Byzantine Reconquista - Siege of Chandax 960-961 DOCUMENTARY

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@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 3 жыл бұрын
I think somebody told us a year or so ago that we don't make enough Byzantine content. I want to talk to this person. :-)
@Vasilefs_Terranorum
@Vasilefs_Terranorum 3 жыл бұрын
There can never be enough roman content.
@denniscleary7580
@denniscleary7580 3 жыл бұрын
It may have been me 😁, Always looking to learn more about my Byzantines
@smol_miko
@smol_miko 3 жыл бұрын
Never is enough of the byz bois 💜💜💜
@arkitsingh97
@arkitsingh97 3 жыл бұрын
It’s not anybody’s fault ,it’s just for unknown reasons Byzantine empire is not a thing in the pop culture ,for them Rome means julius Caesar or the early empire.
@kushagrakumarmishra2509
@kushagrakumarmishra2509 3 жыл бұрын
I think he told this cuz you make history more interesting and roman history cannot be enough cuz we don't get tired to hear about it . So , you + roman history = not enough !
@jeffreyestahl
@jeffreyestahl 3 жыл бұрын
TBH, when you're under strategic assault from 3 different directions (Europe, Asian Steppes, and the Middle East) almost constantly, you're likely to 'retreat' a lot. I've always loved Byzantine history, and if anything, it's amazing they lasted so long given the empire was under constant stress from all directions.
@boyanbogdanov1854
@boyanbogdanov1854 3 жыл бұрын
Those walls,man, those big and high walls, they made the difference. This is a terrible oversimplification of course but still...
@jeffreyestahl
@jeffreyestahl 3 жыл бұрын
@@boyanbogdanov1854 I wouldn't argue so much the walls themselves as the fact that the Theodosian walls were integrated into a complex defensive system on the land side of Constantinople. The 2 times the city was captured: 1 time was through the sea side (where there was only a single wall and no system), and 1 time by technology. (let's face it, bricks and mortar don't hold up well to cannon fire)
@boyanbogdanov1854
@boyanbogdanov1854 3 жыл бұрын
@@scottfoster3548 Check Hisar village in Bulgaria. It has almost its entire walls preserved to this day.
@boyanbogdanov1854
@boyanbogdanov1854 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyestahl I must also say that the location of Anatolia and Constantinople makes them difficult for a joint attack. For example, Simeon tried several times to organize a coordinated attack with the arabs against Constantinople (I wonder what Tervel would have thought about that) because he didn't have strong fleet. Though the arabs were open for such a campaign it actually never happened. And we shouldn't ignore the fact that Simeon conquered all the territory you could conquer without a navy.
@jadenpham8020
@jadenpham8020 3 жыл бұрын
No, many crusader to attack the Turk and Arab to stop Muslim many times, but the ERE not change much, same type of armor, horse, technology from 5th century to 15th century. They can not even suffered againts a fake crusader like 4th crusader.
@EthioMod
@EthioMod 3 жыл бұрын
Without Kings and Generals, Byzantine history would be 1000% more obscure.
@Yordleton
@Yordleton 3 жыл бұрын
Byzantium would be even more "Byzantine"
@jeffreyestahl
@jeffreyestahl 3 жыл бұрын
Look into the series of books by John Julius Norwich. He's considered the hands down expert on Byzantine history. It's a 3 volume set, but makes for a good read.
@mongke7858
@mongke7858 3 жыл бұрын
Byzantine history is the opposite of obscure, they were still an influential and powerful empire until 1204, controlled a massive amount of trade, were technologically advanced, and have well documented history. Many legal systems today are descended from Justinian's code. It seems like a bunch of paradox players found out about it and started going around calling it "underrated".
@paprskomet
@paprskomet 3 жыл бұрын
...sadly most peoply only watch these videos so it might be close to truth.
@timcal2136
@timcal2136 3 жыл бұрын
@@mongke7858 his point was that Byzantine history is relatively unknown by the common person, not that Byzantium doesnt have lasting impacts on the modern era
@ariyoiansky291
@ariyoiansky291 3 жыл бұрын
The attention K&G has been giving the late Roman periods has been such a treat, I feel spoiled. I wouldn't mind a few more hours added to these videos they're so good.
3 жыл бұрын
@John Hathorne What a bunch of nonsense.
@EthioMod
@EthioMod 3 жыл бұрын
It's like K&G knows what the fuck I want every time.
@IsaacofOolacile
@IsaacofOolacile 3 жыл бұрын
@John Hathorne you speak ill of that that is greater than you and your folk can ever achieve
@radicalslayer4560
@radicalslayer4560 3 жыл бұрын
@@IsaacofOolacile I don’t agree with John Hawthorne but how are you going to speak badly about a people which still exist with land in comparison to the Bizantines who fell quite a while ago, survival is the greatest victory of all. How do we even know what their nationality, since without knowing that how how can we speak bad on their nationality.
@dennismarquez7354
@dennismarquez7354 3 жыл бұрын
I know right? Eastern Roman Empire is by far my favorite period of history. I could watch hours of those documentaries for years and not get bored
@GhostCountries
@GhostCountries 3 жыл бұрын
The history of the Byzantine Empire is definititely underrated and not as popular as it deserves to be!
@SeArCh4DrEaMz
@SeArCh4DrEaMz 3 жыл бұрын
+1
@abusuleymantariq2137
@abusuleymantariq2137 3 жыл бұрын
It's overshadowed by earlier Roman periods.
@akapbhan
@akapbhan 3 жыл бұрын
@@abusuleymantariq2137 Islam gaining power created an identity crisis among Byzantines and they simply could not figure out why God has abandoned them and caused a deep crisis like creation of Iconoclasm with thought that maybe it was due to their love for idols and venerating saints. It took till middle of 10th century to eventually move out of the crisis.
@Artur_M.
@Artur_M. 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. (Also, everyone go check out this guy's channel.)
@kristofferjohnsen4002
@kristofferjohnsen4002 3 жыл бұрын
Uhh where have you been the last 10 years? It is easily one of the most popular historical subject.
@youvebeengreeked
@youvebeengreeked 3 жыл бұрын
*The Romans after loosing Britain, Gaul, Hispania, Italy, North Africa, Syria, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Armenia:* _"I didn't hear no bell."_
@fortdimitri2365
@fortdimitri2365 3 жыл бұрын
@@guyukassman7705 they the same
@mihaisocea1632
@mihaisocea1632 3 жыл бұрын
@@fortdimitri2365 It s still the Roman Empire (eastern one to be specific).I do agree that the Greek culture was a big part of it though.
@nikospapadopoulos1041
@nikospapadopoulos1041 3 жыл бұрын
@@mihaisocea1632 Cause, wasn't it (Greek culture) anyway the main culture for the big structure (and for italic Roman core identity) too? Wasn't it for the city itself and elites of Rome anyway since conquering the hellenistic east? Weren't the richer and most populous (richer also per head) provinces of the Empire (outside city of Rome were wealth flowed) anyway the former hellenistic centers (with Greek language either native or lingua franca for native aramaic and coptic speakers even before Roman conquest) the levant from Syria down to Israel and Egypt? Is it too much to say that the Roman Empire's most defining culture throughout its life and during its 1st - 2nd c. peak was the Greek one and its most important language (that Julius Caesar would prefer to use, Apostle Paul would use to preach Christianity, Gospels were written in by their native Aramaic speaking authors, Marcus Aurelius chose to write his personal Meditations, Τα εις εαυτόν) was also the Greek one and then Latin?
