Queens of the world: Irene of Athens, Byzantine Empress

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Queens of the World Series: Irene of Athens ruled as regent for her son, Easter Roman Emperor, Constantine VI. But when he rose up against her and threatened her religious conviction, she had his eyes gouged out. Thus she became the first Roman Empress to rule in her own right. But because the Pope did not believe a woman could hold the title, he awarded it to Charlemagne, thus creating two rival Roman empires, one in the east and the other in the West.
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[@sozbdulrhmanli3300]

Could you please talk about Kurdish women rulers 💖

[@empresstheodora1376]

*”In typical teenage fashion, he led a rebellion against her…”* Parents, don’t you just hate when your teenager tries to overthrow you?

[@subway830]

yes, so annoying lol 🤣

[@yisroelackerman]

He died from having his eyes gouged out. How is that funny?

[@yazidbougheda4257]

Technically he was Emperor So it wasn't a rebellion It was him taking what it's his

[@augustbliss]

Love it😃

[@desubysnusnu]

Constantine: "YOUR THRONE IS MINE NOW, MOTHER!" Irene: Aw, how cute.

[@jonesvideo80]

If she was my mom and she told me to do chores I wouldn't hesitate to clean the entire neighborhood

[@ChibiProwl]

Agreed, Your Majesty.

[@jonesvideo80]

@@ChibiProwl Yep

[@hardyquinn9442]

Why of course, your highness

[@jonesvideo80]

What?

[@Roofed_X321]

Thank fully your mom was Ælfthryth.

[@marianatorres2518]

You could say that she was **iconic**

[@lordguildforddudley2336]

XD

[@codyhall9223]

*rimshot*

[@motherlessgoat72]

This comment is iconic

[@chanacavids]

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[@Meganec3810]

😂😂😂 that made me laugh

[@unevity4765]

The transition into the ad was one of the smoothest I’ve ever seen

[@sumwitegurnm6558]

Ikr, I had to do a double take

[@leanie5234]

Actually, I was planning to object to the transition....but lost my ire

[@aszechy]

Unfortunately the woman depicted in the mosaic at the beginning of the video is not Irene of Athens but a completely different person, another Byzantine empress named Irene who lived over 300 years later (in the early XIIth century). Originally called Piroska, she was a Hungarian princess who married the Byzantine emperor John II Comnenos and, although she never reigned herself, she is venerated as a Saint in the Orthodox church for her piety and many charitable works (the mosaic is in Hagia Sophia).

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@@pneedby-jasonshurka6031 trying to earn something off rhe back of someoke else's hard work, I see.

[@aggelike1979]

Exactly!!!

[@christierella]

That was am amazing mosaic.

[@Constantin9va]

I feel betrayed.

[@medusagorgon8432]

She may have been chosen for her beauty, but forcing her brother-in-laws into the priesthood was absolutely genius gold. I LOL at that one. The ancient equivalent of 'Ain't nobody got time for that'.😅

[@JayMoore-e8o]

Right. Countless women were forced into convents throughout history. 😅😅😅

[@kawaiipotato7775]

I feel like she doesn't get talked about enough despite being so important

[@hardyquinn9442]

I agree, I feel like the whole byzantines as a whole don't get talked about enough. Everyone wants to learn about the tudors though it's been done to death.

[@cinna_sultan]

@@hardyquinn9442 Honestly I wil never understand that, the Tudors are not that interesting. They're taught every 3 years in British high schools but they never give you the details on how terrible things actually were...

[@jeandehuit5385]

@@cinna_sultan The Tudors are probably taught b/c that period (and the Stuarts immediately after them) were influential in defining the *religious* settlement England was to enjoy for basically the next 4 centuries (e.g. why England isn't Catholic, why the British monarch can't be Catholic, etc.) Now, this was a lot more important in prior generations, since religion played a much larger part in everyone's daily life back then, but since religion is a huge part of English history (& in the history of Britain's former colonies) teaching a defining moment in that history *could* be valuable information to the right person. Not *every* person; not every historian; not even every student of English ecclesiastical history. But some people. The other reason is that people have heard of them, & it's easier to teach an interested student than a disinterested student. Six wives, virgin queen, bloody Mary and all that; they're familiar. Now, I'm not saying they *should* be given the extreme coverage they are; I would much rather my own pet subjects get more attention as well! I'm just noting why I think they *do* get that coverage.

