I hope you enjoy the latest episode of our Belisarius series! The great Roman general has returned triumphant from his war against the Goths in Italy, but there is bad news from the East, and an even greater catastrophe lurking on the horizon.. Big thanks to our video sponsor Endel, first 100 downloads gets a free week of audio experiences: app.adjust.com/b8wxub6?campaign=epichistorytv_march&adgroup=youtube And don't forget you can get ad-free early access to all our videos at Patreon www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV

@derpynerdy6294

2 жыл бұрын

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@ChristopherRx

2 жыл бұрын

Always great seeing a new upload.

@user-gp6vk2yg1x

2 жыл бұрын

Great thanks for your works “Belisarius”

@emmanuelfernandez04

2 жыл бұрын

What do you plan after this series ends?

@list0014

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you epic history

The deeper we go into this series, the further I'm convinced that Justinian did not deserve Belisarius' loyalty.

@darkapollo3463

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Belisarius deserved better.

@justinian-the-great

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, we have foresight on the fact that Belisarius didn't plan any treason. From Justinian's point of view he was a great general, but the one that had a tendency to........should I say "disregard" imperial orders. Although it does seem that it was Theodora who had a problem with Belisarius, not Justinian. As far as we know the relations between Belisarius and Justinian were pretty warm. The relationship between Theodora and Belisarius were kinda opposite.

@AKeane-pi2kw

2 жыл бұрын

Look there is much debate around Justinian as an emperor but I don't recall any of his specific decisions regarding Belisarius as deserving of the criticism you've leveled at him. Contrary to what you seem to imply Justinian was one of Belisarius' biggest supporters and was very willing to help him.

@bassem2585

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinian-the-great thodora was a close friend to belisaruis wife whom was known to be an adulteress , so even though belisaruis loved his wife greatly they usually had many fights and ofc thodora always took antonina side over belisaruis

@konigswerwher5451

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinian-the-great you just brushing off yourself lol.

“I’m surrounded by idiots” -Belisarius

@BuddyCakes

2 жыл бұрын

its like in every campaign he does there's always at least 1 commander that wont obey his orders

@tom_demarco

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mICutLCQdpvHj6Q.html

@TrojanFTQ

Жыл бұрын

He has the patience of a saint.

@miracleyang3048

Жыл бұрын

​@@BuddyCakes it's like in every one of his blunders there is some scapegoat his private historian blame for the defeat

@Silver_Crow2295

Жыл бұрын

@@miracleyang3048 the fact that had to retake italy again whit bo troops says there where idiots every time and when he was not there to kick them into order they would lose and fail everytime....

This series has impressed me so much, I was not expecting such a great story! Thanks for all your hard work, cannot wait for the next episode.

@EpichistoryTv

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marechal!

@Aelxi

2 жыл бұрын

Impossible, The Marshal of France himself?!?

@sayedhusson3876

2 жыл бұрын

Video came out 25 minutes ago and its saying this comment is from a day ago 😂

@EpichistoryTv

2 жыл бұрын

Patreon

@theoutlook55

2 жыл бұрын

For sure.

What an amazing man Belisarius was.. Even after all this disgrace, even after of being accused of treason multiple times, and yet, he once again marched his army in the name of his Emperor! Truly a marvelous feat! His place should be next to men like Caesar, Hannibal, Khalid ibn al-Walid and such. Great job once again Epic History TV! Thank you for this amazing series!

@AKeane-pi2kw

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not go too overboard now. Belisarius was a good general but he is no Ceasar, Hannibal or Khalid ibn al-walid

@AKeane-pi2kw

2 жыл бұрын

@John Entitled to your opinion, but objectively (well as objective as this sort of thing can be anyway) its not really that close.

@drlca6601

2 жыл бұрын

Caesar*

@bustersanderson9727

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKeane-pi2kw In terms of military feats he really was. He wasn't as involved in politics though which is why he generally is not counted among the "great" generals of history.

@AKeane-pi2kw

2 жыл бұрын

@@bustersanderson9727 well first of all he was involved in politics all roman generals are inherently political figures, he was just never a very good politician. And people like Hannibal or Khalid were not politicians either (Hannibal atleast not until after the war) yet they are remembered among the great generals. Finally Belisarius is remembered as one of the great generals, just by the general populace, who because of series like Extra history now consider him some sort of underrates hidden gem military genius. Most academic historians do not agree

“I become dizzy as I write about such a great calamity, and transmit it to future times to remember.”

