Occupation

July 10, 2024·27 min·2 clips

Historian Antony Caldellus argues the Latin takeover was Europe's first colonialism, centuries before its global spread.

This episode examines the Latin occupation of Byzantine territories after the Fourth Crusade, analyzing it as an early form of European colonialism. It contrasts Latin rule with other historical conquests, detailing the economic, social, and religious impacts on the local Roman population, and explores resistance and cultural adaptation under occupation.

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