"Medieval cities come in three categories. There's un-walled cities. There's walled cities. And there's Constantinople." Very well said. xD
@PerfectAlibi12 ай бұрын
Didn't Rome itself also have pretty solid walls?
@sreckom922 ай бұрын
@@PerfectAlibi1 Yes, Aurelian Walls were pretty formidable, even in Middle Ages. However, Theodosian Walls in Constantinople were still a different beast. Not only they were large in size, but also multi-layered, and with a huge garrison. Walls in Rome were also huge, but the city itself was a shadow of it's former self, meaning it's defenders could not muster nowhere near as powerful siege defense as Constantinople.
@robertc8425Ай бұрын
@@PerfectAlibi1 Put it this way, imagine you are an invader, and you BERLY got up on the walls who are well defended, just to see you have 2 more walls to cross, i bet your moral will be 0 and everyone would flee.
@heatherwilliams6752Ай бұрын
@@sreckom92 Very True that Rome was a shadow of its former self. it fell from like 1.2 Million people down to a measly 20,000 by the 1000's
@berkanefeyldrm8814Ай бұрын
And then there is turks 😂
@ExtradaemonYT2 ай бұрын
Funny how this video talks about how crucial a strong fleet was for defending Constantinople... for a game that doesn't include naval battles of any kind.
@CameronAB1222 ай бұрын
Hopefully someday, with trade and maybe republics!
@giddyspiderboy2 ай бұрын
It might be coming next year with republics (hopefully?)
@CameronAB1222 ай бұрын
@@giddyspiderboy honestly I think Republic Mods are gonna be 1000% better than before just using Administrative as a base
@davidcohen45182 ай бұрын
why would a medieval game include naval battles lmao
@ExtradaemonYT2 ай бұрын
@@davidcohen4518 Bro watch the documentary
@mathy46052 ай бұрын
Very glad to see Julius Caesar himself explain the New Rome to us.
@ambarcraft4476Ай бұрын
Haha you are right, I didnt notice that before I read this comment.
@jeoffryfool5550Ай бұрын
In fact, the official name bestowed by Constantine was Nova Roma. Constantinou-polis ( a genitive/possessive City of Constantine) was the colloquial name attributed by the Greek speaking plebs, who were accustomed to naming thus Cities founded by powerful Generals/Military Leaders.
@aidansumner8364Ай бұрын
Julius Caesar would spit in the face of those larping Greeks. Justinian was responsible for destroying Julius's entire legacy across Italy. The senate in Italy disappeared after he conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom. Kinda hilarious they lost it to another Germanic tribe straight after. Misguided ruler. Should've remained in the East and then maybe Constantinople wouldn't have been sacked by Latin's 550 years later.
@BaronVonMottАй бұрын
"I swear I'm not a Byzantophile." *3 drinks later:*
@aidansumner8364Ай бұрын
Byzantinophile are gay. Western Roman Empire was cooler, even under the Ostrogoths. Then sub human Justinian destroyed true Roman civilization in his attempts to restore it (by destroying everything in Italy). The Greeks deserved their new Rome getting sacked.
@memelorddude768829 күн бұрын
same with athens
@Hunteromega2 ай бұрын
Kaldellis rocking the Roman Fade haircut from the ruler designer
@kaloyanvankov89072 ай бұрын
Oh wow, I'm very happy to see Anthony Kaldellis here, honestly it gives me a lot of hope for the DLC
@filipefernandes8702 ай бұрын
same here!
@HansWurst15692 ай бұрын
Why? Is he good at coding and comming up with game mechanics?
@philipbrening4332 ай бұрын
@@HansWurst1569 he has a Medievalist podcast about Byzantium
@HansWurst15692 ай бұрын
@@philipbrening433 what has him having a podcast to do with if the DLC will be good then?
@cadeturner27872 ай бұрын
@@HansWurst1569 Essentially what I think he’s getting at is that paradox is doing its best to be true to Byzantine history and the way its society worked. Anthony Kaldellis is incredibly knowledgeable on the topic and sheds light on aspects of Byzantium earlier historians refuse to look at. So the mere fact that paradox includes him makes it seem that they are dedicated to produce something truly compelling
@Shadowfang13182 ай бұрын
Fire. Kaldellis and the Romans are a pair made in heaven
@cadeturner27872 ай бұрын
Just seeing Kaldellis working with paradox made my hope for the dlc sky rocket
@LSOP-Ай бұрын
I doubt he has any say or influence on the dlc.
@enclavesoldier88932 ай бұрын
“All political systems are based…” Too true, too true.
@NCRVeteranRanger2 ай бұрын
“All warfare is based.” - Sun Tzu
@vivar53182 ай бұрын
Some more based than others
@martinromerostrack9138Ай бұрын
@@vivar5318but based, never the less.
