Good job mate

I restored the Roman Empire once, but then I changed my mind.

Mezezius and even Tiberius Petasius (there's an extremely rare solidus on acsearch) actually stuck coinage in their names.

"Good people will always be taken advtange of, so carry an extra blade"

Nobody has heard of the Emperor Justinian then?

I think another what may have been was Clovis in 507. His conversion to Chalcedonian Christianity and his triumph at Vouille led to some people calling him Augustus (as we know from Gregory of Tours) and one throwaway line in Avitus of Vienne's letter can be interpreted as a sign that some Gallo-Romans wanted him to take the imperial title since there was now an orthodox ruler in the West as well, not just in Constantinople. But in the end, Clovis was cautious and simply accepted the consulship from Emperor Anastasius.

I think the last Italian to try and make a Roman Empire was Mussolini. Didn't work so well for him.

This is literally my favorite Rome / Late Antiquity channel on YT

By the forth century AD, Western Rome had come undone, and it's inner strength was disappearing. A very wise or strong person could hold Western Rome together, but when that person died, there was little political infrastructure to keep it from falling apart. The migrating barbarians could serve in the Western Roman army, but they never really integrated into the Roman people, and didn't even bother learning Latin. In the early Roman days, Etruscans, Samnites, Greeks in southern Italy, and others had the Roman franchise extended to them, and gradually became Roman themselves. This practice was probably not done in later centuries, which fragmented the people in the Western Empire.

I’ll be the girl that steps up and save the western Roman Empire 😤 (Turns on MacBook and loads up Crusader Kings 3)

How was the old Roman empire glorious in any way? Sujugating and enslaving other peoples. Destryoing ancient cultures. I see nothing glorious about that. Not to mention the class system, the socalled justice system, and the brutality of punishment. To me, the Roman Empire was a monster - devouring itself.

Magnificent Vídeo.

fascinating how you look at it during the times of "paganism" looking for virtue and strength from the gods like Jupiter and Zeus, on the other hand, looking for salvation with the cross in Christ, it's just fascinating to see the two angles and the differences in and the people.

The question isnt appropriate to the topic being presented. if its a strictly 1 to 1 value, then the answer is an obvious YES because it survived the crisis stronger is some ways. But obviously nobody would ever say that the empire after the crisis remained the same as the empire before, major changes were made to deal with the crisis.

They weren’t “Romans” they were barbarians

All these crying Dark Ages barbarian tribesmen of germania in the comments, doing EXACTLY what the video said they would do 😂😂😂, Roma Invicta

There was this little known guy called Charlemagne

Great video! I'm excited for the possibility of videos on the HRE in the future

I’ve heard of another attempt to restore the Western Empire. Supposedly Emperor Maurice had intended to split the Empire between his sons with Theodosius ruling the east and Tiberius the west. Obviously his overthrow by Phocas preventing this

Naah thats a lie, west fell down cuz they were money and power hungry, without a strong figure to lead them.

Why did nobody try to restore the roman empire? Charlemagne:😐

The HRE was totally the continuation of Rome of course

were the romans too self-comfident ? sometimes it feels like they were too merciful towards the invaders when they could have, you know, gone full Gengis Khan gainst them.

Theodoric is my favorite Late Antiquity/Early Middle figure. He was lucky to have a rich dad and be raised among the aristocracy of Constantinople, the story of many self made kings in history, and might have seen the city stand despite the furry of Attila first hand. He united his people with his military and diplomatic skills and then used those talents to seize Italy and Spain, and married his daughters off to the Vandal and Burgundian kings, flanking Clovis and making it very hard for Constantinople to try and take back any territory. At the same time he did more to maintain Roman traditions in Italy than anyone else after Majorian, and otherwise let people just go on about how they've always gone about. Him and Charlesmagne are the only Germanic descended rulers of the first millennium who commanded enough territory to go toe to toe with the Eastern Romans or the Caliphates.

Theodoric the Great definitely deserves to be an honorary Western Roman. He even appointed a prefect of Gaul at one point. I'm glad that he was included. Truly, a Goth who cared about Roman civilization more than many Romans themselves.

The heirs of the Byzantine Empire can be considered the Venetian Republic and the Duchy of Rome (Papal States). Since they were once provinces of Byzantium as part of the autonomous Ravenna Exarchate!

Great video. I was unaware of these attempts by westerners to re-establish Roman power in the west.

Plague comes 541 and you advise that we go there at 540 ☠️☠️☠️

I always found these attempts very interesting also, the real last Italian attempt with the so called "Tiberius" in Tuscany always stood out to me. I use to day dream what ifs

*Vsauce theme at background*

I think about the roman empire unironically almost every day and your channel is a hidden gem. Really great video

im not sure if this has been brought up but @Maiorianus_Sebastian could you please sell the shirt that you were wearing in the video it looked like a late roman tunic would love to know where to get one of those.

Very interesting, I look forwards to seeing the romano-british support of the Romans after they left. I do disagree with your repetition of a centaury old(Approx.) historic myth with still no arkeological proof for it. There has never been a battle field found yet that gives any indication of invasion from European Angels or Saxons of the East Coast in the post Roman years. The cultural, linguistic and genetic differences between the east coast of England from the rest of Britain and Ireland is much more likely the resalt of centauries if not millennia of trade and migration across the English Channel. Indeed the costal population's on both shores would be far more connected than they would be with others deep into their respective main lands.

Yeah, would love to see your take on Charlesmagne. And on Kaisers and Tsars... some things do not ever seem to go away.

Between Maiorianus and Julius Nepos, which one has more chance of restoring the Western Roman Empire?

The reason why Mizizos was proclaimed emperor even tho he was supposedly against his will is because he was supported by Constans II' murderers that forced him become emperor in Sicily at first place

I feel like the reason why Germanus stepped down as Western Emperor is mainly because he knew how hard of a job as Caesar/emperor is

Then another barbarian tribe would demand a third of Italy, and there were not enough Roman troops to purge the peninsula of barbarians by then.

Roman Britain was ruled for almost the same amount of time as British India ☠️

In England people when driving people often refer to the very long straight old Roman roads as “Roman roads”-May the nova roma emerge

Not to forget Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943, who dreamed of refounding the Roman Empire; naming it "Third Rome". As the first Rome had been founded by Romulus, and the second Rome (Constantinople/Eastern Empire) by Constantin.

The Roman empire didn't fall when Odoacer took over and deposed Romilus Augustulus It fell 1000 years later when Mehmet II conquered Constantinople and finally ended the Roman empire

13:10 Actually John VIII Palaiologos visited Rome in 1423 (then part of the Papal States), making him (technically) the last "Roman Emperor" to set foot in the old capital of Rome. In 1439 He went back to Italy to meet Pope Eugene IV in Florence for the unification of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. John VIII Palaiologos also converted to Catholicism. Unfortunately the Church Union failed, and not enough troops were sent to save Costantinople in 1453.

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Legend says even King Arthur planned to restore the Empire, even defeating a rival claimant... But then, in classical Britannic fashion, Morded rebelled.

If Germanus had taken up his position in the West then it is possible that Heraclius might not have stepped in to depose Phokus as he was sailing from Carthage. There is a thus good chance the east could have fallen.

Maioranus you’re a great KZbinr but you’re starting to make a lot of the same or similar videos and I think that’s why your channel isn’t doing as well. Try mixing it up a bit.

is there someone new who tried this like Domitian, Constantin, Justinian the great, Charlemagne....

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On the politology of the Restoratio Imperii I firmly recommend Schwerpunkt