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@robbstark3316

10 ай бұрын

No sweat family is too important.

@danielsantiagourtado3430

10 ай бұрын

YES! More of Byzantium's greatest Emperor! Love your work🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@danielsantiagourtado3430

10 ай бұрын

Wish your father all the Best and that he recovers. God bless You and your family

@aveekmanna912

10 ай бұрын

Wish yr father a speedy recovery Just want to req u to complete the hannibal series

@ancorgarciaalvarez

10 ай бұрын

I hope he can get well soon. All my love and strenght towards you and your loved ones

"Can you stop triggering ambushes while I am gone?"- Basil II

@HistoryMarche

9 ай бұрын

😂

Basil II, as all the great leaders in History, had the important ability to choose the right collaborators. His staff included some brilliant military minds like Nikephoros Ouranos, who won the Battle of Spercheios, while the Basileus was in the meantime in Syria.

Wow, its incredible that the tide of battle can turn that quickly. You would think to have your guard up and not get speared before the fighting is over.

@chrisrace744

10 ай бұрын

He wasnt the sharpest...

@mikerodrigues9822

9 ай бұрын

@@chrisrace744Unlike the spear.

@matth3002

9 ай бұрын

@@mikerodrigues9822 beat me to it

@celdur4635

9 ай бұрын

He thought the battle was over.

@razvanonero

9 ай бұрын

The play is not over until the final whistle. Everybody knows that.

I love the series on Basil II, easily one of the best Eastern Roman emperors.

@stanbatakarata6081

3 ай бұрын

💯 👍

If I wrote about a officer and his sons riding out to kill the enemy commander and turning the tide of a lost battle after the army had fled and only a small contingent resisted,people would call me a madman…

@francisbrewster4948

9 ай бұрын

Yes, if his presence is so important to morale in the army.... he should recognize that his own protection is important --- yes he needs a bodyguard ---- yes he should be more cautious with enemy horsemen & less trusting or naive

@TrueCicero

3 ай бұрын

If this were any other Empire or Kingdom I wouldn't believe it, but being Romans? Yeah, totally believable 😂

I have been waiting long for another Basil episode! That man was a machine when it came to restoring the empire!

If just the Bulgarians and Byzantines stoped fighting for more than 400 years and become ally, protect their flangs, made trade and economic progress between each other the destine of the two empires would be different.

Basil II was a notable Emperor and a worthy sucessor of Augustus who left a lasting impact on the history of the Roman Empire. His military victories, internal reforms, and efficient governance secured his position as one of the Roman Empire's most prominent leaders and contributed to the stability and prosperity of the empire during his reign.

@miracleyang3048

10 ай бұрын

He was no successor of Augustus

@mevlanisufi2100

10 ай бұрын

​@miracleyang3048 Not a direct successor, of course, but He was ruling the same empire that Augustus found in 27 BC.

@bingingbinging8597

10 ай бұрын

@@mevlanisufi2100same empire? Where’s Gaul, Hispania Northern Africa, Italy, Syria, palestina!?

@miracleyang3048

10 ай бұрын

@@mevlanisufi2100 they didn't thought of it like that. They thought of Constantine as their state founder

@Sandouras

10 ай бұрын

@@bingingbinging8597you’re being intentionally obtuse.

I think Basil II is the best eastern roman emperor ever. Inherited an empire in civil war and being invaded by 2 fronts, and left it in double in size and the hegemon of the mediterranean

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

10 ай бұрын

Naqour II laughs hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Iamnotracistlmao

9 ай бұрын

Yes he is indeed the best Emperor of Eastern Rome. His reign was the golden age of the empire

@matztz_4560

7 ай бұрын

Konstantinos VII>>>>

@sarantissporidis391

5 ай бұрын

​@@user-cg2tw8pw7jmaybe because he was a fool like you.

8:58 they actually briefly mention Tyre's revolt in Lebanese history textbooks when discussing the Fatimid rule over Lebanon

Bulgarian history very good 🇦🇿❤🇧🇬

@KonstantinPashov

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

Please more Basil episodes! You guys do such a great job with telling history, I look forward to what happens next

It fascinates me that a general could be so stupid in not having a group of bodyguards during a battle and how fast the retreating army was able to find out the emeny general is dead and then do a 180 and win.

