Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12

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Its summer, I have no school, no tests, there is absolutely no reason I should be watching this. However I'm a sad person and I watch these for entertainment.

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Watching them because you enjoy them is a much better reason than because some random person or teacher told you to. It's not at all sad if you enjoy it. What could be sad about that?

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exactly!

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"He was like the David Tenant of doctors" , I love CrashCourse

[@marie-alinemarchal4513]

As a history teacher, I am always really enthusiastic about these videos. However, today, one of my students, Leonardo, pointed that he was pretty sure that Constantine was born in Serbia. Actually, in Leo's natve town of Niš. I tought I would mention it... :)

[@rthmjohn]

If only my world history class had been this exciting.... I would have actually learned.

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I learn more stuff from the internet than school.

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+Anon Y. Mous same knew shit before being required to know it

[@PureIrisGaming]

you should watch the extra history series on the extra credits channel for more information over justinian

[@JMAssainatorz]

Scools have the unfortunate quality of being the quikest way to stomp out the flame of natural curriosity.

[@apollonck9931]

The irony is that you showed those two different architectures at proof of how the byzantine empire differentiates from the western empire while both buildings have Greek origin.

[@michaelgamba7674]

lmao the Pantheon is probably the most Roman temple in the world. it is a fantastic synthesis of latin, greek and etruscan architecture, a perfect example of the syncretic nature of Roman civilisation, which learnt and reinterpreted everything it came across with

[@kp9607]

@@michaelgamba7674 if only it was the original Pantheon. Luckily the one Hadrian built survived the test of time...and didn't suffer a fiery death haha

[@aciuschristophores7789]

Hilarious, and enlightening. I did not believe history can be so enthralling to learn, and so educational as well. Thank you and your team so much for this. Prayers and best wishes from Bangladesh!

[@Vazel]

Title: fall of the roman empire. Doesn't tell about the fall of the Byzantine empire

[@mycelia_ow]

He does for like 3 seconds

[@ssiipp7848]

Eatern Roman Empre. No one called it "Byzantine Empire".

[@teencomment]

For anyone wondering why John thanked Thought Bubble for putting he and Stan in the Green side, the Green side during the Nica Riots was the side that lived after Justinian called out the army.

[@WhittyWhitts]

“That lady, me from the past, is Emperor Justinian, we’ll get to him in a minute.”

[@Laou41]

Hey. I'm a teacher and I'd like to say. You're doing a great job here. Keep it up.

[@rishasdfgh1571]

I'm so happy you brought up Theodora !!! She's one of my favourite historical figures ever. I wish we knew more about her.

[@Ace0486]

If you think about Rome didn't fall until 1453 when the Byzantine Empire fell. So Rome lasted from 753 BC to 1453 AD. That's 2206 years!

[@edrickhuge4637]

+racine0486 sorry, but "Rome" died when it split between east and west. It does not mean that each side wasn't awesome. East even more so.

[@Ace0486]

Eh I don't think about like that

[@edrickhuge4637]

racine0486 Nah man. You have to consider steps between as well. First the Monarchy, then the Republic and then the Empire. If you are speaking of Rome alone, then it most certainly died before 1953 and fall of Constantinople. Around 900 AD. Byzantine resembled more a medieval version of Greek than a Roman state. Still, awesome running time.

[@Ace0486]

No man that's different. They just said they were Roman like the Russians did. The only Romans were the western and eastern.

[@joshoohaah757]

+Sayyid Mohammed Elmi True, don't forget about the Sultanate of Rum.

[@lordconstantine592]

9:09 Hagia Sophia is not a mosque at the moment. It used to be a mosque during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. However, after the Turkish Republic was established it was turned into a museum so that believers of both faiths can visit freely and without intimidation.

[@robinsonjones1571]

+Tunç Öztemir is that cause of Atatürk?

[@lordconstantine592]

+Robinson Jones it became a museum in 1935 after the decision of the council of ministers. (Ataturk was the president meanwhile)

[@novusregnum]

Yeah, but the original Christian paintings are all covered or damaged D:

[@rasaecnai]

7:40 Borat wearing a 'mankini" LOL He must have pranked Constantine too!

[@jacebrowning-schwartz4795]

Another funny thing I noticed at this timestamp as well was that if you look the woman in the back has her drink disappear and before it switches frames multiple characters vaporize.