@nikitaostrovsky8416

2 жыл бұрын

Writing about you makes historians feel dizzy sir

@catoshinakamoto42

2 жыл бұрын

Russia: “You promised not to expand nato... And what are these missiles doing on our border???” US: “What missiles brother?” **places more missiles on Russian border**

@timurthelamest5630

2 жыл бұрын

@Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin He was referring to the Persians lol

Khosrow took the Antioch prisoners and forced them to build a city that look just like Antioch and then named it Khosrow's Better Version of Antioch. Dude's pretty funny.

@FreyaofCerberus

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite maybe true anecdote about Better Antioch is that while inspecting the new city Khosrow asked random citizen if he liked his new home. The man replied that he did but he missed the mulberry tree he in his old garden. The next morning that citizen awoke to find a new full size mulberry tree had been planted in his garden. No idea if that happened but given everything else Khosrow did i wouldn't be surprised. The man had style.

@onetwothreefourfive12345

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreyaofCerberus guessing this was a Sassanian source?

@700gsteak

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreyaofCerberus So the prisoners were freed after they built the city?

@FreyaofCerberus

2 жыл бұрын

@@700gsteak If I remember correctly yes. It was more important to Khosrow to show that he was a better more benevolent leader than Justinian than keeping a few thousand prisoners.

@zippyparakeet1074

22 күн бұрын

For the Romans he was bad but for the Persians he was Great.

It seems even Belisairus can't avoid the "worthy rival" trope. Khosrow deserves his own series!

@Halcon_Sierreno

2 жыл бұрын

I think Extra Credits did one on him.

@SolidAvenger1290

Ай бұрын

Agreed; however, I am a bit concerned that Epic History might fall into the same issues plaguing HistoryMarche and other channels that might screw up the overall facts about Middle Eastern history. HM covered the battle of Manzikert and they forgot a lot of vital information that was harshly biased against the Persians

Hello everyone! I am your friendly series consultant and professional historian of Belisarius. I hope you all enjoyed the episode. From war with Persia, to climate events, to plague and political intrigue, there is a lot to take in! In this comment I provide a few bonus thoughts on the history behind the documentary. We begin with the great Persian invasion of the Roman Near East in 540. At around 4:25 in the video, we are told that after Justinian signed the Eternal Peace with Persia in 532, he stripped the East of its best troops. It is likely that the Army of the East, the mobile field army responsible for defending the frontier with Persia, was raided of its soldiers to provide the campaign armies for both Africa (533) and Italy (535). Poor planning by Justinian, or clever use of his peace with Persia? At around 5:42, we hear Procopius' praise of Belisarius from Wars 7.1.4. Belisarius was at this point at the height of his power, wealth, and reputation. It is likely that he was the most important man in the empire aside from the emperor. We have zero concrete evidence on the size of the army Belisarius was able to scrape together in the East in spring 541. The order of battle presented ca. 7:00 was created with educated guesses based on previous groups of soldiers that Belisarius commanded. The lack of concrete evidence from Procopius on the size of this army is one of the reasons I think it likely that the author had left Belisarius' service in 540. Other historians date that break to 541/2. See ca. 13:10 for discussion of Procopius' departure. Although we cannot be certain on the number of soldiers, I am relatively confident that Belisarius must have been able to scrape together at least in the neighborhood of 15,000 in 541. It seems unlikely he would have been willing to risk invading Persian territory with fewer. We are introduced to the insubordinate commander Peter ca. 8:25, when he camps too close to Nisibis and invites an attack. Fun fact: the same commander Peter is the snitch who reported to Theodora about the discussion of Belisarius regarding the throne in 542 (ca. 22:30). In 542, Belisarius made a rapid trip using the imperial post system to get from Constantinople to the eastern front (described ca. 11:30). The calculation for the length of this trip was derived using this excellent tool: orbis.stanford.edu/ The Late Antique Little Ice Age may have impacted the growing season of 536 and the next couple of years, as noted ca. 16:40. This could have contributed to the famine described in "Belisarius: Defeat of the Goths" at around 13:50: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIauwZJum7q_kdI.html The bubonic plague that emerged around 541 is known to history (rather unfairly) as the Justinianic Plague. The episode does a great job of discussing its horrors. It rejects the minimalist view that the plague had only a small impact on people and economy. The episode's interpretation of the plague is based partly upon the recent, excellent article of Peter Sarris, "New Approaches to the Plague of Justinian." It is well worth a read: academic.oup.com/past/article/254/1/315/6427314 The disgrace of Belisarius in 542, described ca. 23:00 is complete. He went from the heights of success in 540 to the depths of despair in 542. It is one of the features of his career which makes him so compelling. What an excellent depiction of the interrogation and disgrace of Belisarius and Bouzes at the hands of Theodora, created by series illustrator Miłek Jakubiec. I can feel the unpleasantness of the situation! We learn at the end of the episode (ca. 24:30) that Belisarius is restored to favor and given a new commission in 544. Justinian rarely gets credit for his mercy, but he exercised it regularly. If you are interested in this, read more here: www.researchgate.net/publication/343050126_Justinian's_Clemency_and_God's_Clemency If you wish to view this comment on Twitter, complete with screenshots to illustrate some of the points, you can check it out here: twitter.com/byzantineprof/status/1505166636399177730 That is all I have for now. What did you think of the episode? Do you think Belisarius and Bouzes actually discussed the throne during the plague outbreak of 542? Was it appropriate for Justinian and Theodora to disgrace them when they heard this rumor?