@scottwerner279
@scottwerner279 3 жыл бұрын
-Constantine hundreds of years later before the siege of Constantinople, after losing every province save for the city itself
@chibidakis1
@chibidakis1 3 жыл бұрын
Still don't hear that bell
@Liquidsback
@Liquidsback 3 жыл бұрын
The Byzantine Empire was called the sick man of Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Byzantines to Ottomans: You may have beaten me, but you now have my curse.
@xxxxxx-rg6qr
@xxxxxx-rg6qr 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 as a turkish İ approved you xD
@Δούρειος_96
@Δούρειος_96 3 жыл бұрын
*In the late middle ages
@Δούρειος_96
@Δούρειος_96 3 жыл бұрын
@Sean Ramsay exactly until 1204 the Byzantine Empire was a powerful player in the region
@blackfrost3581
@blackfrost3581 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder who is the sick man of europe for modern times?
@Δούρειος_96
@Δούρειος_96 3 жыл бұрын
@Gaius Octavius Russia was the sick man of Europe in the 90s and early 2000s now they are the third Superpower in the world
@paulstephensia1412
@paulstephensia1412 3 жыл бұрын
The Byzantine Empire was so underrated by the modern day history and very little is shown to what they did in their time they deserve more than just being mentioned briefly in the names of history Byzantium was a titan of the Medieval world a shield that protected Christianity in the East Europe.
@TheMoorgoth
@TheMoorgoth 3 жыл бұрын
They are getting more attention in the recent decades I think.
@Lol-dx8lt
@Lol-dx8lt 3 жыл бұрын
Well they almost conquered back all of the Roman Empire territories when Emperor Justinian was alive so yes they were pretty badass
@paulstephensia1412
@paulstephensia1412 3 жыл бұрын
Let’s hope Netflix does some things like the life of Belesarius and his conquest in Africa.
@yugoslav8755
@yugoslav8755 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulstephensia1412 he already did the justinian restoration
@paulstephensia1412
@paulstephensia1412 3 жыл бұрын
@@yugoslav8755 I hope Netflix makes the life of Germanicus and how he triumphed over Arminius.
@stef1871987
@stef1871987 3 жыл бұрын
I've been studying the history of the Eastern Roman Empire literally for decades, and yet this video (and others) helps clarify so many things, especially on the level of military operations. So glad you guys are taking up the Makedonian dynasty! Lots of gratitude and respect for your work.
@ergoteleios
@ergoteleios 3 жыл бұрын
In Chandax (now Iraklion) there is a statue in city centre of Nikephoros Phokas.
@mazarajr
@mazarajr 3 жыл бұрын
Now we understand why Basil II wanted to be so capable. He probably looked up to his stepdad (Nikephoros Phokas) and not so much to his actual dad (Romanos II).
@johntitor1256
@johntitor1256 3 жыл бұрын
What about his step-stepdad Tzimiskes?
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
@John Titor Nikephoros Phokas, John Tsimiskes, and Basil the II, were the most successful trio of rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire.
@ivokantarski6220
@ivokantarski6220 3 жыл бұрын
@@pseudomonas03 yeah imagine finally seeing the Danude and be able to happily walk about. It's been 300 years + of Bulgarian advance. Finally some relief. No other power pressured as long. The muslims changed much.
@salaflover
@salaflover 3 жыл бұрын
Ok and
@florinsava9587
@florinsava9587 3 жыл бұрын
@@johntitor1256 Tzimiskes was a brilliant general and emperor, and a nice person (which was rare at the time). His only mistake was not ridding himself of a treacherous subject most decisively.
@niksato5210
@niksato5210 3 жыл бұрын
So glad this channel makes videos about the Byzantine era. This is often an overlooked era of Greek-Roman history, mostly shadowed by its ancient counterpart.
@Kaptaintrips2831
@Kaptaintrips2831 3 жыл бұрын
The "Pale Death of the Saracens" has to be the greatest nickname I've ever heard.
@tomemery7890
@tomemery7890 3 жыл бұрын
Obviously you've never heard of "the Last Biscuit Eater"
@NoName-yy1jx
@NoName-yy1jx 3 жыл бұрын
Saracens it the westren prononce of the arabic word sariqeen which mean thieves.
@Monkey_SK
@Monkey_SK 3 жыл бұрын
I give you 'The Flying Donkey'
@jonsnow1055
@jonsnow1055 3 жыл бұрын
@@DimitarFCBM Lol no
@jonsnow1055
@jonsnow1055 3 жыл бұрын
@@DimitarFCBM Bulģar
@Masv1pe
@Masv1pe 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine how much longer Byzantium could’ve lasted if they didn’t kick the great generals out cause of their popularity.
@caseyh1934
@caseyh1934 3 жыл бұрын
Thats what happens when you have institutional imperial bloodletting everytime a new ruler comes up. If the imperial wasn't such a clusterf**k once every lifetime perhaps that stability with maybe getting some useful subordinates who were actually loyal to the state it wouldn't have imploded on itself so readily. That and of course the d**khead Venetians in the 4th Crusade [Re: History Summarized. GREAT channel btw] certainly didn't help matters
@m.thorton9305
@m.thorton9305 3 жыл бұрын
Persia too btw
@salaflover
@salaflover 3 жыл бұрын
@@jasondiggs8683 How is erdogan destroying it??? The military industry is greater than ever during his presidency, all being destroyed & ruined is the economy and that happening since the beginning of the cold war. Erdogan IS corrupt but christianity wouldnt change anything as it hindered the development of europe during the mediaval eras while islam was living its golden age between 600-1200, an 600 year old golden age started by the genius prophet mohammad (pbuh) (islamic golden age started 10 years before his death) christianity was barely catching up during 1600's and so on. Not to mention the arab economy is doing really well and saudi arabia, UAE, quwait & even Iran (despite not being arab) and so on is doing better than ever. You can see the examples of this if you visit the urbanized areas and research about jobs and their wages.
@owenb8636
@owenb8636 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a lot shorter with the extra civil wars. We don't know why the imperial court did it, maybe they had good reason
@themercifulguard3971
@themercifulguard3971 3 жыл бұрын
@@jasondiggs8683 Wow dude did you seriously forget/purposely leave out the fact that the Middle East was literally the most advanced civilization during the medieval period. Kings and Generals is an educational channel yet it has the dumbest fucking commenters.
