Professor Anthony Kaldellis from the University of Chicago talks about the Byzantine Empire, the medieval incarnation of the Roman Empire and the inspiration behind the upcoming expansion for Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power.
00:00 - Introduction
01:49 - Constantinople
02:29 - A Shared Agenda
03:31 - A Proper State
04:29 - The Government
05:09 - Dynasties
06:17 - The Emperor
07:43 - Names
08:06 - The Army
09:19 - Aristocracy
10:11 - The Pronoia
10:41 - The Church
11:25 - The Byzantine Legacy
Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy role-playing video game set in the Middle Ages, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to Crusader Kings (2004) and Crusader Kings II (2012). The game was released on PC on 1 September 2020 and on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on 29 March 2022 in most regions. The game received generally positive reviews on release, and has sold over 3 million copies as of September 2023.
Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power is the next expansion for the grand strategy game, Paradox Interactive has revealed, and it will be available from September 24th 2024. This new expansion, which is part of Crusader King III’s Chapter 3 expansion pass, adds new ways of vying for power in this ruthless medieval world. Roads to Power will add two new ways to play Crusader Kings III. The first is that of a Landless Adventurer who starts with nothing and builds their reputation through mercenary work. Get powerful enough and you could challenge the power structure of a kingdom, and take over. The second pathway is set in the Byzantine Empire, which is a non feudal system. Here players will need to scheme as a noble in the imperial court against other families in attempt to grab power, and place allies in the strongest positions.
00:00 - Introduction
01:49 - Constantinople
02:29 - A Shared Agenda
03:31 - A Proper State
04:29 - The Government
05:09 - Dynasties
06:17 - The Emperor
07:43 - Names
08:06 - The Army
09:19 - Aristocracy
10:11 - The Pronoia
10:41 - The Church
11:25 - The Byzantine Legacy
Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy role-playing video game set in the Middle Ages, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to Crusader Kings (2004) and Crusader Kings II (2012). The game was released on PC on 1 September 2020 and on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on 29 March 2022 in most regions. The game received generally positive reviews on release, and has sold over 3 million copies as of September 2023.
Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power is the next expansion for the grand strategy game, Paradox Interactive has revealed, and it will be available from September 24th 2024. This new expansion, which is part of Crusader King III’s Chapter 3 expansion pass, adds new ways of vying for power in this ruthless medieval world. Roads to Power will add two new ways to play Crusader Kings III. The first is that of a Landless Adventurer who starts with nothing and builds their reputation through mercenary work. Get powerful enough and you could challenge the power structure of a kingdom, and take over. The second pathway is set in the Byzantine Empire, which is a non feudal system. Here players will need to scheme as a noble in the imperial court against other families in attempt to grab power, and place allies in the strongest positions.