1. Apologies, the man at 20:12 is Simeon of Bulgaria, not Maurice. I searched for pictures of Maurice, and for some reason he came up all over.

@carlosmarte3154

5 жыл бұрын

moderatingmoderation Don’t do that lol, you know what he meant.

@raymondkisner9240

5 жыл бұрын

To the Martians we earthlings we all look the same!

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

@IdleTycoon it s because we don t give a shit

@mihailnikoloff2554

5 жыл бұрын

@@raymondkisner9240 A lot of people tend to use this painting of Bulgarian Tsar Simeon because it looks great. Some Byzantine page once portrayed it as Basil the Bulgarslayer yet that wasn't Basil at all. its just disrespectful.

@tiami3886

5 жыл бұрын

q-mag.org/bulgarias-early-medieval-cities-of-pliska-and-preslav-were-they-really-built-to-resemble-700-year-older-roman-cities.html

"Pepin's donation is often called the donation of Pepin." A startling fact

@ChaseOGLP

2 жыл бұрын

I hereby declare this the Comment of Aelivs Mīlōnivs

@dreszerg6837

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChaseOGLP Also known as: Aelivs Mīlōnivs's Comment.

@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreszerg6837 Hahahaha

@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647

2 жыл бұрын

That was quite funny. I hereby proclaim this section to be The Section of Humor

@NikhileshSurve

2 жыл бұрын

@@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647 & can be also known as Humour's Section lol.

“He was beheaded, and that made it difficult for him to resume power.”

@mypal3561

5 жыл бұрын

anything's possible when you're working for Orthodox Jesus

@david-fs6sj

4 жыл бұрын

...you THINK?!...

@pawelsiepka248

4 жыл бұрын

Hillarious ;)

@wyleejg

4 жыл бұрын

Of course, he LOST HIS HEAD

@HVLLOWS1999

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh!

Man I love the byzantine empire. My grandma was a remnant of the byzantines, as she was part of a greek minority still living in istanbul. She was, of course, expelled along with the other greeks in 1923.

@Thessaloz

5 жыл бұрын

My grandparents came from Pontus to Greece, they still call themselfs Romans, Roman means Greek in their Greek dialect :)

@ByzantineCalvinist

5 жыл бұрын

The Greeks of Constantinople were exempt from the mandatory population exchanges of 1923 and after. But following the events of September 1955, most of them left, leaving a small remnant community behind.

@ub3rfr3nzy94

5 жыл бұрын

My family was from Smyrna but fled to Lesbos after they lost the war.

@Manchevo

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly these Christians from the Pontic lands and coastal Turkey who came to Macedonia for the very first time in the 1920's and settled in and around Solunica are today considering themselves 'Greeks' and the 'real Macedonians', while neglecting the historical fact that the indigenous Macedonian people was exiled.

@Thessaloz

5 жыл бұрын

​@@Manchevo Pontic people call themselfs Pontic like i call myself Thessalian because we are all Greeks from different places. Only Ionians stop calling themselfs like that because they wiped out and just called themselfs Greeks from Anatolia or Smyrna. Macedonians took part in olympic games had exactly the same language and religion as the rest of the Greeks in the mainland wasn't easy to seperate them with the rest. Also Macedonians (at least all kings/generals etc) came from Argos, a place between Sparta and Athens and after they took control of Athens and all Greece united they just mixed themselfs even more because they had no differences from the others. Macedonians exiled from their northern regions after Slavs came or they mixed with Slavs. Exept if you mean that when Agread dynasty came in Macedonia exiled the indigenous people to form their kingdom and build their cities (like Vergina etc) which is another conversation. And there is not a single proof about any ethnic group different than Greeks that was living there and exiled.

Constantinople: *Gets Besieged* The Byzantines: Aww shit, here we go again.

@marcelcostache2504

5 жыл бұрын

When you are New Rome and the richest city in the world everybody wants you.

@ilkkarautio2449

4 жыл бұрын

Will happen again, unless just busted with a nuclear missile. Depends on the war. 🤔 Only thing is that it will certainly happen given enough time.

@sosukeaizenbutdressedupina4692

3 жыл бұрын

Here I come again

@mahdimehdi445

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcelcostache2504 lmao in that time damascus was the richest city in the world and before it was ctesiphon

@rickyyacine4818

3 жыл бұрын

I was like oh for fuck sake really men

As an avid fan of Byzantine history, I can safely say this is - without question - the best non-corperate made/funded documentary on the Byzantine Empire, even surpassing many of the aforementioned in its nuance, lack of biased interpretations, ease of understanding without forgoing the innate complexity of the matter, and overall a healthy amount of data presented to support assertions put forward and the general picture(s) of the world at the time. This is some great fucking work man, keep it up. I'm super excited for the next video. Videos like these are why I'm so happy KZread and its creators exist.

@Fireoflearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate that

@wizzya9966

4 жыл бұрын

It would be perfect if he didnt call the Byzantine empire roman.... It was greek They called themselves greeks The byzantium wasnt invented at 1600... They had four greek letters in their flag They fought romans They had greek names They had greeks kings They had different religion from the latins

@EddieErion929

4 жыл бұрын

Konrad Malthe Klingest I concur!

@histguy101

4 жыл бұрын

@@wizzya9966 It was multi ethnic. The "official" languages of the Byzantine Empire were Latin & Greek, but also included a whole host of other regional languages, like Berber, Syriac, Coptic, Slavic, Germanic, Armenian, and more. Latin slowly became less important as an administrative language, but was still used officially until the 9th century. They didn't have kings, they had emperors("Imperator," "Autoktrator," later "Basileus") which had a line of succession going back to Augustus. And most of the emperors from the Byzantine era were not actually Greek. The last dynasty(Paleologos) is probably the only dynasty that can truly be called Greek by modern ethnic associations. They didn't call themselves Greeks until the last few centuries of their existence, and never officially. They called themselves: "The Power of Rome" "The Republic of Rome" "The Public Affairs of Rome" "Romania/Romanland" "The Rule of Rome" "The Imperium of the Romans" These names show up throughout Byzantine History in Latin(until the 9th century) and Greek. The capital of the empire was officially called "New Rome" in legal documents. It was home to the Roman Emperor/Emperor of the Romans, the imperial court, and the Roman Senate. I think you have fallen into the trap of applying a modern view of nation states and ethnicities to an ancient/medieval society. They simply won't play by your rules, as those rules did not exist for them. They're anachronistic. Also, how was their religion different? And which Romans did they fight? I'm not saying they didn't, as Romans fighting each other was a national pass time from the Old Republic to the fall of Constantinople, but who are you referring to?

@wizzya9966

4 жыл бұрын

@@histguy101 oops,sorry for the last,also the capital was konstadinoupoli,a greek word Also,they were orthodox,the western roman empire was catholic,and language at these times meant a lot,If they were roman,why do greeks exist,and not romans?If byzantium was roman,that means that greece,greek language and whatever is greek was forever dead for these "romans"again,why dont they exist,and instead,greeks exist?why didnt romans lead the greek revolution?

54:23 the Byzantine Beacons aren't something straight out of Tolkien; Tolkien's beacons (as well as all of Gondor) are straight out of Byzantium.

@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin994

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! The realms of Arnor and Gondor just are the WRE and ERE. Also, 41:38 sounds just like the battle of the Pelennor Fields (the big battle of Minas Tirith in the Return of the King for those not too familiar to Tolkien's works): The capital of the old empire is besieged, fighting valiantly but ultimately facing impossible odds and losing ground. Then, seemingly out of nowhere an army of mounted warriors appear, charge the enemies outside the city and save the day for the old empire.

@pridefulobserver3807

4 жыл бұрын

Byzantium calls for aid! and the Bulgars shall answer!

@yurigagarin3327

4 жыл бұрын

@Savage Cabbage partially

@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin994

4 жыл бұрын

@Savage Cabbage Just Rohan is based on Anglo Saxon England. I don't know what you're on about, how tf is Gondor based on the Anglo Saxons?

@Stormvermin-bx1lh

4 жыл бұрын

@Savage Cabbage Gondor and Arnor were based on Rome. Rohan was based on a version of "what if the anglo-saxons didnt suck with horses and werent stomped by the normans".

0:00 Intro 04:19 Part 1: Rome after Rome 6:50 Battles with Persians; Christian Disputes 09:28 Part 2: Age of Justinian Justinian the Great and Theodora 12:05 The Nika Riots 14:00 Hagia Sophia 14:40 War in west and east; the plague; Passing of Justinian 18:50 Lombards, Avars, and Slavs invade 25:16 Part 3: Muslim Conquests and Dark Ages 33:40 Siege of Constantinople in 674; Greek Fire 35:06 Losses to Bulgars; Loss of North Africa 42:42 First Iconoclasts 46:40 Charlemagne and Irene

@OhioStudiosOG

Жыл бұрын

..thank you?

@user-fl7zn2tn9q

Жыл бұрын

Alternate version of this with just Emperors will be good

"Tie him to a gorilla and set them loose in a sweat box!" - When we have officially run out of ideas for creative executions

@dominicsumandan633

5 жыл бұрын

Source please?

