Réka Forrai in "Byzantium & Friends" on Anastasius the Librarian, the greatest enemy of Byzantium you probably haven’t heard of
Réka Forrai takes part in the podcast series "Byzantium & Friends" hosted by Anthony Kaldellis. In this podcast Réka talks about Anastasius the Librarian, one of the most fascinating controversialists of the ninth century. A native of Rome, scholar of Greek, and (probably) anti-pope for all of three days, he was no friend of Byzantium. He disliked and mistrusted "the Greeks" and argued that they were not Romans as they thought. His arguments have held sway in the west ever since.