Belisarius: Conquest of the Vandals (2/6)

[@EpichistoryTv]

I hope you enjoy the new episode of our Belisarius series! Big thanks to Legendarian for the Total War: Attila footage, check out his channel here: kzbin.info/door/OI2IhyQ9qaUvwPl3sn0y4g Also big thanks to our series consultant Prof David Parnell of Indiana University Northwest, who you can follow on Twitter here: twitter.com/byzantineprof Part 3 will be out mid-December - head over to Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive updates.

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@@TwoFace798 4 or 5, haven't quite decided.

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[@Werelight]

Glorious stuff indeed

[@MrSergore]

Belisarius is too underrated, when a competent Emperor have a good and loyal General, it can change the course of history. He and Justinian are looking like Augustus and Agrippa.

[@anakinvader9120]

Julius Caesar/Mark Antony, Augustus/Agrippa, Tiberius/Germanicus, Justinian/Belisarius

[@NyangisKhan]

@@anakinvader9120 Mark Antony is nowhere near Agrippa, Germanicus nor Belisarius. And funny enough Julius Caesar was actually a great general himself compared to Augustus, Justinian or Tiberius.

[@anakinvader9120]

@@NyangisKhan Why do you say Mark Antony was nowhere near them? Please elaborate. Also, we are not comparing Caesar to anyone. I was actually naming other dynamic Duos, as the original comment mentioned how a competent Emperor and General can change history

[@viniciusmartins8733]

@@NyangisKhan tiberius was a great general, in my opinion even better than germanicus.

[@NyangisKhan]

@@anakinvader9120 Every single time Mark Anthony commanded a major force, he lost. Even Caesar knew that. But he was popular amongst the soldiers so he used him politically. Mark Anthony was like his political right hand not a military one. The guy was a great soldier and a pretty good officer who increased morale wherever he went. But a horrible general.

[@cptbaguette]

16:15 Sitting on Gelimer's throne, eating his food and helping Gelimer's citizens with some of their requests. Chaddest of chad moves

[@georgezachos7322]

The Empire strikes back was the expected and brilliantly fitting, title. Love it.

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[@chimpout]

I bet the third part will be called the return of the Romans

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[@kennethknoppik5408]

They're in the top five that's for sure.

[@gunter6377]

The narrator is 60? Damn

[@Dassilon]

Kings & Generals are great too. I would say they are somewhat equal.

[@sethheristal9561]

Sometimes you look at a campaign like this, and you are tempted to say... "what an incredible luck all along!". But the world really does not work in this way. Yes, Belisarius was indeed "lucky"; but Fortuna does not come if you are not prepared to catch it in your hands, and beat it with force at every attempt she tries to leave you: this is an actual Roman proverb. Belisarius was prepared, always kept initiative, made no mistakes, and was strategically very intelligent.

[@jaroslavsklenak212]

Yeah, thought if i remember right he had a nice quote regarding just what you said. Though im not sure if it really is his quote :) "There is no point in being lucky if you do not have the wit to take advantage of your good fortune"

[@Kastor774]

Yes, you can see how Gelimer got several breaks and failed to do anything.

[@roycejames789]

Fortuna favors the bold!

[@nazeem8680]

Please remember dear Fortuna, the Romans cant enter your body if you just say no

[@chaosXP3RT]

Belisarius said himself "men do the fighting, but God decides the contest."

[@HxH2011DRA]

Damn, Belisarius is both extremely honorable & charismatic. Truly the whole package! Top 5 favorite generals in history

[@fgkuv5232]

But there is a weakness to all perfect men: the imperfect men around him. Through lies they convinsed themselves that the perfect man could not be allowed to exist

[@bjjkickboxing7876]

Well, he actually...."lacks" his package if you know what i mean

[@unclesam5230]

@@fgkuv5232 I know this line and the voice

[@HighlanderNorth1]

🚫🤔 Well, to be fair, the Vandals werent nearly the threat of prior "barbarians". You see, while the Huns and the Mongols were known for their strategic brilliance and ruthlessness in war, the Vandals had a VERY different motis operandi, which even 2000 years ago was known as "vandalism". 😡 The Vandals were famous for bashing Roman mailboxes with baseball bats, tossing toilet paper onto suburban trees and bushes, spray-painting graffiti on warehouses and box cars, filling paper bags with dog poop and setting it on fire on peoples' front porches, shooting holes in rural road signs with shotguns, and throwing stuff at cars that drive by, then running away when the angry driver stops and gives chase. 😉👍

[@tommytuomaala9087]

he is good as napoleon but he is no zizka

[@frederickiiprussia7699]

Aside from this spectacular series by Epic History TV, all history regarding Belisarius had convinced me that he deserves the title "The Great". Not only was he a brilliant tactician and great strategist, but his approachable and diligent nature, and most importantly, his loyalty to Justinian earned him such. I can think of a select few historical General figures that would remain steadfast in their loyalty even when revoked of their wealth and power in times of hardship. Excellent work Epic History TV!

