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The hosts discuss Lord Byron's poem about Ivan Mazepa, specifically the legendary story of Mazepa being tied naked to a horse. Tom mentions 'And Byron writes a poem about that. And his journey on the back of the horse is emblematic of the romantic spirit.' They also note 'it's a great poem, nevertheless' even though the story it's based on likely never happened.

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Referenced when discussing Ivan Mazepa, the Cossack leader - Tom mentions that Byron wrote 'an entire poem about him' set in the aftermath of the Battle of Poltava

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Byron's poem that made him famous overnight, described as 'arguably the first such hit in literary history' and discussed as launching his celebrity status

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Referenced in discussion of Byron writing about Cicero and quoting a letter from Servius Salpicius, connecting ancient Roman tourism to the Grand Tour era

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Mentioned as a work published by John Murray, described as 'a great poetic account of a doomed romantic figure crossing a Europe of ruins and romantic bandits.'

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Discussed extensively as Byron's poem about his travels abroad, described as 'the best-selling poem ever in English publishing, British publishing history'

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Byron's work mentioned as containing a portrait of Augusta as a slave girl named Dudu in a harem in Constantinople

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Mentioned in the context of discussing Shamash Shuma Ukin, who supposedly threw himself into flames when his palace was set on fire. Tom notes that 'Byron writes a play about him' - referring to Byron's 1821 tragedy about the legendary Assyrian king Sardanapalus.