@Nimai_Aquino

3 жыл бұрын

How they got a gorilla??

@darthvenator2487

3 жыл бұрын

What if the gorila took the throne?

Ah Justinian I and Basil II, two emperors who had long and glorious reigns only for all their hard work to be undone within 50 years of their deaths

@alkisakakalkis5654

5 жыл бұрын

Y arent right Justinian conquered many regions but he after these wars Byzantium habnt monay or manpowder so the regions he conquered were lost easily while after the reign of basil 2 Byzantium had a lot of monay and people were happy

@asriellian3058

5 жыл бұрын

@@alkisakakalkis5654 Jesus that was a trainwreck to read... I said within 50 years didn't I? After Basil died in 1025 the empire was taken over be far lesser rulers which ultimatley led to the disaster at manzikert 46 Years later

@alkisakakalkis5654

5 жыл бұрын

Basil's empire needed a very idiot emperor to fall while justinian was pretty easy

@millardfillmore2869

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget Alexios

@AmariFukui

3 жыл бұрын

@@alkisakakalkis5654 To be fair the empire did suffer an utterly devastating plague mid re-conquest which rocked the empire to its core. Followed by endless wars with the Sassanids. I wouldn't call it easy

Petition to bring back Byzantium? I love them.

@michaelerbaturakis2435

5 жыл бұрын

yes

@kaiservon2936

4 жыл бұрын

Petition to bring back Prussia?

@danielchequer5842

4 жыл бұрын

Petition to rename Istambul to Constantinople again? Who's with me? 🖐️

@gandalfthegrey2592

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielchequer5842 don't know why they changed it, especially since the ottoman referred to it as Constantinople

@gandalfthegrey2592

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielchequer5842 so I am for it

You mean history of Rome part 3

@marcelcostache2504

5 жыл бұрын

its good to see people that realize rome did not end in 476! they do not teach this in schools .

@marcelcostache2504

5 жыл бұрын

@MACK D the part of the medieval roman empire yes its very very suppressed and even unknown in the west.

@sulphuric_glue4468

5 жыл бұрын

@@Snob888 They didn't just "call themselves Roman". They literally were Rome. The Roman Empire did not fall in the east until 1453. There is no difference between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, they were exactly the same political entity.

@sulphuric_glue4468

5 жыл бұрын

@@Snob888 There are also significant cultural differences between the medieval English and the modern English, the inhabitants are still the English and the country is still England. Cultural evolution does not change a state. It was not a successor to the Roman Empire. It was not the inheritor of the Roman Empire. It *was* the Roman Empire. This is really not difficult to understand.

@sulphuric_glue4468

5 жыл бұрын

​@@Snob888 Latin and Roman is not the same thing. Roman is a cultural identity, Latin is an ethnic one.. Both the Latins and Greeks were integral to the development of Roman culture and of the Roman state. Most educated Latins spoke Greek and the Greeks were basically the only other people the Latins did not consider barbarians. The Greek-speaking east spoke a Roman language (Greek and Latin were the languages of the Roman Empire), followed Roman traditions, were loyal to Rome and by the time of the west's fall they were Roman citizens. They were Romans in every way. More than that, the state that ruled them was absolutely no different than the Roman Empire that ruled before the west fell. One part of an empire falling does not mean all of it is gone. There was no change whatsoever in the political entity. Both Texans and New Yorkers are American, are they not? If some disaster befell the USA and it was solely relegated to the south, according to you it would not be the United States of America because it's not populated by yankees, or if London fell to some foreign invader then the rest of the country would no longer be the UK and no longer be British.

Wow, covering well over a thousand years of Byzantine history is hard to do in just under an hour, but you did it really well. I also love your maps... great job!

@coreyham3753

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting overview of the eastern roman empire.

@LagunaShirogane

9 ай бұрын

Yeah hes amazing, Cy. And I watch your videos as well. You and Justin should do a collaboration video. It would be great!

Bro it's eleven pm here and I was looking for something to keep me up thanks for uploading

@jaewok5G

5 жыл бұрын

ditto

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

@@jaewok5G ditto DITTO you provincial putz. Hedy lamarr

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

THAT S HEDLEY

@jaewok5G

5 жыл бұрын

WHERE'S FROGGY?!?!?!

@thetrain47539

5 жыл бұрын

Idk what's scarier, the fact that it's the exact same time for me or the fact that I had Brick in my old username.

The Byzantine Empire really is the coolest

@marcelcostache2504

5 жыл бұрын

Where rome was a dream , new rome did there best to keep that dream alive in an even changing world.

