The Byzantine - Sassanid War: Unbiased History - Byz IV

[@Dovahhatty]

So, Islam. But first: “Why 3 months?”. I wrote this neat rant to explain: This vid was, once, all in all over 1 hour long and included the rise of Islam, tho this wasn’t the original design. Having read a particular website’s rules/guidelines in detail regarding depicting certain groups negatively (even if parody bullshit), and getting confused the shit out of me with its vagueness regarding dark humor contexts, I regardless chose to carry it out, and tried several ways to contextualize/censor/re-animate/attempt new methods to make the muslim part (which would depict them as the eastern Romans saw them, and more. AKA not very kindly) seem compliant with the vague rules. Even if they did comply (again, vague), nothing true to the series, or even worth watching came of it. All censored, humorless, soulless crap. All edges cut off, and spirit drained. It didn’t belong in the Unbiased vids. Given its rotten state, I ended up cutting the video down and reworked it to its current form (which is still 46 min, my god), hence the nearly 3 months of wait. 3 months of work, exhaustion, and deep, deep frustration. In short, it took very long because I failed to produce something that could both likely comply with the guidelines and live up to the series’ spirit. It’s my fault, sorry. Since we’re talking failure, you’ll notice plenty of graphical glitches on the vid if you pay attention. Its mostly a consequence of trying to animate and render in 60fps for the first time. Fucked a lot of things up. I chose to let some mistakes in, both as a personal punishment for attempting mid-production novelty like an idiot, and because im fucking tired man… That said, I can’t neither in body or soul deal with ending things like this however, so I’m announcing I’ll attempt a whole new type of vid/series next time we meet. All I’ll say is its a style I’ve been meaning to give a try for a very long time. Hope it ends up good and the plebs and plutocrats like it, if so it might get further developed. The word “Cowardice” might come to some of you. I know it’s disappointing, including to many Muslim viewers who commented support for covering the topic. Early Muslim history is so fascinating I couldn’t resist at least giving it a try, many tries. But I failed, cost me a month or so. I’m not leaving it here, as I said, but really my only solace is that now I can’t regret not putting in the effort, and I get to try something new. Finally got 60fps, time-stamps and song sources, tho. Thanks for the support and patience, they were needed these past 11 weeks. Next vid will be fun. Well not really, but you know… Thcau tchau

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

Dovah having depression just like Shahin

[@srbtlevse16]

It's not good for the algorithm, you should make 20 minute videos monthly instead

[@DrHeinzy]

Looking forward to this "new style" video, dovah-kun

[@khaledhamou1315]

dova u can depict all islamic characters as chad/wojak it’s perfectly fine excepting for the prophet so u can depict him as a light or a word. Reason I’m commenting this is because all islamic series or movies depict it that way. Plus the prophet has nothing to do with the islamic expansionism, since he died long ago, so you can portray the generals and caliphs however u want really it’s not an issue

[@DunceCapSyndrome]

Maybe make a virgin 25-30 minute version for YT & upload a CHAD 40-50 extended version on some other website. It could plug the holes of the Virgin edition. Who cares if the virgin edition sucks. True U.B.H fans will understand your restrictions DOVAH. I’d be willing to pay many Shekels.

[@RetrousseRaptor]

Honestly, if you got away with how you depicted Jews in the series then the Arabs should be no problem.

[@Luka__1]

Jews won't try to kill him though

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Muslims are the most privileged and protected group online. Even neutral and factual claims can get your videos deleted.

[@mzfmzf5393]

@@Luka__1 well they did try to kill Jesus tho....

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 Turks especially

[@DarkCrusade]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 what the hell are you talking about..muslims are demonized daily in the news let alone youtube

[@Mortebianca]

"You are quite the storyteller, Mr. Dovahhatty!"

[@dimitrycccp8255]

Un uomo di cultura

[@k3D4rsi554maq]

Yes, a man of culture, all right.

[@aqiltijani4646]

I’m so confused about what this is

[@JoutenShin]

Assolutamondo.

[@unbiasedman2752]

@Mortebianca He is, after all, the BASILEUS , so no wonder he is a great story teller

[@pepitosbazeguti4532]

Curse you Phocas! You're like Honorius, but even Honorius cared about his chicken or something...

[@hellohello-td6wd]

yeah he started fucking crying when he thought that it had died

[@y.r._]

@@hellohello-td6wd And didn't care that it was actually the city of rome with 400.000 inhabitants that died

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

*Phocas

[@proactiveomnipresentvessel6569]

Rick and Morty reference

[@flyingisaac2186]

Phocas did erect the last pillar (dedicated to him) in the Forum Romanum, although it was probably all re-used material.

[@basileusraptorrus2627]

Here comes the end of classical age in the eastern mediterrean

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

......It all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down.

