How Eastern Rome Established Cultural Supremacy over Eastern Europe

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Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of religion and culture continues with a video on how the Eastern Roman Empire established cultural supremacy over Eastern Europe through Orthodoxy and cultural dominance, creating what is now loosely known as the Byzantine Commonwealth.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals Жыл бұрын

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  • @leehinghung

    @leehinghung

    Жыл бұрын

    Did Kings and Generals do the topic of Byzantine Papacy before? I am very interested in that.

  • @julianshepherd2038

    @julianshepherd2038

    Жыл бұрын

    Those Christians love a fight, don't they?

  • @user-sv2os1pb6j

    @user-sv2os1pb6j

    Жыл бұрын

    Vizantine empire is wrong narative. They call them self Romei or Romej. So Romei empire. Your video is not corect.

  • @user-sv2os1pb6j

    @user-sv2os1pb6j

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jong.7944 Yes. Thank's for info.

  • @xenofonmitsalas8905

    @xenofonmitsalas8905

    Жыл бұрын

    At the 5:00 of the video, it is not Manuel III, but Michael III.

  • @LeoWarrior14
    @LeoWarrior14 Жыл бұрын

    !Trade Alert! I get: Orthodox Christianity, an Imperial princess, trade deals You get: 5,000 Viking mercenaries, not getting Chersonesus burnt down

  • @ornessarhithfaeron3576

    @ornessarhithfaeron3576

    Жыл бұрын

    @KHABIB ** TIME Too long, didn't read

  • @retoulis01

    @retoulis01

    Жыл бұрын

    @KHABIB ** TIME yes, there is one much greater than he, His name is Jesus Christ Pantokrator

  • @nekmewxelagrowing6432

    @nekmewxelagrowing6432

    Жыл бұрын

    @KHABIB ** TIME How can you glorify a child raping murder who killed the people teaching his religion then twisted it so he could be a child raping murder with god backing him up? If you think his god is god you are wrong he serves the fallen ones. Pure evil. Talking about Muhammad not Islam the same way many Christian's have twisted the bible to do evil in the name of God...

  • @giacoyt4147

    @giacoyt4147

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ornessarhithfaeron3576 ignorance is bliss. It’s a good point though, can us Christians point to a verifiable figure who’s as influential?

  • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y

    @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y

    Жыл бұрын

    @@giacoyt4147 Mohammed is influential in making hundreds of millions of men think it's OK to be a youth enthusiast.

  • @DraikoGR
    @DraikoGR Жыл бұрын

    A small clarification. Mt. Athos still IS a monastic state. It is under the influence of all the orthodox churches and that reflects in the composition of the monasteries. There are church of Serbia monasteries, church of Russia monasteries and monasteries under the influence of the orthodox patriarch in Istanbul. Although it is considered a part of Greece (or more accurate the Hellenic Republic) it is a self governed state, where you can enter only under special "visa" and if you are male. There are no female monasteries and unless i missed something, for the past 800 years, not a single woman has passed the borders to Athos.

  • @TotilaTheGoth

    @TotilaTheGoth

    Жыл бұрын

    There were a few occasions when women entered. Serbian Tsar Dušan brought his wife there during the Black Death, but it is said she never stepped foot on the ground and was carried the whole time. Also, in newer times, there are cases when women entered, mostly by accident I believe.

  • @orestisbe6978

    @orestisbe6978

    Жыл бұрын

    In addition to what other said, Women are permitted to enter during difficult times to seek shelter. So for example, during WW2.

  • @utubrGaming

    @utubrGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TotilaTheGoth Additionally, women in the modern age also occasionally enter the grounds as a dare, a challenge, or just for public attention.

  • @TotilaTheGoth

    @TotilaTheGoth

    Жыл бұрын

    @@utubrGaming True, I forgot about that.

  • @mism847

    @mism847

    Жыл бұрын

    A misogynistic tradition that still continues to this day.

  • @Hartasek
    @Hartasek Жыл бұрын

    The day of the arrival of the missionaries Constantine (Cyril) and Methodius is celebrated in our country in the Czech Republic as a national holiday.

  • @MT-rw6ws

    @MT-rw6ws

    Жыл бұрын

    I am from Thessaloniki and everyday during my morning ride to Uni , i see the Kyrilos and Methodios cathedral . Magnificent building for two important scolars of European culture .

  • @ash.bl.9289

    @ash.bl.9289

    Жыл бұрын

    For real? Even though the Czech republic is 90% atheist?

  • @Hartasek

    @Hartasek

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ash.bl.9289 Yes

  • @pseudomonas03
    @pseudomonas03 Жыл бұрын

    The Easten Roman Empire didn't influence only the people of the Eastern Europe. Influenced the Western Europe as well. For example Princess Theophanu, niece of the Emperor John I Tzimiskes, was married to the Otto II, the German Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and she had an important cultural impact to the development of the german culture. Later, during the Paleologian Rennaisance many Byzantine intellectuals like Emmanuel Chrysoloras, Bessarion of Trabizond, and Georgios Gemistos Plethon, they contributed to the Italian Rennaisance. And finally let's not forget that the Eastern Roman Empire had an important cultural impact to the Arabic Muslim world as well. For example one of the students of the great Leo the Mathematician introduced the Eyclidian Geometry to the Arabs in 820 AD.

