Am I the only person who finds this man fascinating, and somewhat heroic here? He did terrible things, yes, but he also did some wonderful things. Byron did something very few people have ever done, he lived to the extreme. No, he LIVED. He was alive, and spent his entire life in pursuit of making each moment count. Whether that was in decadence, or in romantic heroics.

Lord Byron is my hero

Poor Allegra!

Byron was not the most saintly man in history, his literature however is great. While there is a lot about him that is deplorable, he was a rebel in a very conservative and harsh society and explored his identity and creativity without restraint. In many respects he was a man to be praised and reviled.

Thanks for posting this.

Thanks for posting this!

my opinion is that history channel gave a huge matter in sexual life of byron but his poetry and what made him thing very much greece and freedom!!!

Lord Byron Learned Armenian Language ...and created English Armenian Dictionary (Armenology)...A language difficult phonetically... It is never mentioned in any part of those series...I wonder why...? If anyone knows about let us know...!

Yes I have been there once in an excursion, but the also road to Athens from the Northwestern part of the country passes near by that town.

waaaaaaaaay over-simplified... They really should've mentioned his passion for swimming. Also, there are many more portraits of Annabella, Shelley, Claire, Caro Lamb, and the man himself out there than were used...

Byron never really died, my usher to the door of romanticism.

A great biography is Byron: life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy

Sounds like narcissistic rage with classic control, discard and retaliation.

They keep showing these great places in italy and Greece. And I keep freaking out because I've been all those places.

yron lived in Genoa until 1823, when, growing bored with his life there he accepted overtures for his support from representatives of the movement for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed]On 16 July, Byron left Genoa on the Hercules, arriving at Kefalonia in the Ionian Islands on 4 August.

I think it was the fact that he was such a magnetic personality & of course people always look for heroic figures. In terms of psychology it was just projection of ideals in his face. Being Greek I know, for example, how important was to my people his fighting for the independence of Greece. With his influence he could change the public's view towards the revolution & also encouraged my compatriots that a worthy person was supporting their cause. But he really must have been an idealist himself.

Thank you, have you ever been there?

Great, do you think you could send me photos of the place, if you happen to have any?? That'd be wonderful for my students' performance.

Mesolongi (or missolonghi as wikipedia spells it) is not an island. It it is a small sea-shore town surrounded by sand. It is also one of the places where salt is produced. It is located in North-western Greece lower than Corfou.

All in all, he was an overindulged evil man!!!

@MsJcliff -- say what you will, the man had courage

Hello, where do you live in Greece? I'd like to celebrate Byron's bday on 22 Jan. at school, so I'm looking for inspiration. I'm so curious about the island where Byron died, do you know anything about the island?

lol hate to say this but this biography sucks... it pretty much did not mention his skill and motivation as a poet, his believes/ideology and other characteristics that made him a great poet. instead, this whole video is filled with his obsession with women (even without mentioning how women affected his poetry) and a weak description of his involvement/influence in the Greek revolution. what kind of person is he exactly, besides being a pervert?

I like to think of myself as the ultimate romantic hero. Screw Byron!

@zengrz Don' t worry. You are absolutely right. I didn' t shoot this to be offended Lol! I just included it as a documentary :)

@ksotikoula btw, thanks for the upload! i like byron, but i prefer Percy Shelley to Byron LOL

Nothing heroic about this man

What was "that" referring to? Lol! Which information you didn't know?

Lol, after reading all the comments here it appears Byron isn't that popular among our modern women :)

Bad...mad & dangerous to know-lady Caroline Lamb-

@chrisparkourgr Nobility is a fiction, as is virtue. There is only today, and what we do with it.

@StevenLoos Do you thing this life is good?According to Greek philosophy a man has to be noble with virtue

Check your messages. I have answered to you there ;)

this really bugs me, so what that he wrote some poems, the man was wicked and a very sick!! sick!! person. CAN YOU SAY HELL.

Quite redundant and misleading documentary. Especially that Mina Gorji produces an enormous amount of vacuous truisms. A romantic poet seen through the eyes of romantic aficionados - preaching to the choir at best.