@shawnbass101Ай бұрын
They will have Sanate government?
@kv1-781Ай бұрын
Hello brother
@heatherwilliams6752Ай бұрын
One feature I love about ck3 that I bet hardly anyone else has looked back is how far back you can go when looking at the title of the eastern roman empire, you can even see Augustus and see all the traits he had if you want to design him and play as him and ruler designer, its awesome that you can go back that far.
@Pacbandit13Ай бұрын
Could do the same thing in CK2
@GreenMarkoulis13Ай бұрын
God you brought Antony Kaldelis for this? You guys made the best decision that could be made, literally. Can’t wait for the expansion
@Entropy1142 ай бұрын
I love this guy, I hope you have more from him in the future! He's very articulate and down-to-earth while tackling these really wide-spanning subjects. He clearly knows his stuff and I'd be interested to hear even deeper dives from him.
@CatastrophicDisease2 ай бұрын
He’s one of the most eminent scholars on Byzantium alive today.
@prazzlerazzle55652 ай бұрын
he has his own podcast where he interviews other historians! it is called Byzantium and Friends additionally he has done several interviews with The History of Byzantium podcast
@evanziavras77902 ай бұрын
He's written multiple books including a recent complete history of Byzantium. I highly recommend them.
@Mingo_SlickgrinАй бұрын
I imagine he wanted to say even more but had his time managed. I would totally watch a three hour long version of this video if he brought the same energy throughout.
@Vasilefs_TerranorumАй бұрын
@@Mingo_Slickgrin It does feel like it. He’s speaking faster than usually so he was probably trying to cram as much info in as possible.
@byzantinetalesАй бұрын
Kaldellis is top! We are really glad and honored he has written book burbs in the back of our graphic novels. He's got a unique charisma to communicate history to a popular audience.
@bradley63572 ай бұрын
Anthony Kaldellis wrote an amazing book on the Eastern Roman Empire!
@cathar12092 ай бұрын
Actually, several books 😏
@aarengraves99622 ай бұрын
Chad Greek historian explains Byzantium. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?
@johntitor_ibm5100Ай бұрын
Chad Greek historian explaining Byzantium in period-accurate imperial regalia.
@user-cx6ku7zb1iАй бұрын
a decent dlc that does not ripoff?
@Henry-lv4uu2 ай бұрын
Seeing Kaldellis involved has made me very hopeful that the Romans will finally get the proper treatment. His books Romanland and the Byzantine Republic are A+
@d.cirovic1695Ай бұрын
Streams of golld rivers of blood is also a+
@matheus.bueno472 ай бұрын
The man himself, Anthony Kaldellis!
@bergman222 ай бұрын
Prof Kaldellis! One of my favorite lecturers back at OSU, and a great writer and communicator. Glad to see him working with Paradox to give some history, nobody could be better!
@TheDAWinz2 ай бұрын
the GOAT himself Anthony Kaldellis, fantastic video/collaberation
@johnferraro707Ай бұрын
🐐
@nubnubdubdeh2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
@VoidLantaddАй бұрын
I'm honestly surprised they got Kaldellis to call them Byzantines at all lmao.
@dashwerm6181Ай бұрын
Can we watch the full uncut interview somewhere? I can't get enough of listening to Anthony talk about Byzantium
@Alcofribas83Ай бұрын
I'm not sure you can, however, he does have a podcast on Byzantine history you can listen to, called "Byzantium and Friends".
@CaptainMyronАй бұрын
Μπράβο ρε Καλδέλλη. Είσαι μεγάλος μάγκας !
@maxwellelkiss70392 ай бұрын
The Kaldellis-CK3 Collaboration is the highlight of this entire DLC. Please take my money, Paradox!
@Fiaw1Ай бұрын
I hope this inspires people to read actual BOOKS on the Byzantine Empire.
@lourencoxbfragoso2 ай бұрын
Great to see Prof. Kaldellis! Nice work Paradox!
@Doperwtje81Ай бұрын
Being a huge fan of The History of Byzantium podcast, seeing Kaldellis in a CK3 vid is just wonderful!
@jaylonhale5704Ай бұрын
God that ending picture sends chills such a glorious legacy
@Manuel-qu3tcАй бұрын
DAMN I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE
@arcanios806Ай бұрын
It is so great that you invited Professir Kaldelis for this. I found it so important that real researcher are included in such a game!
@Ss97sand2 ай бұрын
I went to a book shop to buy some books today, there was an infographic Ancient Rome book in the store. It looked amazing but I couldnt afford it.feelsbadman
@haristahir34722 ай бұрын
PIRATE IT!!.................................. then buy it when you have the money.
@sommmeguyАй бұрын
Library?