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    Also introduced the Table Fork to the Middle East and Europe

  • @Vaelar2007

    @Vaelar2007

    Жыл бұрын

    The Palaiologoi also inherited the Dutchy of Montferrat in Italy and ruled it for over a century wich must have had significant influence on the region to

  • @sto_karfi842

    @sto_karfi842

    Жыл бұрын

    Not only,the great library of Baghdad was full of Greek copies of literatureat the request of the caliph himself.When the Mongols sacked the 2nd most important western(having China in the map) city(Baghdad), Euphrates became black from the books that were thrown,blind in their rage the Mongols could not understand that the library they destroyed was the reason of the greatness of the very city they sacked.

  • @Anonymous07192

    @Anonymous07192

    Жыл бұрын

    The Holy Roman Empire was culturally enriched by representatives of the actual Holy Roman Empire.... Interesting.

  • @the3zoooz1

    @the3zoooz1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerellis9097 wrong to came from the Middle East and Aisa

  • @CaesarAugustus.
    @CaesarAugustus. Жыл бұрын

    "Why don't you go visit Byzantium for yourself? Knowing some Turkish wouldn't hurt..." Me: *cries in the mourning of Constantinople's fall* 😭

  • @yoghurtmaster1688

    @yoghurtmaster1688

    Жыл бұрын

    You want to visit the largest city in europe or not?

  • @spartan9540

    @spartan9540

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yoghurtmaster1688 no

  • @vitorpereira9515

    @vitorpereira9515

    Жыл бұрын

    The fall of Constantinople was one of the great tragedies in human history along with Disney purchase of Star Wars.

  • @yoghurtmaster1688

    @yoghurtmaster1688

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vitorpereira9515 unironically who cares lmfao

  • @almishti

    @almishti

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah both halves of that statement were in really poor taste innit.

  • @sophoniasmessele
    @sophoniasmessele Жыл бұрын

    Eastern Rome was always my favorite empire to read about and the fact that this channel dedicates so much time to it is just too good to be true.

  • @imperialstormtrooper1054

    @imperialstormtrooper1054

    Жыл бұрын

    Rome will rise again! In our hearts and minds, we have not forgotten the Roman Empire of the east

  • @williamyoung9401

    @williamyoung9401

    Жыл бұрын

    The Eastern Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic church spreading their religion reminds me of the U.S. and Soviet Union exporting their culture after World War 2.

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon Жыл бұрын

    Until you guys popped up with your glorious channel, I hadn't really looked much at Byzantium and the Ottomans, and really that whole area at all. But my god is there a lot of very interesting history there. Thanks a bunch you guys!

  • @redterrorproductions1373

    @redterrorproductions1373

    Жыл бұрын

    The byzantine empire never existed.

  • @theempirewasright7673

    @theempirewasright7673

    Жыл бұрын

    @@redterrorproductions1373 explain your statement please

  • @krosskreut3463

    @krosskreut3463

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theempirewasright7673 i think because the bizantine were the (eastern) roman empire, and all of the bizantium came from hre emperors , and with that we should call them the easter roman empire than bizantine

  • @bugra3666

    @bugra3666

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theempirewasright7673 Name of Byzantine Empire is just a fictitious name, who fabricated by the mostly German historians to give the legitimacy to their German peasant mess that called Holy Roman Empire. The Empire never call himself Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire . The Empire was known to its inhabitants as the Roman Empire or Empire of the Romans.The inhabitants called themselves Roman.

  • @zertyuz

    @zertyuz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theempirewasright7673 The Byzantine Empire is an idea created by the claimants in the west to delegitimatize the easts claim to the Romanum Imperium

  • @SuchIsLife424
    @SuchIsLife424 Жыл бұрын

    The religious mission that the Byzantines sent to China was for me the best example of their cunning. They sent monks to not only spread Christianity to China, but they also stole silk worms from China so that the Byzantines can create their own silk industry. They stored the silk worms in hollow staffs. Simply brilliant.

  • @archaeaoris900
    @archaeaoris900 Жыл бұрын

    A sponsor which promote the Turkish language and call the Constantinople as Istanbul in a video about the Eastern Roman Empire. This is sacrilegious! :D

  • @oblakevychd
    @oblakevychd Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: in 14th century Bulgarian city of Tarnovo claimed to be the Third Rome, based on its cultural links with Byzanium, while Kyiv claimed to be the second Jerusalem.

  • @TRAFFICC

    @TRAFFICC

    Жыл бұрын

    This actually was during the 13th century, when constantinople fell under the western crusades and the latin empire was established... The second bulgarian empire was at its peak under the leadership of the Asen dynasty and the rule of Kaloyan and Ivan Asen 2nd... So naturally during those times Veliko Turnovo (Great Turnovo) was the prime eastern orthodox capital city and was rightfully regarded as the leader of the orthodox world thus ''third Rome''

  • @mikemodugno5879
    @mikemodugno5879 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video. Some time ago I requested a video about St. Cyril and St. Methodius. I appreciate that this channel listens to their fans. I would love to see more about Georgia, Armenia, and Bulgaria; or about Eastern Roman influence in Southern Italy.

  • @chaosspork
    @chaosspork Жыл бұрын

    Any day where there's a new Kings and Generals video on the Eastern Roman Empire is a good day! Thanks for brightening up my morning!

  • @chrismacklin9098
    @chrismacklin9098 Жыл бұрын

    I have to say this is one of the best channels on KZread hands down. Seriously, if you release a steel book documentary series on dvd or blu ray I will 100% buy it. Honestly. Do it

  • @lukehamilton973
    @lukehamilton973 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad that Babbel recognises the Hagia Sofia as a museum 😄

  • @victortodorov2218
    @victortodorov2218 Жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this video for 4 years now! You are the only history channel which does include Bulgaria and doesn't forget its very important role in the world history! Thank you!