[@lordgerog]

Your Majesty, did you like Napoleon's visit to your grave?

[@frederickiiprussia7699]

@@lordgerog I found his visit to be a pleasant delight; I always entertain a fellow great General

[@drebue7065]

Who are the few generals you are talking about

[@frederickiiprussia7699]

@@drebue7065 Consul Fabius for example; he had the right strategy to shadow Hannibal and block his travel in Roman Territory but the Roman people, and Senate, called him a coward and urged him to take battle. Eventually, it came to a boiling point when he was removed from command entirely lost all political power, however, he never defected and continued to serve Rome against Hannibal Another Example would be William Marshal, probably the most upstanding figure of chivalry After serving King Henry II and Richard the Lionheart, he came to serve John I loyally even during the period where John was quickly loosing popularity from revoking noble rights and land titles. Marshal served up till John attempted to revoke his own titles, to which he refused. Despite this lapse of betrayal by John, Marshal rejoined his king in service and became his closest adviser until his death.

[@lordgerog]

@@drebue7065 Napoleon Bonaparte, the best tactician and strategical general between 1796 and 1815. See the videos of napoleonic wars in this channel to know about him. Frederick II of Prussia, The Great, was King of Prussia and the best general in the Seven Years War. When Napoleon take Berlin, he go to the grave of Frederick with their marshalls to pay his respects and said: if he were alive we would not have arrived in Berlin in 2 weeks.

[@malirstar]

RIP to the 500 homies who ate bad bread

[@messiusonline2817]

When your hyped to fight and restore the western Roman lands then die to moldy bread LMAO

[@Cba409]

@@messiusonline2817 rip

[@Pao234_]

rip

[@theluher]

rip

[@StickWithTrigger]

F in the chats boys

[@jimmylavc561]

Belisarius has been criminally underrated for a long time

[@marzbanofmerv2324]

Underrated? The guy is usually ranked top 3 Roman Generals of all times by virtually everyone.

[@dannyn.6933]

@ايجون تارجاريين Napoleon blundered by getting into Spain, and marching 500k troops into Russia. He lost Leipzig. Yet he’s still one of the greatest generals of all time. Belisarius may not have been a Napoleon, but he repeatedly won battles while being outnumbered in enemy territory. He was instrumental to the Byzantine reconquests. You can only excuse it with luck so many times.

[@Lawrance_of_Albania]

If every man is underated like belissarius...... Thats like, ahh i want to write a comment on bellisarious, but idk what to write, so i will make generic stuff

[@afriendlycadian9857]

@@marzbanofmerv2324 hardly I haven't met a single person who's ever talked about him

[@jacobpeters5458]

@@afriendlycadian9857 tbh that's cuz the Byzantine Empire is kind of overshadowed by Rome. I think there's a lot more underrated commanders like Martin of Tours, Khalid ibn Walid who obliterated the Persian empire and the Byzantines in the East, and Subutai+Batu Khan of the Mongols

[@AYVYN]

Belisarius: I won their hearts Justinian: What about the war? Belisarius: I won that too

[@IliyanStoychev]

20:48 amazing attention to detail. When the Vandals looted Rome in 455, they took the Menorah, which was looted by the Romans in the First Roman-Jewish war, back in 70 CE.

[@pierren___]

What ? How do you know that ? Where did it go?????

[@Roh-c8e]

@@pierren___ back to the Roman coufer, of course, right?

[@michaelrenper796]

@@pierren___ We don't know. It disappears around that time. We don't know if it was still intact and taken back to Constantinople by Belisarius. And even if it did, the harsh times at the beginning of the 600 lead to numerous ancient trophies melted down for coin to support the war.

[@jsupermiller933]

70 AD*

[@VeniVidiVici456]

70 A.D.

[@TheKHADRI]

I am from Tunisia, north africa, i studied about Belisarius wars against the vandals at school's history courses ... I really enjoyed the video thank you ❤️

[@kinginexile7139]

It is interesting to me, how do people in North Africa, in your case - in Tunisia, feel about Roman times? Are you and the other Tunisians proud of having been part of the Roman Empire, do you regard Belisarius as a liberator of sorts, or at least as a great figure in your history?