@ghl19
@ghl19 3 жыл бұрын
"the full might of the Imperial Byzantine army" gives me the shivers
@sheelabenadicta29
@sheelabenadicta29 3 жыл бұрын
This channel always gets me going I just love Byzantium’s History
@SeArCh4DrEaMz
@SeArCh4DrEaMz 3 жыл бұрын
im right there with u mate, i just cant get enough of the eastern roman history
@user-sc5iv2rp2t
@user-sc5iv2rp2t 3 жыл бұрын
I just love the Empire of Constantinople's history
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@Imperator-Justinianus Justinian the great here !!! Oooo my emperor what an honor to see you here watching your descendant nikiforos phokas reconquer the lands of your empire
@YEAHBEATSRapInstrumentals
@YEAHBEATSRapInstrumentals 3 жыл бұрын
Who else in bed watching this right now
@TheChuckfuc
@TheChuckfuc 3 жыл бұрын
I'm watching while on working a night shift.
@bemnet7149
@bemnet7149 3 жыл бұрын
Its noon for me rn
@tomemery7890
@tomemery7890 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently looking at screens late at night helps you sleep
@victorsanchez5336
@victorsanchez5336 3 жыл бұрын
I am also watching while working on night shift.
@inuArizona
@inuArizona 3 жыл бұрын
I'm at work and have taken control over a loud speaker. Everyone is now forced to listen to the glorious March of history.
@darthsidious6753
@darthsidious6753 3 жыл бұрын
The reconquest of Crete was a major achievement for the Byzantines.
@apersonontheinternet595
@apersonontheinternet595 2 жыл бұрын
Was its main benefit the stopping of piracy in the Aegean sea?
@iDeathMaximuMII
@iDeathMaximuMII 2 жыл бұрын
@@apersonontheinternet595 Yes. After the Capture of Crete, major raids in the Aegean ceased to be an issue
@goshlike76
@goshlike76 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a donkey, living a simple donkey-life, only to be captured, put in a catapult and thrown into the walls, only to be crushed, just for the lolz.
@johntitor1256
@johntitor1256 3 жыл бұрын
'That's right, fool! Now I'm a FLYING, talking donkey! Now might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't seen a donkey fly!' - Donkey
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος 3 жыл бұрын
Nooooo! That's a donkey that made it to history books! Not many donkeys achieved that much :).
@alsatusmd1A13
@alsatusmd1A13 3 жыл бұрын
And it enraged the Muslims in Chandax … well duh, did they think that somehow wouldn’t happen?
@davidnicholson6127
@davidnicholson6127 3 жыл бұрын
Good laugh,,ready fire,,,hold on what do we say when ,,,,a donkey into a city,,, Donkey s,,,,,splat,,all the soldiers running off clean me,,,,ah,,,,
@davidnicholson6127
@davidnicholson6127 3 жыл бұрын
@@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος you must have pulled a donkey,,,haaaaaàaa,,,, what laugh,,
@boyanbogdanov1854
@boyanbogdanov1854 3 жыл бұрын
This is the longest period of peace between Bulgaria and Byzantine Empire.
@marcus4046
@marcus4046 3 жыл бұрын
*laughs in Basil II*
@vasil.kamdzhalov
@vasil.kamdzhalov 3 жыл бұрын
For more info it was 30 years or so :D
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@vasil.kamdzhalov yes and after 30 years back to our business one of the oldest rivalries
@starhawck
@starhawck 3 жыл бұрын
@@marcus4046 Basil will come to power in a couple of decades, so Boyan is right.
@FIRO27m
@FIRO27m 3 жыл бұрын
@@marcus4046 Laughs in Khan Krum
@justinian-the-great
@justinian-the-great 3 жыл бұрын
Nikephoros was truly one of the greatest generals of the Medieval ages. Perhaps if he or John I, his murderer and successor, lived longed we could've even seen Jerusalem retaken by the the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, the fate didn't want so.....
@florinsava9587
@florinsava9587 3 жыл бұрын
Both Nikephorus and John Tzimiskes were very similar as general, even though John was the better emperor. If John had lived a few more years he would have taken Jerusalem no doubt about it
@basileusbasileios6777
@basileusbasileios6777 3 жыл бұрын
Jerusalem? Definitely not. Neither basileus really planned to go beyond Antiocheia.
@sultanabunasrsaifal-dinal-7782
@sultanabunasrsaifal-dinal-7782 3 жыл бұрын
Fatimids stop him
@therealtruth460
@therealtruth460 3 жыл бұрын
@@sultanabunasrsaifal-dinal-7782 sthu
@yosman-609
@yosman-609 3 жыл бұрын
@@florinsava9587 if the Romans even managed to take Jerusalem, then the city will be reclaimed, just as it was reclaimed from the crusaders
@perseusofmacedon6918
@perseusofmacedon6918 3 жыл бұрын
I am from Crete and I find this very interesting
@steffanyschwartz7801
@steffanyschwartz7801 3 жыл бұрын
This is great, can’t wait to see the pale death of the Saracen’s duel with allepo
@gula_rata
@gula_rata 3 жыл бұрын
The peacefuls are getting a peaceful lesson in return.
@ManTheBuilder911
@ManTheBuilder911 3 жыл бұрын
@@gula_rata the "love" is "love" ⛪✝️🎅 religion is in life support in west since the separation of church and state. They will be replaced by the new version of "love" is "love" 👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑🏳️‍🌈💑👪 that will replace verses in the bible or make a new Bible called "Modern Testament" produced by the cucks in Vatican.
@мувн-ш4ы
@мувн-ш4ы 2 жыл бұрын
tf is a saracen
@steffanyschwartz7801
@steffanyschwartz7801 2 жыл бұрын
@@мувн-ш4ы what the crusaders called muslims
@oliet9947
@oliet9947 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic episode on Nikephorus II Phokas and his reconquest of Crete. Definitely one of the greatest Roman Emperors during the later Roman Empire. Well done Kings and Generals! You continue to impress as always!
@giannisgiannopoulos791
@giannisgiannopoulos791 3 жыл бұрын
The Hellenic Navy has given the name of Nikephoros II, Phokas to one of its frigates (F-466) still in service. Interesting fact: The nickname of the great Strategos John Kourkouas was New Trajan
@giannisgiannopoulos791
@giannisgiannopoulos791 3 жыл бұрын
@@God-Emperor-of-Mankind85 It's not ironic at all since all Eastern Roman Emperors, especially the ones who have also a symbolic meaning for their agones against the enemies of the empire, have a special place in the hearts of the Greek people /state and everyone knows why. You see, the Greco/Romans were the backbone, and the Greek culture and language were the main components of the Eastern Roman Empire throughout its existence, right from its start, not to mention even from the days of the republic.. Phokas' family's whereabouts are not clear. Could be Greek or Armenians but Nikephoros' mother was clearly Anatolian Greek from Cappadocia. Now, Liutprand. the notable Bishop of Cremona made a big mistake IMHO addressing the Roman emperor, as one of the Greeks alone, as Greece/Hellas cross-refers to polytheism and idolatry and Nikephoros was a pious Christian. I suppose his sponsor, Otto I of the western empire asked him to do so. The Romans didn't recognize another Roman emperor in the West of Barbarian descent, and Nikephoros would not allow a marriage between a purple-born Roman princess with one of them not wanting to legitimize their claims..
