History of The Byzantine Empire - Documentary

[@Fireoflearning]

1. Apologies, the man at 20:12 is Simeon of Bulgaria, not Maurice. I searched for pictures of Maurice, and for some reason he came up all over.

[@carlosmarte3154]

moderatingmoderation Don’t do that lol, you know what he meant.

[@raymondkisner9240]

To the Martians we earthlings we all look the same!

[@davehallett3128]

@IdleTycoon it s because we don t give a shit

[@mihailnikoloff2554]

@@raymondkisner9240 A lot of people tend to use this painting of Bulgarian Tsar Simeon because it looks great. Some Byzantine page once portrayed it as Basil the Bulgarslayer yet that wasn't Basil at all. its just disrespectful.

[@tiami3886]

q-mag.org/bulgarias-early-medieval-cities-of-pliska-and-preslav-were-they-really-built-to-resemble-700-year-older-roman-cities.html

[@alyasuramza]

"Pepin's donation is often called the donation of Pepin." A startling fact

[@dreszerg6837]

@C S Also known as: Aelivs Mīlōnivs's Comment.

[@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647]

@@dreszerg6837 Hahahaha

[@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647]

That was quite funny. I hereby proclaim this section to be The Section of Humor

[@NikhileshSurve]

@@tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647 & can be also known as Humour's Section lol.

[@frauleinhohenzollern]

A startling fact.

[@firejuggler31]

“He was beheaded, and that made it difficult for him to resume power.”

[@mypal3561]

anything's possible when you're working for Orthodox Jesus

[@david-fs6sj]

...you THINK?!...

[@pawelsiepka248]

Hillarious ;)

[@wyleejg]

Of course, he LOST HIS HEAD

[@TrumpCarson]

Bruh!

[@kmk1225]

As an avid fan of Byzantine history, I can safely say this is - without question - the best non-corperate made/funded documentary on the Byzantine Empire, even surpassing many of the aforementioned in its nuance, lack of biased interpretations, ease of understanding without forgoing the innate complexity of the matter, and overall a healthy amount of data presented to support assertions put forward and the general picture(s) of the world at the time. This is some great fucking work man, keep it up. I'm super excited for the next video. Videos like these are why I'm so happy KZbin and its creators exist.

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you! Really appreciate that

[@wizzya9966]

It would be perfect if he didnt call the Byzantine empire roman.... It was greek They called themselves greeks The byzantium wasnt invented at 1600... They had four greek letters in their flag They fought romans They had greek names They had greeks kings They had different religion from the latins

[@EddieErion929]

Konrad Malthe Klingest I concur!

[@histguy101]

@@wizzya9966 It was multi ethnic. The "official" languages of the Byzantine Empire were Latin & Greek, but also included a whole host of other regional languages, like Berber, Syriac, Coptic, Slavic, Germanic, Armenian, and more. Latin slowly became less important as an administrative language, but was still used officially until the 9th century. They didn't have kings, they had emperors("Imperator," "Autoktrator," later "Basileus") which had a line of succession going back to Augustus. And most of the emperors from the Byzantine era were not actually Greek. The last dynasty(Paleologos) is probably the only dynasty that can truly be called Greek by modern ethnic associations. They didn't call themselves Greeks until the last few centuries of their existence, and never officially. They called themselves: "The Power of Rome" "The Republic of Rome" "The Public Affairs of Rome" "Romania/Romanland" "The Rule of Rome" "The Imperium of the Romans" These names show up throughout Byzantine History in Latin(until the 9th century) and Greek. The capital of the empire was officially called "New Rome" in legal documents. It was home to the Roman Emperor/Emperor of the Romans, the imperial court, and the Roman Senate. I think you have fallen into the trap of applying a modern view of nation states and ethnicities to an ancient/medieval society. They simply won't play by your rules, as those rules did not exist for them. They're anachronistic. Also, how was their religion different? And which Romans did they fight? I'm not saying they didn't, as Romans fighting each other was a national pass time from the Old Republic to the fall of Constantinople, but who are you referring to?

[@wizzya9966]

@@histguy101 oops,sorry for the last,also the capital was konstadinoupoli,a greek word Also,they were orthodox,the western roman empire was catholic,and language at these times meant a lot,If they were roman,why do greeks exist,and not romans?If byzantium was roman,that means that greece,greek language and whatever is greek was forever dead for these "romans"again,why dont they exist,and instead,greeks exist?why didnt romans lead the greek revolution?

[@ninototo1]

Man I love the byzantine empire. My grandma was a remnant of the byzantines, as she was part of a greek minority still living in istanbul. She was, of course, expelled along with the other greeks in 1923.

[@Thessaloz]

My grandparents came from Pontus to Greece, they still call themselfs Romans, Roman means Greek in their Greek dialect :)

[@ByzantineCalvinist]

The Greeks of Constantinople were exempt from the mandatory population exchanges of 1923 and after. But following the events of September 1955, most of them left, leaving a small remnant community behind.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

My family was from Smyrna but fled to Lesbos after they lost the war.