[@SirenUniverse381]

Indeed. That is why we have awesome channels such as this one to educate us more on subjects we are not so familiar with.

[@kawaiipotato7775]

@@jeandehuit5385 In my opinion the Byzantines were also majorly involved in religion, that's why the whole Great Schim happened which eventually lead to the Crusades.

[@diamondtiara84]

It's funny how religions are so different in their views. I was raised Catholic and statues and icons and pictures of Jesus and saints was something you took for granted. When I went to my aunt and uncle's Methodist church it seemed so empty, with no statues, stained glass windows, etc. But they liked it better that way. To each his own, but it should never have been anything to fight over.

[@hardyquinn9442]

I know, it's sad really but welcome to the world unfortantly.

[@nataliaalmeida-nacillustra5954]

My MIL is a kardecist and she says she was always afraid of those Jesus statues and pictures. She said they looked morbid to her. I was raised half Catholic, half kardecist, and as a child I loved both, but I always thought the kardecist place we went to looked like a hospital.

[@dnacat5062]

Yeah, I'm Catholic and Irish so every single parish has a feat of architecture for a church. We had to research Protestant churches for a history class in school, and they felt so... Bare. But I thought they were quite beautiful in their own way, and understand why they're like that.

[@dirgniflesuoh7950]

@@dnacat5062 a lot of Catholic churches feel sort of suffocating to me. Overwhelming beatiful or sometimes garish, but dark and heavy. Now "we" have whitewashed churches and old ones with a lot of decorations, red brick, and some have colored windows, old arms or paintings, some are more modern. But less "clutter".

[@dnacat5062]

@@dirgniflesuoh7950 I completely get that, I can imagine that going from, as you put it, 'white-washed' churches to the extravagance of Catholic churches would definitely be overwhelming. But I think both have their appeal, and I hope my comment didn't come off offensive!

[@ophelia4825]

She is literally the only KZbinr who doesn’t make me skip the sponsor

[@kenna163]

Irene is a KZbinr?

[@cinna_sultan]

@@kenna163 No... Lindsay

[@heidibrwn]

@@kenna163 lmaoo that would be cool

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@@kenna163 😂😂 that would be cool

[@anrysse]

I’ve been waiting for this!!! She’s such an important figure but is often overlooked.

[@joanamariedavid5166]

Now im waiting for theodora

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

So am i.

[@skagrrl78357]

Is it just me or is Lindsay getting better at these segues? I didn’t see it coming she was that smooth!

[@grigorevornicureche2535]

Thanks, Irene, for making the Franks think they're Romans.

[@ladysarcasm6226]

💀😂😂

[@dr.crispy5351]

I aint french but everyone thought they were the romans

[@vontai4553]

@@dr.crispy5351 which is crazy because Italians didn’t really acknowledge the Roman Empire out side of the papacy by that time lol it was just sum to be proud of from time time unlike all of Western Europe who did their absolute best to imitate Roman culture lol

[@Arbelot]

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[@fallenaeon7084]

Fun Fact: A plan was proposed to have Irene marry Charlemagne as an attempt to unite the Carolingian Empire and the Byzantine Empire into a New Roman Empire and to legitimize each other's reign but sadly this didn't happen.

[@ferrjuan]

1:28 Roman Emperor Honorius remained in the West throughout his reign since he was the Western Roman Emperor so he never retreated to the East. Rome was no longer the capital when it got sacked in 410AD, instead Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire because it had better defenses than Rome. Emperor Honorius reign from Ravenna until his death there in 423AD.

[@timschultz7597]

Juan Ferreira you are correct. If I may add... The recognition of the Bishop of Rome of who the emperor was, didn't matter all that important to Constantinople. Christ's Church was splitting along the same lines as the old empire causing east and west to not agree on many things. The anointing of Charlemagne as western emperor was another of those points of controversy. The Patriarch of Constantinople was not keen on Irene being empress either but did not have much choice with the powerbase she had created.

[@ericponce8740]

Yes...you are correct. Ravenna, with an accessible port, was the capital of the empire in 410 AD.

