This episode explores the dynamic between a conquering Persian army, and a native Christian population in the Middle East, few years before the Arab conquest.

In the episode we go through the civil war inside the Byzantine Empire that preceded the Persian conquest of Egypt, and eventually the Arab conquest

In this episode we go through the collapse of the Arab Christian tribes, the schism between Antioch and Alexandria, and the three brother rebellion

In this episode we go through the period between 565 AD and 578 AD, a chaotic period in the history of the Copts, where the Egyptian church was disintegrating into various factions

This episode is an interview about Pope Leo the Great and Chalcedon with the Host of the History of the Papacy Podcast - Stephen Guerra

In this episode we discuss the Christianization of the Nile valley beyond Egypt, the Justinianic plague, and the three Chapter controversy

In this episode we follow the career of Pope Theodosius into the the reign of Justinian and the events that led to the formation of a permanent miaphysite church and three rival patriarchs in Alexandria

In the episode we explore the beginning of the end of a united Church in the early years of Justinian, with the elevation of Pope Theodosius in the background.

In this episode we will explore the period immediately before the elevation of Justinian, and focus on Pope Timothy the Third actions in Ethiopia

In this episode we will examine the events following the elevation of Severus of Antioch and the reaction in Constantinople and Europe including Vitalian's revolt, with the elevation of Pope Timothy the Third in the background.