[@Manchevo]

Sadly these Christians from the Pontic lands and coastal Turkey who came to Macedonia for the very first time in the 1920's and settled in and around Solunica are today considering themselves 'Greeks' and the 'real Macedonians', while neglecting the historical fact that the indigenous Macedonian people was exiled.

[@Thessaloz]

​@@Manchevo Pontic people call themselfs Pontic like i call myself Thessalian because we are all Greeks from different places. Only Ionians stop calling themselfs like that because they wiped out and just called themselfs Greeks from Anatolia or Smyrna. Macedonians took part in olympic games had exactly the same language and religion as the rest of the Greeks in the mainland wasn't easy to seperate them with the rest. Also Macedonians (at least all kings/generals etc) came from Argos, a place between Sparta and Athens and after they took control of Athens and all Greece united they just mixed themselfs even more because they had no differences from the others. Macedonians exiled from their northern regions after Slavs came or they mixed with Slavs. Exept if you mean that when Agread dynasty came in Macedonia exiled the indigenous people to form their kingdom and build their cities (like Vergina etc) which is another conversation. And there is not a single proof about any ethnic group different than Greeks that was living there and exiled.

[@eternalvirgin2227]

Constantinople: *Gets Besieged* The Byzantines: Aww shit, here we go again.

[@marcelcostache2504]

When you are New Rome and the richest city in the world everybody wants you.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Will happen again, unless just busted with a nuclear missile. Depends on the war. 🤔 Only thing is that it will certainly happen given enough time.

[@sosukeaizenbutdressedupina4692]

Here I come again

[@mahdimehdi445]

@@marcelcostache2504 lmao in that time damascus was the richest city in the world and before it was ctesiphon

[@rickyyacine4818]

I was like oh for fuck sake really men

[@HistorywithCy]

Wow, covering well over a thousand years of Byzantine history is hard to do in just under an hour, but you did it really well. I also love your maps... great job!

[@coreyham3753]

Interesting overview of the eastern roman empire.

[@LagunaShirogane]

Yeah hes amazing, Cy. And I watch your videos as well. You and Justin should do a collaboration video. It would be great!

[@SirBolsón]

*ROMAN HISTORY

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

This is the first of your History of Nations documentaries that I've watched, and it will not be the last. You do an uncommonly good job of laying everything out simply and clearly, providing a decent amount of detail and context without getting bogged down anywhere. Your narration is easy to follow, too, never droning or boring me. So the result is that I learned a LOT in the last hour. Remembering dates and even general time frames have never been my strong point, and you just helped me put a long list of people, states, and events into a coherent timeline that might actually stick with me. Thank you, and please continue this series!

[@arcen3169]

54:23 the Byzantine Beacons aren't something straight out of Tolkien; Tolkien's beacons (as well as all of Gondor) are straight out of Byzantium.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin994]

Exactly! The realms of Arnor and Gondor just are the WRE and ERE. Also, 41:38 sounds just like the battle of the Pelennor Fields (the big battle of Minas Tirith in the Return of the King for those not too familiar to Tolkien's works): The capital of the old empire is besieged, fighting valiantly but ultimately facing impossible odds and losing ground. Then, seemingly out of nowhere an army of mounted warriors appear, charge the enemies outside the city and save the day for the old empire.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

Byzantium calls for aid! and the Bulgars shall answer!

[@yurigagarin3327]

@Savage Cabbage partially

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin994]

@Savage Cabbage Just Rohan is based on Anglo Saxon England. I don't know what you're on about, how tf is Gondor based on the Anglo Saxons?

[@Stormvermin-bx1lh]

@Savage Cabbage Gondor and Arnor were based on Rome. Rohan was based on a version of "what if the anglo-saxons didnt suck with horses and werent stomped by the normans".

[@CornerTalker]

0:00 Intro 04:19 Part 1: Rome after Rome 6:50 Battles with Persians; Christian Disputes 09:28 Part 2: Age of Justinian Justinian the Great and Theodora 12:05 The Nika Riots 14:00 Hagia Sophia 14:40 War in west and east; the plague; Passing of Justinian 18:50 Lombards, Avars, and Slavs invade 25:16 Part 3: Muslim Conquests and Dark Ages 33:40 Siege of Constantinople in 674; Greek Fire 35:06 Losses to Bulgars; Loss of North Africa 42:42 First Iconoclasts 46:40 Charlemagne and Irene

[@OhioStudiosOG]

..thank you?

[@ひろゆき二十一]

Alternate version of this with just Emperors will be good

[@Zorbaplayz]

perfect

[@Zorbaplayz]

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[@canag0d]

Man you deserve more subscribers. Your videos are great. Thanks for the video and looking to forward to any new ones.