@user-fl7zn2tn9q

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent additional information. You cannot imagine how grateful we all are for your thankless effort. I do hope my views will help in adding motivation to revenue. As for the question, I think it is common sense for Belisarius and Bouzes to discuss the future of the Emperor's seat during Justinian's bout with the disease. However, I might place a grain of salt on the rumors circulating about rejecting any succession coming from within Constantinople. On the other hand, I think it was morally wrong but somehow objectively correct to make an example for anyone discussing controversial succession interests, even for Belisarius.

@dap1453

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-fl7zn2tn9q Thank you for the kind words! And thank you also for the interesting take on the events of 542. You are quite right to take the accusations against Belisarius with a grain of salt: we cannot be sure how exactly he phrased his words in this discussion, or even whether this discussion actually took place at all. But, as you point out, once the rumor was circling, it was perhaps objectively correct for Justinian and Theodora to punish Belisarius. After all, if rumor got around that top generals could openly plot for the throne, what would that do to the security of Justinian's position?

@whitechocolateman1088

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this! The episode was brilliant, as usual. Though I have nothing to back this up, I like to think Belisarius and Bouzes discussed the throne during the plague. Plague and famine bring desperation. Desperation leads people to extremes. Some opportunistic general might seize on this and march on Justinian and the throne. I like to think Belisarius and Bouzes talked about putting a stop to that sort of thing but I doubt they would have stopped Theodora from becoming Empress if Justinian died. What with Theodora being friends with Antonina, it doesn't seem like something that Bellisarius would do. I may be entirely wrong though.

@dap1453

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitechocolateman1088 That's a very interesting point! You are right that Belisarius probably felt that he was allied to Theodora through Antonina. Perhaps he would have thought it acceptable for Theodora to rule on her own. Here's something to consider though: would Belisarius feel that loyal to another man whom Theodora might choose to rule either with her or after her?

@whitechocolateman1088

2 жыл бұрын

@@dap1453 I love these sorts of questions! As usual, it all depends on the man Theodora chose. With Justinian and Theodora having no children, I'm guessing Theodora would remarry and I can see Bellisarius supporting it if this man was competent. However, there would likely be some tensions. Maybe this other man would have seen Bellisarius as a threat, given his loyalty to Justinian and had him removed from court? Anything could happen deepening on who Theodora would have chosen, as you well know. Are there any people that Theodora might have chosen if Justinian has succumbed to the plague? Anyone who was well-place to succeed him?

This has to be the best Byzantine history series out there so far. The visual and sound are excellent and so is the history behind it and the quotes.

@shadowrealm8014

2 жыл бұрын

Good taste have a nice day sir

@Nikos-hr7ix

2 жыл бұрын

@@pano7514 Well it doesn't really matter does it at this point. Since its Eastern Roman if you want to get even more accurate as the Eastern Romans. Please there is no point in going to comments and saying something about someone's comment. You are write that they called them selves Romans, but many times like now it doesn't matter what people are called you call them they way you say it. For example the French or Gauls, Greeks or Hellens it depends on the place you live, both things can be used to describe that group of people.

@TheManCaveYTChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nikos-hr7ix please stop saying Byzantine. It’s not difficult to say Roman.

@shadowrealm8014

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheManCaveYTChannel I did like that too .many others documentaries will refer to them as byzantine .. they were Romans . Just because their christian believe we're a lil different I think . Wouldn't it had been nice if the Eastern Romans would have reconquered the western Roman regions . They tried but got attacked by that eastern ..like Arab empire .shame isn't it .history would be very different if why would have manage to recover all the western Roman lands

@shadowrealm8014

2 жыл бұрын

@Byzantine Historian ok good point

We need more ancient histories like the one you did on Alexander and Belisarius! This is simply amazing.

Plague fascinates me - no matter how powerful as a species we think we are, nature can always find a way to trim the herd. Nicely done video!

@Nervii_Champion

2 жыл бұрын

Which is a good thing, because humans are too caught up in enjoying themselves and slaving for money instead of searching for another world to live on that hasn't been taken yet. Humans are pretty pitiful creatures at the moment, if there are too many, humans will destroy this world.