[@dumpstercub2902]

Concept: People with tests tommorow and people who watch these for fun face each other off blue vs green style.

[@Porelorexeus]

I am a Roman Catholic. We view the Orthodox Church as legitimate, and they view us the same way. There is the leadership issue is there, and the split was caused by un-diplomatic people rather than a real issue with Church teaching.

[@baileyfreeman]

Anyone else here cramming for AP world tomorrow?

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Pssst there hasn't been an laq on periods 3 and 4 in the past couple years

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Literally me

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Bailey Ann Freeman 😭😭😭😭

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@@NathanWhite22 kind of funny that we got one this year

[@Scyndir]

More like today. In 2 hours. I'm totally screwed, aren't I?

[@melc9830]

Watching since the beginning, and this show is a classic! Thank you John, and the whole team.

[@alexliger1893]

I must’ve watched this 10 times and I just noticed the not-so-subtle dig at the college girlfriend. Nicely done. I can imagine John calling the folks at the animation studio and saying “put the college gf animation up on the screen when I talk about adultery... JUST DO IT!!”

[@Snestorm564]

Hagia Sophia is not a mosque now! That's such a huge mistake. It has been turned to a museum in 1935, shortly after the foundation of the Turkish Republic and it has remained so ever since.

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Does it hold Muslim artifacts or Christian artifacts? Because it would be a huge disappointment if it holds Muslim artifacts.

[@Snestorm564]

+Nobblk Praetorian As far as I know, it doesn't really "display" any collection of artifacts. It is just a museum on its own, with all its Roman and Ottoman history on its walls and all.

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Başak Özkara Eh, at least people won't forget that it is a Roman creation.

[@sayeedmohammed8620]

+Nobblk Praetorian How would it be a disappointment? Islamic art is just as beautiful as Christian art. Yes there Islamic art in Hagia Sophia.

[@loki1825]

They did in the time of the Crusades when the Crusaders captured Jerusalem and turned it's Signature mosque into a Barn.

[@bulletbill1104]

7:42 look in the top right corner. The woman had a glass of wine, but it then disappears :O

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ILLUMINATI

[@nashQify]

the woman disappears too

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Foung you

[@bulletbill1104]

Romeball huh

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Luis Garcia not a test just homework

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Nah test in 1 hour XD

[@teresaanya]

Day 12 of social distancing. I graduated high school two years ago. I'm not in college and have no reason to be watching this. But the quarantine boredom is hitting hard. So here we are.

[@D3m0snipe1]

I really enjoyed the "did you know?" for Constantine. Really glad I learned that.

[@jackj9816]

The fall of Rome is so bloody complicated

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

Jack J no just bloody

[@CDexie]

You can't simply take down a Behemoth

[@joshuaimperial6428]

Jack J The North remembers

[@ryhanzfx1641]

@ΣΑΜΠΑΝΗΣ Except no, it is complicated, the mix of christian insurgency, barbarian invasion and destablizing region is the source for the fall of Rome

[@usul573]

Centuries, several problems, internal, external, split up, expanded too far, etc.

[@AamirVachku]

Mr Green. Hagai Sofia is a museum now. Thank you.

[@ahmet107]

@Hit Stoner I live in Istanbul and it's still a museum, which Istanbul do you live in?

[@ahmet107]

@Hit Stoner Buddy we would be rioting right now if something like that ever happened.

[@gus7814]

Erdogan has said he wants it to be a mosque. Wanting something and actually making it happen are different things.

[@fyrez3195]

I used to live in Istanbul, it's pretty cool!

[@bicyclegoy1076]

What does it matter? it will be Constantinople again in the next 50 years

[@Itsreshhy]

LOL I was thinking about Vampire Diaries when he said Alaric as well 😂

[@Klettos1]

"Like the David Tennant of Doctors" Brilliant! XD

[@MajesticWorld19]

"Did you know: Constantine is dead." XD

[@solidsender69]

LMAO

[@SuperGiorgi22]

The Haghia Sophia is now a museum not a mosque

[@madirapsatorius6809]

*Hagia Sophia

[@parkourbigbird2378]

It was made a World Heritage site by the UN

[@brightness9348]

good luck with that ;)

[@endorphinvidmaker]

Beau Bassett amen

[@canozmen]

Beau Bassett yeah lets liberate the city of 15 million muslims and make it an orthodox city, sounds perfectly logical to me. And it is not racist idea at all. I wish you knew a little bit more about history.

