Civilization VI Official Soundtrack - Byzantium | Civilization VI - New Frontier Pass

[@nikolaostsakiridis9357]

For those who don’t know, this is a real Greek Orthodox hymn. According to tradition it was chanted in constantinople after every miraculous successful defense of the city against overwhelming odds. Byzantines believed the city was protected by the virgin mary and the hymn is all about how she is byzantium’s greatest general.

[@Tin4ht]

u know the actual hymn's name?

[@coyotelong4349]

That’s what I love about Firaxis... The attention to detail is incredible

[@RIPDixie1865]

@@k-phantom9358 The fall of Constantinople is one of God's tests. A test to see if His people will return to Him and retake their city in His name. So far they have failed that test but we shall see.

[@Jtssun]

Damn that makes this even cooler than it was before.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

@@Tin4ht Appears on the video's description. It's Akathist Hymn.

[@cyrclack5616]

They couldn't choose a better hymn for a Byzantine theme It even says "Keep the city safe and the state invincible" at one point

[@cyrclack5616]

@Abdul Rahman Mohammed It seemed to have worked though, it lasted for 1000 years before finally succumbing

[@theodosius4203]

Hagia Sophia moment

[@billygosal2104]

@Abdul Rahman Mohammed it does has power to repel persian and bedouin invasion from 6th century to 12th century. The ottomans have to borrow power from hungarian catholic orban's cannon to breach Theodosian Walls, christian youth forced to become jannisaries to assault the cities, including serbian royal children and the infamous Vlad the Impaler. The Virgin Mary has to protect those as well.

[@Ezullof]

@@billygosal2104 That must be the most anti-christic thing I've seen a christian write, lol. Ever heard of Simon the Magician? Your faith isn't supposed to be magic...

[@joetheeskimo8885]

@@Ezullof Plenty of Christians believe prayer works that way. Hell, they pray to win football games.

[@ACityMaker]

Byzantium, the true medieval roman empire!

[@dmmax18]

It is! Waiting for Venetian empire to appear in civ6. Well, y'know, Venice+Ottomans=bad times for Bizantium)

[@bobafett9348]

@@dmmax18 Byzantium+Byzaboo Player = Utter and complete anhiliation of Ottomans and Venice

[@ukaszgaz6519]

no.

[@bobafett9348]

@@ukaszgaz6519 yes

[@Dsingis]

The byzantines ARE the roman empire. The eastern roman empire never ceasted to exist like the western one. It only ended in 1453 when the ottomans conquered constantinople

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

Georgia's theme: Now I have some Competition! Byzantium's theme: That's an understatement.

[@Vintage_Zero]

The Ottomans song is great too

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@El Jardinero I disagree with you about Hungary, Canada, and the Zulu. The rest I agree with.

[@Tiago-rz2hr]

@@williamtheconqueror7807 Same, but the Sumerian one give me chills

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@@Vintage_Zero That's my absolute favorite.

[@paradoxine6287]

Trajan: *during my time, I have controlled the whole of the roman empire; but now it seems that i will take back the east.*

[@RellenongPusit]

I haven't played a Civlization game in my life, but as a History major, I would like to send my appreciations to the composer of this masterpiece, as it really immersed me in the glory days of Byzantine and the height Eastern Orthodox that I was just reading in books. The players of this game are so lucky to be hearing this while playing.

[@angusrogers760]

As a player of this game, we really appreciate the effort put into these soundtracks which are really nice to listen to while playing and i recommend you listen to the other soundtracks in this game.

[@abelcheng2073]

Zcy6yjj

[@medika9651]

Its an amazing game , it teached me alot of stuff about history that i didnt knew before

[@grubbinvgm]

As a history major and a player of the game, I think this shit is so fucking cool

[@Christopher_TG]

Hearing the Atomic Age version of the theme is just a wonderful experience for me. I imagine seeing the city in the distance, getting closer and closer, and then, at 19:55, we finally pan over the wall to see Constantinople in its full glory. The trade ships coming from the East, the races at the hippodrome, the Hagia Sofia towering over the denizens.

[@FireFly-uf8nf]

Basil II is the byzantine ruler who was called "bulgar's slayer". As a bulgarian this is a very important part of our history. During the reign of Basil II Bulgaria has got its ruler in Samuel. Between these two there were several great battles, but one was final for the First Bulgarian Empire. Thаt was the battle of Klyuch - 1014 AD. Bulgarian army (15 000) was defeated, most of them were taken as prisoners and in every 100 soldiers, only one was left with an eye! They were sent back to Bulgaria's borders. When Samuel of Bulgaria saw this terrible view he got a heart attack and died... Even the fact that Byzantium was Bulgaria's greatest opponent, when I play Civilization I choose Byzantium because I feel it most close to Bulgaria and most related to our history. There were times of peace and great wars.

[@XenophonSoulis]

I hope we get a Bulgarian civ soon.

[@FireFly-uf8nf]

@@XenophonSoulis I hope too my friend, I hope.

[@cyrclack5616]

While he did blind all those people he also was very lenient in his taxation and tried to integrate his newly acquired Bulgarian lands as peacefully as possible. And after his reign Bulgaria rebelled again only after taxes were raised to the extreme

[@tho1468]

Its so nice to see people respect their historic enemies since this is all in the past and old grudges have faded away. I am greek and i do bear a considerable amount of respect for the ottoman empire for its achievements. When i play age of empires 3 i play with the ottomans since they got Istanbul and the game really does present the civilization with great accuracy.

[@arda213]

@@tho1468 As a Turk I thank you for being this mature. Ottoman Empire wasnt only Turks empire, many institutions were rooted from Byzantines, Persians...Ottomans used governors originating from Balkans. Ottoman Empire was the political force of this part of the World. So they represented this part of the World. They were like the muslim counterpart of the Byzantine Empire. History doesnt belong to a specific ethnicity. History is the common of everyone.

[@PapapeTrue]

Greek: «Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε. Ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοι• Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε». Translation: "To You Mother of God, General in favor of fight, I the City(=Constantinople) offer you thankfully this glorious victory, because I was salvated from these terrible calamities, but You , since You possess invincible power, set me free from every kind of danger, So I can shout to You with loud voice: Hail, the virgin Nymph"

[@nicholasp9239]

What part of the hymn is it? Akhatist isn't long?

