“ΙστορΙΙΕς του ΙΙΕ” new podcast: The city of Μessene during Late Antiquity

In this podcast, Nikos Tsivikis, Associate Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the city of Messene during the period of Late Antiquity, that is in the period between the 3rd and 7th century CE. Was Messene one of the biggest cities in the Peloponnese? What was the relationship between the Messenian elite and Roman administration? What was the impact of the great earthquake of July 365 on the city and its inhabitants? What happens with the coming of Christianity? Can we witness a period of decline during the 5th and 6th centuries? What was the everyday life of the inhabitants? What happens when the Slavs come to the area in the 7th century?

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