[@sebcor4912]

Yes, they are the traces of eternal Christian civilization Is now in the Muslim countries invest in tourism Including the Church of St. John in Damascus and was converted to an Umayyad mosque after the expulsion of the monks And the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

[@azoz-so5qr]

Heck yeah! Your documentary's are so good. Such an underated channel.

[@IFY0USEEKAY]

I agree 100% ! Although 88k subs is nothing to sneeze at, considering that the vast majority of them (like me) probably don't know ANYONE in their own lives that are remotely interested in history... LOVE THIS CHANNEL !!!

[@SidMajors]

Your videos are probably one of the best Roman history overviews out there. Absolutely fantastic content.

[@theliberator5126]

Petition to bring back Byzantium? I love them.

[@michaelerbaturakis2435]

yes

[@danielchequer5842]

Petition to rename Istambul to Constantinople again? Who's with me? 🖐️

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

@@danielchequer5842 don't know why they changed it, especially since the ottoman referred to it as Constantinople

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

@@danielchequer5842 so I am for it

[@danielchequer5842]

@@gandalfthegrey2592 some idiot that thought renaming a 1500 yr old city to mark the beggining of a republican era was a good idea. But in reality ppl think Constantinople was way cooler

[@dialaskisel5929]

"Tie him to a gorilla and set them loose in a sweat box!" - When we have officially run out of ideas for creative executions

[@dominicsumandan633]

Source please?

[@Nimai_Aquino]

How they got a gorilla??

[@darthvenator2487]

What if the gorila took the throne?

[@rrrabab]

man, you really make history videos ADDICTING. I've always been interested in many of the empires and this wasn't even on top, however, this video and its sequel are my breakfast and supper. I watch em like you'd watch your Instagram reels. Holy sh&t, never stop making videos! #preach

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you very much! All the best to you

[@jens9284]

Bro it's eleven pm here and I was looking for something to keep me up thanks for uploading

[@jaewok5G]

ditto

[@davehallett3128]

@@jaewok5G ditto DITTO you provincial putz. Hedy lamarr

[@davehallett3128]

THAT S HEDLEY

[@jaewok5G]

WHERE'S FROGGY?!?!?!

[@thetrain47539]

Idk what's scarier, the fact that it's the exact same time for me or the fact that I had Brick in my old username.

[@ronlloyd1965]

I enjoyed this upload. I'm currently living in Varna, Bulgaria. I had a little knowledge of the Byzantine empire as a continuation of of the Roman empire. You have given me a clearer and deeper understanding of early geo politics in this region. Good man Justin. 😉

[@ihatetheworld90]

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[@ronlloyd1965]

@Steven Lee Because i'm Irish. When I studied ancient history it was about the Roman empire which ended with the invasion of the "barbarian" hoards, not about its continuation through the Byzantine empire. I guess it did not fit in with the Roman Catholic dogma.

[@chuekinsiu4667]

Bulgarians are the greatest enemy of Byzantine empire, both lost many lives of army during the wars.

[@williamskalaios6444]

​@@chuekinsiu4667wrong!!

[@antiepix9555]

@@chuekinsiu4667 I would say that the biggest enemies are the Arabs, because they have much more land, wealth, manpower, and different religion (which also gives their soldiers a drive to fight against the ERE). As a result, they permanently took the Levant and very rich and fertile province of Egypt from the Empire! The Bulgarians on the other hand, didn’t take such massive and rich territories.

[@andrewarmstrong6937]

Well done on the video, I really enjoyed it. I look forward to what projects you got coming our way. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you! All the best to you

[@hugomonterrubio197]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin, such hard work and in great detail, thank you for all the hard work!

[@asriellian]

Ah Justinian I and Basil II, two emperors who had long and glorious reigns only for all their hard work to be undone within 50 years of their deaths

[@alkisakakalkis5654]

Y arent right Justinian conquered many regions but he after these wars Byzantium habnt monay or manpowder so the regions he conquered were lost easily while after the reign of basil 2 Byzantium had a lot of monay and people were happy

[@asriellian]

@@alkisakakalkis5654 Jesus that was a trainwreck to read... I said within 50 years didn't I? After Basil died in 1025 the empire was taken over be far lesser rulers which ultimatley led to the disaster at manzikert 46 Years later

[@alkisakakalkis5654]

Basil's empire needed a very idiot emperor to fall while justinian was pretty easy

[@millardfillmore2869]

Dont forget Alexios

[@AmariFukui]

@@alkisakakalkis5654 To be fair the empire did suffer an utterly devastating plague mid re-conquest which rocked the empire to its core. Followed by endless wars with the Sassanids. I wouldn't call it easy

[@calebr7199]

You mean history of Rome part 3

[@marcelcostache2504]

its good to see people that realize rome did not end in 476! they do not teach this in schools .