[@kawong1607]

@@nicholasp9239 this is a part of the whole akathist

[@ch1efhugo134]

The virgin is dead tho

[@pancratius602]

@Joshua张志鸿 heh I love that translation too. My jurisdiction uses "Triumphant leader, to you belongs the prize of victory. And since you saved us from adversity we give you our thanks we are your people o Theotokos. So as you have that invincible power continue to deliver us from danger that we may cry unto thee hail o virgin, bride ever pure."

[@thomasharden2012]

@@ch1efhugo134 She ascended body and sole into heaven

[@stjarnar]

The fact that this empire was founded in late antiquity and out lasted the middle ages up to 1453 AD when Constantinople finally fought to the bitter end, like the warriors they were, to the Ottomans is one of the coolest facts in history.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

it did not capitulate lol it fought

[@stjarnar]

@@Cecilia-ky3uw fixed it. :)

[@greekwarhero]

Yeah seen a lot of 12y old Turks that flex and mention this all the time and I'm immune to it thank God

[@MatthewRandazzoV]

it was founded way earlier than late antiquity. There is no reason why the Roman Empire having Milan or Trier or Nicomedia as a capital didn't change its name, but Constantinople created a new state. The "Byzantine" empire is every bit as Roman as the Roman Republic. It lasted nearly two millennia.

[@burningbrains4553]

@@MatthewRandazzoV Correct and blessed take

[@TheDimitris96]

Holy shit. it's like being to church in Greece.

[@romanviel7044]

Yep

[@Johnny_5x]

Αμέ!

[@TheDimitris96]

@@Johnny_5x Έλα δικέ μου

[@gridlore]

A few years ago I visited Istanbul. I'm imagining hearing this in the Hagia Sophia. It would be stunning.

[@benabaxter]

During Great Lent, specifically. It's the Akathist hymn.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

Akathist Hymn is an orthodox hymn dedicated to Virgin Mary in orthodox lent. The name of the hymn is Ti Ipermaho

[@heyitsmemarkokicko]

Pablo R. Sepúlveda I knew I recognized this from somewhere

[@Universal..]

The Illyrians 🇦🇱 contributed a lot to the Roman/Byzantine Empire 🦅 (Fearsome Warriors). Here is the list of Roman Emperors 🤴 of Illyrian origin (🇦🇱): - Justinian I - Justin I - Anastasius I - Marcianus - Valentinian II - Gratian - Valens - Valentinian I - Jovian - Constantius II - Constantine the Great - Maximianus "Herculius - Diocletian - Probus - Aurelian - Quintillus - Claudius II "Gothicus - Hostilianus - Decius Source: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third by Edward N. Luttwak, page 178, "high-grade cavalry (equites Illyriciani)" This region was late Romanized. It was famous for its excellent soldiers, frustrated but courageous. In Illyria (in the geographical sense) was indeed the most powerful of the Roman armies, in charge of watching over the Danube (nearly 12 legions, that is to say 130 000 men) ..

[@inspector_beyond]

What a strong feeling of Orthodoxy in this chorus. As a Russian, who has religious family, that dragged me to church multiple times, I remember this style too well.

[@fedorflip]

I can smell the candles and incense just by listening to this

[@dieguito3422]

What a chad, both of you

[@inspector_beyond]

@@fedorflip me too... and I hate it.

[@IncognitoUnknown-fc2tu]

Иди молись, а не в циву играй, религиозный.

[@Победник]

Dragged? Why they dragged you m8. My family is Orthodox too. They never had to drag me to church. It's a beautiful thing believing☦️ Thank you Civ VI for this beautiful expansion.

[@Christopher_TG]

The Legacy of Rome. We westerners often think of the Roman Empire dying back in the fifth century, but that's not true. At all. It lived on in Constantinople for another thousand years.

[@tropicalverktaki]

It still affects our lives to this day, more than we know

[@paradoxine6287]

The ERE or the Byzantium Empire, is still regarded for me as the Roman Empire, but just not what it was used to. The Byzantium Empire still has the Roman blood that once lived since their zenith.

[@AXRISTEROS]

@@paradoxine6287 Byzantium had Christianity religion.Romans believed in what?Some rediculous gods.

[@paradoxine6287]

@@AXRISTEROS, that was during the the rise of Rome, but until the new Roman authority of Constantine, which he introduced Christianity to all of Rome. Yes, they believed in the Roman myths back then, but after a while, Christianity became predominant over the lands, which were followed the major conversion of the Goths, which were later followed by the coming of the Franks, and other Germanic people, after the fall of Rome.

[@GreekRoyalty]

The city of Rome was founded by a Romulus and fell under a Romulus. Constantinople had the same book-end destiny of being made the Imperial City by a Constantine and ending its self-rule by another Constantine.

[@novaimperialis]

Just to clarify. This is a byzantine orthodox chant! Not a gregorian catholic chant!

[@stavrosvasileiadis6526]

the gregorian chant and the orthodox hymns have the same roots though, they 'were' the 'same thing' even after the capital became constantinople. the biggest difference is that after the schism, catholics slowly turned to polyphony and orthodox stayed at monophony. the religious chants of catholics up to 10th century were remarkably similar to this.

[@Победник]

Matthew Williams oops, I'm deleting my com.

[@wifilte9915]

@Matthew Williams Gregoria is proper

[@Michail_Chatziasemidis]

@@stavrosvasileiadis6526 Although the Greek echoi are very distant from the Roman modi, in terms of chanting, melodic shape and - especially - intervals.

[@Universal..]

The Illyrians 🇦🇱 contributed a lot to the Roman/Byzantine Empire 🦅 (Fearsome Warriors). Here is the list of Roman Emperors 🤴 of Illyrian origin (🇦🇱): - Justinian I - Justin I - Anastasius I - Marcianus - Valentinian II - Gratian - Valens - Valentinian I - Jovian - Constantius II - Constantine the Great - Maximianus "Herculius - Diocletian - Probus - Aurelian - Quintillus - Claudius II "Gothicus - Hostilianus - Decius Source: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third by Edward N. Luttwak, page 178, "high-grade cavalry (equites Illyriciani)" This region was late Romanized. It was famous for its excellent soldiers, frustrated but courageous. In Illyria (in the geographical sense) was indeed the most powerful of the Roman armies, in charge of watching over the Danube (nearly 12 legions, that is to say 130 000 men) ..