@WoofyMcDoodle

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nervii_Champion bruh reddit comment

@Nervii_Champion

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoofyMcDoodle I have never been on "Reddit" and I don't have any social media and haven't since I was 20 years old, so I don't know any references you make to probably anything else except KZread.

@wavecraftplays8534

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nervii_Champion So your not a human. A bot?

@LunaticTheCat

2 жыл бұрын

It's only a matter of time before we have a pandemic that spreads like Covid that is as deadly as ebola. Hopefully it won't happen until I'm long gone lol

History marches released video: "You made my day" Epic History releases at the same day: "Best day of my life"

@jaimevenegas5582

2 жыл бұрын

Yep I patiently wait for these two channels to post new stuff. Damn I love michel the brave from history marche and the napoleon series from epic history.

@Oblivion889

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaimevenegas5582 ikr. Amazing stuff innit.

@percy3993

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@SolidAvenger1290

Ай бұрын

@@jaimevenegas5582, you still have to use a pinch of salt when watching these channels. History Marche recently aired the battle of Manzikert, and a lot of viewers weren't exactly happy with how they portrayed the Persians and the overall battle statistics. They forgot a lot of good facts.

If only Justinian realized how loyal and valuable Belisarius was to him and the empire.

After Khosrow destroyed Antioch and deported the citizens, he built a new city in his empire called "Wēh Antīōk Khosrow" or "Better than Antioch." Mod used is 555 Age of Justinian

@Indo-Aryan9644

2 жыл бұрын

Chad move😏

@Mikko088

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indo-Aryan9644 And don't forget the fixed horse race he arranged only to make Justinians favorite team loose. Such an important war strategy. :D

@VRichardsn

Жыл бұрын

That campaign looked like one giant prank. But with a lot of dead people added.

@lionofpersis

Жыл бұрын

Based, honestly.

@SupaMan2122

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikko088 Hitler wanted to take Stalingrad just to disgrace him

Legend has it that the chair Belisarius used (15:42) had to be re-enforced to carry the weight of his iron balls while he met with the Persian ambassador.

The entire reign Justinian of can be best defined as a struggle. Ever since he took up the purple he had to fight against his own subjects,his enemies,his inner circle and even life itself. Yet, despite all setbacks he still never gave up;a weaker ruler would have just abdicated and let the empire rot.

@blockaderunner3582

2 жыл бұрын

And survived the plague. GIGACHAD

@rennor3498

2 жыл бұрын

@@blockaderunner3582 Thats what i meant by ''struggle against life'.'

@Teemo6544

2 жыл бұрын

@@SolidAvenger1290 What’s the full 📚 x

@KingPyrrhus

Жыл бұрын

@@blockaderunner3582 he was not a chad at all, neither was his whore empress: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpmcpdCYY87fp5c.html

@fujohnson8667

Жыл бұрын

He left the empire bankrupt and over extended

The plague part was terrifying. It must had been a terrible experience for the ones that survived, not knowing why nor how 😢

@milotura6828

2 жыл бұрын

the background was terrifying the poured their heart out for that

@samhamsord7942

Жыл бұрын

But they got back to squabble with full commitment. Peoples...

@SupaMan2122

Жыл бұрын

Every 800 years wonder if it’s gonna happen again in another hundred years

@jarogniewtheconqueror2804

Жыл бұрын

@@SupaMan2122 Spanish flu and coronavirus 🤐

Give credit to Procopius. One of the most underated greek historians.

@TheManCaveYTChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Roman*

@pallasathena7372

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheManCaveYTChannel He was a greek speaking historian, and citizen of Roman Empire. Your point? You can be greek and roman at same time. But how can you know this, you are probably uneducated and you think that Roman is an ethnic group.

@pallasathena7372

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheManCaveYTChannel But let me teach you something because you insult Roman history: The equivalent of the word *"greek"* in the west is *"latin"* . Both Greeks and Latins were all Romans. Get over it, its 2022 and you still embarassing yourself. Greek Romans = Eatsern Romans Latin Romans = Western Romans United -> The Greco-Roman World. These are words you dont know, because you obvisouly have no education in greek or roman history. (Or you are jealous that greeks take so much credit😂)

@pallasathena7372

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheManCaveYTChannel Wikipedia: Procopius of Caesarea (Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 - after 565) *was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima.* YOU ANGRY NOW? 😆

@TheManCaveYTChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@pallasathena7372 he’s still a Roman.

I've been using belisarius as my alt "gamertag" on some games for some time right now. A random wikipedia article introduced me to this unique general, but your series is the one telling me (almost) everything about him. Big ups!