@kieran296

5 жыл бұрын

Orthodox Christianity is the coolest also😂😉☦

@unlimitedpower9140

5 жыл бұрын

Oh please, the Byzantine empire was essentially in perpetual decline for 800 years.

@tylerellis9097

5 жыл бұрын

Unlimited Power then why was it larger in 1025 then 700? Even at its death in 1204 it was a power in the eastern Mediterranean.

@retvrntotradition4454

5 жыл бұрын

May Allah bless the Companions of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) for waging Jihad for the Sake of Allah and driving the Byzantine Kuffar from Al Sham, Egypt and Palestine and may Allah bless the Ottoman Mujahideen for finishing what the Companions started!

there is a saying in greek "πάλι με χρόνια και καιρούς πάλι δικά μας θα ναι" literally meaning again by years and ages they will be ours again referring to constantinople and asia minor

@volimNestea

5 жыл бұрын

Is "θα ναι" in that short for "θα είναι" or is it something else? I'm currently studying Greek and that confused me a little.

@StefanakoC1

5 жыл бұрын

@@volimNestea yes

@danvaly2256

4 жыл бұрын

But how? And are you sure you still want it? Do you know who lives there? Do you really want them?

@Emanon...

4 жыл бұрын

They were never yours. They were Roman. And yes, while you had slaves, the Persians had rights for women

@plutothetutor1660

4 жыл бұрын

That's epic

This is the first of your History of Nations documentaries that I've watched, and it will not be the last. You do an uncommonly good job of laying everything out simply and clearly, providing a decent amount of detail and context without getting bogged down anywhere. Your narration is easy to follow, too, never droning or boring me. So the result is that I learned a LOT in the last hour. Remembering dates and even general time frames have never been my strong point, and you just helped me put a long list of people, states, and events into a coherent timeline that might actually stick with me. Thank you, and please continue this series!

Man you deserve more subscribers. Your videos are great. Thanks for the video and looking to forward to any new ones.

@sebcor4912

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are the traces of eternal Christian civilization Is now in the Muslim countries invest in tourism Including the Church of St. John in Damascus and was converted to an Umayyad mosque after the expulsion of the monks And the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

As a Greek I never heard the term "Greek fire". The right term is liquid fire in English "υγρό πυρ" in Greek. Nice job with the documentaries in this channel btw. Keep it up!

@jabronisauce6833

2 жыл бұрын

Well you're Greek hence why to everyone else it's "Greek Fire" lol

@williamskalaios6444

Жыл бұрын

Εσύ είσαι μαλακας γιαυτό

@williamskalaios6444

Жыл бұрын

You are a malaka that's why

@msicvbes4977

10 ай бұрын

The term "Greek fire" is the one that is used in english literature, while in Greek literature we use "liquid fire".

@jensphiliphohmann1876

6 ай бұрын

Basically napalm.

"We, the descendants of the HELLENES AND of the ROMANS." Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos May 28th 1453 George Sprantzes - The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 1453 primary source from the war.

Just in time! I’ve always been fascinated by Greek and Roman history, but never given much thought to the Byzantines... I’ve been very curious about them lately, and on the cusp of my new found curiosity, my favorite history channel posts this! Perfect!😊

@MoveInSilence23

5 жыл бұрын

Brownworth's 12 Byzantine Rulers is great too. Yes it's on KZread.

@IblewuponyourfaceIII

2 жыл бұрын

Byzantine is the Eastern Roman Empire

@davidkariu2330

Жыл бұрын

Byzantine history is Roman history. At no one time did the East not think of themselves as Roman through and through.

@baldwintheleper8290

Жыл бұрын

It's Roman not Byzantine

@sprc155

7 ай бұрын

​​@@davidkariu2330Byzantine history is Roman and Greek history. If you remove either the Roman or the Greek element from it, then you "downgrade" it.

Heck yeah! Your documentary's are so good. Such an underated channel.

@IFY0USEEKAY

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% ! Although 88k subs is nothing to sneeze at, considering that the vast majority of them (like me) probably don't know ANYONE in their own lives that are remotely interested in history... LOVE THIS CHANNEL !!!

man, you really make history videos ADDICTING. I've always been interested in many of the empires and this wasn't even on top, however, this video and its sequel are my breakfast and supper. I watch em like you'd watch your Instagram reels. Holy sh&t, never stop making videos! #preach

@Fireoflearning

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! All the best to you

I enjoyed this upload. I'm currently living in Varna, Bulgaria. I had a little knowledge of the Byzantine empire as a continuation of of the Roman empire. You have given me a clearer and deeper understanding of early geo politics in this region. Good man Justin. 😉

@ihatetheworld90

5 жыл бұрын

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@ronlloyd1965

5 жыл бұрын

@Steven Lee Because i'm Irish. When I studied ancient history it was about the Roman empire which ended with the invasion of the "barbarian" hoards, not about its continuation through the Byzantine empire. I guess it did not fit in with the Roman Catholic dogma.