[@butterspread]

While I love my Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish friends and neighbours (and so many other groups in the region), it makes me immensely proud that as a Cypriot, it is the last standing bastion of Hellenic culture in the Middle East. Plus, it carries the cultures of both Byzantium and the Ottomans which have both made the area beautiful. Desperately hoping for a fall in the cruel nationalism that controls much of both sides, and instead looking towards a more bright future.

[@ethanschenck9714]

You said it, friend.

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

Greek and Turkish nationalists don't care though

[@adrianhutabarat1736]

@@DarkPsychoMessiah OOF!

[@NotCommanderShepard]

Hellenic culture will always be alive. Ancient Greece built the foundations of modern civilization. Greetings from Turkey, neighbor.

[@TheSunderingSea]

@@NotCommanderShepard To be fair, if it wasn't for the Romans being such fans of Greek Culture then our world wouldn't be nearly as influenced by the Greeks, except for the Near East with Alexander and the successor kingdoms.

[@Dsingis]

The byzantines never refered to themselves as byzantines. They always considered themselves romans, as they were the Eastern Roman Empire. Only their enemies after their end started calling them Byzantium.

[@billygosal2104]

This game wasn't developed by romans anyway, why bother. ERE is just too long to spell

[@sweetbrown89]

The word was used by Constantine

[@nicholasp9239]

No. Byzantines is a word chosen by an obscure writer in XVII century and became popular with Gibbon. English Historians in XVIII century decided that eastern roman empire was not Roman Empire but a worser version, a worser version of Rome by Greeks. Because of this they started to called it Byzantine Empire and created a new word, Byzantinism, that had negative meaning. Romaioi were known by their enemy as Greeks, more y the Western Latin Catholics, or Romans. When Crusaders took Constantinople they were greatly embarassed. The ruler could not call himself Roman Emperor because the Pope, who recognized only the HR Emperor so, and invented the title of Emperor of Constantinople.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

This game uses the terminology chosen by historians. Just like Gran Colombia. The term was used by historians to distinguish between the early empire of Bolivar and the actual country of the same name.

[@Hotasianchick]

@@nicholasp9239 Is it weird that I, as an Indian, prefer the Byzantine culture over the Actual Roman empire culture? Something about it just connects to me more, I think it's better that ERE was heavily Hellenized.

[@arthegor]

As an Orthodox this soundtrack made me buy CIv6 and now I m playing only as Byzantium

[@TeutonicEmperor1198]

where are you from Leo?

[@arthegor]

@@TeutonicEmperor1198 Romania

[@theturtwig50]

Hello my sibling in Christ! Yes, I love seeing our faith be historically remembered in Civ 6. It makes me feel as if the Devs really did put their heart and soul into creating this game. :)

[@precursors]

As a Turkish citizen I admire the Byzantian culture. Though I have to say, Byzantium wasn’t just Constantinople, it was a huge frikkin empire. Constantinople was just the capital. When Ottomans conquered Constantinople, Byzantium(Eastern Roman Empire) was already dead. The once largest city on earth was already diminished to couple ten thousand people. It was the Catholic crusaders that killed Byzantium 2 centuries before Turks even arrived at the gates.

[@teirovi7856]

As a Greek i cant agree more with you, the west blames tho ottomans that they destroyed Eastern Rome but the truth is that the Latins Crippled the Empire in 1204 and marked its downfall. As a greek i feel more angry with the Latins than the turks. just looked what they did to the Emperors Sarcophagus or the Hippodrome, they still show the plunders in all western europe and venice

[@a-ice]

@@teirovi7856 I congratulate you for being more knowledgeable and objective than other Greeks. Other Greeks looks historical events more subjectively, ambitiously and emotionally. They also vomit hate.

[@farhanrevandisuhirman5449]

Georgia: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@eliasstenman3710]

Good joke but that doesn’t change the fact that Georgia is severely underpowered in the game.

[@anativeamerican3140]

I think they’re referring the two civs ability to song enchanting choir music

[@Grothgerek]

@El Jardinero I'm confused... what does have these three civs to do with what op said? Is it music?

[@plebisycthe]

@@Grothgerek he thought it's about great themes overall whilst op is clearly talking about choir music themes.

[@tomaszkolano8943]

Georgia and Byzantium: Let's make a great epic battle.... Maori: Don't forget about us and our epic HAKA...!!!

[@lyonvensa]

I seriously can imagine entering the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople when the empire is thriving, being the center of trade, culture and arts. Very beautiful~

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

Too bad it was ruled by religious dictatorship :P Their church hates everyone around them. Judaism, Confucianism, Tengrism, Islam.. and even Catholicism. I don't know if they ever survived the conquest or if Megali Idea had been implemented. Will there be the same Orthodox dictatorship? or will their new Orthodox state be something akin to Imperial Russia or Putin Russia?

[@StopFear]

Like the other person said, there are also many things written about deep corruption of the Byzantine empire and its rulers. I don’t see the how anyone has basis to say that the place better in some very special way. I understand the Christians or various anti-Muslims don’t like the fact that the Ottomans took it over, but I am sure they also took care of the city once they started to migrate there.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

@@StopFear Particularly the Ottoman Turks kept Hagia Sophia (I think Hagia Sophia is a rather modern term to adapt a Christian 'Saint' into Islam. Simply put they suggested that Sophia went to Hajj in the times that Muslim pilgrims did Hajj in Jerusalem ). And surprisingly Mosques are modelled after Hagia Sophia and other Orthodox church buildings.

[@psevdhome]

​@@DiscothecaImperialis Looking back into history and judging it with modern eyes is a foolish effort. Of course you will find things that you do not like now. But to distort it to the extent that you've done here is worse than any crime committed in the past. The Eastern Roman Empire was not a dictatorship. It was an empire ruled by an emperor. He was helped by many stable and loyal ministers councilors and a practical army of administrators and officials. Byzantium was a religious state just like all states were officially religious up to the French Revolution. So being religious is not a historical blemish on any state. Byzantium was probably one of the freest in terms of what religion you can practice, as Constantinople had a vast are for people of different religions to live in. They were not allowed in certain offices sure, but that was the case in every country during that time. And islamic states were much more restrictive and less tolerant than Byzantium, so to even suggest this comparison is ignorance and stupidity of the highest order. Compared to any religion of the past of the future, Christianity is the best or at least in the top 3. Of all the universal religions (i.e. global, not merely local) it is without question the one that brought the most freedom and enlightenment to all the world. Remember that the so called islamic "golden age" was simply a trickle of knowledge that flowed from the fullness that existed in Byzantium. I.e. the islamic neighbours of Byzantium never even approached the scientific achievements of Byzantium. They did a few experiments in the field of medicine and discovered some new stars but that's about it. Christianity influenced the Renaissance the Enlightenment, the scientific method, religious freedom, universal human rights. All these values and ideas are derived from Christianity, even if in history individual church men might have protested them. And as the original commenter stated, Constantinople was the centre of culture and trade and riches and learning in that age for almost a millenium.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