[@jjhwangkorsin]

Lindsay could you please do Empress Dowager Cixi soon? She was the de facto ruler of China for 47 years and ultimately led to the fall of the Qing dynasty

[@oomar4553]

She is my favourite female ruler!

[@nikkigriffin08]

SO overdone though as there are COUNTLESS vids and documentaries on her

[@KITTY10171]

If you join her Patreon you can make request directly😊

[@natashacurry9745]

Years ago I used her as my historical icon in like 4th grade. The looks of shock on the parents faces were priceless. Brought back memories thank you.

[@Whoopsitsnia]

When I get anxious, I watch your videos and learn about all the bada$$ women that came before me and it makes me SO happy. Keep up the great work!

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

Girl power? 😆 Its a mans world most likely your baddasss bvtched been smavked around 🤜🤜✊👊

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[@e.e.s.6076]

I would love to see some episodes on Slovakian history! I've been looking for good resources, but can't see to find anything. Great episode as always!

[@wibbley_wobbly3580]

Ohh, more Byzantine Empire and Balkan region history please! I am Bulgarian but we only ended up studying the Eastern Roman Empire in relation to the wars we had with it. I didn't even know about Irene (or Irina as we would call her).

[@fakeskyler2305]

It always amazes me how it's the smallest stuff, like "Charlemagne believed that Jesus poured the Cereal before the milk, while Irene believed that he poured the milk first. Naturally, war was inevitable, and millions perished." Like you'd think they'd have seen the benefit to just like, ignore that for the time being

[@hinix327]

What a great story of a remarkable women! You really did Irene justice by telling how great she really was. Her reign is often overlooked and she is seen just as an usurper. If I may suggest someone as a hero of your next video it would be Elizabeth of Russia whose legacy is dimmed by the one of Catherine the Great. Hope you would consider my proposition.

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We need Livia Drusilla at some point ♥️

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I am so happy that you covered Irene of Athens!

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These videos + a blunt = my favorite time of day

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[@luxaeterna31]

Thank you Lindsay for an in depth history of the Byzantine Empress and her legacy. The espionage and political chess game would make a great television series! Thumbs up, subscribed.

[@HazelChick93]

Off topic, your videos have help me keep my mind preoccupied with history lessons instead of my anxiety and depression. And I want to thank you for that. I have found your videos very relaxing. You have no idea how grateful I am for your content.

[@Meganec3810]

I hope you are doing better I use her videos to fall asleep when I am too anxious

[@aysharodriguez1019]

I needed this entire YT channel when i was in college. Nonetheless, it is cherished and appreciated today 😭💘

[@HrihorijS]

The mosaic you show depicts Irene of Hungary, daughter of the Hungarian King Ladislaus, this Irene was wife of John II.Komnenos.

[@gertiesiegel3912]

I’ve always liked learning about history but something about Lindsay makes it even better. I think it’s her soothing voice. Please never stop making these incredible videos for us!

[@georgettebirmelin1210]

Now I'm curious about Empress Martina, her life story, and her ultimately doomed attempt to reign in her own right... I've never heard of her prior to this bio of another amazing woman, Empress Irene. In fact, even the details of the history of the East with the Eastern Roman Empire, church, and the renaming of the Empire as Byzantine amazes me with how one-sided my world history education really is. They aren't kidding when they say history is written by the winners(a nice way of saying land/power-grubbing oppressors). Can anyone tell me why it is such a norm to take over land in error- building fashion? What's wrong with keeping and maintaining one's own borders? Why is prior and prestige tied in with war and land grabbing. Like, I get it when a people run low on food or economic opportunities and turn to other lands and locations for Verte opportunities despite other peoples living there. Like the Vikings in the initial adventures. But it seems like greed ultimately takes over and honor in war for much needed goods for survival become honor in war due to greed and self- serving desires... crazy how the larger history reflects general human behaviors and spirit in all its ugliness (as well as it's kinder side, but here I was discussing the negative side specifically)...

[@mariagordanier3404]

War is a racket! You are absolutely right.