[@Dosteyboi]

i was playing Assasin's Creed and thought "what empire ruled rome during this time?" and ended up here.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

nah, it was the templars

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Who said games aren't awesome?

[@BlakeTimmonsArt]

Which one?

[@Modest7787]

Was playing assassins creed to and ended up herew

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[@silkcloud9063]

Caesar over pope never forgetting that one

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

WoonPlayz - Minecraft and Other Junk From Outer Space Caesar was so boss he WAS the Pope of his time

[@XxoBADRxX]

Dean Cutler there were no popes during Caesar's time.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

SIEGE He was the Pontifex Maximus, head of the Roman priesthood before they converted to Christianity. That's why the Pope is sometimes called a pontiff.

[@raimethefumeknight2062]

Badr al-Baraq He was reffering to to orthodox Christian belief that Ruler > pope/bishop which caused the great schism

[@kayvillasana7467]

its like a historical fraction

[@ruthvnfx8558]

5:44 Correction: Constantine the great was born in a Serbian town Niš, known as Naisus in time of the Roman empire

[@eric221]

soph yyeet Thank you! I was thinking about this for a long time

[@metadolle8925]

Watched this when it first came out in 2012, watching it now in 2019 before a Byz art history midterm...bless the Greens and this channel.

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Who else is bingeing this series just for the fun of it?

[@TheRealAfroRick]

This is brilliant. While I'm well past the years of needing to know this information for a test or similar, I do enjoy still reading about and refreshing my memory on various topics in history and this is a great format for it. Love the animation as it is eye pleasing, but wish you'd tell more if the story through animation. That would make a great thing even better. Congratulations on earning a new subscriber ;)

[@actfree6897]

If people want to argue that Rome fell when the Western Empire fell. Feel free to comment here and we'll discuss it. However, I believe that it fell in 1453 when the Ottoman Turks lead by Mehmet II took over Constantinople. They lost for two major reasons. 1. Several years earlier when Pope Innocent III called for the fourth Crusade. Now you (for those who don't know) might be wondering why this mattered? The Crusades were to attack the land of Canaan and Jerusalem, right? Wrong. The fourth Crusade ran out of money so they decided to sack Constantinople. The weakened Constantinople could still fight off major armies, except.... 2. Except for the invention of artillery. The Ottoman Turks had besieged Constantinople twice before winning. The first time they were held off even though they outnumbered there enemies 10 to 1 (8k to 80k). The second time they were held off again. Mehmet II's army was on the verge of routing and Mehmet needed a spur of the moment, brilliance. Now, before this moment, the Romans (Byzantines) had held off every attack. The Romans had the Bosporus into the Golden Horn River (strait of Bosphorus) blocked off with a chain. Mehmet losing for this very reason (some argue indirectly), dismantled his ships, and dragged the pieces to the other side of the chain and rebuilt the ships. Now the Romans were surrounded. With victory in sight. Mehmet aimed all of his cannons at one spot and let his warriors loose. Rome, my friends, has now fallen. The Emperor (Constantine XI Palaiologos) with disbelief that the Roman Empire was falling, was last seen throwing himself into battle. I don't know why none of this was included...

[@727Tolga]

*Ottoman Turks

[@actfree6897]

727Tolga Ooops. My bad. The Suljuq turks were falling. The rising Ottoman's won. Let me fix it.

[@727Tolga]

Michael T hahah it's fine. but the last selcuk state ended in 1307.

[@actfree6897]

727Tolga Yeah, mixed up my empires... Sorry 'bout that.

[@actfree6897]

***** No. That's not what happened. I explained perfectly why here.

[@Dingish]

Hagia Sophia is a museum now.

[@Tactyoh]

Of course this gets recommended to me when Italy is put on nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus

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Yes

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okay my teacher set this as homework and i am forever grateful like thank you this makes learning fun

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2 types of people watch this: 1. test-tomorrow people 2. nerds who watch for fun (me) edit: 135 likes!? wow... edit 2: 181 !? holy fuzzy!

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Rome when it’s leader does something they don’t like You have lost living privileges

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Max S.F. how did it go?

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It's been well over a year now, so what happened?

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Max S.F. Yeah tell us !!!