@chuekinsiu4667

4 жыл бұрын

Bulgarians are the greatest enemy of Byzantine empire, both lost many lives of army during the wars.

@williamskalaios6444

Жыл бұрын

​@@chuekinsiu4667wrong!!

Your videos are probably one of the best Roman history overviews out there. Absolutely fantastic content.

i still sometines cry about Constantinople.

@iagosevatar4865

4 жыл бұрын

Me too dude, me too ...

@azarishere6442

4 жыл бұрын

@@iagosevatar4865 ave constantinopole

@topherlilly2985

4 жыл бұрын

Lazarus Zoolander ok Christian

@mike7652

4 жыл бұрын

@Yousef Xavi You should open a Hawaiian themed restaurant and call it "Aloha Snack Bar". Not sure what ol' Muhammed (piss be upon him) would think of that though...

@15r52

4 жыл бұрын

@Yousef Xavi muhamad and allah are dirty pigsuckers,lower than dogs who are much better.

HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO MAKE MOVIES FOR BYZANTIUM. ESPECIALLY WHEN AGIA SOFIA WAS BUILT. THE MOVIE OF JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA. OR CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.

@hamarbiljungskile8953

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck that noise, Hollywood is shit at making movies, especially historical ones.

@justinian-the-great

5 жыл бұрын

Hardly that it would happen. Hollywood is a western industry and West and Byzantine Empire were always in......unfriendly relations.

@mlazos

5 жыл бұрын

Steva Stevanovic if you give them a good scenario from the true story, they can make it an amazing movie, like Ben Hur, Chariot races, Constantinople life style, emperor with conspiracies, wars against barbarians, etc etc. Its easy to recreate costumes based on Hagiography.

@justinian-the-great

5 жыл бұрын

@@mlazos Yes, but as I say, it's more about politics than actually filmmaking. Hollywood is western industry, Byzantium is Eastern civilization. Actually what makes matters worse is that spiritual, ideological, religious and political successor of Byzantium is, well...... Russia (thus it's called the Third Rome)! And well Russia and Hollywood.........yeah, don't go together.....except when you have to make a villain, then Russia fits in the role. That's probably the reason why Byzantium, in a few Hollywood movies that I watched and in which somehow the Empire was in, is mainly portrayed as one of the "bad guys" or at least as antiheroes. So yeah, Hollywood making movies about Byzantium is hardly gonna happen.

@alexpaez5791

5 жыл бұрын

I agree

Good documentary, congratulations! Yet, I still feel obliged to note that the picture you have used for Maurice, is actually depicting Tsar Simeon the first of Bulgaria, a much later ruler (893-927). It is, though, an unsurprising confusion, since our boy was obsessed with becoming the Basileus, dressed and behaved like such and called himself "Tsar of Bulgarians and Greeks". He was also one of the many bulgarian rulers to ruin the economy while trying to subdue the Eastern Roman Empire and Constantinople in particular. Yet,an interesting and important historical figure. Anyway, it is not a big deal that you`ve messed the picture, I just felt like I had to note this. You`re doing great, keep up!

This is one of the best channels on KZread, such hard work and in great detail, thank you for all the hard work!

Please consider doing a video on Bulgaria. I don't think many people know the history of my country worldwide and it might be an interesting topic to research, present and to watch.

Thank you for putting this together. It was really well done. Makes me wish I had paid more attention to history while in school!!

I very much enjoy, along with the history lessons themselves, your dry humor with which you liberally scatter through the lesson. This causes me to listen more carefully because I don't want to miss any of your quips. I have enjoyed this whole series and very much look forward to all that is to come.

I watch this every other night before sleep. It's so nuanced and, at the same time, easy to follow and digest. Not to mention it has a few comedic relief points, or at least between this one and the companion piece. Thanks, Justin. This channel and lucinox will definitely be where I put my future patreon donations.

@Fireoflearning

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ashton!

Constantine Palaiologos himself in the end proclaimed Constantinople the "refuge for Christians, hope and delight of all HELLENES". George Phrantzes, History, 3.6

Always amazing and elating to listen to your insightful quest of History and the wisdom of mankind laid down and passed over from generation to generation. Excellent and congratulations. Keep it up.