[@drdal]

@@kinginexile7139 Tunisia have been invaded/occupied by so many peoples/countires. Berbs are the natives there so they was invaded/occupied by phoenesians from Lebanon, Romans from Italy, Vandals from Germany, The East Roman empire (greec), arabs from Arabia, Turks, frensh,italian/germans etc. until they get independance from France in 1956.

[@jaif7327]

theres no such thing as a native people

[@mochalo4912]

​@@kinginexile7139 nah we are not too attached to the times when Tunisia was part of Roman/byzantian empire, we are more attached to Carthaginian empire

[@Mohazz88]

@@mochalo4912 A lie. How could Muslim Tunisians find themselves closer to pagan ancestry than to an orthodox christian one?

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

Nice to see Belisarius getting some love, the man deserves to be spoken of in the same breath as Julius Caesar or Pompey. Justinian would have been nothing without him.

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

@ايجون تارجاريين I assume you mean Justinian

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

@ايجون تارجاريين Hmmm, I don't know. It's been a long time since I looked at his story, but I don't Belisarius sucking against the Persians. I do remember Khosrau winning for a while, hard. But then It all got restored.

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

@ايجون تارجاريين Yeah, ok, I remember that.

[@j.vdubois5074]

If there is a name in history that got similar treatement then it would be Agrippa. Agrippa was to Augustus what Belisarius was to Justinian. Brilliant and loyal generals, the true embodiment of “second follower” importance to any great leader. If it was not for them we would not have seen their emperors in such a glory.

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

@@j.vdubois5074 Very much true

[@adrianobanak2824]

Belisarius is probably one of the most underrated generals in entire history. Most of the people heard about Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Cesar, Atilla, Genghis Khan, Timur Lenk or Napoleon, but they don't know anything about this brilliant general. He won so many battles for East Roman empire that he should be ranked in top 5 generals of all time.

[@F22onblockland]

13:40 - Vandals: "He's just sitting there... MENACINGLY!"

[@Artur_M.]

Truly epic indeed! This might actually be my favourite part of Belisarius' story: a brilliant "Hearts and minds" campaign, the battle of Ad Decimum being a perfect example of the chaotic and unpredictable nature of war, so many dramatic twists and the complete triumph in the end (with a bit of foreboding foreshadowing for the future). BTW It seems to me that your videos are the first ones about Belisarius, I've watched, that are mentioning his wife, Antonina. That's a nice touch.

[@seraphx26]

Vandals: "We destroyed the Romans" Rome: "Hello my name is Belisarius, do you have a moment to speak about the Roman Empire?"

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[@mortdhaahmed4757]

Apocalypse now

[@slavi98]

Wow, imagine the leaders of more recent wars held the same belief that they will not associate with their soldiers if they’re committing crimes, millions of lives would’ve been saved. Great video.

[@Billswiftgti]

this is not always the case because sometimes the locals are extremely hostile.

[@chaosXP3RT]

That'd be almost impossible in modern times. Armies are often near the millions

[@slavi98]

@@chaosXP3RT Yes i said imagine, do you have an imagination?

[@historyrepeat402]

Also it’s not as much the case of soldiers being brutal to civilian populations as much as it’s the increase in the destructive power of weapons over the year. Unfortunately civilians just can’t avoid war anymore if it’s in your country.

[@AYVYN]

@@Billswiftgti If Suchet could calm Spain during nation wide revolts, then there’s no excuse to not at least try. I doubt the average populace enjoy violent guerrilla troops, even during occupation.

[@deathofchanel8568]

Belisarius, slayer of the Vandals, Conqueror of the Ostrogoths and restorer of Rome. Sometimes i wish i could time travel just to see and speak to such men. For their is much we could learn from them, honor and diligence above all else.

[@cjay5641]

Sadly such men do not exist at present

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Same with me I have been waiting for this episode anxiously

[@kerosam763]

Capable Roman statesman or emperor comes along to restore the glory of the empire Roman Senators/Elites: oh boy here I go killing again!

[@james-97209]

Thankfully belisarius and justinian got happy endings

[@kerosam763]

@@james-97209 spoilers (if that is even possible for ancient history) . . . . . . . . . . There is a legend that Justinian had Belisarius blinded and that he spent his old age as a blind beggar, regardless Belisarius did end up imprisoned for some time during the end of his life and him and Justinian did not end things on the best of terms which is sad since if they had trusted each other could have been a second Augustus and Agrippa

[@lkcdarzadix6216]

@@kerosam763 justinian wife hated belisarius heck she force belisarius to marry

[@MrMastera]

It really felt like Belisarius' opponents losing the war more than him winning it. Good relations with the natives and keeping army discipline up were the keys to his successful campaign.