  • @denisdooley1540

    @denisdooley1540

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn't previously know that the Cyrillic script was developed in Bulgaria. I assumed it was developed in Moscow or Kyiv. I did recently visit the Maryhill Museum in Washington State, which has a tremendous collection of Bulgarian Ecclesiastical Art.

  • @nenenindonu
    @nenenindonu Жыл бұрын

    Like the Bulgars the Pannonian Avars also assimilated not into the Roman but Slavic populations. The evolution of modern nationalities would've been much different had the Romans reversed the situation to their benefit

  • @sto_karfi842

    @sto_karfi842

    Жыл бұрын

    The Roman idea is mainly the state and its laws,not nationality.It is sad to say but the promotion of hellenic language was necessary as the non Greek population proved to be untrustworthy,still the progress was slow and mainly close to the borders.The Bulgarians escaped hellenization by luck,their nobility fell into its knees to recognize Basil II as the sole world emperor and plea not to erase Bulgarian culture in exchange for future stability that they guaranteed through their loyalty to Constantinople.

  • @DavidChristosAlexandros

    @DavidChristosAlexandros

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kulrul9180 lol no bulgars we’re Turkic. Slavs we’re their plebs.

  • @003mohamud

    @003mohamud

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kulrul9180 lmao

  • @Natsatable

    @Natsatable

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sto_karfi842 yea sure, but there is Bulgaria today, and there is no such thing as Roman empire. As there was no such thing as greek... whatever for almost 2000 years from 146 till 1821 on the balkans. Almost 2000 years of irrelevance :). Have fun with your fantasy and drugs man.

  • @Yiannis2112

    @Yiannis2112

    Жыл бұрын

    @@afctaylor12 Yep, pretty much like anyone else, before and after.

  • @luffyseyepatch7952
    @luffyseyepatch7952 Жыл бұрын

    Always love when you guys talk about eastern history

  • @ftrgs7720
    @ftrgs7720 Жыл бұрын

    It is actually Michael the 3rd in 862, not Manuel. Anyways, great video!

  • @andreaspitsinis255
    @andreaspitsinis255 Жыл бұрын

    Another superb production, I don't even know how you always manage to squeeze so much information of a thousand year old empire in such short videos...you never cease to amaze me..

  • @cheydinal5401
    @cheydinal5401 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure Armenia actually already officially converted to Christianity around 300 AD, a fee years before the Roman Empire did under Constantine

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite videos on this channel so far. Fascinating.

  • @nekilik7886
    @nekilik7886 Жыл бұрын

    Serbia today still uses the Byzantine double headed eagle and banner with the Slavic tricolor. Byzantium truly was a bastion of culture. ☦

  • @nekilik7886

    @nekilik7886

    Жыл бұрын

    @@maskinisten019 I believe 1400 years is enough to be considered a native. If not then the only native Balkan nation are Greeks.

  • @nekilik7886

    @nekilik7886

    Жыл бұрын

    @@guzelataroach4450 Then none of the Balkan nations are native. At least we didnt genocide anyone like the western empires.

  • @Caligulashorse1453

    @Caligulashorse1453

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nekilik7886 what about the Bosnians?

  • @yoghurtmaster1688

    @yoghurtmaster1688

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nekilik7886 not genocide? Thats a big lie my friend lets at least not deny our crimes

  • @aleksajevtic2354

    @aleksajevtic2354

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn't saw or hear any Albania in this video, only comments and angry feelings for not having any history...

  • @slayer5571
    @slayer5571 Жыл бұрын

    The artworks are just amazing !

  • @daniel9767
    @daniel9767 Жыл бұрын

    It makes me happy that Byzantine history made it to the 21st century

  • @paulceglinski3087
    @paulceglinski3087 Жыл бұрын

    Another excellent vid, K&G. Thanks for shining a light on the edge of a known subject. That's why K&G is different than others, fleshing out subjects. Outstanding job, again.

  • @views-uy7yz
    @views-uy7yz Жыл бұрын

    hey, thanks for the amazing video! there is a lot more to tell about tsar Simeon the great of Bulgaria, maybe you could do a separate video about him as well, especially the economic war he fought with eastern rome is a very interesting topic

  • @AngSco30
    @AngSco30 Жыл бұрын

    My Master's degree was heavily focused on the idea of the Byzantine Commonwealth. Overjoyed to see it get some attention here!

  • @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen

    @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen

    Жыл бұрын

    @p-head Link it for reading

  • @Sp-zj5hw

    @Sp-zj5hw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hachibidelta4237 The inheritors of this state, modern Greeks we use nowadays the more attic "Byzantion" which was used then for the city. So if the inheritors use this term i do not see where the problem is. There are more Byzantine flags in Greek schools and public places than modern Greek ones. Fun fact, the janitor of my building is named Palaiologos.

  • @Sp-zj5hw

    @Sp-zj5hw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hachibidelta4237 Go and tell this to the Maniots and other people all around the Greek territory. Tell them that they are not Romans. I am curious how you will be treated by the angry mob. I remember in a vacation the hotel owner took me to the basement and showed me a carved double eagle dated before 1204. His family hid it from the Latins and then from the Turks. I am sorry it is cruel but we consider ourselves Byzantines. There are pills to help you digest that.

