12 Byzantine Rulers
Work in History
12 Byzantine Rulers has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lars BrownworthAmerican historian, author of The Sea Wolves and The Normans, and creator of the 12 Byzantine Rulers podcast
Brownworth argues podcasting democratizes learning by empowering amateur historians.
“But I think podcasting, in a way, democratizes learning. It unlocked the potential of all these armchair historians”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:11
Brownworth attributes the early success of his Byzantine podcast largely to being first in the medium.
“So just by virtue of being first, you know, it attracted attention. Whatever its merits, being first was the strongest one”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:48
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking AgeLex Fridman Podcast · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Historian Lars Brownworth tells Lex Fridman about the Viking Age, from Lindisfarne and Ragnar Lothbrok to Normandy, Vinland, the Varangian Guard and the Byzantine Empire.