[@marcelcostache2504]

@MACK D the part of the medieval roman empire yes its very very suppressed and even unknown in the west.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

@@MKUltra_Baby They didn't just "call themselves Roman". They literally were Rome. The Roman Empire did not fall in the east until 1453. There is no difference between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, they were exactly the same political entity.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

@@MKUltra_Baby There are also significant cultural differences between the medieval English and the modern English, the inhabitants are still the English and the country is still England. Cultural evolution does not change a state. It was not a successor to the Roman Empire. It was not the inheritor of the Roman Empire. It *was* the Roman Empire. This is really not difficult to understand.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

​@@MKUltra_Baby Latin and Roman is not the same thing. Roman is a cultural identity, Latin is an ethnic one.. Both the Latins and Greeks were integral to the development of Roman culture and of the Roman state. Most educated Latins spoke Greek and the Greeks were basically the only other people the Latins did not consider barbarians. The Greek-speaking east spoke a Roman language (Greek and Latin were the languages of the Roman Empire), followed Roman traditions, were loyal to Rome and by the time of the west's fall they were Roman citizens. They were Romans in every way. More than that, the state that ruled them was absolutely no different than the Roman Empire that ruled before the west fell. One part of an empire falling does not mean all of it is gone. There was no change whatsoever in the political entity. Both Texans and New Yorkers are American, are they not? If some disaster befell the USA and it was solely relegated to the south, according to you it would not be the United States of America because it's not populated by yankees, or if London fell to some foreign invader then the rest of the country would no longer be the UK and no longer be British.

[@Elderbch]

Just in time! I’ve always been fascinated by Greek and Roman history, but never given much thought to the Byzantines... I’ve been very curious about them lately, and on the cusp of my new found curiosity, my favorite history channel posts this! Perfect!😊

[@MoveInSilence23]

Brownworth's 12 Byzantine Rulers is great too. Yes it's on KZbin.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Byzantine is the Eastern Roman Empire

[@davidkariu]

Byzantine history is Roman history. At no one time did the East not think of themselves as Roman through and through.

[@baldwintheleper8290]

It's Roman not Byzantine

[@sprc155]

​​@@davidkariuByzantine history is Roman and Greek history. If you remove either the Roman or the Greek element from it, then you "downgrade" it.

[@history6094]

This series is truly fabulous! covering a lot of ground, all the most important details and many interesting facts chronologically.

[@ashtonbarwick6696]

I watch this every other night before sleep. It's so nuanced and, at the same time, easy to follow and digest. Not to mention it has a few comedic relief points, or at least between this one and the companion piece. Thanks, Justin. This channel and lucinox will definitely be where I put my future patreon donations.

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you Ashton!

[@StefanakoC1]

there is a saying in greek "πάλι με χρόνια και καιρούς πάλι δικά μας θα ναι" literally meaning again by years and ages they will be ours again referring to constantinople and asia minor

[@volimNestea]

Is "θα ναι" in that short for "θα είναι" or is it something else? I'm currently studying Greek and that confused me a little.

[@StefanakoC1]

@@volimNestea yes

[@danvaly2256]

But how? And are you sure you still want it? Do you know who lives there? Do you really want them?

[@Emanon...]

They were never yours. They were Roman. And yes, while you had slaves, the Persians had rights for women

[@plutothetutor1660]

That's epic

[@oussamakherbouche6562]

There u go ! Best channel ever, thanks man

[@bobbyjoe1111]

Oh man this channel is incredible! Instant subscribe. Was hooked from the start

[@АнгелГосподинов-з4е]

Fire of learning is one of the best and true sorces of learning history on the internet,thank you for the dedication and time to make these videos !

[@АнгелГосподинов-з4е]

there is a little mistake in minute 20:07 the picture us Tsar Simein the Great from 9-10th century of Bulgaria

[@schmakyle649]

This has become one of my favorite channels on KZbin. I feel like I’ve learned so much about ancient history and you have a great voice for these videos too. Keep up the amazing work!

[@tinaeden8317]

Thank you for putting this together. It was really well done. Makes me wish I had paid more attention to history while in school!!

[@initialcreation]

Dude, you're doing such great job. Thank you for these lessons!

[@mlazos]

HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO MAKE MOVIES FOR BYZANTIUM. ESPECIALLY WHEN AGIA SOFIA WAS BUILT. THE MOVIE OF JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA. OR CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

Fuck that noise, Hollywood is shit at making movies, especially historical ones.

[@justinian-the-great]

Hardly that it would happen. Hollywood is a western industry and West and Byzantine Empire were always in......unfriendly relations.

[@mlazos]

Steva Stevanovic if you give them a good scenario from the true story, they can make it an amazing movie, like Ben Hur, Chariot races, Constantinople life style, emperor with conspiracies, wars against barbarians, etc etc. Its easy to recreate costumes based on Hagiography.