@conquistador-7526

9 ай бұрын

No wonder the Turks took their empire if the Byzantine leadership was this fucking stupid.

@constantinexii8182

9 ай бұрын

This video shows it but people don't understand it,as you could see Damian won many battles against the fatimids and qonquered cities, and while taking cities the people welcomed him as a hero, so he became more confident so it wasn't stupidity that lost him this battle but overconfidence

@KoflerDavid

9 ай бұрын

He probably had... but he assumed that they would come to surrender, assumed they would thusly not use their weapons, let his guard down, and a fine commander suffered a sudden death.

@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral

9 ай бұрын

Boldness and daring can achieve much

Happy to see that the story of Basil II is getting known far and wide!

A nice touch of the Byzantine Empire named on the map as the Roman Empire as the people living there called themselves Romans (Rhomaioi) because they're basically the continuation of Roman Legacy.

@Dogmeat1950

9 ай бұрын

I mean they really were, They still had Latin names and for a time Roman Legion till about 640 AD almost 200 years after the West Fell. Byzantium is a political word. Eastern Roman Empire are still very much Romans.

@odalv316

9 ай бұрын

Nah, Americans and most of the world do not know of Byzantine. They are trying to simplify it for certain audiences.

Is it just me that sees the hand of the "Roman Barbarian Affaires Department" at work in the fires of Cairos?

Basil playing whack-a-mole with his generals who are busy snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

A heartfelt thank you for your outstanding work. The professional quality of your videos is consistently improving, and that hasn't escaped my notice. Your commitment to engaging and clear historical storytelling is admirable. Keep up the fantastic work!😀

I love how by the time of Basil Greek surname system has fully evolved with family names continuing to this day.

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

8 ай бұрын

Roman: Go, you stupid servant, do not forget yourself

You've done an awesome job with this series, I'm really enjoying learning about Basil II and this time period! Looking forward to the next video!

Really, it was an informadible introduction episode about Byzantine struggle for protecting its Sovereigns during Bassel II rule..against Bulgarian and Fattimate Caliphate at 964 AD ....thank you respectful 🙏 ( history Marche)channel for sharing..

Fantastic as always. Thank you for your hard work. David McCallion is very talented!

Another great video, HM! Also, wish your father a speedy recovery.

Finally!😭 Been waiting for this for months.. thank you🥺

Best series since those bangers about Hannibal

I've been waiting weeks for this to come out! Thanks @HistoryMarche

@kylevictorwilliams

10 ай бұрын

Sorry about your father. I could've waited another 6 months.

You made my Google home page! Excellent work!

Good videos as always

Good video about a story I had never heard of before. Well Done.

Love your content never stop!

THANKS HM FOR THE VIDEO GREAT WORK KEEP IT UP

Thank you. Great content.

These are excellent presentations.

Another excellent work! ❤

Amazing two battles in one video

Thanks for uploading

Fantastic work! ⚔🔥🙌

Thank you for your videos

I've been waiting for this episode, glad it's here 😊😊

Let's hope part 4 comes out soon

This is the first time that a video referred to the use of mules by mounted troops. Using mules actually makes sense. They have more stanima(sp) than horses, and require less feed. Their only real down side is that they are sterile.

@jackdonith

9 ай бұрын

Mules were used a lot in WWII, where roads and fuel were practically non existent. They proved extremely useful.

@poldi2233

Ай бұрын

Also in WW1, at least on the Isonzo front, as their shorter stature and the fact they're sterile meant they could more easily be kept in caverns and wouldn't try mounting one another and hitting their heads on the ceiling

Basil II was arguably the greatest emperor of the Macedonian Dynasty. He was also arguably the one most responsible for its fall. His failure to produce or designate a successor doomed the Empire to that favorite of Roman pastimes: bloody and destructive civil war.