[@thadtuiol1717]

He's one of the luckiest generals ever. Until he wasn't.

[@DovahFett]

Putting yourself in a position to win without fighting is the ultimate sign of a great general, according to Sun Tzu. If you have to fight and defeat the enemy for every inch of territory you haven’t done enough to outmaneuver and demoralize them.

[@baconbaron1776]

"She only won because I didn't win"

[@jason200912]

13:49 "they are unnerved by the lone horseman. And suspect a trap" *instantly breaks and routes despite expecting a trap.

[@michimatsch5862]

Uh, that's why they broke. They thought there was some big plan so they ran.

[@estanislauborges8832]

Great Video! Justinian and Belisarius, in my historical analysis, really deserve the title of VLTIMVS ROMANORVM ("the last of the Romans"); including also the generals Mundus and Narses (who replaced Belisarius). After the campaigns carried out by Belisarius (Βελισάριος), Justinian simply reconquered altogether 6 (six) former provinces of the Western Roman Empire: Africa Proconsularis (current Tunisia), which had been under Vandal control since the early 5th century (as the video already mentioned); Sicily (Σικελία), which had been also under Vandal control since the 5th century; Dalmatia (modern Croatia), which was conquered by general Mundus (Μούνδος); Sardinia et Corsica (Sardinia and Corsica), which were seized by the Byzantines after Belisarius' victory at the Battle of Tricamarum (533); Mauritania Tingitana (modern Morocco), and, lastly, Italy itself (ITALIA), which was the so-called "ruler of the provinces" (DOMINA PROVINCIARVM). Rome itself, the "queen of Italy" ("Regina Italiae"), as I like to call it, was conquered by Belisarius in 537! Note: Italy, including Rome itself, had been under Ostrogothic control since 493! Rome, in turn, was under "barbarian" control since 476 AD; more precisely when Romulus Augustus (475-476), the last Roman emperor of the West, was deposed by Odoacer. The Byzantine/Roman reconquest, therefore, was EXTREMELY significative and symbolic. The Byzantine conquest of Rome was undoubtedly the greatest military triumph of Justinian's foreign policy (RENOVATIO IMPERII). The message was clear: Italy, which was once considered the "queen of the world" ("RECTRIX MVNDI"); the "ruler of the provinces" ("DOMINA PROVINCIARVM"), and the "motherland of all lands" ("OMNIVM TERRARVM PARENS"), therefore, was reconquered by the TRUE heirs of the Roman Empire. Moreover, Justinian also conquered a small part of the Iberian Peninsula (Hispania); more precisely the former Roman province of Hispania Baetica (modern Andalusia), including the city of Córdoba itself (CORDVBA), which was both the capital of Hispania Baetica and the birthplace of Seneca himself. Altogether, the Byzantines conquered considerable portions of the current Andalusian provinces of Córdoba, Seville, Cádiz, Málaga and Granada.

[@whollibaugh]

Felt pride for Belisarius, with him getting a triumph 😁 Roman triumphs often had negative consequences towards foreign prisoners 💀 You didn't mention it but is that what happened to Gelimer? ~ninja

[@EpichistoryTv]

Nope, Gelimer got a nice estate in Galatia! (modern central Turkey). He was even invited to become a member of the Roman patrician class, but he refused to convert to Orthodox Christianity. It's quite remarkable leniency, given what Gelimer had done to his own prisoners.

[@greenman5229]

People always think that defeated leaders were killed or imprisoned for life, many times that wasn't the case.

[@ostrogothiccyoutube8118]

@@greenman5229 some were lol alot of roman/byzantine emperors were lol

[@davids3282]

@@greenman5229 They were often usefull for pacification of the conquered theritory, because of the connections they have. Also i dont think he was exactly free.

[@paprskomet]

Although it is often narrated as triumph of Belisarius,officially it was Triumph of Justinian and it was also Justinian who was(perhaps as last Emperor)dresed in traditional garb of Roman Triuphator when he was sitting at Imperial kathisma and recieving his general with captives.

[@maisonraider4593]

The vandals, wreaked havoc on the Mediterranean coast for decades, (hence the word vandalism), were utterly defeated like total noobs when the Roman army set foot on Africa. It made them seem they were just pirates.

