Glad to see that u mentioned Michael lachanodrakon's death....he was truly a warrior.....I wish he and other great generals of the eastern roman empire who r in the shadows get more attention.......anyways great content as usual
Yes, I intend to do so. I think my video should be revealing at how important the reign of Theophilos' actually was the the revival of the empire in the ninth century.
@@EasternRomanHistory And why Severus Alexander often has been locked into a mama's boy like Tominus Maximus? I think it's better for us to associate him with Theophilos.
The influence of the Isaurian dynasty should not be forgotten and it is only in the tenth century that emperors start modelling themselves on the Macedonian emperor's rather than the Isaurians.
@@EasternRomanHistory very true......the isurians get downplayed because of iconoclasm...... Constantine v was as efficient and great as basil ii .....i hope they get more coverage from more channels.....thank u for being a guiding star for other channels for shedding light on these obscure topics of the Roman empire.. ....keep up the awesome work
Thank you once more, ERH! During his reign, Theofilos arranged for the abduction of Byzantine captives that Krum of Bulgaria was holding north of the danube. Do you know more details on this? Sounds very interesting, byzantine "commandos" crossing the danube to abduct their people held captives in a totally strange and hostile territory. If somebody knew details of this operation would be a nice video to make
He was the fool that Irene created. The toxic nature of Byzantine politics meant that enough military crises and people would start fishing around for a new emperor anyway. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Certainly, although, most administrative histories are quite old and often lumped in with other histories. There is 'The Imperial Administrative System in the Ninth Century' by J B Bury, which gives a run down of how things worked in the earlier history of the Byzantine Empire. A Byzantine Government in Exile by Michael Angold talks about the administration of the Nicaean Empire in the thirteenth century, which give an idea of how things worked in the later period. Most of the time the administration is lumped with works on other subjects.
George Finlay says Irene has purposely impede him from getting the education that would've allowed a purple-born to administer an empire. He was notoriously fickle, something that led to his downfall. Irene's 2nd reign was void of statesmanship merit and with the exception of the brief reign of Nicephorus I (who's excellent administrator but incompetent in military affairs) the empire got into the darkest period until Michael's II ascension to the throne.
I can't say I agree with Finlay on that one. There does not appear to be any evidence to suggest Irene purposefully made sure Constantine was poorly educated and having a good education is not necessarily all that a good ruler needs. Michael VII, was exceptionally educated by Michael Psellos and still proved to be a dreadful emperor by the same token, quite poorly educated emperors, such as Leo V and Basil still managed be good emperors. I feel it abdicates some of the responsibility for Constantine's failure as a ruler based upon an assumption. It also implies Irene always intended to depose her son, which is very unlikely. I shall leave my video about the reign of Irene for any judgement on Irene. I would say that though Michael I's reign was a disaster, his successor Leo V was very competent as well.
@@EasternRomanHistory I do think that Irene tends to be judged unfairly because blinding her son was so revolting. It may be that she was always doing the best she could in difficult circumstances. Sad that the great Isaurian Dynasty ended with such a whimper.
@@EasternRomanHistory yeah that's good- I can't find any good videos on him online- except ones about his predecessor and successor so it would be interesting to learn about how Byzantium went from recovery under andronikos to just a city, and how much of that is his fault. Love the videos mate
How would you assess the reign of Constantine VI?
2/10
I feel he could have been slightly better if he could have broken free and Irene ultimately lost but as he stands fairly poor
Thoughtless and unsolvable.
Could you make a video on John the 5th palialogos?
@@tap1148 Wait for it.
He was a fool yes, but the fact that he lead armies in person shows at the very least that he cared about his imperial duties.
Glad to see that u mentioned Michael lachanodrakon's death....he was truly a warrior.....I wish he and other great generals of the eastern roman empire who r in the shadows get more attention.......anyways great content as usual
Constantine VI: "WHY THE HELL DID YOU BLIND ME?!"
Irene: "Because where you are going, you won't find anything worth seeing..."
Ice queen
Irene: It's nothing personal, but just business.
💀💀💀
Could you do a video about Theophilus, the Eastern Roman version of Severus Alexander please?
Yes, I intend to do so. I think my video should be revealing at how important the reign of Theophilos' actually was the the revival of the empire in the ninth century.