[@robbielewis4740]

I dont consider myself a historian but he said 15th century which is 1400's so he is right

[@trevormaldonado4919]

no he is incorrect the Roman empire did fall, the eastern empire went on through the crusades. they spoke greek in the eastern empire and considered themselves more greek not Roman.

[@bobbell9623]

I am with you. Roman Civilization did not end with the fall of Rome and it lasted another thousand years.

[@patrickciacco1083]

True...It lasted another thousand years but not under the Roman rule and government. Roman civilization did end with the fall of Rome. However, the thousand years afterward was ruled by Byzantium and all her domains. When Rome fell, Civilization was shifted by title and rule to Byzantium and Roman civilization became Byzantine civilization. Rome really only ruled for about four hundred years.

[@andrewwallace9549]

I think you could argue that we are _still_ living in the remnants of Rome.

[@CDexie]

It's very interesting how EVERYONE tries and tried to be Rome. The Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Byzantines, the Rûm, Russia and WW1-era Italy and Mussolini. Even the Ottoman Emperor, when he took Constantinople, proclaimed himself "Caesar of Rome". Personally, I think Byzantium has the most legitimate claim, but still. Also, I could include Prussia and Germany, but they mostly used the Double-Headed Eagle, a symbol of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

[@09thespecialone]

FROM MACEDONIA FOR MACEDONIA Wrong. It was the Roman Empire plain and simple with greek as the main tongue instead of latin.

[@joev6049]

That’s why it’s called the fall of the Roman EMPIRE not the fall of Roman Civilization

[@marko96]

Constantine was born in Naissus which is modern day Nis, which is in Serbia...

[@TheBojanSRB]

Thank you! Scrolling down a mile to find thic coment.

[@hieronymusmcmxcii3158]

And you and your people came in Naissus land ThreeHoundred yours later. if you're saying that Constantine is Slav, i accept that as a joke.

[@zmaj5437]

+Hieronymus MCMXCII I am Serbian and I would never say Constantine was Slavic, even if he was born in Nis

[@ΒαγγεληςΒαγιας-μ6ρ]

he is mother was greek

[@marko96]

Slavs did migrate later but that fact has nothing to do with the fact that Naisuss is in modern day Serbia not Croatia.

[@Va11idus]

Videos like this prove why history repeats itself. Because we can know, but we never learn.

[@bgiuliano68]

The They Might Be Giants reference made me really happy

[@macciato22]

That Vampire Diaries reference... just awesome! Also, as to my knowledge, the Hagia Sofia is not a mosque anymore, but serves as a museum.

[@damiendarksun]

He is awesome. Wish I had history teacher like him

[@actfree6897]

Agreed

[@CesarJoseee]

I wish John Greene was my history teacher, and I wish Micheal from Vsauce was my science teacher; or Bill Nye as my science teacher.

[@LunarKnight101FTW]

Yeah he would make every class fun and interesting :D

[@actfree6897]

^

[@hotdamnitshannah]

Haha agreed

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Thanks for making these videos they're really nice and have kept me alive in way. :) They're well made videos and you guys do a job of making them. I appreciate them.

[@BLARGHALT]

Wonder what the world would be like if Byzantium managed to at least survive to the modern day with its Greek holdings.

[@BLARGHALT]

Indeed. I imagine with the rise of nationalism in the 1800s, it would have started to call itself the Greek Empire instead of the Roman Empire.

[@N1ckVBe]

Burhan TheSomali The world could actually be vastly different. The reason Europeans searched for new trade routes to India because Constantinople fell to the Ottomans. In other words, the New World may have been never found (or only much later and perhaps by different people) if Constantinople didn't fall to the Ottomans.

[@MauroEnfermoDeLepra]

Burhan TheSomali The otomans in america sounds like unfunded bullshit and the vikings were not a naval power at the time of the fall of Constantinopla. You forget that the reason for the spanish to send Columbus was to find a new trade rute.

[@BLARGHALT]

The evidence that the Malians made it to the New World is kinda flimsy and based largely on heresay. We know for a fact the Vikings sailed to the New World, due to the artifacts and abandoned settlements they left behind. I can't speak for the Ottomans, because we'd have to quantify what it meant to 'know' about the New World. Did they speculate there was a large continent out west before anyone else? Because that idea had been around a long time.

[@MauroEnfermoDeLepra]

I heard that the chinese knew something about America, but then there was that emperor who burnt the fleet, so neither would them.