[@ophirbactrius8285]

No doubtly, that's how the "Vandalism" got its name. 🙂

[@vercingetorix1423]

It doesn't make sense to call a society that once entered the capital of the novel a coward.

[@blackwilliams88]

I agree. Clearly they were made to seem anything but the Vandals that struck fear centuries before but only because they lacked the leadership it took to stave away the slothful incompetence that was exuded.

[@yarpen26]

Funny to think that the name has devolved into meaning acts of meager destruction against common property. At any rate, the Mongols would have made the Vandals (as well as any other tribe of ancient nomadic horsemen) look like amateurs anyway.

[@halalnoob5766]

Bruh the huns are so overlooked within the command of Belisarius, sure they may be fearsome drunkards but extremely capable warriors when battle was brewing

[@JawsOfHistory]

I have to say that the sheer breadth of topics that you cover, in such a gripping manner, is awe inspiring.

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You guys make some of the greatest content on KZbin when It comes down to learning about history.

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This should have more views ☹, this channel is literally the best media for history rn, the quality is insane and so is the research, visuals, and presentation. 10/10

[@michaelnicolello5362]

This is the best historic content on any platform, truly engaging and well researched. Love the addition of the total war battles as well.

[@TheGrandeCapo]

This series is the best videos on this channel since Napoleonic wars

[@metalpsyche82]

damn! justinian, belisarius and theodora are becoming my favourite historical characters. i really love the byzantine empire and its art, which i reckon it is perhaps the best one of all. thank you, epic history tv.

[@paprskomet]

...if you really love it-do not call it "Byzantine".

[@hannibal7771]

Eastern Roman Empire

[@joellaz9836]

I bet when the Vandals saw the Huns, it triggered some kind of intergenerational trauma

[@mayukhmitra5819]

Vietnam war flashbacks.

[@davids3282]

@@mayukhmitra5819 i dont think vietnam was as bad as huns for germanic people.

[@mayukhmitra5819]

@@davids3282 Meme is a meme.

[@stefandusan9629]

@@davids3282 Germanic people destroyed the huns

[@joellaz9836]

@@stefandusan9629 They initially all fled from them into the Roman Empire.

[@RodolfoGaming]

Fantastic research and presentation as always. This helps people like me especially that find reading books hard and videos way easier to visualize and learn from. Keep up the great work!

[@baguettysheppy1740]

Yesssss, I've been hyped to see this episode ever since i watched the last one over and over again lmao. Keep up the good work to the team of Epic History!

[@Dav1d15196]

I think Belesarius was one of the greatest generals ever. In top 10 list in my oppinion.

[@rebonrjar]

for sure one of the most underrated generals

[@Dav1d15196]

@@rebonrjar Yes he must be very underrated because first time I heard of him was literally in total war attila game.. and never in school or in TV or in books or somewhere else I heard about him.

[@paprskomet]

Great general,not perfect though.

[@Dav1d15196]

@@paprskomet Nobody is perfect. Even Khan or Napoleon had their faults

[@paprskomet]

@@Dav1d15196 Im not talking about no person being perfect.I have specifically generalship on mind.There are for example some generals in history who never suffered defeat.Belisarius is not one of them since he suffered several defeats.It does not mean he is not a great commander-he deffinitely was but people here seems to look on him in overly idealised way as if he was perfect.

[@luciusael]

This channel beats Kings and Generals in its quality and excitement!

[@tuki8468]

The history of the Vandalic wars is a great read. It has a more in-depth look into the events leading up to how the Vandals settled in Africa and why Roman soldiers feared sea battles against the Vandals also has amazing quotes. Also, awesome details about the struggles faced with leadership and the campaign itself. Money well spent, no regrets.

[@paprskomet]

All of Prokopius is.Try also his continuator Agathias,his work in very prokopian style is also great.

[@pixelricebowl]

Fascinating history! I look forward to the rest of this series.

[@allninelivez7631]

Praise be the narrator Charles, for his excellent presentation as always. This video is of the utmost quality and for free as well.

[@ShuajoX]

In just over a month's time, thanks to this series, I have gone from never having heard of Belisarius, despite being an avid fan of history, to him being easily one of my favorite generals of all time. Keep up the great work. As others said, I can't believe this content is free. This belongs on network television, not the modern History Channel garbage.

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[@Deizulh]

Belisarius, John of Armenia, John of Dyrrachium, Solomon. What a set of names.

[@ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τ3κ]

I mean, can you imagine everyone else having all the cool surnames of greek and Latin origin, and you are just named "John"

[@paurthur]

When a true story from history has a better plot than most historical dramas... And presented with such marvelous quality! Chills throughout the video!

