r/byzantium is a subreddit with 62k 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 arts, culture, and society, byzantine neighbours, politics/goverment , military, and infrastructure/architecture .
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
#2
Byzantine Empire
74 posts
#3
History
72 posts
#4
Emperor
69 posts
#5
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
5.0★ from 1 review
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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
#1
John Julius Norwich
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/byzantium
#1
Arts, culture, and society
: "Some pics from Byzantine stuff in Ravenna on film"
29 posts
#2
Byzantine neighbours
: "Why isn't Southern Italy Orthodox?"
25 posts
#3
Politics/Goverment
: "Fun fact: the Romans/Greeks had civil wars until the very end (1460), and as soon as they regained their independence, went back to having more civil wars (1823-1825)"
25 posts
#4
Military
: "'The Resurrection of the Marble Emperor' — Greek poster from the Balkan Wars (1912–13) showing Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos leading Crown Prince Constantine and the Greek Army to reconquer Constantinople."
22 posts
#5
Infrastructure/architecture
: "Palace of the Palaiologos"
12 posts
#6
Maps and geography
: "Byzantine Empire in 1025 after the death of Basil II"
11 posts
#7
Popular media
: "Scene from "The King" (2019) showing a Byzantine automaton gifted to Henry V"
9 posts
#8
Academia and literature
: "The Two Latest Books by Anthony Kaldellis: 1453 and Phantom Byzantium"
8 posts
#9
Archaeology
: "Byznatine gold found in Croatia - island Mljet"
5 posts
#10
primary source
: "Nikephoros Phokas' emissaries on Constantinople–Rome"
5 posts
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Last updated: August 4, 2026