@jabronis33

2 жыл бұрын

He should be up there with Caesar and Aurelian for best generals of the Roman empire

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

2 жыл бұрын

@@jabronis33 Caeser, Scipio Africanus, Aurelian, Belisarius, Germanicus, Trajan, Constantine. They were all great.

@tylerellis9097

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- And Heraclius, his feats Trump Belisarius imo

@onurpinar232

2 жыл бұрын

So the reason is you why i get "nickname already taken" error. 😠

@toddkes5890

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the fictional 'Belisarius series' books by David Drake and Eric Flint. The first one is called Oblique Approach. Short version: two intelligences from the future have gone into Roman times to affect the future. The one for Rome wants to encourage a civilization that accepts everyone as long as they are willing to follow society's rules. The one going to India wants to use the existing caste system to make sure humanity remains pure. Both are helping their respective faction become more powerful in order to win.

Epic History TV is my favorite channel because their high quality content.

@yvesgauthierndri8750

2 жыл бұрын

And also because of his great narrator Charles Nove , with his golden voice .

Khosrau making Justinian's team lose is the kind of petty shit I vibe with

The Belisarius series may be your best work to date. This is just superb writing, has great pace and is visually exciting. Great work!

he bribes the emperor's favorite team to lose talk about petty 😂

The more I hear about Belisarius the more it becomes obvious that he is not just one of Rome's greatest generals but arguably the greatest general of Rome, tell me what other Roman general was able to accomplish what he was able to accomplish with what little he was given and what little support he had which was almost non-existent, now imagine had he been given full support with everything he asked he would have been able to reconquer all of the Western Roman empire if only Justinian had showed the same loyalty and trust that belisarius showed him, great video epic history I love your videos and I can't get enough of watching them over and over I look forward to the next video in this epic series with Rome last greatest general .

@SolidAvenger1290

Ай бұрын

That depends. Many people say Augustus and Agrippa were the finest generals of Rome, alongside Caesar, Aurelian, the Restorer of the World, Majorian, the Restorer before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer, Alexios I, the Restorer during the Crusades, and many more. Honestly, in my opinion, the previous Restorers of Rome, Gallienus, Aurelian, Probus, Majorian, and the ones after Belisarius's attempt in Basil II, Heraclius, and lastly, Alexios, were the finest generals in Roman civilization could ever produce. The reason is that Belisarius wasn't the man directing all the manpower (or very limited resources) like his contemporaries, who were actually the emperors of Roman forces. Justinian kept strong-arming his most loyal servant with intrigue (his wife's position at court & Theodora's manipulations) amid his gamble to weaken the East for his dream of reclaiming the West. All these men faced the same challenges and extreme hardships as Belisarius and prevailed in some form to keep Roman society afloat. Hence, why many people use the quote "May you be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan." for Emperor Aurelian (subsequently, his successor Probus would carry the mantle after his death, thus preserving the Roman Empire for another 200 years) I would recommend checking out SPQR Historian's channel to get some deep insight into the Roman emperors who you might not know about that actually were almost similar to Belisarius.

@rdf4315

Ай бұрын

@@SolidAvenger1290 I agree with what you said but also disagree because everyone you mentioned outside of Agrippa were all emperors, where belisarius wasn't, he was just another Roman general, and when I'm talking best Roman generals I'm talking during the Roman empire not the Republic, and if we compare all the other Roman generals to belisarius that were not emperors or would go on to become emperors, there would be very few Roman generals that would come close to belisarius outside of maybe Agricola, I think that's how you spell his name, he was the Roman general that conquered most of Britain, and through his conquest Britain would be a part of Rome for the next several hundred years, but if belisarius had got the chance to fight under someone like basil the second or aurelian they would have reconquered everything .

I like to imagine the emperors of old where looking down at Belisarius in pride. He the perfect icon of Rome. Intelligent, confident , resourceful, loyal and manages to solve what seems like an impossible obstacle, just like Caesar. But another thing I noticed is even though Rome still has an impressive militarily at this point it’s also uncoordinated at the worst of times. Everyone seems to try and do their own thing at the same time and it leads to great catastrophes. Justinian I believe was just to be wary of Belisarius because I’m he didn’t have the hindsight we have now ,but it seems all his actions where done because of his wife making things sound worse than it actually is. Even though Belisarius was sent to defeat the barbarians, his greatest enemy was his fellow Romans and their ambitions clouding their thoughts

@paprskomet

2 жыл бұрын

Emperors started to look paranoidly on successful commanders pretty quickly already since 1st century and it get only worse and worse since then.