[@justinian-the-great]

@@mlazos Yes, but as I say, it's more about politics than actually filmmaking. Hollywood is western industry, Byzantium is Eastern civilization. Actually what makes matters worse is that spiritual, ideological, religious and political successor of Byzantium is, well...... Russia (thus it's called the Third Rome)! And well Russia and Hollywood.........yeah, don't go together.....except when you have to make a villain, then Russia fits in the role. That's probably the reason why Byzantium, in a few Hollywood movies that I watched and in which somehow the Empire was in, is mainly portrayed as one of the "bad guys" or at least as antiheroes. So yeah, Hollywood making movies about Byzantium is hardly gonna happen.

[@alexpaez5791]

I agree

[@TheSMC1988]

These videos of yours are my absolute favorite i have the play list saved and frequently rewatch them ❤

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you, we are honored to hear you say so

[@scottybee33]

These are so packed with info, I need to watch them again and again...!!!! Just fascinating.

[@georgtchernev4503]

21:22 The portrait depicts Emperor Simeon The Great.and not Mauricius. A Bulgarian emperor who ruled from 893-927 and achieved the greatest territorial expansion in Bulgarian history.

[@anatolistoimenov1229]

Yes.

[@joek600]

yeah big deal...

[@opushead]

It is a big deal !!!

[@joek600]

@@opushead No its not, its a painting of a guy dressed in lavish ROMAN style. He could be any royalty of the 9th-10th century. I dont understand why this is so important to you and the rest that keep posting the same comment.

[@opushead]

Yeah dude... The same way i can claim there is no difference between americans and canadians. It's not big deal, right?

[@rabbideadpool5190]

The Byzantine Empire really is the coolest

[@marcelcostache2504]

Where rome was a dream , new rome did there best to keep that dream alive in an even changing world.

[@kieran296]

Orthodox Christianity is the coolest also😂😉☦

[@unlimitedpower9140]

Oh please, the Byzantine empire was essentially in perpetual decline for 800 years.

[@tylerellis9097]

Unlimited Power then why was it larger in 1025 then 700? Even at its death in 1204 it was a power in the eastern Mediterranean.

[@retvrntotradition4454]

May Allah bless the Companions of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) for waging Jihad for the Sake of Allah and driving the Byzantine Kuffar from Al Sham, Egypt and Palestine and may Allah bless the Ottoman Mujahideen for finishing what the Companions started!

[@ludwigtr6240]

I can't imagine turks seeing commentaries about people truly in deep sorrow for the existence of their country lol

[@gailvial]

Thanks!

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@nazbolonomegle12]

I want to thank you a lot, I am studying history in university and i had an exam about the Eastern Roman empire and i didnt have enough time to prepare, so i watched your videos and thanks to you i got an A. Thank you for these amazing videos and i hope you will keep up the amazing work you are doing on this channel

[@aadd74]

Excellent video. Detailed explanations, everything's put into context, good pacing on audio with intonations and pauses.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΧΙ]

As a Greek I never heard the term "Greek fire". The right term is liquid fire in English "υγρό πυρ" in Greek. Nice job with the documentaries in this channel btw. Keep it up!

[@jabronisauce6833]

Well you're Greek hence why to everyone else it's "Greek Fire" lol

[@williamskalaios6444]

Εσύ είσαι μαλακας γιαυτό

[@williamskalaios6444]

You are a malaka that's why

[@msicvbes4977]

The term "Greek fire" is the one that is used in english literature, while in Greek literature we use "liquid fire".

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

Basically napalm.

[@bosto23]

I've been looking forward to this one!

[@Rocinante2300]

Dooku?

[@mu0FFpu0FF]

@@Rocinante2300 no

[@samueldanis4776]

As a young man, that has always loved history, I find this channell just perfect. It fills gaps I had and also i helps to see the topics in context. A the best things are subtle jokes now and then. Very well done.

[@perfectplayingplaids]

39:40 he was beheaded, and that made it difficult for him to regain power

[@primuspilusfellatus6501]

Dont you just hate it when a good ole' head chopping gets in the way of ruling the east roman empire?

[@marcelcostache2504]

@@primuspilusfellatus6501 head chopping or mutilation by cutting the nose or getting blinded!. Atleast the medieval romans where more humain then the ancient romans no execution by animals or wheels!!!!!

[@davehallett3128]

@@marcelcostache2504 humane. In english dommage seulement un mot chaque fois ne lache pas marcel

[@davehallett3128]

@@marcelcostache2504 evidemment at least deux mots. Sans doute votre machin

[@virvisquevir3320]

Steez McBreezy - He lost his head to ambition.

[@Talent_Spotter]

Great video, thank you! A lot of hard work went into this. You just got a new subscriber.

[@goso03]

20:08 This is the Bulgarian Tzar Simeon The Great, not the roman Emperor !!!