[@theshadowsagas3617]

@@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 Great clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from abo-o-o-o-ove

[@srbtlevse16]

no not really, everything changes over time and all the classical knowledge and ideas survived thanks to those bals priests like the ones from vikings, also a lot of advances in math and science were made in the muslim world during the middle ages based on classical greek and roman texts and methods

[@shahsaud2625]

@@srbtlevse16 what is ' Baal ' ?

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

@@shahsaud2625 carthaginian demon God that they for some fucking reason worshipped

[@reesehendricksen1871]

The Sassanids are that one player in EU4 who starts a death match with you for no other point than spite. Leaving both of ya’ll ruined so a third player comes in and ends it all.

[@CallMeRito]

Reminds me more of Ck2 suicidal/homicidal wars

[@FullMetalMudcrab]

dude spoilers

[@KRDecade2009]

@@Roy_787 yeah we’ve had a millennia to watch this

[@ryansmith8345]

How stupid must you be to think the Romans were the good guys in here who wanted peace ?

[@ryansmith8345]

@@torivar4838 Do you think there's a reason for that or do you think that the Sassanids were just bored one day & said : *Hey man you know what we should do ???,,,,,,,let's go to war with those homosexual westerners !!! Yay that would be fun* !!! Lmfao.

[@Calbeck]

>tmw Rome is saved by a literal doomstack

[@JamesJJSMilton]

doomstacks are op

[@rollye4857]

"Uhhhhggg LegendofTotalWar hea' "

[@dieguito3422]

who?

[@pineapplethief4418]

while sassanids and slavs siege lvl 3 fort, suffering from attrition

[@MrCrashDavi]

Deathball

[@Pan_Z]

You've made fun of every ethnicity, sex, religion, civilisation, creed, and class in the most exaggerated, hilarious way possible. It would be insulting to grant one group an exception.

[@IzzyTheOwl]

KZbin doesn't think that. *youtube doesn't care*

[@nadirlezgyar7895]

Baqqiyah

[@shadow7988]

@@IzzyTheOwl Platforms other than youtube exist. Kinda sad he wussed out on it after trashing literally everyone else.

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

@@shadow7988 He trashed the Jews and doesn't trash Muslims...this makes no sense

[@ari3903]

@@TheTariqibnziyad He uploaded an experiment video about Israel to see if he could make fun of Muslims, and KZbin fucked him over for it. They are the most protected group online, no way around that.

[@MonsieurDean]

This is the longest video yet by a few seconds.

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

Good to see you here

[@AudioEsoterixxx]

Nationalist

[@countravid3768]

Making it the best video

[@unclesam5230]

@@AudioEsoterixxx yes and?

[@zozobobo3042]

Do you not think this is a bad depiction of history?

[@hmshood9212]

“What is it? More Sassanids?” “Worse.”

[@roflchiefmcjoflchief1791]

Why does this not have more likes? This is a crime.

[@nirvanic3610]

Timestamp?

[@seneca4134]

Halo reference

[@Aristocles22]

Worse in a relative sense. The Arab Muslim armies were hardly as powerful as the Sassanid ones at their peak, but both empires were critically wounded and the Sassanids were basically dying at this point. It was the timing of the blow, not the blow itself.

[@moisuomi]

@@Aristocles22 The Arabs had numbers, that was their strength

[@Πολιτεία-λ6σ]

The Last Great War of Antiquity is upon us...

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

But this is allready the mideavel period

[@johncarlollavor2146]

The last war of the Ancient Period already happened with fall of the Western Roman Empire, this chapter is in the dark ages now.

[@euric869]

@@johncarlollavor2146 The Roman Dark Age started after the reign of Heraclius. Heraclius was the transition from a latin speaking empire to a Greek one and since they lost their richest provinces in the Arab conquest it fairs to say it was the dark ages for the Eastern Romans.

[@Bronn92]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564This is considered Late Antiquity

[@tylerellis9097]

@@euric869 Cough you mean Leon the Isaurian. The Empire Of 640-717 was still more Late Roman than Byzantine. •They still had control over the Latin Territories and Africa, •The Emperor and Nobility still spoke Latin and took Latin Names/titles. •Proconsuls still served as civil governors alongside the new Strategos. •All Imperial coins were still in Latin. It’s during the reign of Leon the Syrian (717-741) a Greek Speaking Syrian That the Empire enters its “Byzantine” Phase And goes under Iconoclasm. Also after the lost of Egypt, Sicily and Africa(province) became their new breadbaskets.

[@zako9396]

Dovahhatty:*Is about to talk about a certain eastern religion* KZbin: I'm gonna stop you right there

[@AO-jk1pg]

Islam is not eastern by definition.

[@LeekyKale]

@Belagerungsmörser the Sheep no Abrahamic religions are generally considered western with Dharmic religions being considered eastern

[@niranjansrinivasan4042]

it's middle eastern

[@LeekyKale]

@Belagerungsmörser the Sheep thats the classification used by scholars today as Abrahamic religions and dharmic religions are the 2 largest groupings. also Abrahamic religions are the majority in the Americas too

[@zakback9937]

@Belagerungsmörser the Sheep Reason is when God has sex with women and not raising those kids.