  • @Sp-zj5hw

    @Sp-zj5hw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hachibidelta4237 Your first statement is right. Yes Greece as a state is not successor to Rome, but it is consisted by people who are,. You do not know well the greek social reality and it is normal. Greece is divided between Hellenists and Romanists. This is depicted in politics also. Hellenists are more pro European and pro western . Romanists are more pro Russian and Church fanatics.

  • @Sp-zj5hw

    @Sp-zj5hw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hachibidelta4237 In reality Greece is still trying to settle the 1204 debris. 1204 created a Hellenic movement into the Empire led by the Laskaris family and the scholars who made the Byzantine classical renaissance. So modern Greeks are what Roman Hellenic restoration of 1204 did to the imperial identity. Romans with Ancient greek roots.

  • @mitkodimitrov8396
    @mitkodimitrov8396 Жыл бұрын

    great video,greetings from Bulgaria :)

  • @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671
    @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671 Жыл бұрын

    Great, you just uploaded on my dinnertime. And I've got an exam tomorrow. I'm saving this for later

  • @JulianTheApostateEatingDoritos
    @JulianTheApostateEatingDoritos Жыл бұрын

    I really liked starting the video of with the quote, good way to introduce the video!

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Жыл бұрын

    This was a good video thanks for sharing it

  • @phiko8352
    @phiko8352 Жыл бұрын

    Great videos as always. ❤

  • @jlvfr
    @jlvfr Жыл бұрын

    Me: I think I'm getting a good grasp on Byzantine politics K&G: Yeah? Check this out Me: /head hurts

  • @3452te
    @3452te Жыл бұрын

    i was curious about the Byzantine Commonwealth of the ERE. great vid

  • @Seraphim_Belisarius
    @Seraphim_Belisarius Жыл бұрын

    I was reading about Cyril and his brother in the book written by Bishop Kallistos: The Orthodox Church - a pleasant surprise.

  • @neoneo513
    @neoneo513 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for every video

  • @roihanfadhil2879
    @roihanfadhil2879 Жыл бұрын

    Ah, yeah, both kings & generals and history marche simultaneously covering about the Byzantine topic. That is pleasure thing for me. Thanks for your video👌 and good job 👏👏

  • @abhishekpawar2127
    @abhishekpawar2127 Жыл бұрын

    An empire becomes immortal when we find it's cultural influence exists even today !

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating stuff!

  • @Lev1232
    @Lev1232 Жыл бұрын

    As a Slovak I am really glad you are talking about what we consider a part of our history, but please also try to make the borders more precise. Great Moriavia and Hungary were really off when it comes to the Carpathian Mountains. Anyway great video and once again thank you!

  • @darkodjokic4432

    @darkodjokic4432

    Жыл бұрын

    All borders are weird.

  • @holextv5595
    @holextv5595 Жыл бұрын

    As a person from Czechia 🇨🇿 i like how you actually say Moravia and Bohemia and not only bohemia beacuse all lands that create: lands of the bohemian crown was : Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia (mainly) , And they are still historical regions 👍 It would be also very wholesome to make something about western Slavs like Czechs and Polaks, beacuse many people don't know about us 😅👍

  • @danijelsavic755

    @danijelsavic755

    Жыл бұрын

    In Serbia we know about our western Slavs brothers 😊

  • @holextv5595

    @holextv5595

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danijelsavic755 Beacuse you are Chad's. 😎

  • @danijelsavic755

    @danijelsavic755

    Жыл бұрын

    @@holextv5595 hahaha 😂👍

  • @danijelsavic755

    @danijelsavic755

    Жыл бұрын

    @@holextv5595 Joke on the side. I often feel sorry when I talk to people and realize how little we know about each other and we have so many similar customs, names and other parts of culture. Regardless of the Orthodox faith to which I belong or Catholicism. We should all learn a little more about each other together. 😊

  • @danijelsavic755

    @danijelsavic755

    Жыл бұрын

    One of the examples from the history of our relations. At the beginning of the Great War, when Austria attacked Serbia (battle on Mount Cer in 1914), Czech and Slovak soldiers refused the command. They did not want to "shoot at the brothers". We remember it here to this day. 😊

  • @turkeyhatman2890
    @turkeyhatman2890 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video from kings and generals

  • @aetiusg
    @aetiusg Жыл бұрын

    Hello love your channel, big fan here however when will you guys complete the 2nd Punic War series? We need that to be fully completed! Dying to watch the rest of the episodes to finish the war!!!

  • @johnndamascene
    @johnndamascene Жыл бұрын

    One of yalls best. Will help me explain byzantine cultural reach to curious friends

  • @user-jy8mj8qb6w
    @user-jy8mj8qb6w Жыл бұрын

    You truly do make the best Roman videos on the internet. Keep it, K&G team!

  • @edwinj.matthews3607
    @edwinj.matthews3607 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, very informative. Btw, its Michael III (Eastern Roman Emperor in the late 9th cent) and not Manuel III as potrayed in the video.

  • @victorbozdog
    @victorbozdog Жыл бұрын

    Great job, thanks! Besides Michael III, you fogot to put Wallachia on the map at 17:12, it should be under Moldavia

  • @lyudmilmarkovski4890
    @lyudmilmarkovski4890 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video :)

  • @banerjeesiddharth05
    @banerjeesiddharth05 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Жыл бұрын

    The Byzantine's are an exceedingly interesting people to study. And this was another facet to wonder about. Great video. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

  • @user-fs1tf3kx9u
    @user-fs1tf3kx9u Жыл бұрын

    Great video! One observation: in 862 the Emperor was Michael III, not Manuel.