[@loserprime4324]

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[@MrsKoldun]

Constantine was born in modern day Niš, which is in southern Serbia, not Croatia.

[@spada8713]

Nobody cares

[@carterfleming3018]

Did anybody notice the Did you know fact that just said "Constantine is dead."

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[@FrightfullyAdelia]

Super helpful while I try to understand my world history class. Thanks!

[@abigailhutchinson5487]

Everyone is here for their AP tests, meanwhile I'm just a homeschooler who is very behind and trying to catch up before the end of school.

[@kayleneeyring6176]

YES! TVD!!! Finally, a history video that is funny and yet very educational and accurate.

[@jacobpilon1800]

Great video! I do however, have a few remarks: You didn't mention Basileios II or John Komnenos II, these were also some really interesting and capable Byzantine emperors, in my opinion equal to, or even better emperors than, Justinian. Whether Justinian was that good of an emperor is also debatable, one could argue that he overstretched his armies and funds in the reconquest of Africa and the partial reconquest of Italy, draining the imperial treasury and weakening the empire's military position. His wife Theodora was often able to manipulate him, as were others at his court. He may not have been a real pushover, but he certainly wasn't the strongest (Byzantine) emperor. Christianity also played a strong role in the fall of the Roman empire (not the biggest factor of course, Germanic tribes, civil war and economic crises being the foremost), as it was an exclusivistic religion, instead of a syncretic religion, such as Greco-Roman paganism. This in turn led to strong religious intolerance, widespread persecutions of unbelievers, philosophers and freethinkers, which strongly divided the empire and even reversed scientific and philosophical progress (think about atomism only resurfacing in the 16th century after having been wiped of the face of the earth because it contradicted christian doctrine). Christianity was by far not the hammerblow that crippled the empire, but it is too big a factor to be overlooked. Last point: Whether the Byzantine empire should be considered to be the Roman empire or just a continuation of the Roman empire is also debatable. It could be compared with Charlemagne's Francia and the Kingdom of France. The latter is a continuation of the former, as was the Byzantine empire when compared to the Roman empire. Significant differences in language (Latin vs Greek, and Franconian vs French), administration, architecture, military tactics, cultural identity, etc. are large enough to speak of two distinct sovereign entities. Even though the transition of one to the other took place gradually over time, they are not the same. Sorry for the long read guys, cheers.

[@dilly7551]

That's bc this guys material is meant for high schoolers. he's keeping it simple or, like I like to called it, dumbed down

[@Codiliabra]

Milk Man Are you saying America is going to fail?

[@christiangarza8747]

Justinian got trolled so hard by the Persians.

[@celinarobinson891]

Thank you for writing an essay so that the world history students of American high schools won't have to!

[@franamellado]

on your last point, I disagree. It's all a matter of context. Think of it this way (this is a super simplified version): the Roman empire was this big chunk of land around the Mediterranean. Since it was so big and they had many issues with political and economical stability, they instated the tetrarchy, which means Rome had four simultaneous rulers (two major ones and two "spares"). After that, emperor Theodosius divided the empire between his two sons upon his death. The one who kept the western side was deposed and the one who kept the east side managed to keep his portion of the empire afloat. The "roman" side lost his big political leader, so the church rose as the only institution capable of keeping things sort of together and had to start dealing with Germanic kings and whatnot (think of Charlemagne and the pope and how they needed each other to cement their own authority). On the eastern side, church and politics were much closer together, so things ran rather smoothly for them, with many other important reasons of course, but the point is, they weren't significant differences between the two of them in terms of culture, military tactics and administration, one just "survived" the other until communications through the Balkans were interrupted and each portion had to look out for themselves. Rome had to make do with their new powerful neighbours and Byzantium tried to keep the party going (and they did) until the Ottomans came around. We just call it the Byzantine empire for the sake of clarity, but technically, while both of them went on separate ways, they still are the same thing. At least where late antiquity historiography is concerned.

[@ageco.6896]

Theodora also saved Justinian when she took care of him when he caught bubonic plague.

[@michaelkazmierczak2973]

Gotta say this is one of crash courses strongest videos. Even given the short time limit this one is way better than the other videos.

[@Ayoutube2023]

AP Test this month anyone?