[@pigeon1836]

My expectations were low for phocas but HOLY FUCK

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

It takes real, genuine effort to be worse than Honorius and unluckier than Zeno.

[@darkplayer5535]

Justice once and for all finally avenged for Maurice and his bloodline

[@fads90]

Holy Phocas!!

[@utubrGaming]

The irony would be that in the old days a person like Phocas would've been stabbed a month in after publically raping the sister or wife of a Praetorian commander just to show that he could.

[@arawn1061]

Hey it actually gets worse. So a few things, Phocas was quite popular in Rome and erected a column to his honour there which remains to this day and 2, Phocas also sent a letter to the pope giving him legal kontroll of all Churches in Christianity (something along those lines my memory is iffy) meaning that legally speaking the basis for the catholic church can be traced to this one shitty usurper :D Anyway the man is incredibly googleiable

[@MonsieurDean]

Also, what an unfortunate name is "Phocas".

[@Name-ed2lr]

Fuck us

[@zacharyscott8083]

@@Name-ed2lr to me it sounds more like “Fuck Ass” 😂

[@CR89HW]

Fock Arse

[@zurielschubert9410]

Phocas if said Po-Kas literally meant barbaric/poor/uncivilized in my native language.

[@cringedepot7502]

focka mogus

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Had no idea the Byzantines had to fight Nosferatu Zodd

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

Khosrow would be more like Ganeshka, not Griffith.

[@messianic_scam]

fake history the Byzantines didn't fight sht it was the GHASSANIDS the Christian Arabs who faught every byzantine war against Persia ,was proxy war between ghassanid kingdom in levant and Persia and their allies in heera iraq

[@Litany_of_Fury]

@@messianic_scam you must be new here

[@messianic_scam]

@@Litany_of_Fury give me one name of byzantine general died in the battles with muslims ?! yah nothing

[@Litany_of_Fury]

@@messianic_scam Are you aware this video is a parody? Nesforatu Zodd isn't actually real.

[@Noelis]

Dovahatty man, don't pull Miura on us before finishing Byzantium

[@jasonbelstone3427]

GOD FORBID!

[@unclesam5230]

He will sadly

[@phoebusapollon2313]

At least he blessed us with that sick Zodd character design with Shahrvaraz

[@NautilusSSN571]

@@phoebusapollon2313 Glad someone else noticed.

[@DrEgonCholakian]

@@phoebusapollon2313 RIP Miura

[@messa2218]

You can't be accused of Islamophobic if you insult everyone equally

[@gaiusiuliuscaesar4403]

the left can....

[@yugatrasclart4439]

@@gaiusiuliuscaesar4403 thanks Julius, for your brilliant take

[@amarbaouane7537]

fair enough

[@TheBECK321]

Insulting Mohammed is Mean Dead penalty 🥺

[@cynfaelalek-walker7003]

This video gives more shit to the Sassanids than Zack Snyder gave the Achaemenids

[@Crankmyhog]

The final battle taking place by the ruins of Nineveh reads like something ripped from the pages of a fantasy novel. Was surprising to find out that it was actually how it went down.

[@messianic_scam]

fake history

[@justinm20]

What is special about Nineveh?

[@Redditor_Lucis_Aeternae]

@@justinm20 1. Its name is cool as hell 2. It was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, 1300 years prior to the battle

[@dimitriperez4721]

@@justinm20 It's also the city that Jonah was called to prophesize to in the Old Testament

[@zippyparakeet1074]

​@@justinm20just poetic that the battle that ended antiquity was fought by the ruins of the capital of the first Empire in history. The ancient world has finally ended.

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

The Paradox AI uses Heraclian tactics

[@C00kiesAplenty]

Hey if it works in real life....

[@pablojesussantanatorres5721]

*Rome 2 Dei intensifies*

[@zurielschubert9410]

*STACKS*

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

aye, they always try to sneak around and carpet-siege your provinces...

[@ingold1470]

When you start the war with a better army, what else can they do?

[@C00kiesAplenty]

If the KZbin's let you get away with the Hadrian and Jew stuff, then they should also be chill about the Arab stuff. Or not, who knows.

[@thejonathan130]

They routinely delete reuploads of the Hadrian montage for hate speech.

[@sheikhalneri9883]

@@thejonathan130 ones been up for an year

[@bobafett9348]

@@thejonathan130 Nothing happened to episode itself tho

[@gaiusiuliuscaesar4403]

you can say nothing bad about muslims those days

[@colonelmilk2586]

@@gaiusiuliuscaesar4403 what are you talking about? People literally do it all of the time. Especially in America and Europe

[@flintyleader7168]

God, hearing Venice get mentioned hurts knowing what they'll be responsible for

[@silentecho92able]

Something equal too Rival what Alaric did!

