The Second Iconoclasm: Leo V and Michael II | Byzantine History
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In the wake of the Nikephorian dynasty's fall, Byzantium was beset on all sides, but in the nick of time a new man rose to the challenge. Leo V, a talented general, was like a breath of fresh air. Yet the situation was grim. Would - indeed, could - he save the day?
00:00 Intro
00:41 The Officers' Origins
05:49 Leo vs Krum
08:49 The Return of Iconoclasm
12:23 Dynastic Matters
13:12 The Amorian's Conspiracy
16:49 Michael's Character
18:06 The Great Revolt
23:05 More Dynastic Matters
24:06 Insular Invasions
26:47 Summing Up
28:18 Outro
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Music Used: (In Chronological Order)
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Mystery Bazaar by Kevin McLeod
Prelude and Action by Kevin McLeod
Dragon and Toast by Kevin McLeod
Teller of the Tales by Kevin McLeod
Impact Allegretto by Kevin McLeod
Grave Blow by Kevin McLeod
Gregorian Chant by Kevin McLeod
Drums of the Deep by Kevin McLeod
Curse of the Scarab by Kevin McLeod
Tabuk by Kevin McLeod
For Originz by Kevin McLeod
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It really is crazy how the romans just defaulted to fighting amongst themselves at every opportunity.
Their own worst enemy...
They really are sons of mars (jk)
@@spectralrat9300 You mean the Middle East and the Canaanites
Gotta practice
Ain't this true for everyone without a clear, survival-challenging obstacle ahead?
Almost as if Humanity was programmed to fight for survive and strive in conflict, instead of sharing the fruits of prosperity in peace...
Not that I like or endorse this, but we do have a tragic tendency to self sabotage our own prosperity.
Speaking of icons... welcome back!
:) One of my New Year's Resolutions is to consistently upload two videos each month, so hopefully you'll be seeing me some more in 2023.
Very good, I intend to do a video on Leo myself in the future, now I know the standard to try and beat.
It’s always a pleasure when Serapeum uploads. I am glad that these period of Byzantine history is being uploaded with such detail
So sad you are this criminally underrated, I’m a very new subscriber (maybe a week ago or so) but have steamrolled through everything you’ve put out. Never had heard of Eumenes before, and I know a bit about the Diadochi. So seriously thankful for everything you’ve taught me and continue to teach me all around history. Haven’t even started this vid yet either keen.
I really liked the video, it was incredibly informative.The Amorians tend to be sidelined because there aren't that many sources about them. Keep it up!
Glad you liked it! The next few videos will be following Theophilos and Michael III, so there's more Amorian content to come!
@@Serapeum I am looking forward to it 👍
These are the best in depth videos of Byzantine history I have ever seen! Thanks for the great content!
keep it going, always happy when I see you upload
@bastiat the original ones yes absolutely, but a lot of people in classical rome could be considered stoic just not as a philosopher of the practice. Who is your favorite stoic philosopher?
Amazing video❤️
Between the HRE and Byzantium, who do you think had more deadly internal strife that were a result of religious disputes?
I mean, I would say the HRE just because the Thirty Years' War led to anywhere from 4.5 to 8 million deaths.
Even Byzantium's most brutal civil war wasn't as bad as that.
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Could you elaborate on the note at 9:17? If Leo wasn't Isaurian, why did that become the name of his dynasty?
Well, the dynasty of Leo III and his descendents is traditionally called 'Isaurian', but Leo was not from Isauria, instead his family hailed from Germanicaea in Syria before they were transplanted over to Thrace. So, really, they are Syrian - as such they are also called the 'Syrian' dynasty by scholars and I find that to be a more appropriate name.
To the best of my knowledge, they are only called Isaurian at all due to an off-hand comment by a chronicler.
@@Serapeum Interesting, thanks for the reply and keep up the great videos man
Being Monday 29 MAY and researching Constantinople/this anniversary of final downfall of THE SACRED CITY OF CONSTANTINE who literally fulfilled OUR LORD WORDS THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH
very glad to discover this new recent series in such detail despite alas being as Antichristian as the late John Julius Norwich
who was the first to make this magnificent history known in English
This period would make a great game of thrones like tv show or book series
So I've read that Thomas the Slav is confused with another figure, Thomas the Armenian.
Also there's an interesting theory that Leo had a hand in killing Krum, much like Atilla centuries before.
9:22 isn't this the coin of Tiberius III and not Leo III??
You forgot the part about chaining Michael to an ape before throwing him into a furnace!
Bardanes Tourkos the General makes rebellion against Emperor Nikephorus I but fails
Three officers under him eventually kill each other one Thomas the Slav even claims to be Constantine VI supposedly blinded /killed by his mother
Michael II hated Thomas the Slav and eventually kills him October 823
Poor Patriarch Nikephorus is deposed by Iconoclast Leo V but Leo comes to gruesome end and is killed by Michael II on Christmas Day
23/30 Another fascinating connection to Emperor Constantine VI whose only surviving daughter Euphrosyne forcibly taken from her nunnery
and married to Michael II after death of his first wife 23 /35
Iconoclasm is an interesting aspect of Christianity.
You mean heresy
@@user-cg2tw8pw7jwho care
@@zoeygeorge2403 Pictures are forbidden in Islam and Christianity
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Islam yeah but there's a few churches in my village and they seem pretty happy with all the Jesus pictures.
@@zoeygeorge2403 They depict a person from Scandinavia because his skin is very white and yellow hair and Jesus or Joshua is from the Middle East and he looks like the Greeks and Romans and they have olive skin because of the Mediterranean and black hair
Leo 5 was better he was leo 3 true hair if he lasted for long he Michael the slav wouldn't happen also no Sicily lost :(
No, the Romans like civil wars. Our craftsmen gave Greek fire to the Arabs
Emperor Justinian was an lllyrian/ Dardan/ Albanian, and the Byzantium was an Illyrian Empire!
Emperor Constantin was an lllyrian/ Albanian, and the Byzantium was an Illyrian Empire!
Komnenians Dinasty was Illyrian/ Albanian!
Alexander the Great was Illyrian/Albanian!
The history must be rewritten!