  • @doorihad105
    @doorihad105 Жыл бұрын

    finally some Byzantine content! now we need some videos on Byzantine reconquista and some Komnenian restoration 😂😂

  • @ivanhoe96
    @ivanhoe96 Жыл бұрын

    Dear authors, it wasn't emperor Manuel III at 5:04, it was Michael III. Manuel III ruled the Trebizond Empire from 1390 to 1417, while Michael III ruled the whole of Byzantine Empire from 842 to 867 Btw thanks for your channel, it’s amazing!

  • @dutch-1989.
    @dutch-1989. Жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video about the Dutch VOC and Michel de Ruyter i love your video's

  • @Kolious_Thrace
    @Kolious_Thrace Жыл бұрын

    The famous crest of Hungary with the crown with the tilted Cross is actually a Byzantine crown! The “Holy Crown of Hungary” was made in Constantinople and the Emperor sent it to the first Orthodox Christian King of Hungary. That’s why the inscriptions on the crown are all in Hellenic! Mt. Athos is a monastic state to this day. There are some Serbian and Russian churches as well. Mt. Athos has a different hour and date from the rest of Hellas🇬🇷 They follow the Byzantine Time cloak even after the fall of Constantinople and they have a different calendar. I think they are 13 days behind our calendar!

  • @Kolious_Thrace

    @Kolious_Thrace

    Жыл бұрын

    @Istvan Fehér Byzantines tried to converted people to Orthodoxy. We converted all the Slavs (Rus, Serbs, Bulgarians… etc) The Romanians, Armenians, Georgians etc They attempted to convert people in Europe too. I don’t say Hungarians are Orthodox but the Crown of the Hungarian Emperor was a gift from the Orthodox Emperors from Constantinople!

  • @DeadPool-ej8nd

    @DeadPool-ej8nd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kolious_Thrace Georgia and Armenia were already Christians, before the Byzantium

  • @KenDelloSandro7565
    @KenDelloSandro7565 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @davidjonson6816
    @davidjonson6816 Жыл бұрын

    very interesting

  • @scottishbarnss
    @scottishbarnss Жыл бұрын

    Imagine a what if series where the Bulgars and Rus were truly assimilated into the byzantine empire, if the orthodox or Catholics weren't so stubborn, if the sacking of Constantinople by the crusaders never happened, how different the middle east today would look.

  • @ub3rfr3nzy94

    @ub3rfr3nzy94

    Жыл бұрын

    Rome would probably still exist as a superstate similar to China.

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    In no world would the Byzantine try to subjugate Rus. They had no interest in anything above the Danube

  • @dakiler2028

    @dakiler2028

    Жыл бұрын

    The middle east or at least Anatolia and the Levant would probably be orthodox. The Seljuk Turks would've probably settled in modern day Kurdistan, Iraq and Iran. Not that bad really, at least less women would dress like ninjas and won't get stoned

  • @user-dl3nc4jx7k

    @user-dl3nc4jx7k

    Жыл бұрын

    It is possible to assimilate into any empire only a people numerically smaller than the fundamental imperial people, this is not an obvious fact, no matter who conquered China, the elite of the conquerors eventually always assimilated among the Chinese and became Chinese, so what you write is nonsense

  • @nunyabiznes33

    @nunyabiznes33

    Жыл бұрын

    Or going back further, what if the Great Schism didn't happened.

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

  • @rogerroger9960
    @rogerroger9960 Жыл бұрын

    Is there any way you could incorporate a date in the actual video in the future? Like, I know you mention dates at various times, but having a visual on screen as events move forward I feel would help tremendously in understanding.

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    Жыл бұрын

    It is more difficult in videos like that, which talk about general flow, rather than concrete events, but we will do our best, thanks for your feedback!

  • @imperialstormtrooper1054
    @imperialstormtrooper1054 Жыл бұрын

    First, I am happy to wake up and see a new video about the Eastern Roman Empire. Second, I am also happy to see that ever more people are calling it Roman and not Byzantine as the Frankish imperialists wanted us. We look forwards to more Eastern Roman videos, thanks

  • @Jattmafia313
    @Jattmafia313 Жыл бұрын

    Greeks were so influential throughout history.

  • @user-qz4go8pf8l

    @user-qz4go8pf8l

    Жыл бұрын

    These were not Greeks. These were Romans of the medieval Roman Emprie. The eastern Roman Empire was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire, using Latin and Greek as its main administrative tongues. Its citizenry also had very diverse ethnic roots. They were Romans though, not Greeks as in ancient times (or even modern time Greeks, who are not Romans any longer in identity). Their culture was the new evolution of Roman culture. Naturally, this medieval Roman culture changed and took a different course than ancient Rome, incorporating many Mediterranean cultural facets which were not a part of the original ancient Roman culture. Nonetheless, it was the Romans and all that they had inherited during their long-lived ancient imperium.

  • @user-qz4go8pf8l

    @user-qz4go8pf8l

    Жыл бұрын

    @Panagiotis Giannopoulos I am writing to you in English. Does this mean that I am an Englishman? English is to us as Greek and Latin was to Roman citizens. Eastern Romans wielded the Greek language as an international tool just like we use English today. Many eastern Romans came from Anatolia, Syria, upper Balkans, Spain, Italy and other areas which were not traditionally Greek lands. A lot of eastern Romans, like 90% of them did not even have Greek descent. They spoke Greek just because it was the officially accepted language of the Romans. Period, they were Greek-speaking Romans, not Greeks.