@giannisgiannopoulos791
@giannisgiannopoulos791 3 жыл бұрын
@@KAI-bk6vb You still don't get it .Do you? Greek or Armenian, you name it, they were Romans and in the case of Nikephoros II a pious Christian Roman Emperor. Otto I of the West and the Bishop of Rome wanted this marriage to occur. The Eastern Romans were looking down on the Barbarian West and were believing that the term "Roman" was used by them excessively. They saw a threat in all this, after the crowning of Charlemagne that shocked them. Standing for so many centuries on the outside, Liutprand wanted to offend the Roman Emperor for his rejection. It had nothing to do with his "Greekness", but with his "Romaness" now that a second emperor was in the West, and sorry NO. Nikephoros II was no Latin.
@basileusbasileios6777
@basileusbasileios6777 3 жыл бұрын
@@God-Emperor-of-Mankind85 I really don’t think anyone back then cared about ethnic descent as we do now. For about one generation, foreigners would suffer some discrimination among their countrymen (like the Khurramites under Theophobos), but would usually assimilate in the next generation, if not already in the first. The moniker “Romaios” was mainly an artificial national/cultural/ethnic identity that meant service to the basileus, Christian religion, and Greek language (including taking a Romaios name), although there were Romaioi without some of these.
@real_orestis_georgiou
@real_orestis_georgiou 3 жыл бұрын
@@God-Emperor-of-Mankind85 Cappadocians were Greeks...
@aokiaoki4238
@aokiaoki4238 3 жыл бұрын
@@God-Emperor-of-Mankind85 Capadocian were Greeks, last left in 1920
@some_gh0st
@some_gh0st 3 жыл бұрын
Czar = Caesar is blowing my mind. It makes so much sense and I can’t believe I never made that connection before.
@boyanbogdanov1854
@boyanbogdanov1854 3 жыл бұрын
Simeon was the first Tsar ever and the cyrillic alphabet was created in Bulgaria during his reign. He is called "The Great". It make me very sad that people call it today "the russian alphabet".
@nayeemhaider8367
@nayeemhaider8367 3 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how many cultures have adopted the the name Caesar. The German Kaiser, Russian Tsar, Ottoman Kaysar (one of the titles of the Sultan was Kaysar -e -Rum or Caesar of Rome.) Even the British Monarch was called Kaysar -e - Hind ( Caesar of India)
@hjohnny70
@hjohnny70 3 жыл бұрын
@@nayeemhaider8367 kaysar is not related to ottomans, actually is the Arabic form of caesar
@lordblenkinsopp1537
@lordblenkinsopp1537 3 жыл бұрын
@@hjohnny70 Kaysar actually is also the Turkish for Caesar, evidenced by the title used by the Ottoman sultans as well as the city of Kayseri in central Turkey, which anciently was known as Caesarea. Kaysar is both an Arabization and Turkification of the word Caesar
@StavrosDS
@StavrosDS 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember thinking the same thing when I read about the etymology. How hadn't I made the connection before. Did you know that the German Kaiser title has the same origin?
@nikosoikonomou5662
@nikosoikonomou5662 3 жыл бұрын
i love you man i m from greece and obsessed with byzantium.
@BloodyFoxDK
@BloodyFoxDK 3 жыл бұрын
I love these ERE videos. Time to play as Makedon Emperor in CK3.
@Somerandomnamex
@Somerandomnamex 3 жыл бұрын
I think I'm gonna boot up EU4 instead, I love fighting to come back from owning a mere 4 provences in the beginning and restoring the ERE in the modern Era
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος 3 жыл бұрын
Both noble tasks, except I haven't tried CK3 yet. I have a CK2 save somewhere that I'd like to bring up to 1453 first :).
@BloodyFoxDK
@BloodyFoxDK 3 жыл бұрын
@@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος I got restore Imperial Borders achiev in CK2. Started from 867 as Makedon Emperor.
@totoianugheorghelucian488
@totoianugheorghelucian488 3 жыл бұрын
18:55 my boy Nikephoros had some twisted sense of humor 😂😂
@EloiFL
@EloiFL 3 жыл бұрын
¡Gracias!
@Akaki1999
@Akaki1999 3 жыл бұрын
Love this channel especially how vast the scope of content is, some days vid/documentary is about Mongol empire, Vandals or Byzantine empire and then on another days it's about medieval Europe, Rome or Rashidun Caliphate and then you also have WW2 or cold war content too alongside with non military content once in a while such as pilgrimage
@justinian-the-great
@justinian-the-great 3 жыл бұрын
Finally some Byzantine victories! For 300 years after Heraclius we Romans didn't manage to make a decisive invasion on the Eastern front! This feels so refreshing!
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
my emperor what a nice day to see you here looking upon your desscendants
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
l did not understand
@엠아이-b2l
@엠아이-b2l 3 жыл бұрын
Battle of Akroinon in 740 is a crushing defeat to the Arabs by the Romans.
@justinian-the-great
@justinian-the-great 3 жыл бұрын
@@엠아이-b2l I know, I know. But the battle didn't result in the Roman counteroffensive. It was a great victory sure, but no territories were conquered after it.
@eliaspapanikolaou3563
@eliaspapanikolaou3563 3 жыл бұрын
In fact Akrites , recruit from Cappadocia n Greeks ,or Greek from M Asia,or from Macedoniatheme make the difference and even before Nikhiforos Phocas andd Arabs could ent achieve an y decicive victory either...
@tannerdenny1406
@tannerdenny1406 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so excited for this series. The byzantines don't get enough respect, around for 1000 years they were doing something right
@judsonwall8615
@judsonwall8615 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Although by this period the empire was smaller than in Justinian’s day, it was stronger. What land they had left, they held it with an iron grip. Their government, society, and military were right up there with anyone else in the world in power and prestige, despite being smaller than before.
@dan_sampson7722
@dan_sampson7722 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! FINALLY! I’ve been waiting for more Byzantine content foreverrr. This is a series I will surely keep a close eye on
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, during the Greek War of Independence in 1821, when the Ottomans asked the help of the semi-autonomus ruler of Egypt Mohammed Ali, in order to suppress the Revolution in Crete, there was a 2nd arabic invasion of the island.
@juanbarbosasiguenza5883
@juanbarbosasiguenza5883 3 жыл бұрын
And first, the rebels of the arrabal, who after their defeat flee to crete and found chandax, were not arabs, but muwallads, hispanic roman converse to Islam. In fact the rebellion was against the arabs who make them second class citizens despite the fact of being muslims.
@spirosvelliniatis2165
@spirosvelliniatis2165 3 жыл бұрын
@@juanbarbosasiguenza5883 You are great!!that explains why thre are Spanish words in the cretan dialect and not Arab!! Also the must also have been al sakaliba Arabs from Spain which were eastern ( probably mostly Slavic) Slavs !if not only! there are slavic place names mostly in eastern Crete! especially around sfakia
@josephstalin1623
@josephstalin1623 3 жыл бұрын
The byzantine empire is the most invaded empire. Huns, Avar, Slavs, arabs bulgars seljuks crusaders ottomans and even mongols attacked them
@arcotroll8530
@arcotroll8530 3 жыл бұрын
And yet, it is jokingly referred to by historians as "The empire that wouldn't die. Time and again they seemed to be on the brink of extinction, only to come back and become great again until the final nail in the coffin by the Turks in 1453. Until then though, even after the first fall of Constantinople in 1204, the Byzantine successor states were reasonably strong states, and they managed to re-take the city in 1260.