@pipp97223 күн бұрын
"Whether it's a govt, or a corporation, or a university, there's always intrigue going on" he really said that from the heart, being an academic.
@Daniel_Jones2 ай бұрын
Seeing Anthony kaldellis is pretty cool. Been reading his new history of byzantium
@thomasj3421Ай бұрын
Professor Anthony Kaldellis. Didn't expect this. Paradox is learning from the best.
@sommmeguyАй бұрын
It's rare for a video game to inspire people to learn history. A great achievement by Paradox.
@DarkSolace332 ай бұрын
I LOVE HISTORY!
@SignaturalHYАй бұрын
Byzantine Empire is the strongest playable faction in Crusader Kings III thanks to primogeniture and Constantinople, but rebellions, assassinations, and foreign invasions are so frequent that it's difficult for the family to maintain power.
@hopeundertheblacksunАй бұрын
Historically accurate
@foswa63352 ай бұрын
Beautiful video. Well made with amazing images.
@chaosspork2 ай бұрын
Nice! Kaldellis is probably my favorite historian! I love his books. I'm so glad you guys were able to get him for this. Was he one of the historians you got to consult on this expansion?
@roropiroro64252 ай бұрын
There should be an artifact called "greek fire recipe" that allows the owner to recruit greek fire land units. The artifact would be hell expensive to maintain once reached its lifespan, as well the unit it provides, it would be hell expensive to recruit, upgrade, and maintain. Since it would be an artifact, pretty much any other character could plot to steal such a secret from you, and if the current owner decides to not maintain the artifact, then it is lost forever to the game.
@rexromanorum57672 ай бұрын
What an amazing video! It's the best 10-minute summary of the "Byzantine"/Roman Empire out there! Kaldellis is just magnificent!
@maseola90912 ай бұрын
유익한 영상이었습니다. 👍
@Ricogator84Ай бұрын
Professor Kaldellis has some excellent books on Byzantium, and the History of Byzantium podcast by Robin Pierson is a well researched and incredibly thorough dive into the narrative of the Empire for those with a long commute :)
@danilmiroshnikov6130Ай бұрын
Every fan of History of Byzantium podcast is probably happy with this expansion.
@Doc_Nick_Ай бұрын
I love when you do these.
@CarlosGomez-jl3jdАй бұрын
Dr. Kaldellis is is one of my great inspirations as a hopeful graduate student and its so cool to see him working with a game that I love. Bravo!
@ewbaitАй бұрын
You can tell how much Professor Kaldellis loves this! 🤣
@Nemenon2 ай бұрын
I'd love to see more of this guy, great video!
@twistedsteeltv61302 ай бұрын
He's got a new book out on the Byzantine Empire I recommend.
@kaloyanvankov89072 ай бұрын
He has a couple of great books on Byzantium, plus some good translations of primary sources and a fascinating podcast + he has appeared quite a bit on the "History of Byzantium" podcast. Great historian overall.
@prazzlerazzle55652 ай бұрын
he has a podcast where he interviews other historians Byzantium and Friends give it a listen
@command_unit77922 ай бұрын
Projection from Paradox...they need to release a documantery about the internal politics of Paradox Interactive now...
@YarFeld2 ай бұрын
Really interesting! These sort of videos are a great addition to your content and hopefully show how much keeping to historical realism (as much as is possible in a game of course) is important to you guys as it is important to us players. Keep it up!
@assisbisnetoАй бұрын
That is delightful. Thank you, paradox!
@timesnewlogan2032Ай бұрын
I could listen to this guy talk about history all day.
@rhysrphotoАй бұрын
Fantastic video, thanks.
@frankiecedeno37242 ай бұрын
Man I really hope the Varangian Guard becomes interesting with the upcoming DLC
@williamfogwell67992 ай бұрын
Just give me a working themata system! Kinda hope for that since they've mentioned the pronoia.
@ommargiraud1960Ай бұрын
This has got to be the best update so far, good job paradox!!
@heatherwilliams6752Ай бұрын
I can't wait for the DLC, seeing this and how accurate it was makes me very happy and in high hopes for how the DLC will turn out
@chunkEcheezАй бұрын
I have to give props to Sylvester Stallone for playing Constantine at 6:00, he was really good.
@MajorGore2 ай бұрын
Yes! Kaldellis!
@Inderastein2 ай бұрын
First, also I wanna say: I wish that the game has this as a tutorial video for Byzantion.
@thevoidlookspretty70792 ай бұрын
Fun fact: I’m pretty sure every PDX dev and 3/4 of players could recite these facts offhand.
@chunkEcheezАй бұрын
This is an awesome video. I know nothing about history, but I could do this.
@dogomog1252 ай бұрын
That's greek fire 🔥
@cyfix72952 ай бұрын
Jesus, The Greeks Even Claim That The Fire Is Greek .... 🤣Stop With The Irredentism PLS !!!