[@jenniferc9002]

Her life would be great for a historical tv show

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I really loveeeee this channel! Lindsay is the truth🥰

[@ladysarcasm6226]

Funny how history [as stories] is told depending on who you ask, even at an academic level. _"The barbarians sacked and conquered the western regions of the Roman Empire"_ Me, looking at the map: *nah, our original tribes were there for centuries, they just defended themselves from the roman invaders and cast them out of our land* 👀

[@cinna_sultan]

It was in the Qu'ran that Constantinople would be conquered by the Ottomans, those so called "barbarians" pursued religious tolerance for 500 years. Even Queen Consort of England, Caroline of Brunswick took a visit there. Many Jews and Christians also lived in Constantinople peacefully under their rule. Ottomans did terrible stuff but in a world like this they were possibly the fairest.

[@Miguel-nm3od]

I mean by that time most of the people living in Gaul or Britain were romanized and the tribes that lived there were long gone. Even the barbarians that invaded the Empire embraced its culture in some way (like the Franks and Ostrogoths)

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[@allielynn4511]

I love how she always moves smoothly from the video to ad like it's part of the story lol

[@AA-pe7ey]

Could you do a video on Elizabeth Petrovna, Empress of Russia. She is a very underrated monarch.

[@mariemely3769]

Awesome video as always. Please do Empress Theodora next

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Is this a chat invite?

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This was the best ad transition ever! Super specific, and yet worked perfect

[@tomaswhite8179]

Love this could you please do Theodora the last Byzantine empress

[@guzelataroach4450]

Theodora was empress during 500 ad, she wasnt the last, she was one of the first

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Byzantine queens seemed cleverer than the kings.

[@marvingayefan1703]

Could you consider doing a video on Olga of Kiev?

[@LeahWalentosky]

We need a Netflix series of this woman

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

You can say that again.

[@jessicamorton6081]

So She got the throne through hard ways Still a strong lady

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I haven’t seen it but I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be great!

[@summeroflove394]

This is the kind of video that made me fall in love with this channel. Another great one Lindsay! May I suggest doing a video on John of Gaunt, who is regarded as the ancestor of all English kings from Henry IV. Might be fun 😊 have a good day!

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You are one of my favorite history youtubers. You explain everything so clearly.

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I love stories from this time period! especially of women! I'm probably going to rewatch this a lot

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Thank you!!!!! Finally someone made a video on her.

[@happynameday]

I'm Orthodox and I wanted to say thank you for being so respectful of my faith in this video!

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Cersei lannister vibes 2:30 now that's how you work an ad into a vid

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You rock! I truly love your videos and literally look forward to seeing them every week! Keep it coming.

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I’m really loving your Queens of the World Series. Thank you.

[@samzagod6606]

Pls do Anne duchess of Brittany like you said in the queens video last year

[@retroidgaming6254]

I cant even be mad that you incorporated the ad into the history like that

[@gaeagaea8018]

1:12 If I am correct, the people of the times never called themselves as the “The Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire”, they simply referred to themselves as just “The Roman Empire”. Weren’t the terms coined by historians to differentiate the western and eastern empires?

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Exactly!

[@jeandehuit5385]

Yes, & the Byzantine 'Greeks' were also fond of just calling themselves, well, 'the Romans.' So naturally their empire kept that name, esp. since it had perfect continuity with the (only half-defunct) Roman Empire.

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Thank you Lindsay!!💜💜

[@melanc1132]

HSHDHSH LINDSEY I WAS *JUST* WONDERING LEARNING ABOUT IRENE TYSM

[@jesse85]

“She was allowed to live in dignified exile on the island of Lesbos.” God, I wish that was me.

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Lol

[@hellothere7948]

Amazing video. I recently came to discover Ivan the terrible and saw that he had quite the handful of wives one of which was of the Romanoff family and I was wondering if you could make a video about them. I love your content. Keep going 😊

[@LindsayHoliday]

It will be coming out before the end of the year!

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Oh thank god you uploaded I'm having a terrible moment rn. 🙏🏿💛✨

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I hope you’re doing better ❤

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fine contribution to my medieval research.

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I love watching your history channel, it's most interesting

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Thank you again!

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Beautiful artwork

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I learned more on your channel than a life time in school

[@daedubois9428]

Eclipses don’t last17 days. I wonder what was really happening there?

