# Judith Herrin
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judith herrin (; born 1942) is a British archaeologist and academic of Late Antiquity. She was Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies and Constantine Leventis Senior Research Fellow at King's College London (now emeritus).
== Early life ==
Herrin was educated at Bedales School, after which she studied history at the University of Cambridge, and was awarded her PhD in 1972 from the University of Birmingham.
Constantinople part I: The city of the world's desire
After nearly half a year adrift on the seas of medieval history, it is finally time for Olivia and Aran to wash ashore on the hospitable shores of a little town called CONSTANTINOPLE. Join us for part 1 of 2 about the great medieval megalopolis as we explore the city from its prehistoric foundation…
Constantinople Siege and Fall
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Constantinople in 1453. When Sultan Mehmet the Second rode into the city of Constantinople on a white horse in 1453, it marked the end of a thousand years of the Byzantine Empire. After holding out for 53 days, the city had fallen. And as one contemporar…
THE BYZANTINE Irene of Athens
From arriving at the port of Constantinople as a teenage bride to the heir to the Byzantine Throne, to exiling - and blinding - her own son, Constantine IV, to boldly crowning herself the first Empress Regnant of the Byzantine Empire, Irene of Athens' life was a wildly unpredictable ride through on…
Ravenna and the Fall of Rome
The fall of the Western Roman Empire stands as one of the most monumental moments in ancient history, symbolising the end of centuries of Roman dominance in the Mediterranean. However, amidst the crumbling of Rome, the city of Ravenna emerged as a prominent center, eventually surpassing Milan as th…
Short Book Reviews: Volume VII
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by: Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by: Judith Herrin
The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Cen…
Turkey: The Ottomans: East or West
When Mehmet the Conqueror arrived in Constantinople, now Istanbul, he turned the main cathedral into a mosque and threatened to move much further west. Christian Europe was terrified. Misha Glenny travels to Istanbul to reveal how Mehmet's empire expanded over the next 100 years - to Iran, to Egypt…
A Quiet Night in Constantinople 🌙 Calming Byzantine History for Sleep
🌙 Free Bedtime Companion (map, timeline, books): https://dreamingages.com/sleep/
Byzantine history for sleep: a calm night in Constantinople, with the Nika riot, Greek fire, the Varangian Guard and the fall of 1453.
In the Basilica Cistern, still water lies beneath rows of marble columns while Con…
Origins of Constantinople
Why did Emperor Constantine abandon Rome to build a spectacular new capital from scratch? In the year 312 a bloody civil war and a miraculous heavenly vision changed the Roman world forever.
Tristan Hughes and Professor Judith Herrin uncover the epic origins of Constantinople. Discover how Constant…
Origins of Constantinople
Why did Emperor Constantine abandon Rome to build a spectacular new capital from scratch? In the year 312 a bloody civil war and a miraculous heavenly vision changed the Roman world forever.
Tristan Hughes and Professor Judith Herrin uncover the epic origins of Constantinople. Discover how Constant…
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