Its crazy how despite how great of an emperor Basil was less than a hundred years after his reign most of anatolia would begin to fall to the muslims

Ah Basil the Bulgar Slayer. Nice to see Part 3.

Another great video🎉

Excellent video 📹 1 person changes a battle outcome

Excellent series.

Can we take a moment to admire how people of old named cities? Some of these cities sound so much cooler than many of the city names we come up in more modern times.

May God bless you and your family. Hope your father recovers. And as suggestion please consider doing a video on James the Conqueror of Aragón

The number of lovely red and purple squares being destroyed because of arrogance and lack of discipline is truly infuriating.

Nice video mate! Love the videos about Ottoman Expansions into ballans

Good generalship and discipline seem to be two things that do set classical period roman and „byzantine“ armies apart

Incredible video , very Amazing 🎉🎉🎉❤

Love this videos! Adicted. Thank you!

Very informative❤

YEs! A new video!!

Basil, one of my favorite emperors and favorite of spices

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

9 ай бұрын

He failed against the Fatimids, and this is strange

@hopeundertheblacksun

9 ай бұрын

​@@user-cg2tw8pw7jYep he couldn't achieve what he wanted to :P but hey the fatamids gained 0 land so it was also a failure for them

OMG, a Kurdish officer changing the tide of the war is very surprising to me, considering our small population. I don't know what to say, but I'm so surprised that I've never heard about my nation being mentioned before. Thank you for the video; please keep up the good work.

@AliSyed711

10 ай бұрын

Salahuddin Yusuf ibn Ayyub was Kurdish. He’s one of the famous Muslims, rulers and commanders of all time.

@ah7maw265

10 ай бұрын

@@AliSyed711 Well... Yes there are no doubts that Salah Al din was Kurdish but beside Salah Al din , this unknown Kurdish officer is my second time seeing a Kurdish in a history channel, hey are you Kurdish or something? Regardless thanks for mentioning the great Salah Al din

@Ali-vz6oy

10 ай бұрын

kurds at that time didn't have an empire they loved to to live on the hills but when fighting was called they where the first to join @@ah7maw265

@AliSyed711

10 ай бұрын

@@ah7maw265 I’m not Kurdish, but I’m interested in Islamic history, of which Kurds are an integral part. Other notable Kurds that I know of include Ibn al-Athir, Al-Kamil, Shirkuk and as-Salih Ayyub.

@mm-ir1ii

10 ай бұрын

actually, I read about this in an article by Al Jazeera there are even more incidents in that article involving great Kurdish warriors

What an embarrassing defeat. Crazy how much the life of the commander matters

I hope your father is okay and recovers fast for you and your family.

Awesome, ty

Basil’s a great example of the proverb “if you want something done right...” but Gregory was a failure of his choice in an appointments. Anyway, I am a huge fan of impeccably executed marches. Incredibly fast long distance marches that don’t result in mutiny or a blown out army are always epic and rightfully seen as massive accomplishments.

@doritofeesh

9 ай бұрын

"If they are there, then the devil must have carried them. Such marching is impossible." - Duc de Vendome Honestly, I do not actually think that such a march is possible. I often hear references of such ridiculous marches. One by Scipio, which was some 280 miles in 7 days. One by Caesar, which was 1,300 miles in 27 days. This one by Basil, which was 765 miles in 16 days. Yet, with more modern historiography, we know that a pace such as 40 miles per day cannot be done for any longer than short bursts, lest the men are rendered beyond exhausted. Such marches, as told of in the ancient sources, are nothing more than fantasy which would leave the army destroyed by disease and desertion. Even Genghis Khan's army only ever moved so fast across long distances at an average pace of 15 miles per day, judging from the dates of occurrences throughout the Khwarezmian Campaign. Personally, I think that the time was likely double what the ancient sources give, which would still render the feats as truly incredible, but actually realistic.

@zippyparakeet1074

9 ай бұрын

​@@doritofeeshhis men rode, not marched on foot and they took the Roman roads that cut through the Anatolian heartland from Nicaea -> Ancyra -> Caesarea -> Antioch through Cilicia and then to Syria (Aleppo). The still maintained Roman roads and advanced Byzantine logistics definitely gave them an advantage in marching through their own lands when compared to say the Mongols marching through wild steppes.