Why isn’t Byzantine history as widely well-known as the Roman Empire? It’s fascinating. An epic film about Justinian, Theodora, and Belisarius could be outstanding. Have a good day, and stay well out there everybody; Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊

@arturmarashi2410

3 жыл бұрын

Illyrians mate that is the puzzle the are missing because the new comers paying to hide the truth but every one knows the truth

@zeynepkucuk243

3 жыл бұрын

because europeans try to decrease byzantine empire's value, they don't even see them as roman successors

@Pan_Z

2 жыл бұрын

Variety of reasons. For one the fact that you call it "Byzantine" is evidence of the effect of Western European influence. There is no Byzantine Empire. It was just the Roman Empire. The term Byzantium was created by a German historian in the 16th-century living in the Holy Roman Empire, after the fall of Constantinople. After AD 800 (when Pope Leo III illegitimately crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor) Western Europe made efforts to dismiss the Eastern Empire as the "Greek Empire", as it undermined HRE legitimacy. Second point: Western Europe owes much of its civilisation to the Roman Empire of antiquity. Upon entering the Medieval Eras the influence the Roman Empire had on Western Europe greatly dwindled. Constantinople served as a massive trade hub for merchants, the Romans staved off Islam from entering much of Europe for centuries, and the crusades were called due to Roman pleas for help, but in day-to-day life the Roman Empire was an irrelevant entity stationed in the Greek speaking world.

@gnasher688

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pan_Z - Well said .. the Vatican is & always has been a corrupt dictatorship .. they have used “the will of God” phrase to allow, condone & order massacres, cover ups & even aid Nazi’s ..

@albanianhere6587

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturmarashi2410 are u an albanian

This has become one of my favorite channels on KZread. I feel like I’ve learned so much about ancient history and you have a great voice for these videos too. Keep up the amazing work!

Dude, you're doing such great job. Thank you for these lessons!

Excellent video. Detailed explanations, everything's put into context, good pacing on audio with intonations and pauses.

This series is truly fabulous! covering a lot of ground, all the most important details and many interesting facts chronologically.

These are so packed with info, I need to watch them again and again...!!!! Just fascinating.

Paul the Deacon (born in the 720s), says that Maurikios was: “a Cappadocian by race . . . the first emperor from the race of the Greeks” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 3.15

Do one of these on Hungary one day! There are a lot of empty squares there. ;) It's one of those countries that are right outside the mainstream Western historical education, but still close enough that you can basically understand what's happening. You also showed a lot of pictures that actually depict Hungarians, such as several paintings when you talked about the Avars, or when you show "Irene of Athens". The latter is actually an image of Irene of Hungary, born Piroska (which in Hungarian is a reference to her red hair). She is a Christian saint who was married to Emperor John II Komnenos. She set up a monastery and hospital in Constantinople. Her father, László I was one of the most prominent medieval rulers of Hungary.

There u go ! Best channel ever, thanks man

Great narration and storyline. loved it

Oh man this channel is incredible! Instant subscribe. Was hooked from the start

A lot of people downplay the Byzantines when compared to Ancient Rome but they always forget to mentioned just how many Enemies they faced. Ancient Rome had relatively few rivals who could match it power. The Byzantines essentially protected Europe from eastern Muslim invasion for 800 years approximately. And that's without mentioning the Bulgars,the Venetians,the Chrusaders, the Normans and most importantly the Ottomans. Oh and did I mention plague.

thank you so much for this video! Things are much clearer for me now! You did a very good job of explaining the relations with the West and the East with Byzantium

As a young man, that has always loved history, I find this channell just perfect. It fills gaps I had and also i helps to see the topics in context. A the best things are subtle jokes now and then. Very well done.

Thank you for this great documentary! Keep going. You do it very well. Will be following you!

"As heirs to the Greeks and Romans of old, the Byzantines thought of themselves as Rhomaioi, or Romans, though THEY NEW FULL WELL THAT THEY WERE ETHNICALLY GREEKS." see also: Savvides & Hendricks 2001). Niehoff 2012, Margalit Finkelberg, "Canonising and Decanonising Homer: Reception of the Homeric Poems in Antiquity and Modernity", p. 20 or Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum 2003, p. 482

Great video, I definitely learned a bunch of new things, thank you !

It's amazing how high quality his videos have become keep it up good job

Great documentary! Just a little change-the picture you use for Maurice where he sits on the throne is actually Simeon the Great of Bulgaria! Keep up the good work tho! Really informative and useful video!

