Valentinian was told "You severed your right arm with your left." after killing Aetius.
@ancientsight3 жыл бұрын
Whoever said that surely had a good understanding of his time
@AndySemaj2 жыл бұрын
He even took it as a compliment
@stepanpytlik40212 жыл бұрын
Supposedly.
@Ghost237123 жыл бұрын
Amazing quality ! I need to brace myself once more, so that manly tears won't be spilled for Majorian. It's been rough enough already with both Stilicho and Aetius.
@ancientsight3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! Indeed, fascinating men to learn about, this is their stories that made me prefer late rome over principate or republican era.
@xenoboy12132 жыл бұрын
Reading about this period can be very confusing with so many moving parts and important figures, but your visual and narrative style makes it so clear. Best videos on the Late Roman Empire I've seen
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot
@flatplutosociety4812 жыл бұрын
thought it said 670 thousand not just 670 criminally underrated channel, keep this up
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words
@artman402 жыл бұрын
Valentinian III, when looking at Honorius... "It's like poetry, sort of. They rhyme. Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one. Hopefully it'll work."
@cosmomari46693 жыл бұрын
Were getting near majorian!!!
@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded10 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Roman Emperors
@GG-bw3uz2 жыл бұрын
What a channel. Pure beauty. Wish had some money, would've given hundreds. Animations are just eye candy. A joy to watch.
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for very much for your kind comments. I am really glad you like the videos
@DesertAres8 ай бұрын
Brilliant video as usual! It's so great to hear the details and clearly defined characters of this period. It seems to me that as an empire gets smaller, the civil wars and treachery become ever present.
@chrisand32863 жыл бұрын
My eyes lit up when I saw the video come up 👍 Great video as always amigo!!
@ancientsight3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad some people like you enjoy this content as much as I enjoy making it
@geovanaborgo73652 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here! Excellent work at tackling one of the most interesting periods in Roman history.
@vincentguy48703 жыл бұрын
The beginning of the end and the last of the Romans. Bravo for this video
@pieternoordenbos5 ай бұрын
What a brilliant video Ancient Sight.
@ancientsight5 ай бұрын
Thanks man, it means a lot
@MalayArcher3 жыл бұрын
good stuff :)
@ancientsight3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! You guys at K&G inflluenced youtube for the better
@MalayArcher3 жыл бұрын
@@ancientsight You're welcome! I've been binge watching your late Roman content since the Tetriachy video. Keep it up!
@unanec2 жыл бұрын
This channel is great
@andreasandreotti44922 жыл бұрын
Nice atempt to narrate so many years of the Roman empire- Edward Gibbon is the best historian that describes all the wars, revolt, religious conflicts, usurpators, inventions and trubbles from Augustus to Konstantine last emperor of the Byzantines concured by the Ottomans!
@dansmith407710 ай бұрын
Excellent thanks
@annasimpson41472 жыл бұрын
Attila takes a new wife and dies the same night? Mysterious. Can't imagine what might have happened there
@mattislindehag3065 Жыл бұрын
Attila was a frequent binge drinker and had several wives. The story told is that during this wedding feast he drank himself unconsious and suffered a severe noseblead while he was knocked out. He failed to wake up and drowned in his own blood. We don't know if it's true ofcource.
@poocabraxi4 ай бұрын
@@mattislindehag3065THEY SAID HIS NEW GERMANIC BRIDE WAS SEEN NEXT TO THE BODY OF THE HUNNIC KING "WEEPING BENEATH HER VEIL" 🗝️🔐
@causantinthescot2 жыл бұрын
I hate Petronius Maximus more than Valentinian III because he was the Alexios IV of the Western Empire.
@Michael_the_Drunkard2 жыл бұрын
Or of the Western Empire
@causantinthescot2 жыл бұрын
@@Michael_the_Drunkard Who is your worst emperor imo, Michael III? Phocas or Alexios IV?
@Jon-ox7hk2 жыл бұрын
Diocletian's split of the empire helped send it to an early grave.
@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded10 ай бұрын
@@causantinthescotPhocas
@allenantonio4389 Жыл бұрын
Another great lesson..
