Trials of Justinian - VOL 4-6 - Politics Persians Plagues

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Justinian was one of the greatest emperors of the Roman Empire. He came the closest to achieving the Renovatio Imperii - the 'renewal' or restoration of the empire. In this episode he faces some of the most demanding trials of his illustrious reign. The conquest of Italy under the esteemed general Belisarius, the deadly war with Persia, and then the most disastrous - the Great Plague of Justinian.
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[@justinian-the-great]

This is magnificent video. Can you please tell me the name of the last song, the outro one?

[@FlashPointHx]

@@justinian-the-great Its called "waters edge" from the 0 AD soundtrack by Omri Lahav - haunting isn't it?

[@justinian-the-great]

@@FlashPointHx Oh my God, thank you so much! You know those times when you want to hear some specific song or a soundtrack but you cannot remember it's name so you keep searching for like months for it? Yeah, that was 0 AD soundtrack for me. And you finally revealed me the name of that soundtrack. Again thank you so much! And yeah, it's great song for the type of story like the one of Justinian's plague.

[@mattclements1348]

Another legendary video

[@adrianobattaglia4060]

How do you know, bacteria live millions of years?

[@Vertze]

The breakdown of how the black plague evolved was really interesting!

[@PETRAKIS69ER]

I honestly can't believe we don't have a Netflix show on justinian I genuinely believe this is the most interesting lives ever lived in history.

[@adrianobattaglia4060]

They would make him gay and Belarius a black woman.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

Belisarius was a brilliant military tactican. Great episode.

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This is the first channel I ever became a Patron of. This content is invaluable and so good. Better giving it to these guys than Netflix.

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate you Turlough !!

[@hamsterproductionsofficial]

Simply incredible 😮

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Love your work as well - my son and I have watched your pirate vid several times.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Wonder how the world would be if the Perpetual Peace with Persia signed by Justinian was actually long-lasting.

[@FlashPointHx]

Then when the Arab conquest came, they would be facing two major superpowers who were in their prime. Islam might never have gotten out of the Arabian Pen

[@dustinbennett9388]

That decree still stands. It's unchangeable. Only a predecessor can pull rank..

[@samwisegamgee8318]

@@FlashPointHx True, makes me wonder what other 'corners' of the Roman and Persian empires could've become major global powers like Islam if things just went a little differently. Like if Clovis and the Franks didn't become Catholic and instead chose a different version of Christianity or even returned to Paganism.

[@joer8954]

@@FlashPointHx Alternate history video idea!

[@patrickb1303]

They’d have fought another war. Those legions were made for marching, and that’s just what they’ll do….

[@thedalailama]

This is beautiful, tied together so many mental loose ends of my slapdash historical knowledge and it did so concisely and engagingly, thank you so much! Please keep at it!

[@FlashPointHx]

You are so welcome Jessie!

[@accuratetaxes5504]

I find this site fascinating! Many thanks

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MoveInSilence23]

The segment on the Plague. Awesome.

[@FlashPointHx]

Take a look at my Black Death vid - think you’d like that one too

[@HoH]

Great work!

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks!! Good to see you here!

[@adeniyiifeoluwa541]

My God. That description of the Justinian plague.

[@FlashPointHx]

You need to hear the description of the city of Caffa in 1346 during the Black Death

[@sharkyPCH]

Amazing..can't wait for the continuation with Robin.

[@Hugehugebighuge]

Lmao dude so like, what were those mills actually grinding up into flour? I don’t see it being corn lol

[@amykreilly]

So many thanks to you, I appreciate your work and dedication so much. I have listened to your Byzantium Podcast for years, and you were very kind to offer me membership when I couldnt afford it due to my disability. There have been tens of hours I have listened during times I could not do much physically. Your work is invaluable and a gift. Rock on!!!!! Many thanks.

[@FlashPointHx]

Awesome comment Amy - I'm going to pass this on to Robin.

[@amykreilly]

Awe, thanks for passing onto Robin for me, that’s lovely.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Awonderful historical coverage video shared by Flash historical points channel...about eastern Roman empire history & plague epidemic expansion& earthquake occurred when Justinian rules Byzantine empire thanks for sharing...excellent informative episodes introduced 👍🏻

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Many thanks

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Some of the best content on yt rn

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Hoollllyyyyy this series looks great

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Thank you!

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Excellent work FPH!

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K - always appreciated !

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Thank you so much! Eye-opening and extremely exciting! I am Armenian, and our neighbor Azerbaijan trying to prove that the State of Armenia never was on the map, and never existed the Kingdom of Armenia. I wish their President Ilham Aliev watched this. And he considers himself educated, but he is just an uneducated dictator.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! A good friend of our family is also Armenian - your people have suffered greatly.

[@accuratetaxes5504]

@@FlashPointHx I have tears. Thanks a lot.

[@vascoapolonio2309]

Excelent Video. Loved the Pestis Chapter. Should be turned in one by its merits

[@FlashPointHx]

It is own video - this is compilation of several videos put together

[@FreeFallingAir]

This is fantastic!! Very well done FPH!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bronzedar5108]

Play EU 4 and you can play some of the historical events out!