@@psevdhome mmmm. Under whom did such tolerance exists? (Justin I / Theodora or who else?) that's Jews can keep their synagogues. Muslims can have their mosque and adhere to a different prophet and view Jesus differently (as he is NOT the God's Avatar in human body but born by God's orders and destined to do great things within his 33 years of life). mmm but under what conditions? There also the worst time where tolerance didn't exists. particularly with Iconoclast movements (There exists some christians and churches that interpret The Ten Commandments as it had been sent to Moses and not as it was written in 4th-7th Century AD). And times that Papacy of Rome was under threat that Pope must re-introduce 'Roman Empire' but he has to bring in a powerful Pro-Rome King up north. and it turned out that Franks were the most powerful supporters so that's when Charlemagne is made a Caesar of Rome for the first time in four o five centuries. Basil II (Vasil II) is amongs the Orthodox Dictator I think. yet he did successfully brought Orthodoxy up north east into Kiev. (and eventually, Russia)

[@jasonsabbath6996]

I was once at Notre Dame in Paris and when I walked in, there was a choir singing like in the beginning of this track! It gave me goose bumps!

[@greekwarhero]

I think urs it's a bit different I'm not sure cuz almost all Europe is Catholic

[@greekwarhero]

Tell me if I'm wrong

[@jasonsabbath6996]

@@greekwarhero not sure what you are asking. I'm not sure of denominations as I'm not Christian, so it would only be a guess by me.

[@greekwarhero]

Ok my bad I didn't know see u can't judge someone before u get to know them (even if I didn't judge u at all)

[@angeladetommasi2459]

You gotta admire the work put behind the choral chants in Christian hymns. The people who sing have incredible voices and skills most of them started learning those things since childhood. A Cattolic.

[@spencera1129]

I have always said that the music is the one good thing the invention of religion has brought the world

[@XenophonSoulis]

@@spencera1129 I totally agree.

[@maestromars8487]

@@spencera1129 Baba Yetu too.

[@michaelmuller159]

True, but whats a cattolic?

[@ਗੁਰਸਿਮਰਸਿੰਘ]

@@michaelmuller159 one who believes in supremacy of cats

[@justpassinby4477]

Blessed and Byzantinepilled

[@JeremyBaconThe1st]

Blessed and romanpilled

[@LittleLionLover]

I wish we have a "Behind the scenes", and "Making the music of" video about all of these highly specialized pieces. At least like that video by the release of Gathering storm. Traditional instruments, family heritages, maori choir, guest performers, etc. Game here and there, but the music makes it high, and alive!

[@bruh-lg6ch]

How cool would it be if when you built Hagia Sophia in civ 6 as Byzantium it would be without the minarets

[@ryanhunter2987]

That would certainly be more accurate, as the minarets weren't added til the 15th-17th centuries, nor did the Ottomans cover the iconography in the interior til the late 17th-early 18th centuries.

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Ryan Hunter damm, I didn’t know they covered the iconography that long after conquering the city. At least they didn’t demolish the whole thing, like a certain other country did with a certain temple on a certain lake in central Mexico

[@Finwaell]

@@bruh-lg6ch Islam came from the same roots as Christianity and back in the day they had respect for each other even if they were enemies. Aztecs were pagans who reveled in human sacrifice.. no wonder they got rekt.

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Finwaell I love my daily dose of slightly racist anti Aztec myths which are, at the very least, exaggerations

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Finwaell the Spaniards who invaded the Aztecs were in awe of tenochtitlan, including Hernan Cortez, and rightfully so seeing as almost any European city at that time was nothing compared to it

[@mzmaster]

I don’t how to replicate this beauty on piano, but I will certainly try xD I am making piano covers for the Civ soundtrack, so stay tuned for Byzantium and Gaul :) (...end of shameless self-promotion...)

[@jianfongyaw]

I suggest you should try the Industrial Theme. It is the best of its versions.

[@XenophonSoulis]

Good job.

[@gregcoogan8270]

Orthodox hymns are meant to be chanted accapella, they are at their best done that way.

[@XenophonSoulis]

@@gregcoogan8270 But that does not mean that they won't sound good on the piano.

[@mzmaster]

@@XenophonSoulis Maybe I`ll throw some "choral" effects on the piano to make it more appropriate

[@E.Wolfdale]

Byzantium its my favorite civ in every game where it is.

[@medika9651]

Bulgaria : *Chuckles* i am blind

[@arthegor]

Interesting how Basil II dealt with the Bulgarian problem so well they stood 2 centuries in the empire by assimilating their society and fair treating everyone there, he was the equivalent of the ROman Emperor Antonius Pius he was both shrewd, cunning and intelligent and a good tactician who brought the Roman Empire to its Medieval Peak.

[@medika9651]

@@arthegor Basil is basically villan for us Bulgarians

[@pyroshrimp4073]

Byzantium after basil: Chuckles im dying

[@medika9651]

@@pyroshrimp4073 Byzantium shot itself in the foot and didnt even try to ally with anyone to try and retake anatolia

[@pyroshrimp4073]

@@medika9651 bulgaria shot itself in the foot by not sending more envoys to the arabs for a navy during simeons rule, and I dont knoe much about the second empire but they did not know what they were doing after ivan asen the second and kaloyan, oh and ferdinand the 1st invading serbia

[@wargriffin5]

A hymn about the Virgin Mary defending Constantinople....while my free cavalry are spreading the Gospel to enemy cities.

[@ethanyeung6216]

the virgin mary is assisting in a proactive defense a very proactive defense

[@semaj00]

@@ethanyeung6216 can't take any risks , right?

[@Universal..]