[@iamcool3267]

Alex KZbin yes

[@hmanwheez5428]

Never crammed so hard in my life😂

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tomorrow lmao

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Literally tomorrow for me

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@@KateAnderson428 me too me too

[@rbarghouti]

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[@claireshi7384]

5:36 Did you know? Constantine is dead Me: That is waaaay to obvious😂😂

[@lizbaby7284]

Plot twist: He is actually alive😏

[@TokiTheUhh]

damn it i wanted his autograph

[@ExMachina70]

Byzantium is now my car of choice. Thank you CrashCourse!

[@nooralujaili2806]

The Hagia Sophia is actually now a museum, not a mosque! It's located in the "museum"esque district in Turkey and now operates as a museum with a set fare to get in as well as audio guides. They also have removed some of the plaster that covered up Christian mosaics and now the Hagia Sophia is one of the few museums (if not the only one?) that has Christianity and Islam peacefully side by side.

[@darken2417]

Noor Jehan If it was restored to its former glory then we can say it was fully converted into a museum with its original art restored. And by peacefully you mean one group wanting it back at all cost while the other group still considering itself owning it; then yes peace..... It seems you forget that Hagia Sophia is like St. Peter's Basilica except for the Eastern Orthodox. Imagine if Mecca was conquered by the Hindus and the Mosque made into a Hindu palace. (That's right feel guilty)

[@holydoggo4822]

Noor Jehan the year if the video... look at it.

[@kylea.s.5544]

when he said warm genitals my social studies class lost it

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Yet I wonder why the Scotts were so far up yet they wear kilt.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

+Christian Djami they're just insane.

[@rogerdotlee]

"It's funny how married people always look like each other." MY EYES! OH SWEET MOTHER OF MERCY MY EYES!!!!

[@PeaceEcho_]

Hey that’s true or is it?

[@maxpanzer10]

Watching this in self isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic for a test due tonight

[@asianpowerranger8526]

My knowledge of Roman and Greep history comes from the Percy Jackson series ( and maybe a bit from school).

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[@swifttt]

Greep? I think you mean Greek. Also, Percy Jackson Gods are Greek, not Roman. (Roman Gods are Plagiarised and Copied off Greek Gods anyway...)

[@asianpowerranger8526]

GD SwiFT yeah I meant Greek,😅and I actually meant the the pjo series as in hoo as well and that includes both roman amd greek mythology.

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Everybody gangsta til the ships start walking

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Everybodys a gangster until Gandhi hits half your civ with ICBMs

[@aurahuq123]

That open letter to pants was hilarious.....

[@666-o1l]

Let's not forget the great musicians of Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert.

[@aragiss]

Why didnt you mention that the Byzantine Empire was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1453?

[@krim7]

Byzantium was actually destroyed by the 4th Crusade. The Empire more or less limped on until the Ottomans walked in and took over. Except for Constantinople, that required a Hungarian to create a massive cannon to actually successfully conquer.

[@aragiss]

***** The Ottomans delivered the final blow. The video is about the fall of Rome and there is not a single mention of them.

[@krim7]

Aragiss Hardly a final blow when all you have left is a depopulated city. Still, this was not really about Byzantium's fall and far more about destroying people's perception that Rome fell in the 400's.

[@aragiss]

***** Uh, yeah. It's a final blow to a dying empire. Doesn't matter it's just 1 city. It was still a pretty major city and the heart of the Orthodox Church. It was one of the best defended cities of its time. Certainly not some weak, forgotten city that the Ottomans were only able to conquer with the help of a single siege engineer, as you make it seem. Look at the title of the video, this is about the fall of both Western and Eastern empire. He just gives a bunch of information until he just forgets/skips the part how the Eastern Empire actually fell.

[@krim7]

Aragiss The Ottomans, short of starving the Byzantines out, were fairly helpless when it came to other strategies. If it was not for the canon, then the entire war effort would have ground to a halt while they waited for the Emperor to concede and/or for some hungry peasant to throw open the gates.

[@maisyrusso8248]

This is great! Thank you so much! It makes me think about how similar America is to Rome: vast and lacking a unifying culture. Thank you for this video along with the rest!

[@xOCxMyszewski]

This channel gets me through my western civilization course...