I am a true Persian ... but I love Constantinople and I call it only by its real name. I hope one day soon will be free from the S... system. Byzantin is a glory to me 🙏🙏🙏🌞🌞🌞

@elenis.3817

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, BROTHER.

@sosukeaizenbutdressedupina4692

3 жыл бұрын

@@elenis.3817 same here

@rickyyacine4818

2 жыл бұрын

Rip sasaniad presia Islam destoryed ir

@CutieZalbu

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickyyacine4818 just like Christianity destroyed Rome?

@rickyyacine4818

2 жыл бұрын

@@CutieZalbu rome adopted it Christianity presia culture destroyed by Islam even thier language

Thengk you for the information 👍👍

This is an amazing documentary. Job well done! I could listen to you for hours and learn all sorts of historical facts.

Great video, thank you! A lot of hard work went into this. You just got a new subscriber.

39:40 he was beheaded, and that made it difficult for him to regain power

@primuspilusfellatus6501

5 жыл бұрын

Dont you just hate it when a good ole' head chopping gets in the way of ruling the east roman empire?

@marcelcostache2504

5 жыл бұрын

@@primuspilusfellatus6501 head chopping or mutilation by cutting the nose or getting blinded!. Atleast the medieval romans where more humain then the ancient romans no execution by animals or wheels!!!!!

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcelcostache2504 humane. In english dommage seulement un mot chaque fois ne lache pas marcel

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcelcostache2504 evidemment at least deux mots. Sans doute votre machin

@virvisquevir3320

5 жыл бұрын

Steez McBreezy - He lost his head to ambition.

Yeah... my first Fire of Learning video. Very bloody good actually. Looking forward to part 2.

Great work man, can't wait for the next one!

"Peppin's donation is often called 'The donation of Peppin'." The more you know.

Love to Our Greek Hellenic Brothers and Sisters. Much respect and love from your Serbian friends . 🇷🇸☦🇬🇷

@kerreckt

5 жыл бұрын

God bless Sebia. This from an American/Greek Orthodox Christian that respects the great Serbian people.

@dukagjini6610

5 жыл бұрын

Greeks are not Hellenic they are persian and serbs are slavic they don’t belong in the Byzantine empire fuck you talking about two diffrent people calling each other brother lol

@dukagjini6610

5 жыл бұрын

norma boga serbs are slavic from Russia

@dukagjini6610

5 жыл бұрын

norma boga 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m dead we came from Azerbaijani 😂😂😂😂😂 my family lived in the same area for 2000 years and I have proof for that dummy

Fire of learning is one of the best and true sorces of learning history on the internet,thank you for the dedication and time to make these videos !

@user-mv9nu5sf1n

4 жыл бұрын

there is a little mistake in minute 20:07 the picture us Tsar Simein the Great from 9-10th century of Bulgaria

Exactly the video I've been waiting for. Cheers

I'm grateful for your effort, this is appreciated

It’s crazy to think that 541 AD Eastern Europe had the ability to create such amazing architectural structures that even could last 1500 years, wow why don’t these people celebrate this history, what an amazing thing to have pride in

@blackmcbain3145

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean, it's one of the 8 wonders of the world

This upload certainly made my day better, danke

Great video as always, looking forward to the next one! =)

Very nice video As a history student it benefit me much Very much thanks to team behind this awesome work 🙏🙏🙏 You have got one more subscriber

Great videos man! Full of information and detail but still put forth in a way that's easy to follow and keeps you interested. Judging by the length of the videos too, i imagine you spend alot of time researching and compiling information for them. It probably goes over most peoples heads but i really do appreciate the time that you put into these! Im one of those who ends up on wiki going through a never ending bread crumb trail of hyperlinks and tabs when i'm reading up about things like this. These videos give me abit of my sanity back :')

Thank you for the video. Great job!

once again excellent vid very amazing🔥🔥

can't wait for the next part! great work bro, you are much better than history channel!! :)

YESSSSSSS IVE WAITED FOR THIS

This is such a great video/documentary. Love it!

This is how history channel should be! Thank you for bringing history into the information age

"Eustathius of Thessalonica ; c. 1115 - 1195/6) was a Byzantine Greek scholar and ARCHBISHOP of Thessaloniki. disambiguates the distinction in his contemporary account of the sack of Thessaloniki by the Normans in 1185 by referring to the invaders with the generic term "Latins", encompassing all adherents to the Roman Catholic Church, and THE "HELLENES" AS THE DOMINANT POPULATION OF THE EMPIRE." Espugnazione di Thessalonica, Palermo 1961, p. 32

LOVE your dry sense of humor! Great info you share, too :)

@Fireoflearning

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These videos of yours are my absolute favorite i have the play list saved and frequently rewatch them ❤

@Fireoflearning

6 күн бұрын

Thank you, we are honored to hear you say so

OoOoOoO I'm saving this one for coffee tomorrow morning.