@johnnyboy3410
@johnnyboy3410 2 жыл бұрын
they retook the city in 61 but it was too late, Imagine instead of spending all that time reconquering lost lands to the Latins they could have conquered weak Rum, 4th crusade is what killed Byzantium
@TheJaviferrol
@TheJaviferrol 3 жыл бұрын
Basil II is probably one of the rare occasions where the sequel is better
@afdalridwan3813
@afdalridwan3813 3 жыл бұрын
@Jared Haas Basil the bulgarian slayer
@angusyang5917
@angusyang5917 3 жыл бұрын
When a Roman emperor is named Basil, you know he's going to be good.
@DarthVader-ig6ci
@DarthVader-ig6ci 2 жыл бұрын
@@wankawanka3053 which one?? the Greek or the French or the Spanish or the Roman???
@matthewneuendorf5763
@matthewneuendorf5763 3 жыл бұрын
Nikephoros II is one of the greatest Great Men in all of history, and the epitaph on his tombstone is perhaps the most fitting ever enscribed (He conquered all but a woman). It's a great testament to his piety and virtue that his enemies were most incensed not by his successes, nor by anything he did to them, but rather by his willingness to hold to a sacred vow of faithfulness to his deceased wife, his insistence on sharing the hardships of his men, and his unwillingness to indulge licentiousness and waste the treasures of the empire on frivolity when so many of its citizens suffered under the yoke of Islamic or other barbarian rule. I would love to see a full video on Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. The man had such a horrible first thirty years of life, but managed through sheer cleverness and force of will to become one of the greatest emperors of all time. Plus, he was responsible for positioning Nikephoros and his family in positions of military authority, setting the stage for the great campaigns of liberation to come.
@connorgolden4
@connorgolden4 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Finally! A pro ERE video!
@countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926
@countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926 3 жыл бұрын
Nikephoros: Some guy shot a donkey and made it an eagle funniest shit I've ever seen!
@georkent
@georkent 3 жыл бұрын
"Nikephoros Phokas" my favorite emperor of ERE. To me "Pale Death of the Saracens" sounds more epic than “the Bulgar-Slayer”. Also Nikephoros Phokas the second best general of ERE, loosing only by the mighty Belisarius.
@JohnSmith-sl2qc
@JohnSmith-sl2qc 3 жыл бұрын
Yo stfu. Basil is way better
@histguy101
@histguy101 3 жыл бұрын
Nikephorus had this epithet during his lifetime. Basil was given it centuries later
@SDArgo_FoC
@SDArgo_FoC Жыл бұрын
@Unfriendly atheist What did you think he would have done?If rebellions & other resistances took place, more will get killed
@judsonwall8615
@judsonwall8615 3 жыл бұрын
Byzantine history is among my favorites. Extremely underrated. Them and the caliphates keep medieval history interesting. For anyone interested in learning more about the Byzantines, The History of Byzantium podcast is amazing. One of the best pods out there. First dozen or so episodes are slow, but the host Robin eventually finds his groove and turns it into a really incredible podcast. Try episode 89, “The House of War” out. It’s one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever listened to. The host puts you in the boots of an Anatolian frontier citizen soldier as a Muslim raid comes through your garrison.
@user-sc5iv2rp2t
@user-sc5iv2rp2t 3 жыл бұрын
Etymology of Nicephoros Phocas:Nicephoros=νίκη(victory)+φέρω(bring) as stated. Phocas is a common greek surname coming from Φώκη,Φώκια=seal, yes the animal.
@b3ygghsas
@b3ygghsas 3 жыл бұрын
Funny, phocas sound exactly like focas, the plural word in portuguese for seal
@Khookies-lp2lu
@Khookies-lp2lu 3 жыл бұрын
Victory-bringing seal
@user-sc5iv2rp2t
@user-sc5iv2rp2t 3 жыл бұрын
@@b3ygghsas There is also an ancient city in Ionian shores called Phokea=place of the seals, that created colonies in all over Mediterranean, with most notable the Massalia colony in southern France.
@danielconde13
@danielconde13 3 жыл бұрын
Wait, seal (the animal) in greek is pronounced _phocas_ ? Well, that's the exact same in Portugal - only spelled _focas_ !
@atrides7
@atrides7 3 жыл бұрын
Εχω διαβάσει ότι προέρχεται απο την φωκαια πολι της μικρας ασιας απο που αποικισαν την Καππαδοκία! Εξ ου και φωκας!
@KreissonGR
@KreissonGR 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings to all from the legendary island of Crete!
@geo3336
@geo3336 3 жыл бұрын
nice video we Greeks thank you for making videos of our history
@photis666
@photis666 3 жыл бұрын
Cyprus is often included as Arab territory in maps such as the ones you use, but in reality if was not. It was an Byzantine-Arab Condominium for centuries like you mentioned
@РудольфМелконян-ч4ы
@РудольфМелконян-ч4ы 3 жыл бұрын
Every time I see Armenians in power, emperors, generals and other authorities in Byzantine empire I remember how much in common with the Greeks we had and probably gone through in that times, cheers and hope for the best for both our nations 🇦🇲🇬🇷
@judsonwall8615
@judsonwall8615 3 жыл бұрын
Greek and Armenian people and languages are also very likely long lost brothers, coming from a common ancestor.
@marianmore5315
@marianmore5315 3 жыл бұрын
Ďakujeme.
@b3ygghsas
@b3ygghsas 3 жыл бұрын
Always good to see the byzantines/romans winning
@tatarcavalry2342
@tatarcavalry2342 3 жыл бұрын
They literally killed other greeks on purpose and you tell that braindead
@theok2638
@theok2638 3 жыл бұрын
@@tatarcavalry2342 Quite certain that there were arabs and muslim converts among them and one could not distinguish their religion so easily, due to the fact that they could have very well played it ''Christian'' just to get to live
@tatarcavalry2342
@tatarcavalry2342 3 жыл бұрын
@@theok2638 no arab would turn to christian in that times why would they do to pay jizya lol bonus the island were under the command of their countryman so your theory is full of bs mate
@endo4137
@endo4137 3 жыл бұрын
@@tatarcavalry2342 nationality is a modern concept that did not exist in the middle ages. What mattered was the lord you served
@tatarcavalry2342
@tatarcavalry2342 3 жыл бұрын
@@endo4137 yeah but they were orthodox christians sooo
@stefanvella9807
@stefanvella9807 2 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Keep them coming. They should make a great series about the Byzantine empire, it deserves much more credit and respect.
@princepscivitatis4083
@princepscivitatis4083 3 жыл бұрын
K&G, now that the Byzantine series has kicked off, please do one on the Grand Catalan Company and the reconquest of Anatolia in just 3 years (1302-1305). And how the Crown of Aragon, at the other corner of the Mediterranean, went on to seize territory in the Balkans (the Duchies of Athens and Neopatria) and hold them for 100 years. Their betrayal at the hands of the Byzantines was the final nail in the Byzantine coffin.