[@richard70854]

Георги Стоев I think you mean Roman Emperor

[@AlexanderKKolarov]

He titled himself Василевс на българи и ромеи

[@MrTuddo]

@@richard70854 No Richard - Bulgarian Tzar who ruled 893-927. Our greatest king - no way to mistake his picture. Just the images used here should correspond to the real rulers.

[@flamixflame2685]

@@MrTuddo scroll down the comments a bit and you'll see fire of learning points it out and apologises

[@krasimirparvanov8139]

@@richard70854 no😁. It's the 1st Tsar in the history . Tsar Simeon.

[@rossar1232]

can't wait for the next part! great work bro, you are much better than history channel!! :)

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It's amazing how high quality his videos have become keep it up good job

[@sortedsortof3474]

I very much enjoy, along with the history lessons themselves, your dry humor with which you liberally scatter through the lesson. This causes me to listen more carefully because I don't want to miss any of your quips. I have enjoyed this whole series and very much look forward to all that is to come.

[@WitnessChoker]

YESSSSSSS IVE WAITED FOR THIS

[@barkasz6066]

Do one of these on Hungary one day! There are a lot of empty squares there. ;) It's one of those countries that are right outside the mainstream Western historical education, but still close enough that you can basically understand what's happening. You also showed a lot of pictures that actually depict Hungarians, such as several paintings when you talked about the Avars, or when you show "Irene of Athens". The latter is actually an image of Irene of Hungary, born Piroska (which in Hungarian is a reference to her red hair). She is a Christian saint who was married to Emperor John II Komnenos. She set up a monastery and hospital in Constantinople. Her father, László I was one of the most prominent medieval rulers of Hungary.

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LOVE your dry sense of humor! Great info you share, too :)

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

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[@Mossgiel]

I'm grateful for your effort, this is appreciated

[@dy69022]

Good documentary, congratulations! Yet, I still feel obliged to note that the picture you have used for Maurice, is actually depicting Tsar Simeon the first of Bulgaria, a much later ruler (893-927). It is, though, an unsurprising confusion, since our boy was obsessed with becoming the Basileus, dressed and behaved like such and called himself "Tsar of Bulgarians and Greeks". He was also one of the many bulgarian rulers to ruin the economy while trying to subdue the Eastern Roman Empire and Constantinople in particular. Yet,an interesting and important historical figure. Anyway, it is not a big deal that you`ve messed the picture, I just felt like I had to note this. You`re doing great, keep up!

[@simonolsen9995]

Yeah... my first Fire of Learning video. Very bloody good actually. Looking forward to part 2.

[@cmohr6998]

I love this channel, keep up the good work.

[@mansmart8416]

Thank you for this great documentary! Keep going. You do it very well. Will be following you!

[@vangelisskia214]

"We, the descendants of the HELLENES AND of the ROMANS." Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos May 28th 1453 George Sprantzes - The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 1453 primary source from the war.

[@lubolubchev8722]

Great documentary! Just a little change-the picture you use for Maurice where he sits on the throne is actually Simeon the Great of Bulgaria! Keep up the good work tho! Really informative and useful video!

[@metzyahrosenstein4827]

Awesome work dawg, subbed for sure.

[@Spirta93]

Please consider doing a video on Bulgaria. I don't think many people know the history of my country worldwide and it might be an interesting topic to research, present and to watch.

[@avnercohen4323]

Finally something good about the Eastern Roman Empire. Any other videos on KZbin you'd recommend to watch about this underestimated kingdom?

[@volimNestea]

Not really a video, but there's an excellent podcast in the style of Mike Duncan's The History of Rome at thehistoryofbyzantium.com/

[@9and10]

Great narration and storyline. loved it

[@historyrhymes1701]

Great documentary. And one small correction 21:20 this painting is of Emperor Simeon the Great of Bulgaria (893-927) And Cyril did not develope the Cyrrilic alphabet but the Glagolotic one. The Cyrrilic one was developed in Preslav , the capital of the Bulgarian empire by two Bulgarian scholars Kliment and Naum. (Both were students of Methodious)

[@tonis1167]

Also he showed a painting of tervel while talking about Justinian II

[@Fireoflearning]

Ah, thank you for your corrections. You run a good channel by the way, I've seen a couple of your videos

[@Fireoflearning]

@@tonis1167 I might've just been talking about the Bulgarians and trying to show them, where is Tervel?

[@historyrhymes1701]

@@Fireoflearning Thank you it means a lot when it comes from the mouth of a much bigger KZbinr. And I think that he means the picture at 39:42 (The down left angle) . The man on the picture is supposed to be Tervel. Although I beleave somebody photoshoped a golden nose on it and posted it as a picture of Justinian II the noseless.

[@historyrhymes1701]

Here www.google.com/search?q=khan+tervel&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=imvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQ6sO4xariAhUC3aQKHT9tBXkQ_AUoAXoECA4QAQ#imgrc=gwo78eH6_1SnVM

[@RaharijaoDavid]

Great video, I definitely learned a bunch of new things, thank you !