[@mariagordanier3404]

Volcanic debris? Krakatoa wreaked havoc on the world when it blew... may have been a volcanic event.

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My daughter could barely form a memory when I was beheaded

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Gee, I wonder why 🙄 (jk)

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@@lucifermorningstar-k2f MARY!! >:(

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I’m sorry Mother 🥺💕

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That's beautiful name Irene

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It means "peace" in Greek.

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@@barbarak2836 I don't know that 👍👍👍

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can you do queen victoria great grandchildren please plz can you do it next please plz i m your favourite fav fan please plz

[@crystalsmith5242]

Can you do Empress Josephine

[@honeymoon-wr7jt]

Can you do Tamar of Georgia? She's really overlooked by the world

[@met.marfil]

I know your main topics are royalty related but have you ever considered making a section for strong women in history like Julie D’Aubigny? I think you would conquer youtube. Thank you for this fantastic update once again! I had been refreshing yt for the last 3 hours waiting for it with excitement as I do every week.

[@ChibiProwl]

Poor Empress Martina. Irene of Athens was one clever lady.

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[@tseamus8288]

Thank you so much! I learn more about Empress Irene.

[@Jack-yz4ws]

Lindsay could you possibly do a video on Gráinne Ní Mháille the head of the Ó Máille dynasty she's also called grace o malley the pirate queen of Ireland :D? Love ur vids btw

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Christmas came early! Spill dat tea girl🍵🍵🍵🍵

[@sdogreads4444]

I've always heard the story of Charlemange but I've never heard that he was basically unsuper (of the title at least) of an Empress. I just assumed the Pope titled him Emperor of Holy Roman Empire just cuz and because of the religious tensions between the two Churches.

[@YourBoyJohnny94]

Charlemagne didn’t usurp anyone, his dad Pepin the Short did deposed the last Merovingian king and then establish his own dynasty.

[@demiladepaul-taiwo4819]

21:09 Excellent video. I just noticed that here you said three, when it was supposed to be eight or nine. Otherwise, very informative! 😊

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Thank you for another history lesson. ❤️

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Thank you super stoked to check it out. I've never received responses from a creator I feel a shock. Thank you for your videos.

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@@victoriaskully7709 Thats not Lindsay, that's a fake account.

[@anubratabit3027]

12:32 There were also many other disputes besides the filioque issue between the Roman Catholic Church & the Eastern Orthodox Church. The RC church used Latin as the liturgical language & believed that the bishop of Rome i.e the Pope was the supreme head of the church. While the EO Church used Greek as the liturgical language & insisted that the Pope was the not the supreme but 'first among equals' amongst the other patriarchs.

[@mistybehaviours]

Thank you so much for explaining the difference between Holy Roman Empire and Byzantine empire, for so long it confused me

[@imperiumbrasiliae]

Honorius remained in the west his capital was ravenna

[@ferrjuan]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed the error.

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Please make a video about Empress Theodora. 😊

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I have a literally watched every video you have ever put out on KZbin on this channel!!!

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Yay Lindsay!

[@Ciara1594]

I want to hear about the Empress Theodora. 🙂

[@obsessivefangirl5055]

Thank you Lindsey as always for creating great content. Can someone clarify one thing, it was the Eastern Orthodox church that was pro iconoclasty and the Roman Catholic church that was against it? If so, why exactly? And where would the Protestant church stand on the issue? (I know it came centuries later but still) Also would love a video on Celtic Queen Boudicia!

[@jeandehuit5385]

So, Iconoclasts=someone who *doesn't* like images. During the 2 Byzantine Iconoclasms, some people (such as Emperor Constantine V) were pro-Iconoclasm; they didn't like images. Other Byzantines & the Pope were 'Iconophiles' and they were in favour of images during worship. IIRC, in both cases the the Iconoclast arguments were not persuasive & images continued to be used in worship both in the Orthodox Church *and* the future Latin Church (later Catholic Church). However, opposition to the use of images in worship became a running theme during the Reformation, without this movement being called Iconoclasm per-say. As a result, while Protestants were not *technically* Iconoclasts, they probably would have found sympathy with Iconoclast arguments & agreed that images shouldn't be excessively used in Church. For example, both Byzantine Iconoclasms resulted in a temporary period where image-based religious art used in worship was destroyed. In the English Reformation, a lot of Catholic art was similarly destroyed (Medieval tapestries, paintings, statues, etc.). While Iconoclasm wasn't mentioned by name, Protestants often drew upon the same kinds of arguments made by Iconoclasts (no worship of graven images, etc.) This is coming from a committed Atheist who was a history minor in university (to lay my biases upfront), btw, in case you want to know the 'providence' of this information.