@user-sc5iv2rp2t
@user-sc5iv2rp2t 3 жыл бұрын
There is a whole myth about the lost Frankish treasure after the battle of Kifisos river.
@xenofonmitsalas8905
@xenofonmitsalas8905 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed Catalan company had successes, but it is far to say they reconquered Anatolia. Alexios Philanthropenos some years earlier met more successes towards this goal.
@princepscivitatis4083
@princepscivitatis4083 3 жыл бұрын
@@xenofonmitsalas8905 "The enemy seeing the well-ordered march of the Latins, the splendour of their weapons and their unmoved eagerness, they fled. And they carried themselves away, not only far away from the city but close to the old Roman frontiers. This was the quantity and the quality of that army [the Catalan Grand Company], and it was so exceptionally organised because of the arms and the experience acquired at wars. And because of these, they inflicted such terror on the enemy that many said then, that if the emperor’s orders motivated by cowardice did not prevent them from marching further, there would be nothing to prevent all the Roman cities and lands from being handed to the emperor within a short period of time." -Nicephorus Gregoras
@xenofonmitsalas8905
@xenofonmitsalas8905 3 жыл бұрын
@@princepscivitatis4083 In fact, i dont disagree with you. Catalans were indeed very fierce and capable soldiers that they were hired from Andronicus Palaeologus to free Asia Minor from Turks. However, except from early successes (Kyzikos, Magnesia, Philadelphia) they turned against Greeks, since their leader was murdered. I didnt mean they failed to reconquer Asia Minor, but i mean that after some point they were turned against Greeks, (that prevented them from initial goal).
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@xenofonmitsalas8905 aahh yes alexios philafropinos one of the last greatest generalas he took back a big part of southwest asia minor
@borislavchernev2646
@borislavchernev2646 3 жыл бұрын
Lovely video, as always, but there are a couple of factual mistakes here. Basil I did not oversee the Christianisation of the Bulgarians - this took place under his predecessor Michael III. The son of Basil I who succeeded him was Leo VI, nicknamed the Wise (not Leo IV - 'Emperor Leo IV responded by' @7:21)
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος 3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Leo IV was the Thracian wasn't he. The one associated with the Life-giving Spring legend and sanctified by the Orthodox church. Leo VI was the one with the four wives, the father of Constantine Porphyrogenitus and author of the precious Tactica, hence the Wise (the Wise for writing the Tactica, not for having four wives, he would be known as the Fool otherwise hahahaha). Just talking from the back of my head, I won't bother checking facts, I think you're very right though. And between the two, Leo V the Khazar, one of the most fanatical iconoclast emperors of the first iconoclastic period.
@fordfokas9230
@fordfokas9230 3 жыл бұрын
@@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος No, Leo I was the thracian (and grandfather of Leo II). Leo IV was the Khazar (son of Constantine V and grandson of Leo III). Leo V was the armenian general. Other than that you are correct about Leo VI
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος 3 жыл бұрын
@@fordfokas9230 Thank you sir.
@aaronmarks9366
@aaronmarks9366 3 жыл бұрын
@@fordfokas9230 "Ford Fokas", lmao
@FACM.
@FACM. 3 жыл бұрын
The Crusader Kings 2 theme for the byzantine empire is beautiful. I love it I would like to see more videos about the byzantine empire. Keep the good work
@npierce14
@npierce14 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy your doing a video about these 3 I read about them last year and always wanted to visually see what they did
@Antimonum
@Antimonum 3 жыл бұрын
Correction about Simeon's title he received: It was actually Basileos of the Bulgarians (emperor of the Bulgarians) which is higher then the Caesar title they used for a lot of nobles in Byzantium incl. Khan Tervel of Bulgaria, who received the title of Caesar as a reward. Up until Simeon there was only one official emperor - the byzantine one. The title Tsar coms from Caesar -not the byzantine lower title of Caesar, but through the Bulgarian language meaning of Caesar. The Bulgarian also called the Byzantine Emperor Tsar, the reason most Slavic countries today call Constantinople Tsarigrad.
@nervachadikus
@nervachadikus 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine where Byzantium could've gotten if he and John ruled longer. And after them we would've gotten Basil. Perhaps imperial banners would've flown over Sicily or even places like Aleppo
@StavrosDS
@StavrosDS 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny you said that (unless you were being ironic) because they actually did fly in both these places afterwards. Basil II, in addition to conquering the Bulgarian Empire recapturing most of the Balkans, also captured Aleppo and vassalized it (he resisted calls from his generals to directly annex it, presumably due to being predominantly Muslim by then). As for Sicily, Basil II again had planned a large expedition to recapture it before he died. While his inept successors failed to do that in the end, Byzantium briefly captured the east coast of Sicily, including Syracuse.
@nervachadikus
@nervachadikus 3 жыл бұрын
@@StavrosDS Yeah I know, I just meant that maybe they would be properly incorporated back into the empire. Though that probably wouldn't last if Basil acted the same in regards to the succession as he did historically
@tylerellis9097
@tylerellis9097 3 жыл бұрын
The Byzantines did take Aleppo, thru had no interest in holding it and kept a puppet state in power. Even Basil II was content with defending it from the Fatimids so there was a Muslim buffer on their side.
@nervachadikus
@nervachadikus 3 жыл бұрын
@@tylerellis9097 As I said I thought more like a full reconquest, like Cilicia for example
@tylerellis9097
@tylerellis9097 3 жыл бұрын
@@nervachadikus Yeah that wasn’t gonna happen. Cilicia itself required forced colonization of Armenians in the area to populate it after the Arab Muslims were evicted. The Empire didn’t want indefensible Muslim land which is why it setup Muslim puppet buffer states in Aleppo and Mosul
@anselmdanker9519
@anselmdanker9519 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering the history of the Byzantine Empire. Great work.
@michapinkowski6990
@michapinkowski6990 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see more good quality Byzantine content :)
@atrides7
@atrides7 3 жыл бұрын
Also Norman's goths slaves Russian petsenegs cumans huns etc
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
Some additional info, about Basil the First. He became a famous wrestler, and his popularity among the Byzantine aristocracy came to top, when he defeated a Bulgar wrestler who had various victories against the Byzantines. Also to his military successes, contributed a great admiral Niketas Ooryphas, who defeated the Muslim navy in Adriatic, in Peloponnese and in Thrace.
@troyandosov7037
@troyandosov7037 3 жыл бұрын
Where do you get this information about the defeated Bulgarian, I would like to find more of this if possible.
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
@Troyan Dosov It comes from Basil's biography. There is also a refererece of this wrestling match between Basil and the Bulgarian champion, in Wikipedia.
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
@Troyan Dosov This is from one of Basil's biographies that i found: "Basil first came to imperial notice at a wrestling tournament where he was originally a spectator. The victor was a Bulgarian, and whether to defend the honour of the Byzantines, or in memory of his parents’ captivity, Basil decided to challenge him. He defeated the foreign champion, and this made him a hero to the whole city."