[@sodinc]

Yep They are cool, but cursed

[@darkdestroyerza2381]

Worse than alaric and geiseric combined tbh

[@violenceisfun]

Shouldn't have killed Latin merchants lol

[@bobafett9348]

@@violenceisfun Should have sailed with a fleet of ships and burn venice to the ground you mean

[@jasonbelstone3427]

Okay, Martina is going down as the third funniest character of the series.

[@KK-hl9lx]

Who is first and second?

[@jasonbelstone3427]

@@KK-hl9lx I've got no ide-... Actually? Egabalus and Caligula.

[@orionise9715]

@@KK-hl9lx The best the greatest lol

[@saltsalt1]

Constantine is 4th funniest objectively, the remarks got me good

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

@@KK-hl9lx Caligula and Fagnus Maximus

[@oumuamua1602]

Heraclius is underrated amongst the great Roman leaders. If he didn't lose half the empire in the ensuing war with the Arabs he would've been up there with Caesar, and Belisarius

[@hammer3721]

His generals lost half the Empire. He was old by the time the Arabs invaded and he got sick on campaigns. If he would've been the one commanding at Yarmouk, the Rashidun Caliphate would've remained just an Arab desert nation.

[@hammer3721]

@flamboMambo Impossible for you to know.

[@ahshshshshshd7707]

@@hammer3721 Well he read his generals plan before the attack but they failed and he was suprosed not any different cuz he had the chance to change the plan but they still lost to a bunch of desert nomads. Alhumdilliuah

[@hammer3721]

@@ahshshshshshd7707 Yeah, an old ass man and sick at that reading war plans... Uhuh.

[@ahshshshshshd7707]

@@hammer3721 Damn now you are just making excuses, anyways old people were in wars 70 year olds participated in jihad and maybe other wars. Its not like today's enviroment. 1400 years ago an old man would be stronger than most people in thier prime years ie 20s.

[@sockshistorychanel7715]

Not only the final roman Persian war. it was also the final greek persian war

[@CivilizedWasteland]

Kino

[@John-el.]

Indeed!

[@mr.sandman770]

No, Persians and Greeks are now at war over whose economy will collapse first.

[@hisholiness4537]

Yeah bit the greeks wouldn't be relevant until the mid 1800's (when they first appeared on the map).

[@freerbx793]

​@hisdudeness4537 Though they still claimed to be Roman, their rulers styled themselves as Roman Emperors, etc. etc. The Byzantines were a Greek empire in all but name.

[@youfoundsandyoufoundsand8733]

Hopefully he continues all the way to the end of Byzantium

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

FeelsBadMan

[@pi1523]

@@Astorath_the_Grim why does it say you replied before he even commented. You replied to his comment 9 mins ago but he commented 6 mins ago

[@rafaelbastos8713]

Make this comment explode guys. We need him to adapt the BULGAR SLAYER Arc into Anime! Nika!

[@mathewcreed9295]

@@pi1523 wtf

[@GavFav]

Rome may have gotten canceled but Byzantium will stand for a thousand years more!

[@lorkh4nn]

sseth and dovah uploading on the same day truly a blessing from CCP

[@rachard]

@赤霞 xixixixixi

[@rachard]

today is a good day

[@88Spectator777]

God answered our prayers

[@fgkuv5232]

And whatifalthist too

[@bacon7718]

glory to the CCP

[@d.esanchez3351]

Real men don´t cry "A dream called Rome" But reaaaally real men cry sometimes.

[@AbdulKarim-ks2uf]

Whatever dude.

[@theodelatte5839]

My gosh, heraclius is realy one of the greatest and tragic emperor in roman history

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

Aurelian 3.0

[@andrewalexander5436]

It’s even worse for him - he loses half of the empire by the time he dies

[@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539]

@@andrewalexander5436 The entirety of levant, north africa and a huge chunk of Anatolia is a lot more than 'half'. As muslims, we do celebrate the early Islamic conquests, but man, you can't help feeling bad for heraclius

[@tylerellis9097]

@@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539 The province of Africa wasn’t taken under his reign, it’s only half. Carthage wasn’t conquered until 698 long after his death.

[@Bardockfan150]

@@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208 who was 2.0? Majorian?

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

This seriously is the most undertaught period in history, yet it truly was a turning point in the West's fate.

[@mmyr8ado.360]

Just like the Battle of Lepanto

[@LordWyatt]

Yeah most look ahead at the Arab invasions and then wonder why the Romans and Persians got beat so bad. They had no troops😂😔👌RIP Eastern Roman Empire.

[@crazyraptor2907]

@@LordWyatt *Byzantine empire

[@Victor_aeternus002]

@@crazyraptor2907 Eastern roman empire is correct. The term "byzantine" is a modern invention. Back in their time they were known as romans.

[@hebanker3372]

@@Victor_aeternus002 Neither.Roman empire is the correct term.The was no western imperial court during that period.