The Illyrians 🇦🇱 contributed a lot to the Roman/Byzantine Empire 🦅 (Fearsome Warriors). Here is the list of Roman Emperors 🤴 of Illyrian origin (🇦🇱): - Justinian I - Justin I - Anastasius I - Marcianus - Valentinian II - Gratian - Valens - Valentinian I - Jovian - Constantius II - Constantine the Great - Maximianus "Herculius - Diocletian - Probus - Aurelian - Quintillus - Claudius II "Gothicus - Hostilianus - Decius Source: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third by Edward N. Luttwak, page 178, "high-grade cavalry (equites Illyriciani)" This region was late Romanized. It was famous for its excellent soldiers, frustrated but courageous. In Illyria (in the geographical sense) was indeed the most powerful of the Roman armies, in charge of watching over the Danube (nearly 12 legions, that is to say 130 000 men) ..

[@DesertFoxWITHAFREAKINGKNIFE]

@@Universal.. Dude,we know ur patriotic for Albania. stop spamming,i already learned this at school.

[@reynoldstindall4844]

Damn. I wish my church had more males in our choir.

[@gregcoogan8270]

Go to your local Orthodox Church. And I'm guessing by the Union Jack by your name, that you are British. If so, and you are Anglican, know that at one time in the past, the Anglican Church was Orthodox. You'll be returning to your roots so to speak.

[@reynoldstindall4844]

Greg Coogan I’m Anglican, but from the southeast USA. I just went through a phase 10 years ago and never had the motive to change the logo haha

[@gregcoogan8270]

@@reynoldstindall4844 I'm in Tennessee. I hope you do visit an Orthodox parish near you. Having the Union Jack isn't totally inappropriate as we did start off as English colonies...

[@joeabisamra3632]

(Laughs in orthodox)

[@wifilte9915]

@@gregcoogan8270 In fact, Anclican church had not been in the Orthodox church.

[@thebr33ze8]

Now civ 6 has 4 Greek leaders

[@cyrclack5616]

Πάντα υπάρχει χώρος για έναν ακόμη :Ρ

[@Победник]

Great, now we need Serbs

[@rhomaioscomrade]

5 if you count Cleopatra

[@Zam0rak41]

King Leonidas should've been the actual leader instead of his wife. Gorgo didn't lead shit. Leonidas is one of the most renowned Greek leaders too.

[@psevdhome]

@@Zam0rak41 I agree that it should have been Leonidas. However Gorgo was actually a pretty important figure, at least important enough that Herodotos mentions her by name. Still I must note that Civ VI suffers from the fact that there is an excessive amount of female leaders. Some kind of compensation it seems to me. I mean, Dido, leader of the Phoenicians is only semi-mythical, we do not know for a fact that she ever existed, yet she was chosen as the leader of a civ. I have nothing against women, but forcefully trying to have a 50 - 50 representation is just trying to rewrite history.

[@airbus7476]

I already liked listening to this music because i am Greek Orthodox. I am definitely getting this pack

[@AXRISTEROS]

Υπέροχο πράγματι

[@kingsorient]

Question, where can i find original song of this feature? I tried to find this on google but i failed (the hymn is too long and has various part so i cant find directly what i want)

[@a.b.c.d.63]

@@kingsorient 아앗 궁예 발견!

[@en3656]

so cute!

[@alkistx8267]

@@kingsorient copy this text Τη υπερμαχω στρατηγό

[@ANJROTmania]

Never thought I'd feel more at home with these vocal songs. Byzantium, Zulu, Cree, Macedon, all good

[@petersongames77]

Ah yes, this music will be perfect for some corrections of the timeline.

[@jianfongyaw]

Indeed. I can't wait to see a Civ game where Constantinople is restored!

[@angusrogers760]

Istanbul, huh, never heard of it only CONSTANTINOPLE!!!

[@Universal..]

The Illyrians 🇦🇱 contributed a lot to the Roman/Byzantine Empire 🦅 (Fearsome Warriors). Here is the list of Roman Emperors 🤴 of Illyrian origin (🇦🇱): - Justinian I - Justin I - Anastasius I - Marcianus - Valentinian II - Gratian - Valens - Valentinian I - Jovian - Constantius II - Constantine the Great - Maximianus "Herculius - Diocletian - Probus - Aurelian - Quintillus - Claudius II "Gothicus - Hostilianus - Decius Source: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third by Edward N. Luttwak, page 178, "high-grade cavalry (equites Illyriciani)" This region was late Romanized. It was famous for its excellent soldiers, frustrated but courageous. In Illyria (in the geographical sense) was indeed the most powerful of the Roman armies, in charge of watching over the Danube (nearly 12 legions, that is to say 130 000 men) ..

[@Dicka899]

you can only dream of it

[@strategosautokrator4617]

Lyrics: Ti ypermácho stratigó ta nikitíria, os lytrothísa ton dinón efcharistíria Anagrápho si I pólis sou, Theotóke; all'os échousa to krátos aprosmáchiton, ek pantíon me kindýnon elefthéroson ína krázo si; chére Nýmphi Anýmphefte.

[@madmind242]

Are you can write whats that mean

[@strategosautokrator4617]

@@madmind242 O Champion General, we your faithful inscribe to you the prize of victory as gratitude for being rescued from calamity, O Theotokos. But since you have invincible power, free us from all kinds of perils so that we may cry out to you: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded. It is a chant the people of Constantinople offered to the Theotokos(Mother of the God) to thank her for saving the city when The Avars, Slavs and Persians besieged it, while the emperor Heraklios and the army was in a campaign in the east reconquering the lost lands.

[@madmind242]

@@strategosautokrator4617 Thank you bro , god bless you

[@julioalberto329]

In Civ 4, Justinian's theme I loved it a lot, I wanted to see a similar soundtrack in a future installment, but obviously better. In Civ 5 I did not feel that attachment, and I thought that in Civ 6 neither ... Until this wonderful update we have been waiting for. Thank you very much! They have done a great job.

[@Masi2023]

Byzantium, the light in the dark age...

[@StopFear]

lol, kind of ironic since they fell

[@bobafett9348]

@@StopFear Kind of not, since the Western Europe which we refer to as Medieval World was a shithole in comparrision to Eastern Roman Empire.

[@jianfongyaw]

History would have been better if they survived.

[@StopFear]

Boba Fett it’s all true and all but I am referring to Constantinople being conquered by the Ottomans after which honestly they still remained more developed than the Western Europe.

[@StopFear]

SirKossua19n16 We don’t know that since it didn’t happen. Making guesses in retrospect how things could have been is just pointless guessing.