[@Dav1d15196]

I think Justinian, Julius Ceasar, Constantine, Aurelian and Augustus are top 5 greatest roman emperors. (Of course there are other greats but it's really hard to decide)

[@Floki_631]

Julius Caesar was not emperor he was Dictator for life 🤌🏼

[@vitanus]

@@Floki_631 Trajan Domitian Vespasian Hadrian Diocletian Theodosius I.? All of them great emperors, greater than Constantine for sure

[@fredbarker9201]

Antonius Pius - most peaceful reign during the Pax Romana

[@Dav1d15196]

@@vitanus Another honorable mention can be Marcus Aurelius or Basil II

[@user-eb7pe9bp2q]

Majorian deserves atleast a mention

[@Aristocles22]

The destruction of the Vandal kingdom is perhaps the happiest event in the 500s AD. The barbarians were past their peak at that point, as far as Europe and the Mediterranean were concerned. Rome's rule was restored and it was only ended in North Africa again over a century later by an outside-context invasion, that of the Arab Muslims. The sack of Rome was avenged, stolen treasures returned (including the silver menorah Rome had stolen from Jerusalem centuries earlier), and the Vandals ceased to exist as a people forever. The same would be done to the Ostrogoths later, but that would get bogged down, get expensive, and cause a lot of damage to an already-weakened Italy, which would also be hit by the plague.

[@JG19709]

It is amazing how closely the sci-fi series "The General" (Sm Stirling and David Drake) follows the history of Belisarius. (Not surprising as Drake is a massive Belisarius fan.)

[@evanwilliams4665]

This is honestly my favorite SciFi series and while I'd heard Raj was based on Belisarius I didn't realize just how much until now. I might have to give them another read through soon.

[@overlooting2195]

The script, the maps, the TW units everything is great, but the awesome narrator elevates this video to a whole other level.

[@Clonetrooper17]

Thank You so much Epic History! So glad to be a Patreon Supporter!

[@AleexGod]

Dude this is waaaay too good. Ive been waiting for this series all my life and i didnt even knew it!

[@LIR_Clarkey_Boy]

5:00 "...the Emperor" - Sad Napoleonic nostalgia hours

[@AliMuhammad-cu2ok]

Can't get enough of the epic voice combined with the equally cool music

[@aymanebouhout118]

The best historical channel thank you ❤️🙏🏼

[@mikevictory9455]

God, what a great way to start your morning! Watching Chad Belisarius and his swift reconquest of North Africa. Can’t wait for Part 3! XD

[@webgen589]

Epic as always, well done

[@whollibaugh]

Seems like John was the most popular baby name back then Lolz

[@machiavellianoverture1747]

Its great to have period pieces with painstaking exquisite attention to detail over some of the most glossed over swathes of history.

[@sabashukvani]

Belisarius was a brilliant commander but he is very underrated.

[@FreeFallingAir]

Y'all deserve MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS!! This is just amazing work, thanks!

[@GonzoRevolutionary]

I've been waiting weeks for part 2 ! Finally ty baby Jesus

[@Spartan265]

Truly an underrated general. Or at least not as well known. He's easily like top 20 all time.

[@CrazyNikel]

Just imagine what the Romans could do if it wasn't for the plague. 😔

[@amirhosseynmahqany3063]

islam probably wouldn't exist and romano-persian wars were still going on.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

But the Bulgarian threat might still be a problem, remember that the Byzantines always had to fight on more than 2 fronts

[@amirhosseynmahqany3063]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 persians did also fight huns and turks. Both had to deal with occasional Arab raids, after the annexation of lakhmids Arab raids skyrocketed.

[@tallenta6071]

@@amirhosseynmahqany3063 how can Islam not exist lmao. Maybe Romans will just reconquer Iberia from Visigoths but will lost it if Justinian and Belisarius died

[@amirhosseynmahqany3063]

@@tallenta6071 Justinian plague severely depleted both persian and Roman manpower, and Persia was hit harder. Without the plague there would be no Islam.

[@ryanharris1052]

Great video as always. I feel in this case it’s less a tactical masterclass from the Romans and more a case of the vandals dropping the bottle and the Romans and their allies better trained troops taking advantage. But very smart to ensure the people are won over, hearts and minds is clearly the master stroke in the case. Already excited for the next one.

[@historicalized-edits9080]

"A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him. It's because he loves what's behind him." -G.K Chesterton. That’s what Belisarius is.