@doritofeesh

9 ай бұрын

@@zippyparakeet1074 Ahh, thanks for filling me in. Now that makes a lot more sense. I was wondering whether his army was made up of all cavalry forces. I think he might have relied on forage taken during the march and not have established lines of communications until he reached Antioch, as even if the mounts themselves might be able to carry the men so fast in such a short time, supply carts cannot feasibly keep up without breaking down.

@constantinexii8182

9 ай бұрын

Constantine Diogenes won his battles in Macedonia unlike Gregory

@zippyparakeet1074

9 ай бұрын

He planned his march thoroughly and supplies were laid out at strategic locations along the route. Remember, this was a march across his own Empire, not through enemy lands.@@doritofeesh

How long will we have to wait for the next one? Love the series btw.

Basil the CHAD

Great video... BUT! We need more! xD

12:15 This reminded me when Islamic state attacked syria and iraq, all syrian and iraqi troops fled. Meanwhile the Kurds fought for their land. Shows the bravery of the kurds.

Wishing your father a quick recovery.

Awesome

So many times in history it would appear that mediocre to weak generals had to be appointed to prevent someone getting strong enough to challenge the ultimate leadership. That yes-man culture remains in business and politics to this day.

Idk if it's possible but I think it would be cool if you also added a brief view of the armor and weapons used by the respected nation at the talked about time period and battle

nice thank you!

Wish your father get well soon. Health and happiness to everyone!!!!

Basil II is such a curious character and yet some of his policies with his family helped lead to the end of his dynasty. So I'd say he's the best n worst of the Macedonian Dynasty.

@matztz_4560

7 ай бұрын

The rulers of this dinasty was often Bad, i mean really really terrible, Alexander was a drunkard proto-kinslayer, Basil i was a despisable being that betrayed His emperor and almost slayed His son,, Konstantinos VIII was Just mid too be honest but His actions together with Basil sealed the Makedonien dinasty fate

@brokenbridge6316

7 ай бұрын

@@matztz_4560---Yeah I won't argue with that

This emperor must not have had much sleep in his life.

Basil looked like santa!

Go look up the ruins of Apamea. Just truly crazy cool stuff!

Great!

It would not be long as the roman emperor will slap the wrong bulgarian noble resuming the restoration on the bulgar empire and his brother Kaloyan will become the Romeoktone , roman slayer , and latin slayer also 😅

This music... I swear I've heard it on the Bedtime stories channel... great choice!

That Kurdish officer got some balls

The Basil series has featured more defeats than victories, in the old and tried Byzantine tradition XD

@constantinexii8182

9 ай бұрын

Bruh the battle of spercheios almost coated the tsar his life while also killing 15.000, now in the east basil II won many victories in Syria and after him dalassenos won battles aswell before apamea when dalassenos "lost" basil went to Syria destroyed the fatimids, and vassalized all of Syria don't let puny battles and ambushes distract you from reality

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!

I like it how according to communist's fiction Macedonian History (FYROM) Samuel was a Macedonian emperor. Which is funny because Basil II was from the Macedonian dynasty. Of course neither Basil II nor Samuel considered themselves "Macedonian" and what is even more funny is that when Basil II finally conquered the last remaining parts of Bulgaria (the western part where Macedonia is) he called the new Byzantine Theme there "Bulgaria" LOL. Not to mention that if would be ironic to fight decades of war against the supposedly Macedonian kingdom and then be called "Bulgar-slayer". But yet - facts are not the strongest point in the newly invented Macedonian "History"

@DelijeSerbia

10 ай бұрын

Of course Samuel didnt consider himself Macedonian, when he was in fact Armenian. Yeah that is often the fact that Bulgarians dont want to accept because it clearly shows that it was just a title.