[@AlbaTavernMusicArt]

Thank you so much

[@FlashPointHx]

No problem 😊

[@oliverwortley3822]

did you leave the war between byzantines and persians on a cliffhanger? you started going into to it, then started on the topic of plague. I’ve not finished watching your video yet, so I might be speaking too soon, but do you continue with the war after speaking about the plague? i’m less than 20 minutes from the end of the video.

[@jonny-b4954]

It's nuts how much smaller the armies of this time are versus ancient and Roman times.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah I agree - Hastings which so well renowned was only a few thousand soldiers all together

[@g.nolandehart501]

Yesssss. What happened? Thank you for noticing that too.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

@@g.nolandehart501 people stopped being willing to die in meaningless wars as soldiers they prefered to die as civilians lmao

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

Most Excellent!

[@FlashPointHx]

Many thanks!

[@dr.j5642]

A damn shame Belisarius didn't have more supplies, men, and support from Justinian. Rome might still be around

[@FlashPointHx]

Exactly - but then again who knows - perhaps Belisarius might have decided to have his own little kingdom

[@siddharthpandya7763]

What is the music in the intro? It's really good

[@FlashPointHx]

It’s called Impacted Strings - it got it from premium beats dot com

[@siddharthpandya7763]

@@FlashPointHx thank you so much

[@ActitisHypoleukos]

at 18:55, i do not know what records you used or how you made the animations (great stuff anyway, been following the channel for a while) anyway, back to the video. Adrian mausoleum "converted to a fortress" screams to me St Angel keep, are we sure it's the door south of "ianiculum" and not the northern, lost "cornelia-sancti petri" Gate?

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah I think you might be right - I looked up several maps on Ancient Rome and they seem to have the twi mixed. The animations were made using Apple Motion

[@jacksoncarter704]

I I don’t

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@@FlashPointHx I I just

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@@FlashPointHx I just got off off

[@jacksoncarter704]

I just got off work today

[@RobinLynnGriffith]

Excellent

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much 😀

[@michaelpellas9183]

Corn was not introduced to Europe until 1493, so it was most likely flour Belisarius mill was set up for in Rome.

[@dianecrepeault5423]

Corn was a word used for grain, any grain and did not refer to maize as it now usually does.

[@FlashPointHx]

well said

[@adrianwhyatt1425]

Starts about 1.40.

[@ashtonbarwick6696]

Gaunt looking John More like Gaunt looking John Duke of Lancaster *cousin spawning intensifies

[@adamswigz4772]

Will you be making more videos on Justinian?

[@FlashPointHx]

yes - right now production time is down because of the holidays

[@54032Zepol]

Yyeeaahhh get some!!

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - nice!!

[@jabronisauce6833]

Wait he died from being overwhelmed like god damn what they do to him lol

[@sergical5]

1:23:59 Why they look so smiley..

[@orkunhasacar9820]

There cant be a history of Byzantium because it was the east Roman empire or what was left of it.

[@samwisegamgee8318]

Fantastic Video!! 😁

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you Sam!!

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[@michailkulischov2820]

Exist some phartian Textes on english or other kultures what tread with rome what they say about rome

[@ballsdeep2520]

1:58:20

[@matthewwilloughby436]

😊😊

[@richardcottrell1186]

Corn did not get to Europe untill the 1400. So they did not have for mills

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍

[@samwisegamgee8318]

Really starting to dampen my own obsession with Justinian... the dude just blew through the treasury so fast, and for nothing. Didn't even compeltely take italy, not that it really would've done much, but connecting the balkans back with italia would've been much more solid than leaving it essentially an island peninsula separate from the mainland. And 11k pounds of gold to the persians for what obviously would be a peace MAYBE for a few decades was just insanely dumb.

[@FlashPointHx]

I think he truly lived with the philosophy of "go big or go home"

[@samwisegamgee8318]

@@FlashPointHx If only he had the luck of Belisarius.. we might be speaking greek lol

[@velorn8927]

He was one of the worst emperors and responsible for the real fall of the west

[@leeroy800]

P

[@max-cs9ko]

Let's hope Orthodox will regain Constantinople

[@primeloses9633]

Why would you want the orthodox to regain control. Was it not the ancient orthodox that stared the wars on false knowledge (that the plague was caused because God didn’t like the people and wanted the land purified.) The orthodox did not believe in the science and caused war for what?

[@FlashPointHx]

It be nice to have a secular government

[@warkillerman5044]

why are you spreading false information

[@taciodasilva8291]

What a guck?

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Worst ad ever like netflix for history ok what is it

[@primeloses9633]

It amazes me that black peoples were blamed for these plagues and blamed and exiled from the land, when in fact it was an actual animal that caused the division of the human race. Thank God we have and trust science to prevent situations like this😑 or do we? Furthermore this is why Muslims and other orthodox religions detest dogs and other animals and why cats were praised. It is also why those cultures favored modest light weight fabric. Light weight fabric that could be washed daily prevented flee infestations. A snake divided man from woman. And a rat and flea crumbled man from God by forcing them to kill each other. Humans will never learn.

[@FlashPointHx]

Major stressors on humanity always seem to bring out our base instincts

[@ClickClack_Bam]

Well today's plague on American society.... I'll say it's NOT the flea or the rat. I'll leave the rest unsaid cause that's how modern society likes it. In everybody's face & right there in the open ás to the cause, but don't you dare talk about it or YOU are the actual bad guy!