[@AJ-et3vf]

Lol, gtfo with your sjw crap from here

[@AYVYN]

Your soldiers are at my left flank, but my soldiers are in the hearts of every man in your nation - Belisarius probably

[@yarpen26]

Something probably best not uttered when the enemy just happens to be coming up on your rearguard.

[@historicalized-edits9080]

@@yarpen26 agreed

[@rdf4315]

I've said once and I'm going to say it again epic history is the best history channel on KZbin .

[@jumo004]

Belisarius, one of my favorite generals of history. I would really like to see you do one on the Battle of Zenta as only you can do it. Thank You

[@AsleepWarrior]

Such an incredibly portrayed historical perspective. I like the maps and battle footage, it really helps envision the story

[@nipoone6109]

This series made me start up Medieval 2 with Stainless Steel to restore the Byzantine Empire. Again. For the fifth time.

[@tuki8468]

3:29 doesn't go into exact detail, but one of the reasons for the coup was the previous King had lost a massive battle against the Moors, making many people question his leadership. The Moors, knowing that they would be beaten on flat terrain, set themselves up on top of a mountain, formed a phalanx-like position, and rained javelins down on the Vandalic horseman. The Vandal army comprised of a majority Caverly couldn't do much to stop the shower of javelins leading to many men dying in their retreat. And eventually, the dethroning of the King himself later on.

[@user-sc5iv2rp2t]

Theodora= god's gift in greek language, Tripoli=three cities

[@billm3210]

Yes but the feminine name of Theodoros. It's Tripolis since polis is "city" needs the "s".

[@yarpen26]

Fun fact: the name was imported into Slavic as Bozhidar (spellings differ across the languages, literally "God's gift") and Bogdan/Bohdan (literally "God gift").

[@rajshekhar8202]

The narration is of highest quality and the video is equally excellent.

[@slimyklimy5703]

Part 3: The Return of the Barbarians

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

Animated series: The Rome Wars

[@georgiosmichalopoulos1245]

Awesome video, possibly one of the best Epic history has created. The narrator deserves recognition too!!! Love to see more videos on eastern Roman generals and politics. 10th century especially.

[@fangexploring]

Intelligence gathering was so important in ancient times. It felt like both sides were fighting blind at times. What happened to the original Vandal King? Did the Vandals simply became subjects to the ERE?

[@patricofritz4094]

ISR is still important very important in contemporary modern and future Wafare

[@karlshenouda8515]

The fact that Belisarius departed a relatively unstable Constantinople and returned having added Corsica, Sardinia and North Africa to the Byzantine rule! Cheers from Egypt!

[@paprskomet]

To Roman rule.As they themselves were stressing it very heavilly.And Belisarius did not left relativily unstable Constantinople but a very stable one.It was not until last years of Justinian's reign prior there were again any riots of significance and Justinian also basically wiped out all existing opposition to him at that time which greatly freed his hands to all his risky adventures.

[@Spartakus-1-]

I'm a Thracian like Belisarius and Spartakus. Since the time of Belisarius the Thracians have joined our Greek brothers and we are a single nation under the Cross!

[@ChevyChase301]

Thracians got wiped out by avars Slavs and bulgars all Hellenic people in the region migrated from other parts of Byzantine empire in 7-13th century

[@Spartakus-1-]

@Sam Sam Yes, I know all of that. The term 'Byzantine', which many modern historians use instead of 'Roman', was coined by Hieronymus Wolf in the sixteenth century in order to distinguish the classical Roman Empire from its medieval Greek-speaking continuation. Though genetically the vast population of the Eastern Roman Empire was Greek and the official language gradually became the Greek language. After the Arab conquests the whole Byzantine population was either Greek or Hellenised. Even today we speak about Americans, but genetically there are African Americans, Scottish, Irish, Germans, native Americans etc.The national heritage is always there apart from the cultural depiction of the population per era. Moreover the term Roman was practically used mostly as a term to separate the loyal subjects of the empire from the foreign barbarians.

[@Spartakus-1-]

@@ChevyChase301 We, the Thracians, survived, but since the era of General Belisarius the Thracian native tongues had disappeared. According to Herodotus the Thracians were genetically the closest nation to ancient Greeks and gradually were assimilated by the Greek nation, because of inter-mixture through the Greek colonies in the Thracian shores, because of the Greek states and empires in the area since the Macedonian conquest of the area and because of the common religion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, with ancient Greek being the language of the Bible.

