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The Cypriot Wheat That Saved a Byzantine Emperor

The Cypriot Wheat That Saved a Byzantine Emperor

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In 647 AD, a Byzantine fleet under the future emperor Constans II arrived off the coast of Cyprus to find the island in the grip of a famine. The Arab conquests had disrupted grain shipments, and the local harvest had failed. This episode tells the story of the Cypriot wheat shipment that broke a siege and saved Constans' throne, and the little-known naval battle of the Phoenix that followed. We explore the geopolitics of 7th-century Cyprus — caught between Byzantium and the rising Caliphate — and the role of the Cypriot church under Archbishop Arkadios. We also meet a shadowy figure, the patrikios Germanos, who brokered the grain deal that changed the course of the Arab-Byzantine wars. A tale of drought, diplomacy, and a single ship of wheat that altered history. #Cyprus #ByzantineEmpire #ConstansII #ArabConquests #Famine #Grain #Wheat #NavalBattle #Phoenix #Arkadios #Germanos #Caliphate #7thCentury #Mediterranean #Siege #History #FexingoHistory #Byzantium Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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