@cirodimarzio910
@cirodimarzio910 2 жыл бұрын
This sounds like an absolute bs! Some aristocrate (mainly eating and riding a horse from point A to point B) to defeat a wrestler which was mainly developing his wrestlings skills/muslces is highly unlikely at best lol Now, if the winning was agreed between the Basil dude and the wrestler's commander is another matter.
@d.dante_vergil
@d.dante_vergil 2 жыл бұрын
@@cirodimarzio910 Basil was a common peasant and was lucky to be enlisted into imperial service early on. Most of his early achievements and successes were based on his unmatched skills as a wrestler and horse tamer. EDIT: his good looks also contributed a lot to his early career. In fact, the reigning emperor at that time - Michael III took a great liking to him ( in a sexual manner of course )
@musicbykevinorlando9425
@musicbykevinorlando9425 3 жыл бұрын
As a fan of the byzantin empire and specially this period thank you !!!!!!
@abcdef27669
@abcdef27669 3 жыл бұрын
The living donkey launched by catapult sounds like something from a Monty Python sketch.
@LeoWarrior14
@LeoWarrior14 3 жыл бұрын
Did you know? The most popular mid-sized sedan in Constantinople was the Ford Phokas
@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 3 жыл бұрын
He can't keep getting away with it
@RoboticDragon
@RoboticDragon 3 жыл бұрын
Love it haha
@SVASH-hz5ji
@SVASH-hz5ji 3 жыл бұрын
18:47 "Sir! We ran out of heads to throw, what should we do?" "How about throwing some asses?" "......Sir?"
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The campaigns of the Macedonian dynasty were deeply compared to those of Alexander and Philip as both shared a supposedly "Macedonian" origin and whose kings were committed to promoting "Hellenic" studies except for Basil II whose court poets compared him to Agesilaus, Brasidas and Leonidas for his military attitude and little interest in scholastic life.
@pseudomonas03
@pseudomonas03 3 жыл бұрын
Basil II's mother Theofano, was from Lakonia, so it is proper to be compared to the Spartan kings and generals!
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ 3 жыл бұрын
@@pseudomonas03 Amen!
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ 3 жыл бұрын
@@Imperator-Justinianus Smell like total War Forums around here mhmm..
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ 3 жыл бұрын
@@Imperator-Justinianus You are Greek mate not Italian.
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ
@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ 3 жыл бұрын
@@Imperator-Justinianus You are a...Roman? Well i can tell you love Roman civilization.
@LandgraabIV
@LandgraabIV 3 жыл бұрын
Love Eastern Roman history.
@AdamsYoutubeAccount
@AdamsYoutubeAccount 3 жыл бұрын
4:45 That... escalated quickly. I think Basil I needs his own video.
@fortdimitri2365
@fortdimitri2365 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a video about philanthropinos who almost saved the entire empire and reconquered most of Anatolia after the fourth crusade and the reunification of the ERE. The dude even managed to command the fortresses defenders while being blind
@atrides7
@atrides7 3 жыл бұрын
You mean Alexios philanthropinos?
@fortdimitri2365
@fortdimitri2365 3 жыл бұрын
@@atrides7 αυτόν που έβαλαν οι σκληροί καριόληδες
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@fortdimitri2365 ελα ρε βρισκω ατομο που παρακολουθει τους σκληρους !!! εχω δει το συγκεκριμενο βιντεακι των σκληρων για τον αλεξιο και ειναι καταπληκτικο
@derprofessor150
@derprofessor150 3 жыл бұрын
So refreshing seeing eastrome win
@CYBERJASE
@CYBERJASE 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for your work! Very good video quality, but most importantly you have researched the topics in depth and the information you provide are historically accurate and not false. This is a rare quality nowadays, where everyone can upload a video saying whatever he/she wants. One can understand that either you or a partner have deep knowledge of history. You have earned my respect, keep on making high quality videos!!!
@sebaskin-robbins6569
@sebaskin-robbins6569 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh finally a Byzantine victory. There are thousands of Byzantine victories known like Lalakaon, Damietta, Antioch-on-the-meander, Pelagonia, Ostrovo, shrimini, and etc and those were in the later period. The empire is incredibly underrated because most of their glorious wins are overshadowed by crushing defeats, and even then in the later period of it’s life it still won battles.
@AlphaCrucis
@AlphaCrucis 3 жыл бұрын
So nice to find good content on the Byzantines. Hardly learned anything about them in school.
@ghl19
@ghl19 3 жыл бұрын
"After nearly 150 years the Imperial eagle flew over Crete once more" . Damn that hit to the heart. How many years will it take for Constantinople is the question...
@crazyhercules9442
@crazyhercules9442 3 жыл бұрын
This was freaking awesome to watch. Thank you :)
@AkkaAlbatros
@AkkaAlbatros 3 жыл бұрын
fun fact about byzantium and talented generals. a little before the otoman rule was stablished there was a general , Alexios Philanthropenos , who said enough is enough and started kicking otomans out of asia minor. beat the crap of whoever blocked his way, and used otoman troops also. he conquered all the lands near the sea in asia minor and send many slaves to the capital. and what the geniouses ruling there did? branded him a traitor. but because he was of royal blood (cousin of the emperor ) the army named him emperor insted of andronicus III . he continued beating the turks cause he wasnt interested in politics even thought for the army he was the emperor. andronicus asked to meet him o cool things and he agreed. to go alone .... he was captured and blinded and imprisoned in a monastery.some years later when the latins started causing truble and ottomans sieged cities in asia minor they got him out of his prison and gave him a few hundred soldiers as an army. even as a blind old man teached the genoese (?) how to fight and some turks who didnt know who he was why others feared him only by hearing his name. after the insident with the turks he went to relieve one of the big cities that byzantium had left in asia minor. the turks besieging the city when they learned he was close they broke the siege and and left running. he died 1-2 years after.... the the turks and latins come back and there was none worth to face them. and that was durring 1300s
@teke211
@teke211 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Would love to see more on the Macedonian Dynasty. Keep up the great work. Cheers.
@WhiteFalcon_EA
@WhiteFalcon_EA 3 жыл бұрын
I love byzantine history, it is so thrilling and exciting
@SklhroiKariolidesThsIstorias
@SklhroiKariolidesThsIstorias 3 жыл бұрын
n1, a good video.
@xenofonmitsalas8905
@xenofonmitsalas8905 3 жыл бұрын
A Byzantine Reconquista video!!! Wonderful work from this channel..... I expect (and i wish also) other videos, like this, for this era,.... like Ioannes Tzimisces, Basil II or George Maniaces expeditions against the Arabs.
@johnmars5282
@johnmars5282 3 жыл бұрын
Your presentation style has improved greatly, you have created an incredible learning tool to introduce people to historical learning.
@innitbruv-lascocomics9910
@innitbruv-lascocomics9910 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, another amazing video by Kings and Generals!
@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 3 жыл бұрын
More to come!
@bradyknox6980
@bradyknox6980 3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this day for a very long time, I am euphoric
@unusualsuspect4043
@unusualsuspect4043 3 жыл бұрын
When the Empire strikes back ...
