Go to curiositystream.thld.co/flashpoint_0522b and use the code FLASHPOINT to save 25% off today, that's only $14.99 a year! Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today's video! Created a compilation video for you - this is parts 6 -13 all in one place! I figured the rest of this year will be dedicated to the Reconquista so I'd give you one more look the Roman Empire. Enjoy! Please share on social media!
Like to request Vijayanagara or anything from India history.. They have a Beautiful ( Yet Brutal) History that never gets enough attention... Thank you ..
“For we are Hellenes by race and Romans by polity, which means that we are both the heirs of the Greek wisdom and the upholders of Roman law.” George Gemistos Plethon, prominent Byzantine Greek Scholar (14th century).
Nothing less expected from the Imperial Advisor in the service of Byzantine Greek Emperor John VIII Palaiologos and one of the most renowned Scholars of his time ! Great content, by the way !
One of the most thrilling historical novels on the Greek Byzantine Empire during the last Siege of Constantinople is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari. Truly epic.
What a great end of the day! Was in the garden here in NorCal, got stuff done outside, splurged on a pizza dinner, now ready to settle in on the new installment.
@@S_M_360 Love Mendo ! My wife and I want to get back up there and do some more hiking when my little one is a bit older. The food at the Stanford inn was enough to bring us back.
That’s good bc schools have given up properly teaching history for the most part, just the basics… I never learned anything abt Ancient Greece or Rome in school… also nothing abt pre contact America
Excellent content and narration, provided by a soothing yet authoritative voice. Learning ancient history, and its lasting impact today, has never been more enjoyable. Hours seemed to only last minutes, leaving a thirst for more.
Excellent...with a good materialist analysis. It took me a long time to understand the East Roman empire and its fall. One can see it was nothing to do with religion but class struggle and plunder by nobles and landowners....the fact that it was Christians against each other for greed and plunder illuminates the 3:36:41 truism that the banners of Christendom were little different than the banners of the dreaded Huns centuries before.
I cannot wait for part 14-? I wanna see the reconquest and ultimately final stand before the ottomans! Loving the new series on Justinian too! So glad I found you the quality of these videos is amazing please don’t stop! Love the work!
I thought the same thing. Perhaps try asking people to sub and write feedback in the comments if they choose not to. So you can tailor any improvements that might win them over? I absolutely love this channel. Some people just don’t have the time or patience to watch all of the longer videos. You could try breaking them up into shorter videos, I know that this is a compilation, you could have links in the description, for the individual segments. So people can moderate their dosage. Also please demonetise, ads put people off especially as you have sponsors. Pls consider making ads yourself for your own channel, like the one at the start. You could also try pitching your ads to the companies that they’re for. For use on other channels, hmm potentially quite a lucrative prospect and a whole new world of content creating. 🤔 I firmly believe demonetising will draw in subscribers and donations. As long as you have patreon and other methods in place. Many thanks and I hope this helps your channel. 💛💛💪🏻💪🏻
The problem with the venetians wasn’t their presence. It was that they controlled trade through the empire, gaining 10 times from it that the emperor himself. The empire was more or less their protectorate. That’s why the Greeks hated them. They had no issue with all the other peoples running around.
They hated pretty much all the Latins. Yes for political reasons, but also cultural. Let us even ignore the religious factor, even though the schism would have no doubt spilled over into popular opinion. Then you are left with an isolationist capital that a few decades prior to the arrival of the crusaders had committed a civilian lead genocide against not just Venetians, but the Pisans, and Genoans as well.
What a watch. I'm glad you went into such depth explaining the fourth crusade. It was a tragedy, one of the worst the world has seen. Makes you ponder what could have been. Thanks as always for the entertaining and informative videos that you provide.
@@FlashPointHx Right. Religion and the spread of it is another thing to think about. The fourth crusade took history by the reins into quite the direction.
great video of a large part of mans very recent history which was centered around Constantinople. 2000 years out of the last 2500 years european history was Roman history. Thank you.
