The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
by Nevill Forbes; D. G. Hogarth; David Mitrany; Arnold Toynbee
Chapters (43)
- 1 PREFACE 0:00
- 2 BULGARIA AND SERBIA: 1 Introductory 3:55
- 3 2 The Balkan Peninsula in Classical Times 400 B.C.–A.D. 500. 9:40
- 4 3 The Arrival of the Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula, A.D. 500–650 19:58
- 5 BULGARIA: 4 The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600–700 30:28
- 6 5 The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700–893 37:29
- 7 6 The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893–972 48:08
- 8 7 The Rise and Fall of ‘Western Bulgaria’ and the Greek Supremacy, 963–1186 1:00:50
- 9 8 The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186–1258 1:07:13
- 10 9 The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258–1393 1:13:44
- 11 10 The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393–1878 1:19:29
- 12 11 The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878–86 1:34:37
- 13 12 The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886–1908 1:45:57
- 14 13 The Kingdom, 1908–13 1:54:40
- 15 SERBIA: 14 The Serbs under Foreign Supremacy, 650–1168 2:24:34
- 16 15 The Rise and Fall of the Serbian Empire and the Extinction of Serbian Independence, 1168–1496 2:45:45
- 17 16 The Turkish Dominion, 1496–1796 3:13:19
- 18 17 The Liberation of Serbia under Kara-George (1804–13) and Miloš Obrenović (1815–30): 1796–1830 3:30:05
- 19 18 The Throes of Regeneration: Independent Serbia, 1830–1903 3:48:07
- 20 19 Serbia, Montenegro, and the Serbo-Croats in Austria-Hungary, 1903–8 4:13:04
- 21 20 Serbia and Montenegro, and the two Balkan Wars, 1908–13 (cf. Chap, 13) 4:37:40
- 22 GREECE: 1 From Ancient to Modern Greece 5:16:03
- 23 2 The Awakening of the Nation 5:51:40
- 24 3 The Consolidation of the State 6:45:03
- 25 RUMANIA: HER HISTORY AND POLITICS: 1 Introduction 8:06:58
- 26 2 Formation of the Rumanian Nation 8:08:57
- 27 3 The Foundation and Development of the Rumanian Principalities 8:17:35
- 28 4 The Phanariote Rule 8:30:22
- 29 5 Modern Period to 1866 8:34:39
- 30 6 Contemporary Period: Internal Development 9:01:48
- 31 7 Contemporary Period: Foreign Affairs 9:21:42
- 32 8 Rumania and the Present War 9:52:43
- 33 TURKEY 10:19:19
- 34 1 Origin of the Osmanlis 10:21:37
- 35 2 Expansion of the Osmanli Kingdom 10:34:54
- 36 3 Heritage and Expansion of Byzantine Empire 10:46:12
- 37 4 Shrinkage and Retreat 11:03:43
- 38 5 Revival 11:11:53
- 39 6 Relapse 11:40:53
- 40 7 Revolution 11:56:09
- 41 8 Balkan War 12:02:07
- 42 9 The Future 12:10:25
- 43 INDEX 12:36:34
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- Length
- 13 hr 28 min
- Added
- September 22, 2026