Belisarius' biggest weakness was the idiots around him who didn't take him and/or his orders seriously

@stuka80

2 жыл бұрын

That was definitely the cause of so many troubles in his campaigns, including Justinian himself. A sign of how corrupt the Byzantine court at this time was.

@timurthelamest5630

2 жыл бұрын

Remember that a lot of it is historical bias as well, blaming strategic faults to Belisarius' officers rather than himself for him to be portrayed as a General who barely makes any mistakes. All of Belisarius' defeats seem to have an excuse of one of his officers or allies letting him down.

This has quickly become one of my favorite KZread series of all time

I'm Pretty sure that Khosruw didn't massacre populace of Antioch, rather built a city for them as an exact replica of Antioch naming it " Khosruw's better Antioch "

@dap1453

2 жыл бұрын

Why not both at the same time? It is unlikely his troops stormed the city bloodlessly. So part of the population was massacred when Antioch was stormed, and the survivors were carried off into captivity to populate Khosrow's new city.

@amiirezashojaee5291

2 жыл бұрын

@@dap1453 actually he starved them into submission, once the food was out he let the garrison leave and then took all the inhabitants captive.

@dap1453

2 жыл бұрын

@@amiirezashojaee5291 From what source do you get this information? Procopius, in the History of the Wars, is pretty clear that Antioch was stormed by Persian troops with great slaughter before he enslaved the remainder of the inhabitants. I refer you to 2.8.34: "For already the Persians had forced back the Antiochenes by their sheer numbers and routed them, and a great slaughter took place there. The Persians did not spare persons of any age and were slaying all whom they met, old and young alike." Later, at 2.9.14: "Khosrow ordered the army to round up and enslave the surviving people of Antioch and to plunder all the property."

Belisaurius I think was a slight reincarnation of alexander the great. Almost always out manned and resourced but gets it done. Wasn't born a prince but wasn't fanatical either, very level headed in almost every instance. Wonder how he'd fare against Hannibal

@andrewk.l1887

2 жыл бұрын

Their challenges were a bit similar, but their tactics and personalities were completely different. Belisarius is humble, reserved, systematic and well-planned, while Alexander the great is proud, headstrong, charismatic and tactical, rapidly sensing and taking advantages of any weaknesses in battles. Belisarius inspires men by his example, while Alexander inspires men by his big dick energy.

@johnnyboy3410

Жыл бұрын

Hannibal is in tier of his own along with Scipio and Alexander and others legendary generals, Belisarius is great

17:49 The dark, ominous soundtrack.. The picture emanating a sheer desperation of trying to understand what this terriifying disease is... The dark room, the hopelessness in the eyes of that writer... I rewatched this video more than 10 times, it is absolutely brilliant... I mean the plague part is terrifying but absolutely brilliantly presented..

@user-wl2rb3rh5c

4 ай бұрын

Totaly, was it over by 3 years though(544)?😮 becuase after that theres no mention of it in the series

Thank you to the author for this great work! Belisarius is not as genius as Hannibal, Napoleon, Caesar and others, but he attracts with his devotion to Justinian. P.S. the fate of Flavius ​​Belisarius is similar to that of Flavius ​​Stilicho.

@TheFiresloth

2 жыл бұрын

Stilicho's life would be an awesome serie.

@darkapollo3463

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFiresloth Stilicho was really a tragic hero. Fought so much for the Empire only to be betrayed and executed by them.

Before this serie I didn't know much about Belisarius, you opened my eyes, thanks

*Nailed it again, EHTV!* This has been THE history KZread series where I've been most eagerly waiting for the next episode. *AVE BELISARIVS*

He served the emperor and his empire with his whole but instead he suffered the utmost disgrace

I think one of the reasons Belisarius is one of my all time favorite military commanders is just how different he is to other great military leaders. Others would’ve tried to carve a kingdom for themselves, overthrow their leader, or hold grudges that lead to death. Belisarious though, no, no matter how many times he gets dragged through the mud or insulted still gets up and fights for his nation. Other characters from history get much more recognition because their larger than life personalities dictated that their own needs came first under the shadow of duty for country. If I could choose one general from history to support me if I was a monarch it would be Belisarious, because I know loyalty and duty would always come first and that is very much a rarity in history’s great military leaders.

@valdrinrama8087

2 жыл бұрын

I also support the loyalty but if I were on the Belisarius skin I would definitely not follow someone like Justinian, he was so dependent in one man and still he managed to humiliate him what a poor emperor.

@TheManCaveYTChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@valdrinrama8087 Justinian was the visionary and belisarius was the tool. Together they reclaimed Roman land that was taken by the barbarians.