It should replace history class in school. UA-cam is infinitely more valuable than trash school. All it is, is a slave programming system and the people in it don't even realize
@@FlashPointHx I found your Channel and subscribed because the "History Channel" became pretty much the Fantasy Channel years ago. It was also never this good.
guys I love you thanks for your work :) no AI generated bullshit, even with historicle maps and paintings, and naming sources, well presented and narrated, that´s quality stuff!
Would be nice to know who the byzantines and who the crusaders are in modern day terms / countries. He says buzantines, Greeks, romans, Greek fleet, Roman fleet, so it is very confusing. Would be nice to make a movie!
3:06:00 I do not understand that part. Wasn't Alexios IV the prince who escaped Constantinapole and brought the Crusaders with him to take the city? If so, why was he in a dungeon at that point? I'm afraid I might've missed something since I was working and not paying full attention to the podcast.
Love watching , You always have something Iv never heard before, Always find it Interesting another's view & ideas someone else has, Never will I stop Learning about are history & Religion's are Fascinating To me . What people believe & why they believe it has always Kept me Vary interested... And History is best served with a Blunt & Mountain due 👍.. Maybe Shroomy when I'm frisky 😋 Excellent work My friend..
@@FlashPointHx Can Testify 1.5g of MPE ( Grown Myself) Makes History Vary Interesting... Tho You may have to Explain your crying when You read accounts of brutality from a diary..
@@FlashPointHx That will depend on your mindset , Thinking about madness possibly would lead you Down that path , ending on a wicked journey.. Sounding like you're not a child & educated , You're balanced enough for a great ride my friend...
1:43:07 observant art nerd- I’m just wondering why that center horse is wearing a blanket, when in reality as it’s shown it would probably add weight, heat, and hamper movement in battle. Perhaps artistic flair? I’d love to talk to some of those artists. Maybe a junior monk was subbing in at the illumination room and couldn’t draw horse haunches.
I have been/Am an ardent student of History my whole life. I am an ex-Special Forces soldier. In order to mold myself into the most effective weapon possible. History is part of my soul. Absorbing history has been Mother's Milk to me. At 61 , if needed I can still be effective. Allow me to say a truth as I see it. Your emersion and thus understanding of history is second to none. Your content will stand the test of time. To future students , a true Treasure Trove. I commend your legacy. Herodotus would approve . It is not easy to "Feel" the truth, and thus get close to it. You my good man "Fight the good Fight". Nothing is perfect, but feel good that your body of work , can stand the test of time. We shall see. I send my sincere best wishes. Good Luck , God Bless.
My friend - thank you so much for the amazing comment. I'm so happy that you liked my video. I too like to travel and have been a student of history my entire life. All the best to you!
I wish ti start by saying I thought this was a wonderful video, and I enjoyed listening very much...but...I felt REALLY dumb, by the end of it. My brain frazzled some dates, but with such a long video, I assumed "the fall of Constantinople" was going to mean when it fell to Sultan Mehmed II, so when it ended with alternate Christians doing it, I 3as very much surprised. Of course, dates are rhe thing, and with my fall being in 1453 AD, and this one being in 1204 AD, I guess there's just 200+ more years that could allow things to deteriorate.😊 I very much enjoyed the nice introductions to each of the main characters. Overall, quite a fine video!