@BADVlBES

5 жыл бұрын

see u tmw morning boo

@wormthirtyfour

4 жыл бұрын

did you enjoy your coffee?

20:08 This is the Bulgarian Tzar Simeon The Great, not the roman Emperor !!!

@richard70854

5 жыл бұрын

Георги Стоев I think you mean Roman Emperor

@AlexanderKKolarov

5 жыл бұрын

He titled himself Василевс на българи и ромеи

@MrTuddo

4 жыл бұрын

@@richard70854 No Richard - Bulgarian Tzar who ruled 893-927. Our greatest king - no way to mistake his picture. Just the images used here should correspond to the real rulers.

@flamixflame2685

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTuddo scroll down the comments a bit and you'll see fire of learning points it out and apologises

@krasimirparvanov8139

3 жыл бұрын

@@richard70854 no😁. It's the 1st Tsar in the history . Tsar Simeon.

Excellently informative history of the Byzantine Empire. Thanks a lot!

Awesome work dawg, subbed for sure.

This was enthralling to watch , very well put together and historically cannot be more accurate you did your homework well. cant wait for conclusion. Any idea when that will be ? Will have my wine ready for that :-)

just found this channel, this is great stuff. Have you considered doing a documentary about the Venetian Republic I've always found Venice fascinating.

Really great video and good use of artwork.

Great work, guys

looking forward to part 2

21:22 The portrait depicts Emperor Simeon The Great.and not Mauricius. A Bulgarian emperor who ruled from 893-927 and achieved the greatest territorial expansion in Bulgarian history.

@anatolistoimenov1229

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@joek600

5 жыл бұрын

yeah big deal...

@opushead

5 жыл бұрын

It is a big deal !!!

@joek600

5 жыл бұрын

@@opushead No its not, its a painting of a guy dressed in lavish ROMAN style. He could be any royalty of the 9th-10th century. I dont understand why this is so important to you and the rest that keep posting the same comment.

@opushead

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah dude... The same way i can claim there is no difference between americans and canadians. It's not big deal, right?

Very nice explained, it also gives me goose bumps a few times.

good one im exited for the next part!

Do Hungary next. Please? I'll buy you dinner if you do.

@Fireoflearning

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, tempting offer, I am feeling Hungary

@HVLLOWS1999

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fireoflearning That's a knee slapper right their!

@veeno2546

5 жыл бұрын

Even in it’s current small state, it’s politics still cause ripples through Europe and the world. Hungary is fucking badass.

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

NEWS FLASH hungary has changed its name to CHINA. But i bet in an hour it ll be hungary again

@davehallett3128

5 жыл бұрын

@@veeno2546 not on the radar

Excellent historic presentation. The best I have seen. Great Images & maps, alternating perfectly in time. Eloquent description that captures the audience. Cool scholarly publication, also dashed with intelligent sense of humor. Definitely a MUST for a Late Roman History & empire management aficionado or student.

@Fireoflearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@drinmaliqi9531

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fireoflearning illyrians are albanians

excellent and enjoyable video. thank you !!

Great video once again

we know no Istambul but The great Constantinople

@duledulencio

5 жыл бұрын

Instabul je ime sa pocetka 20veka. A nikada se nije zvao Konstatinopolj, vec Carigrad. vizantija je najveca istorijska prevara koja je nastala u 15veku. Ni jedan dokument ne postoji koji je naslovljen na viyantiju, ne postoji ni jedan viyantijski car, vladar, sve je to bio Rim, odnosno istocno rimsko carstvo. Nova Roma, je bila prestonica propalog zapadnog dela rimskog carsta.

@mrserbia2769

5 жыл бұрын

@@duledulencio Kao prvo glup si kao drugo BYZANTIUM TI JE EASTERN ROME ILI ROME' i kao trece Tsarigrad je ime na stari Slavonski jezik a stari ime Konstantinopola ti je Byzantium i plus idi uci istoriju

@mrserbia2769

5 жыл бұрын

@@duledulencio Nebitan si ko god da te naucio istoriju je glup ko sto si i ti da ga slusas

@user-rr9ng9bo9l

4 жыл бұрын

Istanbul is greek name tho

@PiousMoltar

4 жыл бұрын

Nah m8 Byzantium

Would be cool of you can do Bulgaria at some point

I love this channel, keep up the good work.

Excellent presentation!