[@DakotaDuncancheerwine01]

I'm not crying. You're crying! Yeah, I really am crying. Lover of sacred music of all faiths here. The Orthodox canon never fails to affect me so strongly...

[@devonputra4362]

The ancient era music is the best! So serene and beautiful

[@Solongsocialmedia]

Poland civ 5: I have the best songs Civ 6 Byzantine: HOLD MY BEER!

[@jadseif8102]

Your joke is very funny. We can all be funny with just a "hold my beer" meme.

[@Solongsocialmedia]

@@jadseif8102 but how did it happen? Who or What created the hold my beer meme?

[@konanation145]

I’m gonna make this the music I fall asleep to

[@jackmadeira8018]

*to

[@konanation145]

Jack Madeira thanks

[@markdayton3186]

Its eastern orthodox music, orthodox is the oldest Christian faith (predates catholics) just look up "eastern orthodox chants" and you'll find so many beautiful songs like this. The music is what started my journey to become orthodox.

[@jianfongyaw]

Which of these eras do you prefer more? Or would you have all of them?

[@skyes4552]

I just played this in my room and it just summoned the Virgin Mary what do I do

[@kellywsmar]

bend the knee

[@TheOnyxisthere]

Defend Constantinople from the Turk and Venetian

[@Победник]

You can't joke with that.

[@jaspergregorio9774]

Call tech support, they get that stuff all the time

[@Regri12]

Hug her, she is mother of us all =D

[@marc-antoinemarcoux697]

Im so happy with the frontier pass , great additionnal content that completes the game ! Really full of nice surprises , there is more gameplay feature revamped and I love the new ideas for the dedications . Tbh , I think the card system is even better than the dedication one .

[@lukefranklin5]

Lmao. So many people loved the Byzantine choral music in the trailer that they released the full version to the channel

[@jianfongyaw]

One of a few gems of light in this year of darkness.

[@omarhanafy5582]

They always upload any civilization soundtrack

[@StopFear]

No. Civ people were always releasing the tracks to new civs to this channel shortly before the expansion release.

[@wesleycolemanmusic]

@@jianfongyaw Have you seen Christopher Tins new album?

[@jaspergregorio9774]

It's so damn good

[@grantingtherant1465]

The atomic theme is the sound of Modern Armor drifting around the hippodrome

[@spencera1129]

hahah

[@GreekRoyalty]

The walls of Hagia Sophia reverberate with this powerful atomic era devotional hymn to the Virgin Mary as Basil drops a nuke on Ghandi.

[@Anonymos185]

Georgia: Oh, you're approaching me?

[@Felipe2005Stewart]

Byzantium: i can’t beat the shit out of you without getting closer.

[@XenophonSoulis]

Georgia has quite the defenses, but she is no match for Byzantium's cavalry. Same with the music.

[@Felipe2005Stewart]

Ξενοφώντας Σούλης Byzantium is the Roman Empire, they’re OP as duck.

[@cyrclack5616]

@Matthew Williams but then there's also the fact that for most of their shared history Byzantium and Georgia's relations were this: B: "Ay we cool?" G: "Yeah we cool" B: "cool"

[@senorsiro3748]

Can’t concelebrate the Divine Liturgy with you if I can’t get closer

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

I legitimately like this, it’s much better than most modern music.

[@davidjensen1221]

The Atomic Era version makes me, a Greek, nearly sob with want for the idea of a surviving Greco-Roman Empire. Oh, what we lost with Constantinople.

[@cyrclack5616]

Well, the spirit of the empire lives on mate, as long as people study it and care about it it's not dead

[@danilorente5798]

Same feeling, and I'm from the other side of the Med. That's how powerful Constantinople was , and that's why it will never die.

[@xAndresxRojasx]

The Atomic Era version makes me, a CHILEAN, actually cry. Constantinople lives on.

[@jianfongyaw]

Me too, from the Far East.

[@danilorente5798]

@@lelgazelle this is what happens when you're not taught history in schools. Arrogance takes over and people derive their sense of self-worth from whatever they can reap in the here and now, rather than see their lives as a continuum in which others' efforts are also placed. These hymns are great because centuries of musical tradition are layered within them. Go search for Genghis Khan's or Attila's , and tell us what you can find.

[@catc8927]

If you’re curious about what this chant may have sounded like inside the Hagia Sophia, a few researchers digitally captured the resonance of the dome and then applied that as a filter over modern singers. The result is an album called “The Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia” - a reconstruction of an experience that hasn’t existed since 1453, the sound of Christian hymns echoing inside the Hagia Sophia dome.

[@Pan_Z]

15:00 makes me feel nostalgic for an empire which fell 5-whole centuries before I was born

[@ryanyuen9525]

Geoff Knorr is fabulous!

[@waffle_waffle51]

I’m going to enter every room with this music, also when is world builder coming out on consoles since PC has it?

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

Because the console versions are developed by another company, it may take a while

[@SimCityEA1989]

It may have came out in PC but its still in development some features are unavailable or avaliable in a certain point before it warns you of "Not fully developed. May experience problems". Won't be any time soon that it will come out on consoles if their still working on PC

[@loaafe]

It wouldn’t work very well on console anyway

[@waffle_waffle51]

Pablo R. Sepúlveda Wait it is?

[@모세스-n6o]

We can only pray...

[@SoundsideSherry]

Where everyone cried: Byzantium (Atomic Era)

[@paradoxine6287]

the sound of your holy city becoming stronger than the infidels and their empires

[@utubrGaming]

Constantine palaiologos XXX... Get the nukes.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

Byzantium in SPACE!

[@GreekRoyalty]

When I die, and if there is a heaven, this is the music I want to hear as I approach its gates.

[@LCTesla]

there is something about the note at 0:17 that doesn't sound like any melody I've ever heard. it's like discovering a new emotion.

[@JaneXemylixa]

Sudden chromaticism in Christian music, yeah! ;) Brings a tear to the eye, it does. [chromaticism: intentional out-of-key notes that give a piece extra flavour]

[@GreekRoyalty]

Great, now I'm going to have alternate between standing and kneeling and make the sign of the cross in between every time Byzantium's theme is played in game.

[@CodyAardema]

Didn't like the song at first but I find myself coming back. There is something perplexing about it that I've grown to admire. ...If anyone was curious.

[@laughingseagull000]

You should try listening to more Eastern Orthodox music! A lot (most?) of it is in the Byzantine style.