Alexios the 4th created his own problems as far as I can tell. As well as problems for everyone who were supposed to be his people. I can't blame the people for being angry 😤. However I think I need to go back because I think I missed how he got deposed in the 1st place. Considering how many of the regular people suffered because he basically went to what has been their long time enemy and made a deal that he really couldn't uphold it doesn't matter how it happened, he's at fault. I can't help but wonder though what would have happened if his Uncle had just offered all of the crossbowmen and anybody with a ballista some gold if they were the one to actually hit him with a bolt when they paraded him by on the ship in full view of the city walls. I also have a question like what happened to the Greek fire they used to use with all these ships near their sea wall you'd think spraying them with it would be effective? Why didn't the sea wall have any projectile weapons that they could use to take the ships out while they were in the golden horn? If the citizens are willing to fight the army once it's in the city why aren't they willing to help drop tar, hot oil, coals, even rocks on the heads of the people trying to get in through the sea side wall? I'm a mother with 2 daughters and everybody back then knew what happened when an invading army came into a city and I wouldn't be leaving it to chance if they would be OK or me I would be up on that wall with anything I could use. If you're worried about retribution on the women of the city for helping if they're seeing doing so, some men's hats and cloaks can go a long way. Honestly that's one of my biggest frustrations when listening to these history documentaries, is how the women and children just seem to hide and I'm sure many of them are actually bringing refreshments and food to soldiers on walls, but they could do so much more. Pope's twisting the Bible to not just allow but often encourage so much war, wanton destruction, and general ruin on average people trying to survive in places they have no tangible connection to is a despicable stain that can never be washed out. The Papal City is I feel one of the perfect examples of why I believe the founding fathers of America believed keeping church and state separated was so important. I believe Muhammad and his book and belief in "holy wars" and the death and destruction that has come from it is another. Whenever mankind soothes its conscience by believing that the horrible acts that they commit against other humans is somehow condoned by an entity that will forgive or even reward them things seem to get so much worse. It doesn't even have to be religion be fair, there just has to be a Dogma of some kind like socialism or Marxism involved and everything goes t*ts up.
@@fciolino I’m going to start this series up again early next year from the prospective of the ottomans - Part 14 ‘The Rise of Osman’ - what do you think ?
@ I think that’s perfect. I can’t wait and I know you’re going to do an amazing job on this 3rd and final chapter of the conquest. I’m just grateful for what you’ve done already because I can imagine how much hard work this takes. Thank you from California🌁
I believe if my reading of history is correct Ashkelon and Jaffa weren't really destroyed they're walls were making them defenseless and also useless as a base of operation for anyone opposing the Sultan which was really not horrible policy from a military standpoint keeping revolts limited in size and scope .And on that note King Richard and his army spend months rebuilding those very defenses. They weren't building houses for the people or even castles for themselves they were building walls they could fight from behind and possibly securing places to store supplies and weapons .
😀this is a brilliant vid with excellent👏🏾 content and fascinating production. ☝🏾This type of teaching material should be encouraged.😀 PARENTS WAKE UP!!! Look ppl the school system is done, just look at what is happening.🖕🏾 This is a well-thought-out and already countered attempt to destroy, "The Creative Imagination and Will Within Our Being".👊🏾 And to confuse the children🖕🏾. There will be a karmic backlash for this.🔥 🌿So we/i appreciate the creator of this video and it should be awarded for its production, content, and historical enlightenment. 💪🏾thank you🙏🏾 both ❤ your union is helping many 🌹💯
@@FlashPointHx That's not the half of it. I am ADD, so an interesting insight may side track my train of thought. I have to remember the trigger, rewind and hope the same trigger...
😂thank you for giving us the actual story, I always thought that Saladin was merciful to allow the christians to leave, I never knew that it was part of an agreement😂😂
This conclusion is well found, but I believe we cannot leave it like that, I want to see the romans back in their city and see the heroic last stand of Constantine XI
A crusader told the citizens of Zara that the other crusaders wouldn’t attack them because they were Christians. They are the ones who decided to fight. Poor citizens. I think Venice was 100% responsible for the disaster of the fourth crusades. Kind of gross if you ask me.
Sure, but the Crusades were in response to the surge of militant Islam that arose after the death of Mohammad. From 620 onward, Churches and Temples across Syria, Turkey, and Northern Africa and Spain were destroyed. That was kind of gross too.
a coupla comments: 1) the "mud flood" theme is real and powerful. it is briefly mentioned in "Matrix one" and i have always claimed that movie was a gift to us and not a mere artistic story. the mud flood theme asks if our history is distorted. Phillip K. Dick , whose short stories eventually were turned into 5 movie/programs asked " How do we know our memories are real?" Well, that theme is even stronger with "his-story". another theme which questions history is the "Mandela effect." 2) my second comment is praise for the work of this series and it's creators. I avoid youtube in controversial topics because it censors like Facebook, Twitter , Wikipedia etc.. Like the mass-media, it will give you a false view of reality in controversial subjects. having said that, some of the great content creators here on youtube are "price-less" in their efforts and the knowledge they provide. love to all.
