{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b53d3462-8bc8-46b5-875c-99d8b173ed52/598c4208-f2de-4c88-966c-c57427ca23e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Byzantine Stories, Episode 9 - Women in the Byzantine World. Part 1 - Immense and Immeasurable","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60eee15192322e0c04ee9b3d/610362b47ce6b9001a0cfb5e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>As you may know I have already produced three episodes about Women in the Roman World which are available for you on the <a href=\"http://patreon.com/historyofbyzantium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ad-Free Bonus Feed</a> at Patreon.</p><p>I now present three more episodes about Women in the Byzantine World. And these episodes are very much a continuation of that series. In part one we talk about how the arrival of Christianity affected Roman women. We also hear a couple of Saints' Lives. These tales give us a rare glimpse of how women appeared in popular culture.</p><p>This first episode is free but parts 2 and 3 are only available on the <a href=\"http://patreon.com/historyofbyzantium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ad-Free Bonus Feed</a> at Patreon.&nbsp;</p><p>The Incidental Music used is “Introspection” from&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.purple-planet.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Purple-Planet.com</a></p> ","author_name":"thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com"}