[@greekwarhero]

Yeah if u like this one u will like a lot oof them I'm Greek and I've been in the Orthodox church mostly in the big celebrations

[@zhshsG7]

Unbelievable! This is the actual real hymn, with proper accents and words and everything! Nicely done civ.

[@Michail_Chatziasemidis]

*Lyrics:* Τῇ Ὑπερμάχῳ Στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια ἀνάγραφώ σοι ἡ πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε. Ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοι, *Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε* [ti iper'maxo strati'γo ta nici'tiria o slitro'θisa ton ði'no nefxari'stiria ana'γrafo si i 'poli su, θeo'toce. a los 'exusa to 'krato sapro'zmaçiton ek pan'dion me cin'ðino nelef'θeroson, 'ina 'krazo si, 'çere, 'nimfi a'nimfefte]

[@Michail_Chatziasemidis]

Those trills in the candences, are a little too exaggerated, for my Greek ears and my Byzantine music knowledge.

[@Prof.C]

I am writing a research paper, and this piece provides me with a high level of concentration as well as some kind of happiness as if I am playing civ 6 right now :)

[@TellEmB290]

I'm so happy Byzantium got a theme as beautiful and majestic as it deserves.

[@elpadredodu1590]

I’m looking forward Drew Durnil make video with the new DLC because there will be 3 people near Paris and two leaders starting at Byzance/Istanbul

[@Daniel-vj9oq]

Two Greeks and a Macedon not far too.

[@spencera1129]

Huh?

[@elpadredodu1590]

Daniel that’s why i’m not a fan of having byzance again, there’s macedon, two greece, cleopatra egypt and byzance that’s 5 greeks

[@spencera1129]

What are the 3 civs starting near Paris, I only know 2

[@AXRISTEROS]

@@elpadredodu1590 Cleopatra Egypt are Greeks??🖐️😆

[@xarmanhskafragos2516]

I am an atheist but i love religious art and i really appreciate people who offer their talents to their beliefs.

[@budakbaongsiah]

It's so much easier to accept religion as a part of a culture of a civilization.

[@KTA1sVidsandFacts]

It fell only twice. Once to deception, the other to cannon.

[@Artyvision]

"God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me." - Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor.

[@perlovaya_kasha]

Orthodox choir is great. One of the best soundtracks in the game.

[@LittleLionLover]

If you feelin' it to sing along.: Tí ypermácho stratigó tá nikitíria, os lytrotheísa tón deinón efcharistíria, anagráfo soi i Pólis sou Theotóke. All’ os échousa tó krátos aprosmáchiton, ek pantoíon me kindýnon elefthéroson, ína krázo soi Chaíre, Nýmfi anýmfefte.

[@ptitjoe2009]

this song makes you feel like youve been transposted to a bysantine church in greece being greek orthodox i can totally relate to that

[@piercerobinson5400]

This is great. Good ol’ Byzantine chanting. Now I really hope Gaul gets some good Celtic music (please no more bagpipes like Scotland!)

[@Daniel-vj9oq]

Uilleann pipes? 😅 (Irish version of bagpipes)

[@piercerobinson5400]

Daniel I’m Irish too, but I have to say no, we need a break from those instruments 😂

[@gumballking5479]

i suspect gaul will be more battle horn and drums than bagpipes

[@joonavuoristo4659]

There HAS to be a carnyx!

[@stathischrysanthakopoulos1946]

hi my frend you now some times we say in Greece that the Celtik people are the North Greek. And this is trouth.Very very Celtik songs and musics like with Greeks We have pipiza too hies name is gainda(pipiza)

[@Atrux1]

I launched that anthem, not being sure what was in it. I heard "Ti Ipermaho"... THANK YOU for what you did on the music parts in this game. Thats an important part of it to me.

[@novaimperialis]

Sometimes I wonder how would have been if they added Byzantium to civ 6 while the Empire was still alive. It would have been trully amazing!

[@bartoszN01]

Petition for civ team to make a voting on the (last march 2021) civ.

[@jorge.luiz1095]

Even better, let us choose an additional last Civ!

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

I'm sorry, I don't want to be the one who burst the bubble, but this season pass was planned when Gathering Storm was finished, so they already chose the Civs and leaders that will be part of the game

[@jorge.luiz1095]

@@pablor.sepulveda9929 I agree with you, they must have it all planned, but we never know what they're planning for the future...

[@bartoszN01]

Pablo R. Sepúlveda but even if they planned the abilities etc for the last civ then its not much work. I mean they surely didn’t do a complete leader model for it yet so. If they have this last civ entirely done then i dont see a big problem them adding for example a wonder we voted for.

[@bartoszN01]

Pablo R. Sepúlveda i mean i knew they had it planned but they can always change.

[@fakeskyler2305]

Byzantines: (Added to Civ 6) Ottomans: (Already there) Byzantines: (chuckles) I'm in danger

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

They did the same in Civ V. The ottomans were in the base game and Byzantium was added in the first expansion

[@jianfongyaw]

At least you can build a more efficient and powerful Civ to avenge Constantinople and beat up those Ottomans!

[@samsmith2635]

Only if the Venetian rescue fleet is late...

[@WarmasterJoshmaul]

It does make me wonder if you can have the Byzantines and the Ottomans in the same game. Especially in a true start Earth map, for obvious reasons... part of me would think that would get slapped as a "duplicate civ".

[@headlander7119]

@@jianfongyaw nice joke

[@arthegor]

Interesting how Basil II dealt with the Bulgarian problem so well they stood 2 centuries in the empire by assimilating their society and fair treating everyone there, he was the equivalent of the ROman Emperor Antonius Pius he was both shrewd, cunning and intelligent and a good tactician who brought the Roman Empire to its Medieval Peak.

[@thecornseller]

Georgia's theme: Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!

[@giorgirukhadze4607]

Do not fight! We should glory god together!

[@Dicka899]

ottoman theme: american theme:

[@giorgoskaratzas4663]

As a Greek it's defenatly the only nation. I will ever play

[@mago7852]

What, why? There are litteraly two greek civs.

[@XenophonSoulis]

@@mago7852 Two leaders for actual Greece, Macedon and now Byzantium. That's four.

[@moviefan005]

@@mago7852 3... unless for some reason you don’t count Alexander the great.

[@mago7852]

@@moviefan005 as far as I know Macedon is not Greece. Could be wrong, though.

