Join us for a history discussion this coming Sunday at 1pm PST! Bring all your burning questions about the Early Christian Schisms and more.
Link: https://huzza.io/ExtraCredits/live-stream/extra-history-q-and-a-early-christian-schisms
Edit: I find these things are usually more helpful when I include the link!
2016-05-27 22:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Illustration by David Hueso.
2016-05-27 22:12:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe're racing to catch up to our own production schedule this week, and unfortunately we won't be able to have the Lies episode ready tomorrow for early access. (At this point, we're scrambling just to get it ready for Saturday!) There is another thing to look forward to, however, as we will have the series art ready tomorrow!
2016-05-27 08:04:40 +0000 UTC View Post
"You can't excommunicate me! I excommunicate YOU!" And so it begins...
2016-05-20 17:08:38 +0000 UTC View Post
"I know what you're thinking: if anything, this all makes TOO much sense." /s
The leading bishops gather at the Council of Nicaea to discuss the theological schisms in the Church. Surely that will resolve everything!
2016-05-13 16:50:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Found this at a local store! Folks, I can't help myself. I need to get this for the desk in the Early Christian Schisms Lies episode. -Soraya
2016-05-07 01:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Constantine thought that restoring rights to Christians in his empire would unify the faith. He was wrong.
2016-05-06 17:26:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's say you kinda sorta maybe rebelled against the orders of the church. When the church judges its own, who do you turn to for help?
2016-05-04 19:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-04-30 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The votes are in, the patrons have spoken - we're going to be doing a series on the History of Paper Money! This series will air in late fall/early winter of 2016.
Current Series Order: Early Christian Schisms --> First Opium War --> Gracchi Brothers --> History of Paper Money
P.S. Sorry for the delayed announcement, everyone! I totally lost track of it on my schedule this week. But the poll automatically closed on April 26 at midnight so the final vote counts were u...
2016-04-29 17:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Understanding the theological struggles of the early Christian church is vital to understanding history, especially in the Roman world.
2016-04-29 17:01:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Christianity wound up branching away from Judaism, but what led them to grow apart?
2016-04-28 01:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We wrap up our series on WW2, the Resource War, with a look at the Battle of Britain and the concept of strategic bombing.
P.S. Sorry for the late post on this one, team! I went out today and expected to be home by 2pm but uh... it's 11.
2016-04-27 06:20:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't describe this any more perfectly than the musicians themselves:
We started out with a single voice singing the original melody from the Oxyrhynchus Hymn--the oldest Christian song with both lyrics and musical notation. Other voices join him singing in unison, but slowly start to wander into their own melodies. As the song progresses the melodies become wildly different and the middle eastern instruments are eventually replaced by more modern instrume...
2016-04-25 21:19:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Today is the last day to get a Suleiman and Justinian shirt! Get these ghosts before they vanish from the store.
Order now: http://store.dftba.com/products/dreams-of-byzantium
2016-04-25 17:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen once more to Suleiman's theme, "The Lawgiver," in full! The motifs of the song echo those from the Hymn of Justinian, whose reign it so closely paralleled.
2016-04-23 17:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Why was Suleiman called "the Magnificent"? And why did he make choices that, in the end, doomed his empire?
What topics would you like us to cover on Extra History? Let us know in this series vote - science and economy edition!
Link: http://freeonlinesurveys.com/p/w2uU7wRD?qid=821334
Deadline: April 26, at midnight PST
Schedule: Early Christian Schisms --> First Opium War --> The Gracchi Brothers --> Your Vote!
Results are decided by an Approval Voting system...
2016-04-23 17:04:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This Lies episode is a long one, and our editor has been working on it late into the night for several nights - but it's time for us to send her to bed! Sorry folks, but Lies won't be ready until tomorrow evening.
In the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy this slightly early access to a gameplay session Dan recently recorded with our good Extra Friend, Will Overgard. Formerly of Creative Assembly, Will was one of the people who helped make the Punic Wars series happen, and is thus partiall...
2016-04-22 08:37:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Several of you have requested an Extra History playlist that's sorted chronologically. And now here it is, for your viewing pleasure! Gosh, that Punic Wars series takes me back.
2016-04-21 19:14:57 +0000 UTC View Post
To understand the strategic decisions of WW2, you have to understand the struggle for resources that underpinned it.
If you missed today's Q&A, catch up on the archive here!
Link: https://huzza.io/ExtraCredits/live-stream/extra-history-patreon-q-and-a-sunday-april-17-at-1pm-pst
2016-04-18 02:04:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Lil has produced some amazing art for the Suleiman series, so we were very excited to have her kick off the new series art reward that YOU earned by helping us reach the $13,000 milestone. And wow, did she deliver!
This is not a real hallway (we know Suleiman would not have had these portraits!), but an abstract glimpse into his hall of memories. The light is fading from his world; the color is gone. The most important people in his life look over his shoulder. And Suleiman stares ...
2016-04-17 17:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Suleiman had outlived both friends and rivals. His choices haunted him. He ached for one last victory...
2016-04-15 07:33:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Stretching across the sea where east meets west stands a city. Byzantium. Constantinople. Istanbul. It's a city of many names and many masters, a city where empires have been made - and broken.
Though they were separated by a thousand years, Suleiman the Magnificent and Justinian I both looked out over this great city and dreamed impossible dreams. They dreamed of empires that reached as far as the horizon, of art that shone through the ages, of laws that brought disparate people toget...
2016-04-15 07:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We're hosting our next Q&A to wrap up some thoughts on Suleiman (the last episode will air this week) and kick off discussion on the Resource War! This Q&A session is for $8+ patrons only.
Time: Sunday, April 17 @ 1pm PST
Link: https://huzza.io/ExtraCredits/live-stream/extra-history-patreon-q-and-a-sunday-april-17-at-1pm-pst 2016-04-14 00:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
You know what's better than doing your taxes?* History. Specifically, Extra History! Now that Suleiman's reign is coming to an end, it's time for us to nominate new topics - and that means it's your chance to suggest your favorite to us!
Link: http://goo.gl/forms/DwmE1xm9TD
RULES: Suggestions must be from a period of history preceding 1920 CE.
DEADLINE: Please send your suggestion...
2016-04-13 02:38:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The situation in Europe looks dire, but the US does not want war. Yet there are other ways to help.
"Fate saw the jewel in me, and pawed the heart apart to have it." Suleiman arrives at his darkest hour.
2016-04-08 09:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post