@stuka80

2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius's personal integrity, principles and loyalty were unwavering and in my opinion to a fault. I wpuldnt have stayed loyal to Justinian either, but im a lesser man than he. Scipio Africanus is basically the same, didnt pursue power for his own agenda but stayed loyal to an ungrateful country after unparalleled military service, although he became embittered at the end. I admire both men greatly and as far as military skill, they both belong at the very top tier,none can claim better.

Khosrow and Shapur the Great series please :)

This channel is gift to humanity. Thank you!

Everybody gangsta till Belisarius is recalled to service

Belisarius overshadows Justinian in merit and greatness.

Great continuation on the series. Looking forward to the finale!! 😄

This is exactly how history needs to be shown to the world. Thank you Epic History TV for making history fun and interesting.

The final image of an unjustly punished Belisarius, standing contrite before the Emperor, ever loyal despite having been deposed under false pretenses; made me feel the anger, resentment, pride and satisfaction of knowing that somebody whom actually dislikes you, absolutely cannot do without you.

Belisarius is sooo much underated At least in Poland. I've never heard a word about him in our school system on every lvl, primary school, highschool, gymnasium. If not you I would be unaware of this great man second only to Ceasar himself ! Thank you for your work

@tkalle1299

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why you would learn about him in gymnasium

With all the previous episodes, you have showed your mastery in retelling the campaigns and the military actions of the past. But in this one, you have showed that you can make an episode just as gripping by telling us of the horrific drama of the plague and the cutthroat intrigues of court. Bravo.

This has to be one of your greatest series. So far, my mind has been captivated very much. Thank you for all your hard work.

Man, you're killing it with this Belisarius series. Keep em coming

Before This series I have never heard of Belisarius before , But he was truly one of the best Generals Ever , too bad he is underrated probably More underrated than even Hannibal Barca

@paprskomet

2 жыл бұрын

What makes you think Hannibal is anyhow underrated?

@robowisanveithasung6022

2 жыл бұрын

hannibal is in no way underrated. hannibal's tactics and strategies are used (or at least taught to) by hundreds of thousands of current military officers and generals today. hell, hannibal was one of Napoleon's inspirations and fan favorites of history.

@hannibalburgers477

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by "underrated than even Hannibal Barca"

Hard to believe these stories are real. That there was a time men went to fabled battles like these and had epic titles like "The Last Roman" or "Restitutor Orbis". MAKES MY LOINS MOIST......

My man Belisarius is simply amazing. I never thought someone could still be so faithful despite many accuses of treason and was repeatedly mistreated by the emperor itself. Good job, looking forward for the next videos.

@paprskomet

2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius was also not innocent.Key moment in distrust between him and Justinian occured after he continued advance in italy after being directly ordered by Justinian not to(and eventually even accepted title of King or even Emperor) as his master had originally different concept for italy Belisarius effectively throw out of the window, opening many years of further fighting in italy instead.

Oh my God this time period is so interesting, it was the last real time that recovery of the empire was within their grasp! I've got goosebumps guys gj.

I truly believe that generals like Belisarius, Khalid, Zizka, and Davout would hold their own against generals like Hannibal, Caesar, Alexander. Belisarius had as much talent as Scipio or Auralien and he was loyal unto death to the man he believed in most other than himself.

@_greenrunner_

2 жыл бұрын

the underrated geniuses of military history

Ah finally some more Eastern Roman History, there's a serious lack of coverage of this era... Or rather quality coverage, like these documentaries :-)

@xjordanx3398

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol

@SupaMan2122

Жыл бұрын

Catholics have a lot of influence

This series is so bloody good! I’m so glad this episode finally came! Thank you for all the work that goes in to this!

The fact Belisarius and bouzes claimed they would not support any new emperor in Constantinople couldn't have nessessarily meant that they would oppose Theodora: if anything it proves the contrary to me - that they would not back any pretender willing to succeed the throne and that they would instead back Theodora's claim as empress.

@stuka80

2 жыл бұрын

Right, to me that was a statement based on loyalty and showed the they would not support just anyone without the proper right to the throne.

Thank you so much for this! Unbelievable video once again, the whole Justinian/Belisarius documentary is mind-boggling, they were always among my favorite Romans and you really did them justice! Although knowing what comes next I just cannot wait for the final episode!!!

By far the best history series I have seen. This stuff is so good. Only problem I have with it is the anticipation for the next video. Big fan.

Despite the odds, Belisarius still remains loyal and rises up again.

Amazing content as always! Thank you to everyone who makes these videos possible. The internet needs more content like yours! ❤️

This is my FAVORITE series ever, I've been rewatching the other videos over and over.

This episode is the fruit of your hard work Epic History Team. You can put Belisarius on the table with Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon.