[@giorgoskaratzas4663]

@@mago7852 look i prefer Byzantium over the ancient Greek civs

[@matthewgibson630]

I might get this pack solely for the music. Oh and his amazing sweeping potential

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

And let's see next week for Gaul

[@spencera1129]

Get the pass man, this thing is gunna be bigger than Gathering Storm by the end of it all

[@youvebeengreeked]

*12:10** - **16:50* If god Himself had an anthem, this would be it. *This is absolutely stunning.*

[@ataxias7]

So the "Ancient Era" theme is the actual medieval era hymn, and the "Medieval Era" theme is an instrumental arrangement performed on the lyra, the medieval predecessor of the violin, still played to this day in Crete and other places. Interesting!

[@herrmajestat]

Gosh it’s difficult to say which one’s better, Georgia or Byzantines... Bah I pick the third option, I equally love them!

[@issith7340]

Watch out, with the use of that hymn. It’s still in use in Greek Orthodox Church, and considered very important as well.

[@fsafssfafsasfa]

I come from an eastern orthodox background, I was really surprised when this started playing in the game.

[@dDeckon]

0:00 3:30 7:06 12:08 16:48

[@jianfongyaw]

I could not help but cry before this music of Heaven.

[@DarkAngelGoliath]

The hymns remind me of the comforts of the church. Not so much the teachings and disciplines, but the atmosphere and weight of the centuries that remain. A great openness that stands above like giants. It is an institution that monarchs bend and bow to. It is music. It is culture. It is the passage of time.

[@captain3413]

Are there ambient themes? If it is, peaches lamb have just lost the job.

[@inspector_beyond]

They did the same when Maya and Gran Colombia wee announced.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

S/he cannot compete against the official source

[@MT-rw6ws]

intrestingly enough , this hymn depicts the way Greeks alhought Christians , adapted the new religion into the old one. Virgin Mary for Greeks and eastern Romans in general is the Evolutin of Godess Athina . Here She is praised as a victorius and wise General . THe Virginity , wisdom and clarity of Athena can be also attributed to Panagia (Virgin Marry) . Although Marry in other occasions is a mother figure , Byzantines and Western Romans really shaw in her Name the Character oF Athena , the most important Godess of ancient Greece. Also this hymn was sang by the people inside Hagia Sofia in 1453 before the Ottomans killed them.( yes Unfortunatelly its not propaganda , teh women and childern inside the Church were slaughtered from the invaders.)

[@Nihilio]

This is very interesting

[@dionf3858]

What u write is true, Virgin Mary replaced Athena, even the Parthenon was dedicated to the new virgin

[@OllerHaha]

Oh. My. God. I instantly got goosebumps from listening to this! Powerful and outstanding! It really feels like I am in a giant basilica whilst hearing this!

[@arthur_claes]

played this in istanbul, now its constantinople

[@Dicka899]

does this mean i have to speak greek or something now

[@irontusk341]

16:50 - Imperial President Basil leading 2000 tanks into battle against the might of the Democratic Republic of Ottoman.

[@siyuanguo4505]

This is what Vladimir heard before he decided to embrace Jesus Christ! ΙΣΧΣ ΝΙΚΑ

[@AnAngelineer]

Amazing. A great addition to the civ playlist I have been using to make my work and/or rough times more bearable.

[@georgegach7]

Absolutely breathtaking, by far one of my favorites! But Georgia beats it ever so slightly :P

[@culiusjaesar]

Lyrics : Unto the Defender General the dues of victory, and for the deliverance from woes, the thanksgiving I, Thy city, ascribe Thee, O Theotokos. And having your might unassailable, deliver me from all danger so that I may cry unto Thee: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.

[@vonvoss6820]

The last bequest of ancient World. It faught till the end and is memory is well preserved, the lone that have fought with success the arab horde for centuries. Honor for Byzantine. Or better: Honor for the last romans.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

15:16 This is when the Siege of Constantinople of 1900s. it will be done with railway guns, biplanes and Battlecruisers, the potential enemy is likely to import these except European ones :P

[@Pan_Z]

The exonym "Byzantium" was created by a German historian after the fall of Constantinople. Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time, a state that claimed to be the successor to the Roman Empire, but with no legality whatsoever. When we say Byzantium, we're basically reverberating German propaganda from the 16th-century. In every sense, "Byzantium" was the *Roman Empire.* Surviving until 1453, the Roman Empire lasted nearly 1,500 years.

[@maude7420]

Yes but it's still a useful neologism, Byzaboos who get at your throat for using a useful term are as annoying as the idiots calling Byzantium fancier Greece

[@ryantrobee3350]

Geoff Knorr has done it again!

[@destrocher9999]

The music of the gods

[@konanation145]

I’m playing this when I fall asleep

[@justpassinby4477]

God*

[@destrocher9999]

@@justpassinby4477 I don't wanna incline for one religion

[@GirthyBigMac]

Always happy to get my hands on a new civ, but the excitement for the accompanying soundtrack is usually even greater. And this is no exception. Wonderful track; hats off to the composers and the entire Civ team for continuing to capture the entire essence of a civilization through music.

[@mikelandsman8993]

Beautiful. I believe this is an Akathist to the Mother of God.

[@talesfromunderthemoon]

It is

[@danilorente5798]

Holy crab. After listening to the atomic era track got the strong feeling that Adeptus Ministorum or Astra Millitarum units would be a very fine addition to this faction.

[@carlosmorin1488]

I believe that in 40k, the Imperium represents the Roman Empire, while the Mechanicum is the Eastern Roman Empire. The legacy of Archimedes and other countless Greek philosophers and scientists represent a bastion of technology, while orthodoxy represents the religious side of it. Can't helt but imagine the Techpriests singing something like this for their most important rites.

[@yeissonvelandia699]

When your only source of entertainment spams super tanks to obliterated the enemy in the faith's name, is impossible think you are playing WH40k while other civs play animal crossing. Is the unfair battle

[@Dicka899]

@@carlosmorin1488 well except the emperor himself is ancient anatolian and would have spoken turkish from the medieval era up until 30k

[@Willie5000]

@@carlosmorin1488 In 40k the entire Imperium is the Eastern Roman Empire, in case the double headed eagle and the constantly being besieged by external threats didn't give it away. Then we got an Imperium split in half and a tech priest named "Belesarius" in case it couldn't be any more obvious.