[@uberneanderthal]

this channel started as 5 minute shitposts and evolved into 45 minute documentaries. dem gainz

[@raidang]

Remember Rome started out as a single city

[@aetu35]

level 1 shitposter to level 100 comedic pseudo-historian, this is how mafia city works

[@FazeParticles]

@Fuck KZbin a highly based shitposter.

[@Person-tj2sw]

@@raidang you mean a small collection of tiny hamlets/villages

[@SolarpunkEnjoyer]

PERSIA DELENDA EST Edit 3 years later: glad I'm past the cringe larping

[@science_is_fake_and_gay2710]

Please remove saint pfp unless you act like him, and are him.

[@Chujoi0]

@@science_is_fake_and_gay2710 is this a law in Christianity?

[@decimusausoniusmagnus5719]

@@science_is_fake_and_gay2710 Please remove frog pfp unless you act like it, and are it.

[@unclesam5230]

@@Chujoi0 yes

[@jacksonevans5679]

ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME?

[@athingwhichexists]

Such a good series, sad to see it forced to end and be stripped down by youtubes dumb policies. The biggest lost honestly is now not being able to see an unbiased history portrayal of the fall of Constantinople

[@susanpower-q5q]

Agree completely this is the most superb video on Heraclius have ever seen apart from four letter words which are unnecessary

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Don’t blame KZbin, they could get beheaded for this shit if it’s left up to

[@marceloush2222]

“Heraclius and the last 25 thousand legionnaires in the world marched on to take Khosrow” idk why but this line hit me hard

[@deanduncan2250]

The fact that 400 years earlier there were wars with millions of people fighting on each side makes the line so sad. on more than one occasion Roman casualties were double the amount of soldiers involved on either side

[@andrewternet8370]

This line made me hard ngl

[@joelkipp7698]

When it was showing evil things in the zoroastrianism temple it shows being an argentinian. Based

[@thessop9439]

Didnt notice lol

[@murray9807]

Do you have a time code? Lmao.

[@thessop9439]

@@murray9807 may be he refers to jews

[@justinian-the-great]

Considering that Dovah is from Brazil, it makes sense.

[@joelkipp7698]

@@justinian-the-great how do you know that.

[@bongocaesar9066]

The worst thing about this video is severe lack of a anime intro

[@Reagan1984]

You can blame the Japanese copyright ninjas

[@Dustz92]

Just play "My War" from Attack on Titan

[@caesari3708]

Venice? What a backwater, I'm sure we'll never hear about that city again in this series.

[@SneakGoblin7]

And you were right!

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Not since Alexander The Great, the Persians were this truly BTFO in the end. If only things stayed as happy for Rome and Heraclius.

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

That username

[@Aristocles22]

If history had ended there, maybe.

[@mariostar2954]

Ottoman = Persianate empire, destroyed you lol

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

@@mariostar2954 The ottomans were a completely different race, culture, and religion than the Sassanids. Plus, the descendants of the Romans are alive and well, so the Turks failed in the end.

[@datboitachanka5318]

@@mariostar2954 Ottomans persecuted Zoroastrian Persians (Sassanids) wtf

[@EinFelsbrocken]

Sseth, Max0r AND Dovah all uploading in one day? Is...is this happiness?

[@dorionite1378]

The holy trinity.

[@willphoenix5464]

Yesterday was a good day

[@VAWM.]

20:14 Let us all take a moment to laugh at the idea of the Roman Empire being led from Carthage. Scipio and Hannibal are rolling in their graves at the thought.

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

Carthage had long been civilized by Rome.

[@messianic_scam]

fake history the Byzantines didn't fight sht it was the GHASSANIDS the Christian Arabs who faught every byzantine war against Persia ,was proxy war between ghassanid kingdom in levant and Persia and their allies in heera iraq

[@diamondinthesky4771]

The Roman City of Carthage was let's be real here a completely different city than the original Punic city. They just decided to keep the name.

[@samuelkohi4415]

​@@Michael_the_Drunkard carthage was already civilized before Rome came and destroyed it

[@jacaredosvudu1638]

​@@samuelkohi4415by whom, the punics? That sounds as good as pure unfiltered shit

[@IRUNASSULT]

The priests singing “our God is an awesome God” while doing the noodle arm wave during the baptism is the most hilarious thing to me for some reason.

[@SilenTHerO78614]

Still waiting for the Bulgaroktonos but soon, soon it will be Basil II's turn

[@4566Iggy]

Oh please!

[@SilenTHerO78614]

@@4566Iggy O stavros nika

[@OperatorMax1993]

i'm waiting for the part where they hire Slavs, Vikings and Anglo-Saxons as Varangian Guards Charlemagne, and the Crusaders

[@RESTITVTOR_TOTIVS_HISPANIAE]

Laughs in pale death of the Sarrasins

[@yuriinthedark]

the animations and screen pans are getting smoother and smoother. I'm so proud by how much Dovah has improved

[@COUNTERCOM]

The Heraclius Martina Marriage would've been wholesome and cute if that wasn't his niece.