[@panickedhonk]

iconoclasm was a muslim-jewish influence cuz they just conquered like 2/3rds of roman lands at the time

[@ayaselmani932]

Can you do One of Loubna of Córdoba btw I love your acc wachting you over 2 years

[@kelseyk6206]

I really love your videos. You should do a video of Royal mistresses

[@lucijanoslavandronic436]

You are showing Irene Piroska of Hungary depicted in a XII century Deeisis mosaic in Hagia Sophia. She was married to John Komnenos II and was known for her red hair and beauty. She was much more civilised than Irene of Athens.

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

She is Hungarian and has red hair. Does she have Viking or Slav blood?

[@lucijanoslavandronic436]

@@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك I am not certain about her genes only that she was a Hungarian aristocrat.

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

@@lucijanoslavandronic436 Hungarians come from Central Asia, so they have red hair

[@kwiyeomi__]

I heard she took her son's eyes out-

[@kwiyeomi__]

AND THATS FUCKING HORRIBLE

[@kwiyeomi__]

lol

[@lucifermorningstar-k2f]

And here I thought my father was bad-

[@lordguildforddudley2336]

@@lucifermorningstar-k2f You were worse, love x

[@lollipop96537]

@@lordguildforddudley2336 No cap 😭

[@Junbug92]

Fresco is of Irene of Hungary. Could have check the source of the images you pull from googles to figure that out?

[@nobudgetfilms4628]

Honorius did not retreat to Constantinople, he was the Western emperor in Ravenna. His brother Arcadius went to Constantinople.

[@nobudgetfilms4628]

15:22 Constantine VI was never really an Iconoclast, he supported the icons but only wanted to back the Iconoclast so that he had military support. 16:54 Irene did not also use the title "Basileus" but still kept "Basilisa", although she still ruled in her name from 797 onwards. 21:08 Nikephoros I's reign lasted for 9 not 3 years, he died in 811 in battle against the Bulgarians with his skull turned into a drinking cup. 22:19 And lastly Irene's feast day is August 9.

[@patriciamanea2839]

Can you make a video about Byzantine Empress Theodora III?

[@naly202]

The video unfortunately presents the catholic point of view, therefore it's biased. The Empire was first split by Diocletian, when he instituted the 4 rulers method of government: 2 Augustus, 2 Caesars ( one for west and one for the east). Then, Constantine the Great built the city of Constantinople and made it into the Capital of the Roman Empire, or The New Rome, forsaking the Old Rome. The western Roman Empire fell in the 5th cent (invaded by germanic tribes), leaving only the Eastern empire standing. The Byzantine emperors didn't need the approval of the pope. Rome was just one important patriarchy among 5 : the other 4 patriarchates were in Alexandria, Antioch (oldest and most prestigious), Jerusalem, and the patriarchal see of the new capital Constantinople. The pope was invited to the 7 Ecumenical Synods, but NOT as the church leader, he was just one among many.

[@harveysgamingchannel4009]

I Was Just Talking About Her When We Was Learning Of Greek Stuff

[@taninalevin4139]

Holy crap I just learned about her son in history class!

[@doreensika837]

I think this is the first time I feel confused on a ruler. I don’t know what to feel about her. She seems power hungry and to kill your own son? Wow. I’m so baffled. Great video as always I did enjoy the content.

[@doreensika837]

@@pneedby-jasonshurka6031 can you stop pretending to be someone you are not.

[@jamsaidemelo1367]

@@pneedby-jasonshurka6031 some people shouldn't have access to the internet. Yes, we mean you

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Great documentary ! For those interested, some monumental works regarding the Greek Byzantine Empire by three experts of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. All epic.

[@-_-president-_-richardson-9705]

God bless her.