r/byzantium is a subreddit with 67k members. The community frequently discusses byzantine, byzantine empire, history, emperor, and constantinople, and they frequently recommend/review literature and books, and the most common flair used is military, arts, culture, and society, politics/goverment , byzantine neighbours, and videos/podcasts.
This sub is for discussion about the Roman empire in the east, often called the Byzantine Empire from the period of c. 330 - 1500 AD.
Popular Topics in r/byzantium
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Byzantine
191 posts
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Byzantine Empire
74 posts
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History
72 posts
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Emperor
69 posts
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Constantinople
51 posts
#6
Roman
38 posts
#7
Byzantium
26 posts
#8
Roman Empire
26 posts
#9
Empire
21 posts
#10
Constantine
19 posts
Products Discussed in r/byzantium
Literature
3 reviews
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Roger Crowley
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Steven Runciman
5.0★ from 1 review
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Marios Philippides and Walter K. Hanak
5.0★ from 1 review
Books
1 review
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John Julius Norwich
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/byzantium
#1
Military
: "I Painted a Byzantine Cataphract"
21 posts
#2
Arts, culture, and society
: "Made a Justinian the Great costume"
13 posts
#3
Politics/Goverment
: "East Roman Emperor Discussion Series: Likes, Dislikes, and Hindsight"
11 posts
#4
Byzantine neighbours
: "Despite having been seperated from the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century, medieval Nubians were still literate in Greek as late as the 14th century"
8 posts
#5
Videos/podcasts
: "This is another great video by Mihaleios on the reigns of Basil II and Constantine VIII"
7 posts
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Popular media
: "Why does the Byzantine military have such a poor reputation in the popular memory?"
6 posts
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Maps and geography
: "The empire of the Romans at Basil II's death, 1025, drawn as a hand-coloured woodcut [OC]"
5 posts
#8
Infrastructure/architecture
: "My Byzantine Pics in Greece"
4 posts
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Alternate history
: "Constantinople in c. 1422, from the oldest surviving map of the city, vs Hagia Sophia today"
4 posts
#10
Archaeology
: "A Byzantine Era capital in Kurşunlu Han, Istanbul"
4 posts
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Last updated: November 8, 2026