@dogomog1252 ай бұрын
@@cyfix7295 yes, This language is Greek, right? 🤣🤣🤣
@iwannisbalaouras16875 күн бұрын
@@cyfix7295 you don't even understand what he said....😂😂😂😂😂😂
@cathar12092 ай бұрын
Well, well... Kaldellis is a staple of quality... now I'm intrigued.
@rohitrai6187Ай бұрын
The music is so excellent Gives me goosebumps
@Proud2bGreek1Ай бұрын
Let me forget about this... it's coming late September and I have to be reminded of the fact before July!
@thecritic860Ай бұрын
Ahh, another Byzantine documentary, short it may be but I love it nonetheless, time to add it to the playlist XD.
@surrogАй бұрын
Very interesting video :) But it's a bit weird to cut some image of him walking around or viewing him from the side, but drawings were really good.
@GeorgiosLeo2 ай бұрын
Great video! Finally a good analysis of Eastern Rome.
@aqumuffins2 ай бұрын
I love Kaldellis! Glad to see this collaboration. Read The New Roman Empire, it's a great book!
@TannerCLynn26 күн бұрын
This was really cool. Hopefully the DLC will be worth the insane price they always put them at...
@okramronanАй бұрын
Cant wait....... amazing work guys amazing work...
@imhungryish82742 ай бұрын
What's going on Big Tony! Good to see you're doing well.
@Traumwanderer77Ай бұрын
I am just watching Viking:Valhalla with the story about the Varangian guards for Byzantine ... I love historical series even when they are not always historically 100 % correct ...
@theanarkiddie4569Ай бұрын
This is brilliant, thank you Dr Kaldellis!!
@eyepatchpirate7726Ай бұрын
I like the fact that they added the exact folio numbers and names of the manuscripts they used for the videos. As a Byzantinist, I must say this short doc is pretty epic. Props to Anthony.
@aaaaaaaaaa786211 күн бұрын
7:27 it says here the image is an engraving of Emperor Justinian II who ruled from 565 to 578, but that would be Justin II. Justinian II ruled from 685 to 695 and again from 705 to 711. As he said, late 7th to early 8th century.
@deathblades62572 ай бұрын
i would love to have that rug map on my king floor in ck 3
@McSnacks930Ай бұрын
I love this! More of these please!
@Muramasa17942 ай бұрын
My God they got Anthony Kaldellis wow amazing
@ByzantineBob962 ай бұрын
omg they got Professor Kaldellis for this! Thats so awesome.
@easy_MickeyАй бұрын
Awesome video! I'd love to see a introduction to the DLC later on with Professor Anthony Kaldellis and the devs! Roma aeterna!
@kvothe5734Ай бұрын
So excited for this
@giovannibraggs9223Ай бұрын
Big fan of Dr. Kaldellis! Love his podcast.
@Mingo_SlickgrinАй бұрын
awesome video!
@user-fl7zn2tn9qАй бұрын
Excellent video
@CrusaderKingsАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@stefanvas69842 ай бұрын
As a die hard fan of the Byzantine Empire I can finally consider getting CK3. :)
@drakejameson33432 ай бұрын
Great video guys, looking forward to the dlc
@georgewashington446Ай бұрын
love this video and this historian
@Marshal_RockАй бұрын
My god! What an awesome surprise!
@Iosephus_Michaelis3 күн бұрын
Kaldellis is the greatest 'byzantinist' of our time.
@giod626622 күн бұрын
You NEED, no, you MUST add mutiplayer battle option to the CK game, and it can become greatest, best true historical strategy game ever!
@Imperial_Legacy2 ай бұрын
Very good video, can’t wait to play as the Romans in the new dlc!
@Maz97GАй бұрын
i would like to see a ceremony every time you get a new king and more
@yans42932 ай бұрын
Great to see the GOAT himself Kaldellis
@NoeHernandezPe7672 ай бұрын
Too bad Kaldellis, the contemporary authority on Romanía, wasn't consulted on the development of the thematic in-game system and it shows
@twistedsteeltv61302 ай бұрын
How would you do it or change the system they're implementing?
@juke9674Ай бұрын
Odd way to spell "Roman", but Im hyped nonetheless!
@sal6695Ай бұрын
As a lover of Byzantine/Roman history, this is a wonderful overview!
@ShayGamerD32 ай бұрын
The guy is just fantastic. Good choice, Paradox!
@Yoo-Kang2 ай бұрын
You guys also do historical documentaries? as a gaming company????? sign me up
@davidcoquelle30812 ай бұрын
Ahh The lover of Manuel Komenos
@joshuarosenbaum2410Ай бұрын
This sounds like an ad for the Videssos Cycle and Krispos