  • @dimitrispvoice133

    @dimitrispvoice133

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-qz4go8pf8l Your very username is greek and not only that...it literally translates to ''Greek Fire'' which was used in the Byzantine Empire. Hellenes is literally today's (and all time's) pronounication of the Greek/Hellenic word for, you guessed it, ''Greeks''. They were calling themeselves ''Romioi'' (Romans) at the time since they were the continuation of the Roman empire. Even as far as here in Cyprus we have old documentation of poems and texts that refer to the Greeks as Romioi. I have no idea where you found your sources from but are extremely weak and vile.

  • @user-qz4go8pf8l

    @user-qz4go8pf8l

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dimitrispvoice133 Please learn my language before you butcher it. My username is "Rhomaeicon Pyr", meaning Roman Fire. Not Greek fire, which in Greek is Graecicon and Hellenicon Pyr. There was also never a "Byzantine" Empire. Only the Roman Empire. They were calling themselves Rhomaeoi because they were Romans. Not Greeks. Simple as that, end of story. Read the eastern Roman texts. There are literally tens of thousands of references to ethnic Romans. The terms "Graikos" and "Hellene" were attached to a Greek past which was undesired. Because the medieval Romans were the Roman people, not the Greek people. As far as my sources, the eastern Roman texts themselves. Try reading them so that you can learn something.

  • @Manuel-qu3tc

    @Manuel-qu3tc

    Жыл бұрын

    You have no clue what % of Romans in the East had Greek descent - whatever that even means - and nor does anyone else. This figure you drew straight up your ass. Their native language was Greek not because it was the officially accepted language or whatever BS you made up. It's the other way around, the people at large spoke Greek and the Empire had to go along with it and gradually Hellenise everything from the language of the admiration which used to be Latin to the language of the army which was even post-Hellenisation full of Latin terms.

  • @JawsOfHistory
    @JawsOfHistory Жыл бұрын

    Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror.

  • @user-rc3kk2ig6f

    @user-rc3kk2ig6f

    Жыл бұрын

    Where do you see Greece here, brother? This was the Empire of the Romans that once ruled from Spain to Syria around Justinian the so called "Great". Greece was not the East Roman empire

  • @jorehir
    @jorehir Жыл бұрын

    As a complement to this video, you should make one about the Catholic side of the world: Rome's soft power over Western Europe. This topic is usually ignored, as battle and such capture attention more easily, but it's still crucially important.

  • @50shekels
    @50shekels Жыл бұрын

    Kings and Generals out here asking the important questions I never thought of but definitely wanted answered. Can ya'll perhaps make a video about how Greek culture came to dominate inside the Eastern Empire?

  • @50shekels

    @50shekels

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dnkal2875 Some corrections: 1. Byzantium refers to a Hellenic city-state, which would later become Constantinople and not the Byzantine Empire. 2. Alexander's successors introduced the ideas of Hellenic philosophy to the Middle East but Greek language or way-of-life did not become the lingua franca of the region. This is substantiated by for example Egypt: Ptolemy did not convert the culture or even religion of Egypt to Greek. All of the successor dynasties converted to local culture to blend in. _________________________________ What I meant was I wanted a video on how it came to be most of the Byzantine East were permeated by Greek culture and language

  • @moncefachkar6378
    @moncefachkar6378 Жыл бұрын

    Byzantium history is really interesting and Full if rich informations that show an important era that really make me feel so amazed

  • @highevan
    @highevan4 ай бұрын

    "By late antiquity, there was a single Greco-Roman Empire, but perhaps today we see more clearly the continuity of its dual nature than the ancients did. Both civilizations co-existed and both survived through the Middle Ages down to the present day." RONALD MELLOR, THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN IDENTITY, p.118

  • @sidjoosin6549
    @sidjoosin6549 Жыл бұрын

    in time of Christianisation of Georgia, Bulgaria, Moravia, Serbs and even centuries later of Ukraine and Russia there was NO such thing as "Ortodox" or "Catholic" church.

  • @darkodjokic4432

    @darkodjokic4432

    Жыл бұрын

    true, but there was a split already between constantinople and rome for centuries already due to power struggle. So, same difference.

  • @ninokarazovic9131
    @ninokarazovic9131 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the neverending lessons in history, love your channel. One thing i will note is calling Tomislav of Croatia a prince is a really weird one. He bore the title of duke (knez, kniaz/knyaz) and later king. Although it is shrouded in mystery who crowned him or where (was it the pope, pope's representative or he did it himself), there are preserved documents in which pope adresses him as king of Croats. Also Tomislav's successors bore the title of kings, not dukes or princes. Its actually the first and only time i ever heard that Croatian rulers before or after personal union with Hungary were called princes. Cheers.

  • @ninokarazovic9131

    @ninokarazovic9131

    Жыл бұрын

    oh man i think i get it now. a byzantine emperor would call him archon (prince?) until he himself crowned him or the pope did? edit; p.s. found the sources of prince title later on, seems like Venetians did this alot

  • @domapusic

    @domapusic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ninokarazovic9131 Mislim da se radi čisto problemima u prijevodu. Primjetio sam da se na engleskom govornom području titula "prince" često koristi za bilo kojeg poglavara kojeg se ne smatra dovoljno prestižnim da bi mu se priznala titula kralja- dakle ono što bi nazvali knezom, ili možda čak banom. Za nas je princ samo onaj koji je u naslijednom redu za kraljevo prijestolje, ali englezima princ može biti i jedno i drugo.