[@COUNTERCOM]

@@k3D4rsi554maq are you ok? Did you have a stroke while reading a comfy story about camping written by a German painter?

[@COUNTERCOM]

Why'd he delete all his comments?

[@ΒασιληςΛυπηριδης-φ4κ]

still is

[@COUNTERCOM]

@@ΒασιληςΛυπηριδης-φ4κ lmao.

[@duxae1617]

It was wholesome anyway, evidently they were really in love

[@ahmedatef4615]

Heraclius was actually viewed very favourably in Islamic tradition, often described as just, wise and a man of great piety. If even your mortal enemy praises you that must mean you are really awesome.

[@hisholiness4537]

Nah, just anti persian propaganda by muhammad.

[@sarstenstahlsarsten6577]

Honestly getting insulted by muslims is better because if filth hates you it must mean you good

[@iexist3919]

@@sarstenstahlsarsten6577 man, you’re really committed to this Islamophobia/racism thing

[@ibroplatin4915]

I'm a Muslim and I've never heard of him What are you talking about

[@jejepangetsu3133]

@@ibroplatin4915 prophet Muhammad sent letter to heraclius .you should've known about it

[@CyberRager]

You have surpassed god-tier shitposting and created a documentary, well done

[@AbdulKarim-ks2uf]

But do you know what happened after this?

[@auraguard0212]

Remember when Venice was where Rome's republican traditions would be upheld, before Dovah remembered the Fourth Crusade? xD

[@C4shaRaM4]

@Filip Medak blame it all on venice

[@1992zorro]

We all know who were really in charge of Venice. The Phoenicians of course !

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

@@1992zorro hand rubbing intensifies

[@SolarpunkEnjoyer]

@@1992zorro Ah, yeah, those greedy merchants fom the Levant!

[@basileusbasileios6777]

Or blame the crusaders. Dandolo’s role in the sack is a bit overstated. In actuality, the crusaders didn’t really ahve a choice but to attack the City, and they got super lucky with the fragmentation among the Romaioi. The sack was really a very unfortunate series of misunderstandings that had massive consequences, and it was mainly the crusaders who committed the barbarities, not the Venetians.

[@vikingwalrus2253]

Unbiased history really is one of a kind, and the part in the credits where Dovah is reading the community guidelines is funny as hell. Looking forward to what comes next!

[@hardric6284]

The Chadperium will not die today. Watch this, Aurelian, Constantine, Justinian.

[@jamescourts1030]

Please post an unedited version on another site that isn’t stupid like KZbin is.

[@johnpattenden8553]

How was this edited?

[@JustinCage56]

@@johnpattenden8553 In the comments, he explains that he originally made an original cut of the ep that included the introduction of the Arab invaders but it was cut out for this version we have here.

[@lorefox201]

no. youtube can and will ban you for things that you say or upload elsewhere.

[@antoniogracamoura4880]

A great, great story with an inevitable ending, like seeing the prettiest rock in the world rolling down a cliff

[@NickariusSN]

Damn, the way Dovahhatty explains history makes it epic and sounds a lot like Homer

[@messianic_scam]

fake history the Byzantines didn't fight sht it was the GHASSANIDS the Christian Arabs who faught every byzantine war against Persia ,was proxy war between ghassanid kingdom in levant and Persia and their allies in heera iraq

[@Bambam1959.]

Funny considering the name

[@mimiclove6869]

Best episode in a while. They're all phenomenal, but this one has a certain charisma to it.

[@ozy_man_dias]

Alright lads, see you next year

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

:(

[@maritaxi3524]

At this length, should the series make it to the Fall of Constantinople, it'll be the longest one to date. Keep it up Dovah!

[@riccardoalcaro8483]

The most consequential of history’s great wars. Hard to exaggerate the importance of the last and most destructive war between the Romans and the Persians. Without that, we wouldn’t have had the Arab Empire and the rise of Islam

[@messianic_scam]

fake history the Byzantines didn't fight sht it was the GHASSANIDS the Christian Arabs who faught every byzantine war against Persia ,was proxy war between ghassanid kingdom in levant and Persia and their allies in heera iraq

[@菼]

Cope

[@wankawanka3053]

@@菼 truth hurts?

[@VIP1G]

How in every battle Arabs were outnumbered , how tf did the Romans and Persians lose

[@athingwhichexists]

@@VIP1G THat isn't quite true. This war destroyed both the Byzantines and the Persians. The Persian Empire basically did not exist, and the Byzantines had a smaller population, smaller army, most of their veterans and strong soldiers dead, a weak war weary economy, food troubles from all the raids, pillaging, and destruction. It was basically a shadow of what it was before the war (after all, it was 30 years of, not just war, but total war across all fronts). The Arabs may have been outnumberd, but most of the Byzantine troops were fresh green recruits tired of constant war. On top of that the first few battles between the Byzantine and Arabs, luck was just plain on the Arabs side as natural events, random chance, and much more kept weakening the Byzantines before the battles.