[@ReverendMeat51]

Great work man, can't wait for the next one!

[@virvisquevir3320]

Charlemagne almost married Irene? 49:39 Would you want to marry a woman who orders her own son to be blinded - 47:18 - so that she can hold on to power? Talk about a "battle axe"!

[@Fireoflearning]

Yeah I'd be a little reluctant, even for the glory of Rome

[@JohnDoe-id1es]

"Take my wife...please."

[@Baddhamster]

At least you wouldn't have to worry about her putting her kids first.

[@virvisquevir3320]

Baddhamster - Yeah, but she would put her own political ambitions in front of your eyesight, balls and life, so, no thanks.

[@Neater_profile]

Would she marry a Guy Who had his own brother poisoned killing every historian Who would dare document that, scortched the Earth from Córdoba to poland, killed 4500 saxons in the most cruel way posible by doing It in front of their sacred tree to christianize them, taking advantage of the struggles of the pappal states to declare him as Román Emperor (even though he had absolutely no argument of authenticity) not to mention hundreds of thousands(if not millions) of people who died from the bubónic plagues he and his thugs bought with them during their campaigns.In addition, once he conquered central Europe he declared the people living in different chunks of land as properties of his generals and that's how feudarchy dominated Europe for at least 7 centuries since. One of the most Evil men to ever been born IMO.

[@nestee1998]

Great series man, just 1 thing the picture you show in 20:14 stating it’s some byzantine emperor is a picture of one the greatest Tsars/kings of Bulgaria - Tsar Simeon the great who ruled from 893 to 927 and even sieged Constantinople itself in his last year!

[@dhv2852]

"Peppin's donation is often called 'The donation of Peppin'." The more you know.

[@Bramandin]

Why does this video have so few views? It is pure gold! I'd expect it to have hundreds of thousands of views.

[@thelastrunamv8488]

i still sometines cry about Constantinople.

[@iagosevatar4865]

Me too dude, me too ...

[@azarishere6442]

@@iagosevatar4865 ave constantinopole

[@topherlilly2985]

Lazarus Zoolander ok Christian

[@mike7652]

@Yousef Xavi You should open a Hawaiian themed restaurant and call it "Aloha Snack Bar". Not sure what ol' Muhammed (piss be upon him) would think of that though...

[@15r52]

@Yousef Xavi muhamad and allah are dirty pigsuckers,lower than dogs who are much better.

[@liljon779]

OoOoOoO I'm saving this one for coffee tomorrow morning.

[@BADVlBES]

see u tmw morning boo

[@wormthirtyfour]

did you enjoy your coffee?

[@HuggieBear39]

I wish I was not so poor I would give some $$$ on Patreon. Even $1 is to rich for my blood these days. Thank you for the great history lessons.

[@Fireoflearning]

It's the thought that counts, I appreciate your support!

[@flamixflame2685]

Just remember that even if you can't support on patreon just liking and subscribing is helping, also not having adblock on aswell

[@yackemflaber84]

Do Hungary next. Please? I'll buy you dinner if you do.

[@Fireoflearning]

Hmm, tempting offer, I am feeling Hungary

[@TrumpCarson]

@@Fireoflearning That's a knee slapper right their!

[@veeno2546]

Even in it’s current small state, it’s politics still cause ripples through Europe and the world. Hungary is fucking badass.

[@davehallett3128]

NEWS FLASH hungary has changed its name to CHINA. But i bet in an hour it ll be hungary again

[@davehallett3128]

@@veeno2546 not on the radar

[@rex9912]

Not sure if you do it on purpose or not, but I love the awful late 90s/early 2000s power point presentation gradient styles. Its super nostalgic, don't ever change it.

[@Michael-Philip]

I love ancient art. Byzantine/Roman/Egypt/Greek.. Thank You for this amazing video. New Sub.

[@abdqs853]

A lot of people downplay the Byzantines when compared to Ancient Rome but they always forget to mentioned just how many Enemies they faced. Ancient Rome had relatively few rivals who could match it power. The Byzantines essentially protected Europe from eastern Muslim invasion for 800 years approximately. And that's without mentioning the Bulgars,the Venetians,the Chrusaders, the Normans and most importantly the Ottomans. Oh and did I mention plague.