  • @ninokarazovic9131

    @ninokarazovic9131

    Жыл бұрын

    @@domapusic aha, ima smisla, hvala na objašnjenju!

  • @ergoteleios
    @ergoteleios Жыл бұрын

    Nice work! 12:45 You said in Mount Athos catholics were invited. When did that happen? I have in mind what happend in 1280 by catholics and Patriarch of Constantinople John 11th Bekkos in Mount Athos.

  • @atrides7
    @atrides7 Жыл бұрын

    Well done sir!!!

  • @michaellaramee1965
    @michaellaramee1965 Жыл бұрын

    Byzantium really is an example of Cultural Victory in Civiziliation.

  • @hybridarmyofthegdl2193
    @hybridarmyofthegdl2193 Жыл бұрын

    the first time, you said it right : the Muscovite tsars . Great step forward !

  • @albertsuchan9366
    @albertsuchan9366 Жыл бұрын

    Great video as always, extremely interesting one especially for me as a guy from Czech rep., where the sphere of political and religius influence was everchanging through the history. Just one small thing, 5:01 I think you meant to have Michael III there as Manuel III never reigned in the Byzantine Empire proper. Keep up the good job!

  • @jonathanabsher4321
    @jonathanabsher4321 Жыл бұрын

    I would love for you to do a video on Olga of Kiev ,

  • @pseudomonas03
    @pseudomonas03 Жыл бұрын

    I read that the great ERE General Georgios Maniakes will appear in Season 3 of Netflix's Vikings Valhalla series, since he was the warrior companion of Harald Sigourdsson, when the later served as Captain of the Varangian Guard. I' m curious to see how this will be played, since this must be the first time that the ERE will be introduced in a Western media production.

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    About to be wack mark my words. Wouldn’t be surprised if they call them Byzantines in the show lol

  • @pseudomonas03

    @pseudomonas03

    Жыл бұрын

    @Hachibi Delta Indeed you are right. In this series appeared Euphemius, the ERE general who opened the "gates" of Sicily to the Arab conquest. But this episode was such a poor attempt to introduce ERE. They didn't even know how an ERE soldier looked like.

  • @Marshal_Rock

    @Marshal_Rock

    Жыл бұрын

    I should warn you that it is highly possible that eastern Romans might be depicted as weak or corrupt or deceitful.

  • @pseudomonas03

    @pseudomonas03

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Marshal_Rock Yeah. I think so too...

  • @TotilaTheGoth
    @TotilaTheGoth Жыл бұрын

    @Kings and Generals There is a mistake in your video regarding Serbia. Saint Sava did not finish Christianization of the country, as Serbs were Christians by that point. Instead he directed our course towards east and Orthodoxy, since many Serbs in coastal lands were Catholics at the time. Second thing is a suggestion. But can you please make more effort in your maps in some of your videos like this one? There are many mapping videos where you can take a note. I hope you take this as a good natured criticism, since I enjoy your videos, especially the Roman ones.

  • @anttiantifascist8889
    @anttiantifascist8889 Жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video about great migration of germanic tribes in the roman empire and their assimilation?

  • @billbaraka2879

    @billbaraka2879

    Жыл бұрын

    Best Name

  • @gazlator
    @gazlator Жыл бұрын

    Excellent analysis on the whole issue of Medieval Roman "soft power" that so often overlooked - even by those who like Byzantine/Medieval Roman history. Terrific.

  • @giorgiodoroni
    @giorgiodoroni Жыл бұрын

    Is there maybe a different type of background voices that can be used other than the usual "screaming"? Maybe updating the sound effect could improve the videos

  • @user-nz1eu8cz1d
    @user-nz1eu8cz1d Жыл бұрын

    Great video as almost always.Still what are the sources of a multicultural Thessaloniki and the existence of Slavs inside its walls during the byzantine period?I am not aware of any.

  • @Sendo664

    @Sendo664

    Жыл бұрын

    Its kinda logical. Thessaloniki was the co capital of the empire after constantinople. And therefore many ethnicities joined the city

  • @VojislavMoranic

    @VojislavMoranic

    Жыл бұрын

    That is the area emperor Heraclius offered for Serbs to settle first. But it was too hot so we went north, some tribes stayed. Plus Thessaloniki was a very important centre of trade.

  • @user-nz1eu8cz1d

    @user-nz1eu8cz1d

    Жыл бұрын

    @@VojislavMoranic and your sources are?

  • @user-nz1eu8cz1d

    @user-nz1eu8cz1d

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sendo664 as the Thessaloniki was the target of many slavobulgaric attacks it makes no sense that the city has any Slavic inhabitants at all.It would endagered its safety and there are any source of any kind showing Slavs inside the city.

  • @VojislavMoranic

    @VojislavMoranic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-nz1eu8cz1d Porfirogenit and his account.

  • @infinite682
    @infinite682 Жыл бұрын

    great video but the introduction to the sponser was just so mean XD

  • @danielkolev9270
    @danielkolev9270 Жыл бұрын

    this is another example of that the bulgarian and byzantine(greek) history of medieval ages are so linked. you cannot speak about byzantine history without mentioning bulgaria or the reverse. these two empires were the two pillars of medieval eastern europe.