[@legioxiv9265]

24:44 When being Argentinian is depicted as something evil, you kow that Dovahhatty is a brazilian.

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

Just salty about getting rekt in Copa America. With homefield advantage.

[@legioxiv9265]

@@nicholasgutierrez9940 Dude, is the rivalry between those countries and their love for football really that strong?

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

@@legioxiv9265 Yes. Look into it if you want to know more. Basically a way to assert dominance.

[@EvilPumpkin]

@@legioxiv9265 Yes, it is, us Brazilian hate losing to Argentina even in Submarine racing. But thankfully, Argentina only wons shit once in two decades.

[@Akkise]

But he´s indeed correct.

[@augustus5925]

Most depressing thing I've ever thought about in my life was how Flavius Aetius must've felt in his last breaths being stabbed by an emperor he dedicated his entire life to quite depressing shit

[@bwhit6541]

Considering he was the main reason for the collaboration that defeated Attila an his hunnic horde

[@GavFav]

Im so happy that you people like you can still exist on KZbin and that you have the balls to post controversial stuff!

[@Nebraska2002]

It’s not even controversial. He makes history fun to learn about.

[@srbtlevse16]

The way this guy draws slavs 😭

[@sodinc]

I'm happy that there is bayan present

[@budibausto]

It's spot on

[@mehdildj6199]

Byzantine and Persians : fight each other for centuries not caring about the world around em Muslims coming in from the south : Allow us to introduce ourselves

[@feduntu]

Attack of the Stone Smoochers !

[@sphereyahya]

@@feduntu stone smooches? XD

[@r.a1301]

@@feduntu when you worship a pantheon of saints, prostrate in front of crosses and to a man, pray to former holy figures. But it's cool because your enemies kiss a rock

[@fuzzley911]

@@feduntu 🤡

[@_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS]

​@@r.a1301 NOOOOO!!!! IT IS MERELY A DEPICTION!!!!!

[@nuronw6886]

Continue the series please its legendary

[@fodge5395]

It'd be cool to see you do the Unbiased History on different time periods and kingdoms. I'd love to see how you depict chads like Alfred the Great and Genghis Khan.

[@hisholiness4537]

Genghis wasn't a chad. His cultural legacy resulted in his people becoming abandoned by everyone else and eventually fade away.

[@fodge5395]

@@hisholiness4537 Cope

[@hisholiness4537]

@@fodge5395 im fuming

[@pfw4568]

​@@fodge5395 He is right though. The only people still affected are Russians because they adopted the corruption and retardation of the mongols. Culturally completly irrelevant

[@owarihinkra6337]

The Arabs knowing when Byzantium is at it's weakest: *This is where the fun begins*

[@JustinCage56]

*Its free real-estate*

[@komodorveteran4443]

they destroy two empire whit one strike lol, smart move from arabs

[@davids3282]

@@komodorveteran4443 Were there at the right time, when both were down on basically everything.

[@irontamgha8276]

Even at their weakest Eastern Roman Empire and Sasanid Empire were far stronger than Muslims in every major battle during the early muslim conquests muslims were outnumbered

[@owarihinkra6337]

Can you fucking not have an argument in my meme

[@mazdoctorxd]

Gordians: who are you? Heracliaes: we’re you, but better

[@somename8457]

Anyone else got chills when he said "ROME HAD WON'

[@janosmalik6183]

The end is genius. Duvahatty, you are the best! :D Curiously waiting for the next episode/series.

[@yiannisroubos8846]

Muslim here approves. DO IT!!!

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

You aren’t your an Indian 🤡

[@TaeSunWoo]

Since men and some women(me) think about the Roman Empire, we need you back please more the ever. Keep this series going, the middle East can handle it

[@Bardockfan150]

My only complaint is the lack of in-video comparison to Aurelian. If any emperor deserves it, it's Heraclius.

[@rockstar450]

This is THE best episode you’ve ever made! Great job!!

[@jimmytwotimes2003]

Martina is lowkey my new waifu. Don't tell anyone.

[@bruhman3406]

Ah yes incest my favorite

[@MrSergore]

Cute, incestuous, fertile niece

[@mustafaamin9516]

😳

[@Votkamirputin]

Docahhatty and Ssethtzeentach upload on the same day? Man this is nice

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

@@nrknn3677 the based month

[@Solqueen86]

Coming back to this brings a great calm in me again

[@eko2418]

You and Cuteakita really outdid yourselves on the thumbnail and character design Looking forward to crying after watching this video o7

[@Honroch]

Thank you Khosrow, very cool moves by you.

[@omarsohal926]

I’m an Arab, Please please please continue the series just way you did!!!!!