Noah’s Flood was a cataclysmic Mud Flood. Think about it, how would the Dinosaurs and creatures become fossilised? Pls watch Dr Kent Hovind seminars and the Standing for Truth channel. The rock layers of the geological column, were formed laterally, simultaneously, not vertically over unknown eons. Proven by Flume water and deposition experiments. The rate of erosion by weathering would destroy the rock layers before they would’ve formed, according to the mainstream Secular Science. Natural Selection, deselected from existence, all the transitional species, between the Chromosome Family Kinds. I rest my case and I hope you enjoy the videos on Standing for Truth. God bless you, bc nothing else will. What is your Salvation?
My man i have never Heard someone be able to tell the story so well all around!! If history teachers would tell a story like you do every kid would luv history. Side note you could probably tell me a story about a pencil and at the end charge me $200 I would be happy to buy it😂keep it up we luv the content
hahaha - really happy that you liked my video. You're comment cracked me up. A good friend of mine dared me to start history podcasting when we were in an airport waiting for a layover - he said something similar to what you said.
I kinda chuckled when you said "when in doubt, blame the byzantines". Was it a humor attempt or my humor taste is just weird? Haha. Still, great quality content, I never thought I'd enjoy delving deep into the details of what motivated each characters, what did they think at the time, and the consequences of their actions.
Personally I love that little tweak of humour. It brings more life and realism to the history. It’s easy to forget that the people were actually real people, who also had their own unique humours and characteristics.
"Present your shield, swords, arrows, and spears to them, imagining that you are a hunting party after wild boars, so that the impious may learn that they are dealing not with dumb animals but with their lords and masters, THE DESCENDANTS OF THE HELLENES (GREEKS) AND THE ROMANS." Constantine Palaologos XI speaks in front of his officers and allies before the final siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed Bey George Sprantzes - The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 1453 - primary source from the war..
no no no the advance of the german crusade was stopped by an epidemic of antioch, not the death of the emperor! the prince was a great commander the troops were loyal to him! Frederick of Swabia
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the history of the crusades, but if you're making the video about the fall of the Constantinople - do one about how it fell (and it's fine with me, that is a longer story, that starts earlier and talks about the "milestones" in the journey to the end, because empires do not fall in one day) , then do a different series about Crusades. Half of the video is about the the 3rd crusade, that had nothing to do with the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Apart from that after 3rd comes 4th - disastrous one. Growing resentment? Yes maybe, but since the west fell, there was always a resentment between east and west. Major part of this video doesn't touch Constantinople at all and in my opinion, it's a major flaw... Maybe I'm sounding harsh but I'm a great fan of your content and just... Keep going!
I, for one, am grateful that this turned into a Crusades documentary. I've never been interested in the Crusades, for some reason. I've always found ancient Rome and Greece to be far more interesting than the Medieval period. The way this transformed subtly into a story about the Crusades has really gotten me hooked on them now!
Crusade? In the name of God? Hardly. Men must stop killing each other in the name of God, those who do are completely mislead. In fact those who kill life act against the Lord our God. One day I pray all war amongst men cease forever.
Go to curiositystream.thld.co/flashpoint_0522b and use the code FLASHPOINT to save 25% off today, that's only $14.99 a year! Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today's video!
Created a compilation video for you - this is parts 6 -13 all in one place! I figured the rest of this year will be dedicated to the Reconquista so I'd give you one more look the Roman Empire. Enjoy! Please share on social media!
Thanks for this FPH, n looking forward for more Reconquista videos from u!
@@KHK001 Its with a bit of sadness I have to put this series on the back burner now - but Reconquista is calling!
Vv
Like to request Vijayanagara or anything from India history.. They have a Beautiful ( Yet Brutal) History that never gets enough attention...
Thank you ..
I get on here everyday looking and waiting patiently for part 14 😊❤
“For we are Hellenes by race and Romans by polity, which means that we are both the heirs of the Greek wisdom and the upholders of Roman law.”
George Gemistos Plethon, prominent Byzantine Greek Scholar (14th century).
@@Theodoros_Kolokotronis nicely said!