@Hartofilax

9 ай бұрын

And your evidеnce for Samuel being Armenian is like exactly zero because such does not exists. Just because the name of his mother was popular in Armenia is not evidence it's pure speculation. Even if he was ethnically Armenians he was tsar of Bulgaria and his state was Bulgarian, and he definitely saw himself as ruler of Bulgaria and Bulgarian. Not Armenian, Not Macedonian, Not Chinese or Serbian. @@DelijeSerbia

@Vampirewolfking

9 ай бұрын

The Macedonian dynasty of Basil was from Thrace, where the province of Macedonia was located.

@ivanmilanov8386

8 ай бұрын

@@DelijeSerbia I the middle ages that actually didn't matter :D.

@matztz_4560

7 ай бұрын

​@@Vampirewolfkingmakedonian Family was lrobably as almost every Byzantine noble house Armenian But was so hellenized that doesn't Matter tbh

Hope everything goes good

A good film.

Good work. How many episodes there are with Basil II?

Kurdish officer with his two sons😮😮....Taking risk for own life is manliness but taking risk for sons' life is madness.

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

9 ай бұрын

Children are like: My father is crazy, but I must win

@killerpie5981

9 ай бұрын

The Byzantine general was with his two sons not the Kurdish soldier

Wait until they meet his brother, Oregano III, and their father Thyme!

yes

Loa bizantinos callejón por tanta emboscada

I kinda feel like i heard this story a few times, a great general being successful in a campaign only to then fight on another fron and by the time he defended it and wanted to start a campaign against them his man on the other front a incapable of defending their position and he needs to abandon the campaign and travel back I swear i heard stories lile this so many times by now XD

Is it true that you haven't done the Battle of Bosworth yet?? I'd love to see that one!

Your videos never stop beign Amazing! When things are better with your father can you please cosider doing a video on Abd al-Rahman? The father of muslim Spain, his life is really fascinating and the battles epic!

It's really a testament how much the Byzantines had to defend against the East and West-Northern threats.

@stanbatakarata6081

3 ай бұрын

Normal in Era for wars.Bulgaria haves enemy.East Roman Empire, Serbia, Hungaria, KIEVRuss, Tatars , Avars .Era is for survivor

Oh man I love basil! Too bad capressi season is over 😢

Ok damn, that Daniel made one hell of a stupid move there...

For the emperor I have to ask You.

Sir . Your videos provide and explain many historical events and give good knowledge about it. So here is my kind request to you to make an video on Gupta empire of india who repelled huns invasion and defeated them. i ask you this because most people only know about huns invasion of Europe with their Victories and defeats but they don't know properly about their invasion of indian subcontinent. I Hope you will listen to my kind request and will put some light on this fading history. Thank you

Imagin how happy Basil would be if you where one of his nobles, or even one of his sons, and you actually compotent? It seems he just had a bunch of buffoons surrounding him, and had to do everything himself. If you could have crushed the Fatimids without Basil having to come all the way across the Empire, he probably would have made you crown prince immediately.

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

8 ай бұрын

The Fatimids were very, very strong, but their numbers were few, but the Romans at that time numbered 13 million people, and they could not defeat Bulgaria or the Fatimids. This was very, very embarrassing.

@Iamnotracistlmao

8 ай бұрын

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j fatamids were bigger than the romans bro what yu smoking?😭

@stevekook-xw3is

8 ай бұрын

​@@user-cg2tw8pw7jGod daaaaamn u for real? I can't believe they were 13m people. No wonder in most wars Vs Bulgaria they had more men at the field. So lucky Kievan Rus managed to best Bulgaria tho. Otherwise they were getting their are handed to them from worse to worse as the years went by. In 680 they lost but it was Okey. About 250 years later they had to hide behind the capital city walls because the whole Balkans were very much at the mercy of Bulgaria. Tsar Samuel probably didn't had an elite army and I assume the proper army was lost in the former years at time of Tsar Peter. After all much would have been lost. Not that Tsar Samuel started from scratch but still. East Rome always had enough people to gather up a new army despite the old 1 being butchered down bad. It's like they always get another chance to fight because their capital could not be conquered by Bulgaria and they got so much population in Asia minor.