Chariot Racing in Constantinople, 540 AD: What would you have seen?

[@Maiorianus_Sebastian]

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[@vulpo]

It was well worth watching again. Thanks.

[@LordWyatt]

So was the peak of Constantinople 540 or 610AD?

[@MKFC89]

@@Maiorianus_Sebastian In your previous videos, you demonstrated that the fall of Rome was not an abrupt event, but rather a gradual process. The institutional and economic systems were left largely intact initially. I now have a question about when and how the entire institutional and financial system in the former territories of the empire, which were governed by various Germanic kings, ultimately deteriorated and entered the state of the Dark Ages. Why were the barbarian kings incapable of sustaining that system?

[@hydroac9387]

Rome at its height is amazing! Thanks for sharing your insights!

[@SirBoggins]

My exams for school are now done & this video couldn't be any less perfectly timed! Danke, mein Romaboo-Kollege!

[@SirBoggins]

This is something I've wanted to ask a Roman expert like you and this video is well-timed. My question being that after Justinian I & the Justinian Dynasty, were the use of Chariot races in Constantinople still being done in the Roman Empire up to the Mediaeval Era (like during the Komnenian Dynasty's reign when Constantinople was still a well-to-do city before 1204)?

[@justinian-the-great]

Yes, indeed they were held pretty regularly rightly up to the late 11th century and then sporadically until the late 12th century, maybe even up to 1204. It's interesting that Hippodrome would, since the 12th century and during the last centuries of Eastern Rome, also be used as a stadium for western type medieval tournaments. Manuel II for example really liked to compete at them.

[@SirBoggins]

@justinian-the-great True, as Emperor Manuel II was well-known for his 'Pro-Western' policies, such as making deals with the Hungarians and marrying a Western wife.

[@MonsieurChapeau]

I loved the format of this video, taking us through the experience as an average person, from walking through the streets to being at the race, excellent job 🥳

[@Jazmillenium]

This series focus on what everyday life must have been like, is incredibly fascinating. Great video!

[@laurachapple6795]

The way you set up Salmonas made me half-afraid you were gonna end the video with him getting trampled, which I must say made for a very authentic experience. Five stars.

[@DieLuftwaffel]

Dont take his silence the wrong way; Marcus is a stoic.

[@hmao4466]

Sir, your attention to detail is spectacular. Bravo...

[@scrollop]

A fantastic video! You bring it alive! Bravo!

[@yef122]

Really interesting. I visited there back in 1990.

[@marcusott2973]

Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent insights as always from you.

[@joeshamrock9646]

Do a video about North Africa during the Byzantine period, we barely see anyone talks about the region past the 4th century thnx.

[@paulcapaccio9905]

Like the Circus Maximus in Roma

[@curseoftheegglady]

Everybody remembers where they were when the Nika riots happened... The Hippodrome. They were in the Hippodrome.

[@andreas1161]

Nicely done!

[@AB8511]

Looks like Marcus is in meditative mood today...

[@marcovth2]

The weather would still have been cold, and the sky dark and reddish, after the large volcanic winter of 536.

[@christopherevans2445]

I just hope nobody sits to close to me at the race. Have a few Siliquas in there and I don't want to make small change. Ha

[@akuljbaba5914]

Great video

[@dohminkonoha3200]

Passion for speed goes always crazy even in today.

[@CFinch360]

Brought ancient times to life! So fascinating

[@carlosfilho3402]

Impressive Vídeo.

[@jamessharpe6699]

It must be very expensive to get Arnold Schwarzenegger to do a voiceover for a KZbin channel

[@SpaceReptilioid]

You're saying that all Germans/Austrians sound alike?

[@R.D.B2942]

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[@onix5491]

The answer is horses, definitely horses.

[@lerneanlion]

If the Ottoman Empire decided to construct its own hippodrome in Constantinople and revive the chariot races with some new regulations, will this bring revenue to the Empire in a way in the 19th century? Just imagine how many peoples all over Europe will come to see this revived old game that has been long gone since the Sack of Constantinople in 1204. It must be quite something!

[@LordWyatt]

I could see the potential, but due to culture differences between Europeans and Ottoman Turks, and the Ottomans likely keeping out lower classes to make room for the elite (for themselves and foreign visitors) I doubt they would make very much no matter when they built it. Hostilities would grow before/during/after WW1 and the new hippodrome would fall into ruin before being remodeled by the new Turkish government (probably to house the Olympics when they’d next host it). It would become a historical monument to be sure

[@jacob2389]

Wasn't this posted already? What happened to it?

[@kerneywilliams632]

KZbin bs?

[@vardansaroyan7634]

It seems Sebastian diminishes the role of Narses. It would be interesting to see a video about the relationship between Narses and Belisarius during that period.

[@diego-nx3ti]

Lütfen türkçe-ingilizce altyazı ekleyiniz.

[@MrMomo182]

They've got better teeth than me.

[@cliffcosynerflight5253]

See they already have Oval Track . it was NASCAR of their time . Stock Chariot Racing

[@henkstersmacro-world]

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[@stevenvail6277]

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[@DarthCoyster]

based

[@Vigoda.d]

could you make a video about the Jews in the Western Roman Empire (late Roman Empire ) and the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)? (=

[@RyanWarriorzZ]

There’s a French channel stealing and translating all your videos by AI it’s called "L’Essentiel de l’Histoire"

[@RyanWarriorzZ]

They’re making money on your back

[@TheLeonhamm]

Much the same as you'd still have seen in Rome at that time (if more grand) .. soon to be all but wiped out in the remains/ ruins of Justinian's Reconquest efforts (not by tatty-haired wild eyed inflammatory Christian barbarians governing in Ravenna and Milan, etc). True the massacre of animals and criminals, and the more refined pantomimes, in ritual sacrifice to the local 'lords' - or 'gods' - was more or less a thing of the past (the animal torture and human jousting tournaments limping along into the AD 600s, as theatre spectaculars not just a circus act). The hyper-enthusiasms of a largely under-employed populace, rich and poor alike, in their love of good riot - and rioting - had also faded somewhat in the West .. but papal elections and unpopular episcopal decrees could still bring the 'Roman' out, violently so, as in the merry (bloodthirsty) days of yore! Yey! History can be fun .. ;o)

[@napoleonfeanor]

They shouldn't have destroyed the Goths. The wars were unnecessary and destroyed so much in Italy...

[@TheRealASN]

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[@robertozeladarodriguez5321]

Whenever I hear about these ancient buildings, it reminds me of the Crusades and all that was destroyed. We could have seen a hippodrome in almost perfect condition.

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[@dotista2008]

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