SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest
Miniseries: The Book of Alexios: Chapter 5 (whole series will be published later)
EPISODE 131: Cheese Week
Before the empire crowned a Komnenos, it celebrated Cheese Week—yes, that Cheese Week. This episode takes a detour into the rich and frankly delicious traditions of pre-Lenten Constantinople, where fasting, feasting, and politics made strange bedfellows. But don’t get too cozy. As the cheese cooled and the candles dimmed, Alexios Komnenos was positioning himself for the ultimate move: taking the crown of Eastern Rome. The prelude is over. Now comes the power grab.
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