Nothing less expected from the Imperial Advisor in the service of Byzantine Greek Emperor John VIII Palaiologos and one of the most renowned Scholars of his time ! Great content, by the way !
One of the most thrilling historical novels on the Greek Byzantine Empire during the last Siege of Constantinople is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari.
Truly epic.
What a great end of the day! Was in the garden here in NorCal, got stuff done outside, splurged on a pizza dinner, now ready to settle in on the new installment.
Rock on! What part of North Cal are you in ? We could be neighbors
@@FlashPointHx Mendocino County, little wine country area called Anderson Valley
@@S_M_360 Love Mendo ! My wife and I want to get back up there and do some more hiking when my little one is a bit older. The food at the Stanford inn was enough to bring us back.
@@FlashPointHx Just went to Trillium in the Village of Mendo Monday, wedding anniversary, give that a look next time.
Were you harassed by the unhoused? Did you see any drug addicts breaking into your car? It seems like CA is a very unsafe place.
Got to love how many history experts the world has whenever a contentious issue is discussed.
Tell me about it :)
Top-notch content and narration! Engaging ancient history lessons with a soothing touch. Kudos to the creator for this amazing documentary.
Hey thanks so much !
At this rate, schools wont be needing history teachers with this high quality videos. Great work as always sir! 😉
I would be honored if schools would showcase my content
@@FlashPointHx The southern states would ban your video's. Not enough white Jesus..
That’s good bc schools have given up properly teaching history for the most part, just the basics… I never learned anything abt Ancient Greece or Rome in school… also nothing abt pre contact America
True! I feel like you would like the UA-cam channel history time. Or fall of civilizations
Excellent content and narration, provided by a soothing yet authoritative voice. Learning ancient history, and its lasting impact today, has never been more enjoyable. Hours seemed to only last minutes, leaving a thirst for more.
Thank you kindly! Thanks also for your comment on my Attila series
This documentary is amazing. Hand claps to the creator.
Thank you!! Appreciate it!
P.S. the fact that you quote the Ferengi laws of acquisition is the icing on an already delectable cake!!!
hahhaha - I'm into Sci Fi not gonna lie
Clearly. Lmao. Like I said throwing that in there makes an already stellar documentary even better. Keep up the incredible work.
Excellent...with a good materialist analysis. It took me a long time to understand the East Roman empire and its fall. One can see it was nothing to do with religion but class struggle and plunder by nobles and landowners....the fact that it was Christians against each other for greed and plunder illuminates the 3:36:41 truism that the banners of Christendom were little different than the banners of the dreaded Huns centuries before.
Even the promotional part is relaxing just like the actual content and that is what you call talent!
haha - thank you !
best history channel on youtube. 3+ hours? LETS GOOOOOOOOO
woot!
I cannot wait for part 14-? I wanna see the reconquest and ultimately final stand before the ottomans! Loving the new series on Justinian too! So glad I found you the quality of these videos is amazing please don’t stop! Love the work!
Thank you so much! Happy you liked the series. I intend to get back to it - but want to finish my Reconquista series first
This 'great schism' should be a TV series. Better than game of thrones.
Outstanding! Should be required viewing for any visiting Venezia or Genova for the first time 👍
Not to mention Constantinople ;)
Flash point is hands down the best historical documentary series not only on UA-cam but on the whole ass interweb!!! Incredible job you guys!!
Hey thanks so much - happy you liked my vid
I dont understand how this channel with very good quality content doesnt have more subscribers, keep doing your work!
I appreciate that! Will definitely keep going
I thought the same thing. Perhaps try asking people to sub and write feedback in the comments if they choose not to. So you can tailor any improvements that might win them over?
I absolutely love this channel. Some people just don’t have the time or patience to watch all of the longer videos. You could try breaking them up into shorter videos, I know that this is a compilation, you could have links in the description, for the individual segments. So people can moderate their dosage.
Also please demonetise, ads put people off especially as you have sponsors.
Pls consider making ads yourself for your own channel, like the one at the start. You could also try pitching your ads to the companies that they’re for. For use on other channels, hmm potentially quite a lucrative prospect and a whole new world of content creating. 🤔
I firmly believe demonetising will draw in subscribers and donations. As long as you have patreon and other methods in place.
