070: Norman Conquests: Part Five: Guiscard Seeks the Purple

Robert Guiscard is no longer satisfied with conquering southern Italy. After discovering the true wealth of the Roman Empire, he begins his ultimate conquest. Robert starts dressing like the Roman Emperor and leads an army across the Adriatic Sea. The Normans have come to the doorstep of the Roman Empire, and Emperor Alexios Komnenos will be the one to answer the door.  The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922 to the present day.Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.comMusic by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com