[@Matt-cz6ti]

Ooh, close but no cigar. The Hagia Sophia is now a museum. It was a mosque, but it became a museum in 1935

[@jeffrey6244]

avalanche170 Yeah, good luck with that. Turkey has too many fanatical muslims in it. Letting them into the EU would be the last straw in handing over Europe to the muslims, who are already proving to be a giant pain in the ass to western civilization thanks to being allowed in and literally protected from criticism by the pissant politically-correct "leaders" whose worst fear in all the world is to be labeled "racist," even though islam, aka PISSlam, is a *religion*, not a race! Even our own feminists won't criticize PISSlam's tradition of female circumcision and its rampant misogyny, because that would be "racist," don'tcha know. Fucking IDIOTS!!

[@MichaelRusso]

Well done! I am currently reading Sailing from Byzantium: How a lost Empire Shaped the world. It would be nice to see a video that talked more about the translation of Greek and Roman (Plato, Homer....) texts into Latin before the fall of the Byzantine empire, and including the influence it had on the Renaissance......

[@Vospader21]

So Istanbul was Constantinople, but before that it was Byzantium. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed I can't say. I guess people just liked it better that way.

[@GavinENupp]

Istanbul was constantinople now its istanbul not constantinople beem a long time gone from constantinople why did constantinople get the works? thats nobodys business but the turks

[@AStrangeTree]

Vospader21 New Amsterdam was originally founded by the Dutch but taken by the English at which point it was renamed New York. Similarly, Constantinople was sacked and taken by an Islamic empire (can’t remember which one) and renamed Istanbul.

[@AStrangeTree]

I think... the ottomans?

[@sleros8646]

A Strange Tree Its official name was "Konstantinopole" until 1930. In 1930, modern Turkey decided to rename it as "İstanbul" as most of the Turks were calling it in that way and "Constantinopole" was the name given by the old owners. Turks were calling it as "İstanbul" for like 600 years, even before the Ottomans took over the city

[@sleros8646]

A Strange Tree Also, Vospader21 is mentioning a song: Istanbul by They Might Be Giants

[@FireRayquaza24]

Boy does history ever repeat itself... Rest in peace Europe :(

[@Va11idus]

It's almost like importing people that aren't beholden to your culture in any way and only want your money and opportunities is a bad idea.

[@davidwickman7543]

8:43 “Justinian incidentally was by far the coolest of Roman emperors” *angry Basil II noises*

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

I love your 'this machine kills fascists' sticker. I'm a tree surgeon and I want one for my chipper

[@theocean1973]

Also, that would make extra sense, because the word "fascist" derives from "fasces," which is a bundle of...WOOD!

[@Theempyreann]

i swear u make me want to learn even more about history your theme is actually funny

[@flankspeed]

As a Glaswegian, I can testify to that football rivalry thing. Blues and Greens, indeed 😉

[@heavymusicguy8227]

"We're NOT the exception?"

[@narutofreaxxxx]

HE WAS BORN IN MODERN DAY CROATIA???? 5:46 Oh you fucked up. You fucked up good

[@greguseless3966]

Why was borat dancing during the chariot race? Good thing my phone is water resistant, I just spit beer all over it laughing.

[@pippinmiller5333]

8:47 I understood that reference. *runs around house, singing* DOOWEEDOOOOOO

[@PeaceEcho_]

Nikki Miller hahaahaha it makes you loook like you liked your on comments

[@niar491]

@@PeaceEcho_ take that

[@noemim1622]

YEsSS

[@Sonjayu]

Funny how people are all the same. Americans argue over "American Empire VS Roman Empire", Europeans argue over immigration and Balkanians start from the mistake in the video about Constantine's present day birthplace and move on to arguing over who is who, who owns what on the Balkans and which presumed ethnicity Constantine belonged to.

[@NathanWhite22]

7:45 I'm just here cramming for the WHAP test tomorrow then I get slapped with a Borat reference lmao

[@maleahcoulter4413]

Hey this video really help I was out sick and I had to watch it thanks!!

[@joebot001]

Went to a dance, lookin for romance saw BAR-BAR-BAR-BAR-BARIANS so I thought I'd take a chance. BAR BAR IANS, BAR BAR IANS

[@annabellatoledo-g4i]

john Green how often do you think about the Roman Empire?

[@seldakapci9134]

Hagia Sophia is not now a mosque.smh... its a museum. It use to be a mosque

[@masoviper]

Yeah... Which is what he said.

[@volimNestea]

+Chrissy Fox He said it's a mosque, which is wrong.

[@levdel]

it doesn't mean that if you can pray in a building makes that building a mosque