S2 Semi Final 1

Exciting news! Jamie and I will be keynote speakers in next year's Intelligent Speech Conference! (28th Feb 2026) More information in the the announcement episode. But tickets are on sale - use our discount code!(Rankium) Intelligent Speech Online is happening February 28th, 2026. · The theme is Companions and Rivals · Tickets are on sale at intelligentspeechonline.com · Earlybird pricing is available on tickets until December 31st, 2025.

Jamie and I will be at this year's online Intelligent Speech Conference!  The conference has been going since 2019 and is full of history podcasters and other content creators. We are honoured to be back. We will be talking about the deception on the public in regards to pirates. Did they have peg legs? What are the parrots about? Did they all shout "Arrrr!"? Join us and find out! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/

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So this is it! Find out who is the most interesting of all of the season 2 emperors! Justinian II, Andronikos or Heraclius! Only one can win, who will it be!?

The last of the semi finals is the hardest of the lot! Heraclius, Basil I, Anastasius and Justinian the Great face off against each other. But only one can win! Find out who!

4 Emperors, only one can go through! We have some big hitters! Tops Scorer Basil II, Cad and tyrant Andronikos and Best Death winner Leo V! Oh, and Theophilos is here also. which is nice. Who goes through to the Final? Find out!

Romanos, Justinian II, Leo III and Alexios face off against each other in our first semi final. Who could say who will win!? (ok, this one may be obvious - but the next two are too close to call! And join us anyway, we have fun!)

The last of the rounds before we go into the quarter finials! This time its Constantine XI, Basil I, John VI, Leo V and Maurice! A close one to call!   Also, we go through the total scores of all the emperors of season 2!

The penultimate round before the semi finals, and we decide which two got through. this week we have Theophilos, the awful Alexios IV, Irene, Heraclius and Nikepheros II! only two go through, but who!? Also we look at the Tempo Completo for the whole season! 

In Round 4 we see Manuel II, Constantine IV and Leo I go up against the two Komneni - Alexios I and Andronikos! only two can go through, who will it be? Also - who was the least best looker as we go through Imago Facius