@causantinthescot2 жыл бұрын
History always have parallels. Ioannes= Issac II Valentinian III= Alexios III Petronius Maximus= Alexios IV
@marcoslce71612 жыл бұрын
Man, really good work. Comment for référence on yt
@henkstersmacro-world3 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@chakraborty1989 Жыл бұрын
Wonder what if Johannes won the civil war and establish a fully independent independent Western court away from theodosian influence
@marcionphilologos53672 жыл бұрын
Predominant a correct representation of facts. Only the battle at the Catalaunian fields seems incorrect to me: Two big armies did stand in opposition to each other, but the historians did only mention the cavalry battle between the Huns and Visigoths. THE HUNS AT THE CENTRE (50.000 MEN) DID SHOOT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ARROWS AT THE ROMAN FALANX, YET WAS ATTTACKED BY THE HEAVELY ARMED VISIGOTH CAVALRY (30.000 MEN). THE BATTLE WAS LONG AND HARD, BUT ULTIMATE WON BY THE VISIGOTHS. IT SEEMS OBVIOUSLY THAT GOTHS/ GEPIDS DID NOT INTERFERE AND WERE AMUSED WITH THE BEATING OF THE HUNS. THE DEFEAT OF THE HUNS AND THE 'TREASON' MADE ATTILA FURIOUS AND CONSEQUENTLY ATTACKED NOTHERN ITALY without the help of the Goths. AFTER THE DEATH OF ATTILA WOULD THE GOTHS AND GEPIDS SWITCH SIDES AND ATTACK THE UGLY, PAGAN HUNS, PUSHING THEM OUT OF EUROPE.
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
I did not use ancient sources, but the modern historians I read do provide descriptions of the "full" battle. Perhaps did they reconstruct the rest of the battle through less direct sources than the one you just cited.
@marcionphilologos53672 жыл бұрын
@@ancientsight It was unusual that the Hunnic cavalry was at the centre, where they had no room to move effectively in circles. So, it was logical that the Visigoth cavalry, winning many battles for the Romans, attacked frontal........ One has to realize that the footsoldiers, for instance the Frankish army, were unable to attack the barbarian riders...... The number of troops was probably; 100.000 versus 150.000, but among the barbarian army was a lot of SCUM...... MODERN HISTORIANS OFTEN LACK OVERSIGHT.
@hia523510 ай бұрын
The Romans won. Sorry. Roman coalition accomplished its goal to push the Hun alliance out of Roman lands. This is the definition of victory.
@hia523510 ай бұрын
@@marcionphilologos5367 Literally nobody knows the numbers: be kind to creators. All historians amateur and otherwise have a right to make their own conclusions.
@marcionphilologos536710 ай бұрын
@@hia5235 No, Jordanus was at the court of the Huns, where Attila boasted that he had 350.000-500.000 warriors, specific naming many freeboaters from the East. There is no reason to doubt this number. The GOTHIC/ HUN army completely destroyed a Roman army of 70.000 soldiers. NO ONE SURVIVED. This can only be done with superior numbers. It is a fact that the Visigoth cavalry of the Roman army was 20.000 riders. At the Catalaunian fields the complete Visigoth army under the king was present, probably about 30.000 men. Because the Franks did not play an important role in the battle, they were not mentioned. But this army also must have been at least 30.000 men, mixed riders and footsoldiers. The number of Romans was confirmed to be 20-30.000 men. SO, AT LEAST 100.000 MEN FOR THE ROMAN SIDE IS A SCIENTIFIC ESTIMATE. The barbarian side had probably 150.000 men, but was partially badly motivated.(they had nothing to win and wanted to leave with their booty). THE GOTHS PROBABLY LIKED IT TO SEE THE UGLY HUNS BUTCHERED BY THEIR BROTHERS, THE VISIGOTHS.
@Michael_the_Drunkard2 жыл бұрын
The late Western Roman Empire
@TheSpartacus22062 жыл бұрын
Plus de vidéo en français ?
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
Dernièrement non, mais je n'ai pas laissé tomber l'idée
@CrusaderMapper2 жыл бұрын
Hispania does not have a y
@ancientsight2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, thank you for pointing that out.
@CrusaderMapper2 жыл бұрын
No problem
@roycejames7893 жыл бұрын
Trusting barbaric peoples never seemed to work out for Rome
@ancientsight3 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@septimiusseverus3433 жыл бұрын
Treating them like shit didn't help either. Just ask the Gothic dead at the Frigidus or the families of Stilicho's foederati. The Roman's partially brought their fate upon themselves.
@ianmatthew1383 жыл бұрын
the trustworthy ones assimilated into the empire were rarely written about
@roycejames7893 жыл бұрын
@@ianmatthew138 that’s true when shit goes well it probably wasn’t always written down.
@j3lny4252 жыл бұрын
As trusting Rome seldom worked out for tribal (I find the term 'barbarian' insulting) peoples .
@poocabraxi4 ай бұрын
I DONT GET HOW YOU APPLAUD THIS MAP PRESENTATION THIS IS VAUGE I APPRECIATE THE DETAILS IN THE COMMENTARY BUT THIS MAP MESH IS NOT WORTH IT TO BE FOR HISTORY ABOUT THE HUNNIC EMPIRE CRAPPY AS HELL 🙄