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean you can say the same about the Byzantines and Caliphate, Normans, Turks, HRE etc

  • @danielkolev9270

    @danielkolev9270

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerellis9097 yep, but caliphate is not in EE, normans are late and for short, turks are the successors of Byz. HRE? how often do you read something about HRE and BE , and its not about religion? HRE is out of that cathegory. HRE is linked with western culture more often :)

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danielkolev9270 All the time from the 8th to 12th century. The Byzantines had numerous interactions with Charlemagne’s Empire and Ottos for 400 years. • Byzantines supported Lombard claimant against them in the late 700s • the Pope crowned Charlemagne successor to Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI • Irene proposed marrying Charlemagne • soon after the Empires had a war over Venice and Dalmatia in the 800s-810s and a treaty where they recognized Charlemagne as Emperor of the Franks. • maintained relations with Louis in Francia and his successor in the Kingdom of Italy during the 800s • attempted joint attack between the 2 on Muslim bari in 872 and joint attack on Muslim Fraxentium in 940 • Went to War with Otto in Italy during the 900s and the Emperor married his niece to his son. • went to war with Otto II • Otto III was raised with Byzantine customs and Spoke Greek, was about to Marry Basil IIs( bulgar slayers) niece before he died. • more Italian wars in the 1000s • multiple alliances against the Normans in the 1100s • Manuel Komnenos married the HRE Emperors daughter in-law. • Fredrick Barbarossa led an army that threatened Constantinople into the Empire during the 3rd crusade. After the 4th crusade they stopped having direct relations. I’ll admit Bulgaria has the most consistent interaction with the Byzantines of the ones mentioned but they were also always in direct competition with and right next to them unlike others the except the Turks.

  • @danielkolev9270

    @danielkolev9270

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerellis9097 didnt expect a history lesson, but ok. Your topic is like the history between Scandinavian kingdoms and Spanish empire. Yes they interect, yes they have influences and etc , but in byizantine history you may find much more bulgarian interecation, battle for crowns and territories and influences than , for example serbian, french, spanish or HRE :) So the BE has interected with every major party in Europe and around. The example is not the same. But ok :) Dont have time nevertheless

  • @tylerellis9097

    @tylerellis9097

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danielkolev9270 Byzantium and Bulgaria literally only fought each other in the Balkans. Byzantium and HRE fought each other in Italy Seljuks and Byzantines fought each other in Anatolia/Armenia How is Bulgaria any different. Bulgaria never even touched the Byzantine core like the Seljuks did and weren’t the only ones to fail a siege of Constantinople Your example makes no sense, Spain and Sweden/ Denmark didn’t have marriage, wars or military alliances with each other.

  • @markusskram4181
    @markusskram4181 Жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @anastasiusmpulassikis8897
    @anastasiusmpulassikis8897 Жыл бұрын

    the battle of Adwa please

  • @senormoll
    @senormoll Жыл бұрын

    9:23 the note says "rituazed" instead of "ritualized". Is there a better place to point out errors? Is the Patreon page preferred?

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    Жыл бұрын

    We see them here, thanks!

  • @SultanKhan-nd6gs
    @SultanKhan-nd6gs Жыл бұрын

    Manuel III? Hello. 5:00 please fix that

  • @zhouwu
    @zhouwu Жыл бұрын

    I think that the rivalry between the Latin Catholic variant and the Greek Orthodox variant are still in conflict, as can be seen the the vying for power and influence between the United States and Russian spheres of influence.

  • @ah9580
    @ah9580 Жыл бұрын

    audio screws up at 3:20

  • @trentondamm194
    @trentondamm194 Жыл бұрын

    Can you guys please do a few videos about how Diocletian formed the Tetrarchy!! Keep up the Awesome work!!!!!😁

  • @sgr995
    @sgr995 Жыл бұрын

    If someone wants to learn turkish in order to see the monuments of the Eastern Roman empire he would be really surprised when he would try to read the inscriptions on the monuments and the Othodox Churches.

  • @jonathanabsher4321
    @jonathanabsher4321 Жыл бұрын

    I would love for you to do a video on Olga of Kiev , She was the first Christian queen of Russia and the story of how she avenged her husband is incredible!

  • @7gromojar

    @7gromojar

    Жыл бұрын

    She never ruled Russia. She rulled Kievan Rus (or Ruthenia).

  • @talknight2

    @talknight2

    Жыл бұрын

    @@7gromojar Oh don't start. It was the same thing back then. Russia and Ruthenia are both latinizations of Rus' from different periods.

  • @matteobenvestito9537
    @matteobenvestito9537 Жыл бұрын

    I think it would be very interesting if you covered the campaign for North Africa in WWII...

  • @Simeon437
    @Simeon437 Жыл бұрын

    @Kings and Generals Old Church Slavonic was first used in Bulgaria before it could reach Moravia

  • @cela-ho2hy

    @cela-ho2hy

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, what language do you think we spoke up until that time?

  • @androtchitchinadze3450
    @androtchitchinadze3450 Жыл бұрын

    You seriously need to do a video on the History of Georgia. Please 🙏

  • @anastasiaspy4575
    @anastasiaspy4575 Жыл бұрын

    Make a video for basil 2 the bulgarslayer

  • @user-yr4js5zq1k
    @user-yr4js5zq1k Жыл бұрын

    Even when you are not talking about battles byzantine history is one of the best.

  • @ALIREZARBZ
    @ALIREZARBZ Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your channel. I appreciate if you would make a clip about helping Chinese to sasanian empire to stop Arabian army.

  • @vitaeth4949
    @vitaeth4949 Жыл бұрын

    In Czech republic we have holiday on 5th June - Arrival of st. Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia - Proto-Nation of later Bohemia. (also 6th June - burning of Jan Hus)

  • Жыл бұрын

    Except it is not in June, but July :D