[@Spartakus-1-]

@@ChevyChase301 Your statement is totally wrong and unscientific. First of all, it's obvious that you don't know where ancient Thrace was. Ancient Thrace was in modern south Bulgaria, European Turkey and northwestern Greece. Moreover the Asian Bithynia and Thynia in the Sea of Marmara were inhabited by the Thracian tribes of Thyni and Bithyni since the Bronze Age collapse. Modern Bulgarians are a mixture of the Turkic tribe of Bulgars, of Goths, of Turkic Cumans, of Celts and mostly of Slavs.That's why their native tongue is Slavic. Their capital Sofia is built on an area inhabited by small bands of Celts in Western Bulgaria. One such tribe were the Serdi, from which Serdica - the ancient name of Sofia - originates. If you want to see where the ancient Thracians survived until the beginning of the 20th Century AD you have to check the yellow colour in Thrace in the first map of the following article:” Greeks in the Ottoman empire”. Personally, I hail from Thracians of Northern Thrace(in Modern Bulgaria), of Western Thrace(in modern Greece) and of Eastern Thrace(in Modern Turkey). Moreover, the Kavala, Drama and South Serres regional units of eastern Macedonia(in Greece) are inhabited by Thracians.

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

@@Spartakus-1- i own greek cultural tradtional historical discord server if you want to join send me your discord or email

[@laylobinson5839]

His voice is rigid but elegant, forceful yet Lenient. Truly one of the best Narrator's of all time.

[@victorlima8127]

Excelente. Os vídeos do Epic History são perfeitos, muito exatos, abrangentes e sabem por a história na perspectiva correta. Parabéns 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Athens1992]

Amazing video as always and nice touch to put @20:10 the seerpent column which the Greeks made after the victory against of Persians.

[@anakinvader9120]

Absolutely love your videos, and I especially love the Belisarius/Napoleon Series. Thank you guys!

[@MartinNabi]

Man i just want MORE of this epic take on Belasarius. A legend in his time and foreverafter as the very symbol of the brilliant warrior, leader and loyal friend and vassal. A true historical hero.

[@chaosXP3RT]

Belisarius was a true bad ass! A genius and a devoted Christian, it's too bad he is not more well known

[@brokenbridge6316]

This video was impressive. The quality of the artwork and the information was wonderful. You should be proud of these series.

[@Anglomachian]

Beautiful video as always. Just out of interest; did the Romans employ the double headed eagle standard at this point in history? Nothing is so likely as me being wrong, but I was under the impression that the Palaiologon dynasty first introduced it for formal use after the recoveries of Constantinople.

[@Anglomachian]

@@dantedo9758 For the purpose of the video at least it makes a good visual cue, since most people with a passing familiarity of history know the symbol as belonging to eastern Rome. I was just mostly curious to find out if what I thought I knew was incorrect.

[@yarpen26]

​@@Anglomachian No, you're right, the double-headed eagle was entirely absent from the Eastern Roman heraldry until the 14th century. Considering the usual attention to detail of the Epic History TV crew, I refuse to believe they would leave it up there knowing it to be incorrect just to make things simple for the audiences. They simply didn't think to look that one up, that's all, but always good to point it out.

[@esmailiyou]

Narration, background music, and animations are all PERFECT. Thank you!

[@josediezcarvalho]

After Belisarius you should do Afonso de Albuquerque. This man conquered Goa, Ormuz, Malacca and many other ports in Asia, all with few troops and ships given by is Portuguese king more than a 6 months journey away.

[@zetectic7968]

Truly Epic History! Well done, informative and instructive. Belirsarius presaging Machiavelli a millennium earlier.

[@Nortrix87]

The lady of Fortune surely smiled on Belisarius in this campaign. Also an skillful General. Makes you wonder how easily history could have taken another path🤔

[@petertimowreef9085]

Thank you to Epic Wars: Thrones for paying for content I enjoy.

[@pierret.5304]

Can someone give me the name of the last minute music which is absolutely epic (the one of the outro). I can't find it on the website

[@jonshive5482]

Yaaaay! Been waiting for another gem and here it is. Kudos for this episode and its predecessor. Look forward to the next installment: recovery of Italy by the Eastern Roman Empire. Keep 'em coming Epic History. Cheers!

[@cidadao.romano]

Epic History TV fazendo história aí! Muito tri gurizada!

[@LeeRenthlei]

My dad who is a historian btw loved your channel especially the Napoleonic series. Keep up the good work.

[@MimsyGamingStreet]

Does anyone know what the music at 15:50 is called?

[@batu3689]

I LOVE the great detail in your videos. For example the artifacts/monuments behind Belisarius in the triumph part. They are real historical monumemts from hippodrome square in Istanbul/Turkey. Bravo guys bravo. You are the best.