@moebiusraptor
@moebiusraptor 3 жыл бұрын
One thing about the byzantine ships is that they were fitted with special landing pontoons in order for the Cataphracts to disembark and charge straightly into the thick of battle, not unlike the American's LVT's in WW2
@Mr_M_History
@Mr_M_History 3 жыл бұрын
1453 really is an underappreciated date should rightfully stick in the memory alongside 476, 1918, 1945 etc.
@yokartik
@yokartik 3 жыл бұрын
it is already. just because western canczuks don't appreciated enough doesnt mean it's appreciated less in the world.
@ilhambenih
@ilhambenih 3 жыл бұрын
nothing last forever, .... 🐾
@kaguyasnetwork
@kaguyasnetwork 3 жыл бұрын
The music At 03:40 mins onwards sounds like a army at the last stand, great channel, keep up the good work and continue with the Byzantine videos, they’re the best.
@βασιλεύς-ζ4λ
@βασιλεύς-ζ4λ 3 жыл бұрын
It’s called “The Byzantine empire” from crusader kings 2
@kaguyasnetwork
@kaguyasnetwork 3 жыл бұрын
@@βασιλεύς-ζ4λ thanks
@jannazar5861
@jannazar5861 3 жыл бұрын
Finally something with makes me happy
@MahdeeHabib
@MahdeeHabib 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. The visual representation is so clean and smooth. The narration is very well organized as well as the tone is well adjusted and comfortable.... Would love it if you guys dedicated some videos on the battles of Seljuk Rum.
@byzantinetales
@byzantinetales 3 жыл бұрын
This video is like a spoiler alert for my graphic novel Theophano: A Byzantine tale 😅
@alexhaleniuk4852
@alexhaleniuk4852 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@istoriatouvyzantiou
@istoriatouvyzantiou 3 жыл бұрын
We all know Chandax fell eventually 😁
@Armorius2199
@Armorius2199 3 жыл бұрын
Hope it sells well!
@rpavangchhia8953
@rpavangchhia8953 3 жыл бұрын
The byzantine empire is my fav empire in all of history. Thanks to kng for making this series.
@nickrabbitson1821
@nickrabbitson1821 3 жыл бұрын
Very informative episode. Perhaps it would be interesting to have another episode about the old debate regarding the nature of Byzantium. Was it more Roman? More Greek? More Christian or all the above?
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος
@ΠέτροςΟικονομάκος 3 жыл бұрын
It was roman in name, late roman in military, greek in language, christian in religion, quite a bit of classical greek in education, at least among the ruling class. Plus some other minor influences here and there (persian, armenian etc). If you can find and read Vita Basilii (Βίος Βασιλείου) or the Alexiad by Anna Comnene it becomes pretty clear.
@floriangallus7760
@floriangallus7760 3 жыл бұрын
I think it was more byzantine
@florinsava9587
@florinsava9587 3 жыл бұрын
It was more greek than Roman at this time in history (10th century)
@John-el.
@John-el. 3 жыл бұрын
Roman in name Greek in majority of culture
@John-el.
@John-el. 3 жыл бұрын
​@@God-Emperor-of-Mankind85 well then tell me were all roman emperors after constantine the Great (''father of the byzantine empire'') armenians or were they turks? because constantine the great was half Greek when greek idenity meant to be the ancient Greek ethnicity about that Greek AND Hellenic identity in the empire ​we speak about terms with changing meaning but i will try to explain fast. Hellenic identity became the Roman identity after there was no more pagans . in the begining of the rise of christianity the world hellenes was the same with that of idolater so at a time this was how the believers of ancient Hellenic religion of 12+Gods were called . All Greeks had become Roman citizens at this point, latter in the empire we have notable cases of nobles, schollar, emperors and people think of themselves as a continuation and descendants of ancient Hellines (not in a pagan way). Now for the term Greek or Grecos is the world that the westerners had used and became MUCH MORE popular after the german holy Roman empire was created. The germans claimed that they were the only and true continuation of the Roman Empire, today this is not important but they actualy were succesful,Roman identity evolved to the modern hellenic and the actual roman empire is known as Byzantium
@antonisp469
@antonisp469 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work! At this point K&G providing FREE top quality history lessons!!!
@maskoforos113
@maskoforos113 3 жыл бұрын
I am from Cyprus i feel byzantine
@npocToBaT
@npocToBaT 3 жыл бұрын
@Maskoforos The Byzantines were Romans centuries after their state did not exist. This term is idiotic and was imposed centuries after the Eastern Roman Empire did not exist. So you are eventually the successor of these people - Greek-speaking Orthodox Romans. In the Eastern Roman Empire, you must be Greek-speaking and Orthodox under the rule of the emperor. It includes many nationalities - Greeks, Thracians, Armenians, Syrians, Slavs, Bulgarians, Serbs, Vlachs, the population of North Africa, which is subordinate to the emperor, foreigners, Christianized Arabs, etc. Anyone who meets certain conditions can serve in the army. There is no discrimination or racism. In large international empires, the population mixes more easily. Professional historians believe that the ancient Greeks assimilated in the first centuries after their fall to power by the Romans. The present Greeks also have a large mixture of Turkish DNA. It is clear why. You are free to feel what you want. Maybe an ancient Macedonian, maybe a Viking (Vikings were also a paid army of the emperor, which fought against the Bulgarians). It's not bad to feel Roman.
@sundeep9208
@sundeep9208 3 жыл бұрын
Please make more videos on this topic. Mor quickly if only possible. You are doing great work bro
@astrobullivant5908
@astrobullivant5908 3 жыл бұрын
After the Macedonian Renaissance, the Byzantine Empire was once again the most powerful entity in either Europe or the Middle East.
@atrides7
@atrides7 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it did
@aleksk4151
@aleksk4151 3 жыл бұрын
Battle of Achelous Battle of Trajan gates
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@aleksk4151 battle of kleidion bettle dyrrachium battle of spercheios your point ?? and the byzantines had victories and last they defeat the first bulgarian empire who became a roman province for 200 years but that dosen't mean that the bulgarians were weak they had major victories over thr byzantines
@aleksk4151
@aleksk4151 3 жыл бұрын
@@Montechristoss yes 167 years, not 200.
@Montechristoss
@Montechristoss 3 жыл бұрын
@@aleksk4151 yep
@valentinstoyanov304
@valentinstoyanov304 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! In order to learn the Bulgarian medieval history really well, you have to know the Byzantine history. So here I am.
@aleksapetrovic6519
@aleksapetrovic6519 3 жыл бұрын
-Beacons are lit! Antioch calls for aid. -And Constantinople will answer!
@slothkng
@slothkng 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you incorporate crusader kings music in the background sets the right mood
@nicholastan8814
@nicholastan8814 3 жыл бұрын
Yo! I was actually really interested in the siege of chandax since a long time ago yet I couldn't find any articles or videos on it. Thanks!
@ReaperCH90
@ReaperCH90 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice that you focus on this topic, it is way underrated here on KZbin
@flask0390
@flask0390 3 жыл бұрын
Great! I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series. I like that you put out a steady stream of content about the Byzantines. Often an overlooked topic.
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