[@lore-mastervoidless3448]

@Polo Marco Dude he littersly called Jesus a jew on a stick. I'm Catholic. Calm down.

[@Halal_Dan]

@@lore-mastervoidless3448 Yeah you people don't care about your religion, Muslims do.

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

@@lore-mastervoidless3448he is cope.

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

@@lore-mastervoidless3448cuckhristian

[@aleksandersokal5279]

@@AL_AFGHANI1 If that is so, then mr Mahmud was a drugged out desert raider.

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

One of the MANY times the praetorian guard would have been useful

[@gamebawesome]

Nah, the Excubitors were all that was needed

[@commisaryarreck3974]

How many emperors would they have murdered in the meantime? "Hah looks like we're fucked, treason time!" "Too little money, time for treason"

[@OuterRimPride]

Heraclius just had to do everything himself lol

[@jamthedreamer429]

Kind of surprised no one has mentioned that one of the four horsemen referenced the actual character used is from Berserk named Zodd which Is an amazing character, and as always an amazing video!

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

"No one", like every 3rd commenter.

[@DrEgonCholakian]

Is Shahvaraz suppose to look like Zodd the Immortal? Because he does

[@hrunchtayt1587]

Well it’s been a wild ride so far, I’m sure the empire can hold out a little longer. *C-can’t they..?*

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

800 years dude

[@rtyDFGaS]

Yeah, they can.

[@arandomgreekfrombactria6302]

Oah they DO hold out don't worry

[@Xiuhcoatl_]

Anyone else remember when this dove hat dude said the 20 mins Augustus video was "pushing it"? Me either. Lmao

[@TheIronChancellor]

So the Byzantines casually won countless battles against the strongest power in the world during their biggest crisis? Good

[@magichaostuff1273]

Shout-outs to how one of the 4 horsemen is a cameo of Nosferatu Zodd from Berserk!

[@loganwakefield6583]

This series has lead me to Orthodoxy. Thank you Dovahhatty

[@LeDomge]

Kudos for Nosferatu Zodd/Scharvaraz :D

[@microscopetimbs]

BRUHHHHHH

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

Eudokia was a really good Empress… she didn’t deserve that kind of ending. ;-;

[@leonardoleo5740]

24:44 "being argentinian" This has to be the worst punishment someone could get.

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

Other notable ones: "Smoking among Non-smokers" "Pineapple Pizzas" "Fiat Currency" "Reboots" "Wageslaving"

[@aleksandersokal5279]

@@lordpumpkinhead265 Fiat currency is basically trash, reason for many woes of the modern world, such as inflation.

[@Tross-fe1bq]

Such a great thumbnail.

[@briantisdale4491]

Greatest history channel on the internet

[@briantisdale4491]

@@nrknn3677 can’t find him

[@takeeto9894]

With this series' death, the thread of prophecy is severed. Restore a saved game to restore the weave of fate, or persist in the doomed world you have created.

[@pixelwortel9578]

Oh boy. The next episode is gonna be a royale rumble between factions and hella controversial.

[@Imperial_Navy03]

For anyone wanting to continue this very ""unbiased"" history, there's a channel called basileus studios picking up from where Dovahatty ends it

[@JonathanBresnihan77]

Let me know more about this. Do you have a link?

[@BrBetim]

Hope we also get a series on the R E C O N Q U I S T A some time. Fascinating stuff.

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

True

[@angelmiau8445]

True

[@mahdimehdi445]

cringe and super gay ,the roman empire is way better

[@ajmerthethy6724]

@@mahdimehdi445 Not really. The Iberians never gave up for 700 years. That’s commitment.

[@dalesabandal9113]

The Sassanids: We are the literal embodiment of chaos THE CALIPHATE: IT ALL FALLS DOWN GREEK BOI, IT ALL FALLS DOWN!

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

*Roman. Greek was a pagan term at the time.

[@wankawanka3053]

GREEK FIRE

[@fishingislife9554]

Did you just call the Sassanids Greeks

[@aryankhan3619]

​@@wankawanka30531453

[@parsicoola7015]

💀

[@molituskit8983]

Please continue with the series, is beautiful.

[@trevor3194]

The way he had to tip top around Islam at the end killed me lmao

[@arethas1387]

Oh boy as an Arab this is about to be really interesting lmao

[@luxborealis]

Logically the best way to subvert expectations and avoid the KZbin hammer would be to flip the whole script and do the Arabs as chads.

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

@@luxborealis would be gay

[@AbdulRahman-bi1nu]

He portrayed Arabs as chads but he will portray anyone against rome as a demon so lol

[@sultanabunasrsaifal-dinal-7782]

@@AbdulRahman-bi1nu Will there be an episode about the War of the caliphate and the Byzantine Empire??? 😁

[@damg75]

This made my week, and maybe the month. Thanks

[@vitorluigi2911]

> Wake up > World is a mess > Dova didn't post a video > Day ruined > Wake up > World is still a mess > Dova posted a video > Awesome day