HS073 – Zoe Porphyrogenita, the Byzantine Empress Who Married Three Emperors… and Outlived Them All

In this episode of History Squirt, we dive into the wild, scandalous life of Zoe Porphyrogenita — the purple-born Byzantine princess who turned palace intrigue into an extreme sport. Born into the imperial purple, she married three different emperors, allegedly poisoned one, helped overthrow another, and somehow ended up ruling the empire herself. Beauty, betrayal, political backstabbing, and enough drama to make modern reality TV look tame. This is the story of the woman who refused to be a pawn and instead played the entire Byzantine court like a chessboard. Let’s Squirt! Topics: Zoe Porphyrogenita, Byzantine Empress, Byzantine Empire, purple-born, Byzantine intrigue, Zoe and Romanos III, Michael IV, Constantine IX, Byzantine women rulers, medieval Byzantine history, History Squirt, funny history podcast, funny history podcasts, historical events podcast, comedy podcast, true stories podcast, history podcast comedy, historical podcast, History Squirt