@Boo-lr8fj

3 ай бұрын

I don’t know if I could feel comfortable putting Belisarius next to the likes of Julius Caesar and Alexander.. but there’s not a doubt that Belisarius is a fine general.

Man, what avideo, what a series - what a channel! I love the way you capture the emotion, drama and importance of every event as it would have appeared at the time rather than just a dry recount. The music used to convey the horror of the plague was excellent. What a cliffhanger ending! Cant wait for the next video

A fine commander lost just because a woman felt insecure.

These videos have been so amazing to watch. The reigning of Justinian feels like 1 century because of all the things that happened. Keep up with the great work. Wish there was a Tv series on Belisarius.

Wow this series is so well made and amazing the art the way you prepared the story, I've seen other videos about this time period and I know what is going to happen but damn you guys are making me excited to know next.

Finally I’ve been waiting so long for this I love this series

Learning a lot about history. Awesome content! Keep up the good work! 👍💯

Great video. I'm learning so much about the Eastern Roman empire by watching these videos. We sure didn't learn about it in school.

This series is criminally underrated.

This was amazing! Great natarrator and music and visuals. I learned a lot!

Another magnificent work 👍❤️ It’s a great pleasure to watch your series Excellent artworks, story telling and objective historical facts

I am utterly enthralled by this channel, the production and narration is orgasmic to history nerds such as myself. Thank you all and keep up the amazing work, please! If I may, I would like to wish for a series on the Swedish Empire. It has great history and is often neglected here, not being thoroughly taught in school an often seen as a disgraceful imperialistic Era. It has everything of excitement and I believe you could make it just perfect.

Best history channel on yt every second of the video is priceless . I wish the videos were more frequently thanks for your hard work keep it up

Ah yes part 5, worth the wait loving this series!

Khosrow: Yeah, I'm going to invade the Eastern Roman Empire and make it so that Justinian's favorite chariot team loses.

@springtimung5567

11 ай бұрын

Based

Just got back from the Catacombs. Took the English audio tour. Can't believe just a few hours later I'm listening to the same dude do Belisarius his due diligence.

These videos are so incredibly well done another great job, I'm glad to see others interested in history as much as I've always been.

thanks Epic History TV for this wonderful story of general Bellisarius' rise and fall, truly Roman. Nicely written and animations as always are great.

Absolutely fantastic series. The visual, the story, the sound is fantastic to. Thank you very much!

This has got to be my favorite series thus far in Epic History TV's awesome series!!!

Belisarius, what a giga chad he was. Man was carrying the whole empire

I can’t believe we get such epically narrated,and expertly created/researched material like this for free. Another amazing video!

Simply marvelous as always! great work guys!

Great work ! , feed us with more of this material, can't wait for more.

Truly great work - so entertaining! Thank you so much. Will sub forever.

This has been a spectacular series! Thanks.⚔❤⚔

I've been waiting for this for weeks! And now I can't wait for the next part😬😬

The Belisarius series is one of the best !!! Great work.

Man my favourite series so far. Cant wait for the next one

If only they had the technology of cheap, ill-fitting paper masks, and flattened the Curve. This never would have happened..😔

Belisarius: Bro dont camp so close to the enemy Peter: lmao what ever dude Peter: Also send help

This series was the best thing I have seen in 2022. Absolutely amazing. You are doing God's work in bringing this history back to life

Very informative. I'm grateful for the insight, honest historical references and taking the time with presentation. I don't know much about the Eastern Roman Empire, let alone Belisarius, but I am glad an amazing channel like this one catches one up on much history. Keep up the great work!

@paprskomet

2 жыл бұрын

For example-it named just "Roman Empire",not "eastern".Roman writters did limitedly used addition western/eastern but only to highlight which part of the Empire(which was officially seen as one state)is meant and mostly only during time(and for time)when western court was in existence.After it was not it make no logic to refer themselves anyhow else but simply The Roman Empire.

What a great man ! Wrongly disgraced by his own king despite his great achievements and lifelong service but he never switched his loyalty.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Some of the best documentaries being put out there. If only the History Channel had a budget to sign skilled researchers/presenters. Ahhh oh well…back to watching Ancient Aliens!

Such a great series! Once this is done do you think there's a chance that we get the second part of the Venice series that you started all those months ago?

@EpichistoryTv

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! But alas, Patreon supporters have voted for other priorities..

Dude! The narrator, the art and history are astonishing! What a great series we have to watch for free

Really great vid, looking forward to more!

I love how you turn real historical battles into easy to visualize strategy game format.

This background music and voice of the narrator are like time-machine, allowing me to travel back to middle ages. Thank you very much. I am deeply deeply honored to click on like on this video.