[@Numba003]

Why isn’t Byzantine history as widely well-known as the Roman Empire? It’s fascinating. An epic film about Justinian, Theodora, and Belisarius could be outstanding. Have a good day, and stay well out there everybody; Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊

[@arturmarashi2410]

Illyrians mate that is the puzzle the are missing because the new comers paying to hide the truth but every one knows the truth

[@zeynepkucuk243]

because europeans try to decrease byzantine empire's value, they don't even see them as roman successors

[@Pan_Z]

Variety of reasons. For one the fact that you call it "Byzantine" is evidence of the effect of Western European influence. There is no Byzantine Empire. It was just the Roman Empire. The term Byzantium was created by a German historian in the 16th-century living in the Holy Roman Empire, after the fall of Constantinople. After AD 800 (when Pope Leo III illegitimately crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor) Western Europe made efforts to dismiss the Eastern Empire as the "Greek Empire", as it undermined HRE legitimacy. Second point: Western Europe owes much of its civilisation to the Roman Empire of antiquity. Upon entering the Medieval Eras the influence the Roman Empire had on Western Europe greatly dwindled. Constantinople served as a massive trade hub for merchants, the Romans staved off Islam from entering much of Europe for centuries, and the crusades were called due to Roman pleas for help, but in day-to-day life the Roman Empire was an irrelevant entity stationed in the Greek speaking world.

[@MixedRaceAndProud1690]

@@Pan_Z - Well said .. the Vatican is & always has been a corrupt dictatorship .. they have used “the will of God” phrase to allow, condone & order massacres, cover ups & even aid Nazi’s ..

[@albanianhere6587]

@@arturmarashi2410 are u an albanian

[@vangelisskia214]

Paul the Deacon (born in the 720s), says that Maurikios was: “a Cappadocian by race . . . the first emperor from the race of the Greeks” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 3.15

[@habalula15]

my god this channel will grow exponentially as the list of "countries" fill. With 1 video a week i suspect within a year you will have more than 1 mill sub :p

[@darknesshasarrived1]

This is an amazing documentary. Job well done! I could listen to you for hours and learn all sorts of historical facts.

[@carlosz.5460]

It’s crazy to think that 541 AD Eastern Europe had the ability to create such amazing architectural structures that even could last 1500 years, wow why don’t these people celebrate this history, what an amazing thing to have pride in

[@blackmcbain3145]

What do you mean, it's one of the 8 wonders of the world

[@johnbatziolas780]

Nice to watch and see more information of my heritage and culture from Medieval times, cheers for the upload!

[@MrBillcale]

we were mentioned, the franks btw

[@johnbatziolas780]

@@MrBillcale by who?

[@MrBillcale]

@@johnbatziolas780 this video

[@johnbatziolas780]

@@MrBillcale We are Greeks, Eastern Roman/Byzantines!, Franks are Germanic peoples.

[@MrBillcale]

@@johnbatziolas780 yes we are our achivements put us up with the gods hail odein

[@MrkraZzz]

Would be cool of you can do Bulgaria at some point

[@chicoarraes]

thank you so much for this video! Things are much clearer for me now! You did a very good job of explaining the relations with the West and the East with Byzantium

[@sankturban291]

Great work, guys

[@LagunaShirogane]

I always play as the Byzantines in Civilization VI (in Civ 6, the Byzantines are led by King Basil II. Yes u read it right. Firaxis gave Basil II the title of King when he was historically an Emperor) and i always give the Byzantines' colors as red and gold in the same colors as the Roman Empire does to show that they are the Romans. Not a separate civilization. The Byzantines are actually one of the most powerful civs you can play as when given the right things such as religion and military combat and quite difficult to face off against overall. Which is ironic and fits well since the ERE was at it's strongest during Basil II's reign next to Justinian I's reign.

[@Teo_Iliev]

20:07 - this is Bulgarian Simeon I is artist Dimitar Gydjekov (Димитър Гюдженов) NOT BYZANTINE

[@iconsumedmt1350]

Please do the history of al-andalus

[@chrisadlc1]

I Consume DMT history of Spain will do

[@salahaldin224]

ther is nice series about Andalus contains 30 episodes

[@iconsumedmt1350]

@@salahaldin224 yeah but that's way too many

[@salahaldin224]

@@iconsumedmt1350 hahah , true too many but our duty to try delivering the message at least

[@CoqPwner]

Great video as always, looking forward to the next one! =)

[@RobbieBlue]

Learned something new every day

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

The true legacy of the Byzantine Empire is the majestic blending of the Ancient Greek culture with Christianity. That is in fact, our heritage as modern Greeks.

[@vangelisskia214]

"As heirs to the Greeks and Romans of old, the Byzantines thought of themselves as Rhomaioi, or Romans, though THEY NEW FULL WELL THAT THEY WERE ETHNICALLY GREEKS." see also: Savvides & Hendricks 2001). Niehoff 2012, Margalit Finkelberg, "Canonising and Decanonising Homer: Reception of the Homeric Poems in Antiquity and Modernity", p. 20 or Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum 2003, p. 482

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Correct 👍

[@laaangdon3390]

This upload certainly made my day better, danke

[@cromabu5090]

Just found a collection of folio society books on the entire history of the empire, I’m thrilled, can’t wait to start reading them.

[@Nikechagias]

Χαίρε Ιουστίνε.Keep up the good work!