@@EasternRomanHistory And why Severus Alexander often has been locked into a mama's boy like Tominus Maximus? I think it's better for us to associate him with Theophilos.
"You're a fool, boy, you always were. People say it's not your fault, but if it's not your fault, whose fault is it, eh?"
*Irene of Athens*
HAHAHA, Livia and Irene must have had much in common, "I did it for the good of the empire."
@@hermanspaerman3490 And now both women mourn in hell for all eternity that the Empire still fell despite all their crimes
It was Irene of Athens fault - she raised the fool 😂
even the most incompetent of the Isurian dynasty was actually a somewhat ok emperor...he led his armies but he was a fool otherwise ......
The influence of the Isaurian dynasty should not be forgotten and it is only in the tenth century that emperors start modelling themselves on the Macedonian emperor's rather than the Isaurians.
@@EasternRomanHistory very true......the isurians get downplayed because of iconoclasm...... Constantine v was as efficient and great as basil ii .....i hope they get more coverage from more channels.....thank u for being a guiding star for other channels for shedding light on these obscure topics of the Roman empire.. ....keep up the awesome work
Constantine VI: I may be stupid.
"Lachanodracon" can it get more cool than that ?
A very impressive name.
Thank you once more, ERH! During his reign, Theofilos arranged for the abduction of Byzantine captives that Krum of Bulgaria was holding north of the danube. Do you know more details on this? Sounds very interesting, byzantine "commandos" crossing the danube to abduct their people held captives in a totally strange and hostile territory. If somebody knew details of this operation would be a nice video to make
He was the fool that Irene created. The toxic nature of Byzantine politics meant that enough military crises and people would start fishing around for a new emperor anyway. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
A lot has been made of the Byzantine bureaucracy and I was curious if you could do a video or reccomend a book on the subject?
Certainly, although, most administrative histories are quite old and often lumped in with other histories. There is 'The Imperial Administrative System in the Ninth Century' by J B Bury, which gives a run down of how things worked in the earlier history of the Byzantine Empire. A Byzantine Government in Exile by Michael Angold talks about the administration of the Nicaean Empire in the thirteenth century, which give an idea of how things worked in the later period. Most of the time the administration is lumped with works on other subjects.
@@EasternRomanHistory Thanks man!
@@EasternRomanHistory
Looks like a new monograph (or several given the length of Byzantine history) is needed.
if it isn't my favorite content creator E.R.H
He had mommy issues.
Should have not pissed of so many people. If he atleast held the amry Itene would have never been so bold.
George Finlay says Irene has purposely impede him from getting the education that would've allowed a purple-born to administer an empire. He was notoriously fickle, something that led to his downfall. Irene's 2nd reign was void of statesmanship merit and with the exception of the brief reign of Nicephorus I (who's excellent administrator but incompetent in military affairs) the empire got into the darkest period until Michael's II ascension to the throne.
I can't say I agree with Finlay on that one. There does not appear to be any evidence to suggest Irene purposefully made sure Constantine was poorly educated and having a good education is not necessarily all that a good ruler needs. Michael VII, was exceptionally educated by Michael Psellos and still proved to be a dreadful emperor by the same token, quite poorly educated emperors, such as Leo V and Basil still managed be good emperors. I feel it abdicates some of the responsibility for Constantine's failure as a ruler based upon an assumption. It also implies Irene always intended to depose her son, which is very unlikely. I shall leave my video about the reign of Irene for any judgement on Irene. I would say that though Michael I's reign was a disaster, his successor Leo V was very competent as well.
@@EasternRomanHistory
I do think that Irene tends to be judged unfairly because blinding her son was so revolting.
It may be that she was always doing the best she could in difficult circumstances.
Sad that the great Isaurian Dynasty ended with such a whimper.
@@alanpennie It is a rather anti-climatic ending to an otherwise great dynasty but Constantine VI really managed to make a mess of things.
Could you make a video on John the 5th palialogos? I think it would be pretty interesting
I do intend to. At present I am focusing on finishing off the Isaurian dynasty.
@@EasternRomanHistory yeah that's good- I can't find any good videos on him online- except ones about his predecessor and successor so it would be interesting to learn about how Byzantium went from recovery under andronikos to just a city, and how much of that is his fault.
Love the videos mate