Many thanks and I hope this helps your channel. 💛💛💪🏻💪🏻
@@flashgordon6670 see bazbattles channel you will understand why
I'm soo excited for the ending of this series. I've listened to this one countless times already.
The problem with the venetians wasn’t their presence. It was that they controlled trade through the empire, gaining 10 times from it that the emperor himself. The empire was more or less their protectorate. That’s why the Greeks hated them. They had no issue with all the other peoples running around.
They knew what they were doing for sure. They came out of the Fourth Crusade with all the spades
@@FlashPointHx ,,,,,😊
They hated pretty much all the Latins. Yes for political reasons, but also cultural.
Let us even ignore the religious factor, even though the schism would have no doubt spilled over into popular opinion.
Then you are left with an isolationist capital that a few decades prior to the arrival of the crusaders had committed a civilian lead genocide against not just Venetians, but the Pisans, and Genoans as well.
@@FlashPointHxThey we’re opportunistic to a scary degree. Muslims or not, pagans or not, they traded with every and anyone.
So what should they have done? "Times are hard, got the fam...Nope take my money's" ?
I like all the CGI it helps visualize what and where happened
Wow, I always wondered about the Crusades. Very interesting documentary. Thanks so much.
Anytime ;)
This series is SOOO GOOOOD!
Hey thanks!
@@FlashPointHx Im the one who should be thanking! I love your channel
What a watch. I'm glad you went into such depth explaining the fourth crusade. It was a tragedy, one of the worst the world has seen. Makes you ponder what could have been.
Thanks as always for the entertaining and informative videos that you provide.
Yeah I wonder if the Eastern Empire would have lasted longer - would there have been an age of discovery
@@FlashPointHx Right. Religion and the spread of it is another thing to think about. The fourth crusade took history by the reins into quite the direction.
I got hooked by his reconquista videos, now i can't get enough
Nice!
Saved it for today at work. Love ur content!
Awesome! Thank you!
thank you sir :) i am waiting for the part2 of the falling of Granada under Queen Isabella and King Fernando
Already in production =)
great video of a large part of mans very recent history which was centered around Constantinople. 2000 years out of the last 2500 years european history was Roman history. Thank you.
This is exceptional channel. LOVE IT
After watching your detailed documentary, I finally understand the reference "Byzantine Justice."
This should replace the history channel...great work as usual thank you!
Wow, thank you!
For me, this HAS replaced the History Channel.
It should replace history class in school. UA-cam is infinitely more valuable than trash school. All it is, is a slave programming system and the people in it don't even realize
@@FlashPointHx I found your Channel and subscribed because the "History Channel" became pretty much the Fantasy Channel years ago. It was also never this good.
@@riverlady982 x, .,,,,
So happy for upload!
You're so welcome!
Well, there goes my week.
hahahah
Thank you so much for this amazing video. Appreciate all the hard work put into this.
Happy that you liked this!
@@FlashPointHx love! i love this!
I woke up and I was watching this. Wow
Absolutely incredible production and content. Simply amazing!!!
Much appreciated!
Waiting the next impatiently, it was epic as always.
Great work, well done 👍
Thanks a lot!
U r welcome 🙂
What a video to wake up to
Excellently done.
guys I love you thanks for your work :) no AI generated bullshit, even with historicle maps and paintings, and naming sources, well presented and narrated, that´s quality stuff!
@@darthnder-das6647 I only use ai when my budget for human artists and video is exhausted
Thanks for the great video. I recommend everyone to subscribe to the newsletter after watching this episode.
Thank you for the excellent video. I subscribed after watching this episode.
Nice! Welcome
Would be nice to know who the byzantines and who the crusaders are in modern day terms / countries. He says buzantines, Greeks, romans, Greek fleet, Roman fleet, so it is very confusing. Would be nice to make a movie!
How much patience is needed? Congratulations for this grand production? 👏👏👏
Thank you very much! Love your artwork!
Those letters from the Pope are some of the most profane and insulting documents ever written and the whole correspondence is just gold.
I agree - nothing like the wrath of the pope
thanks for teaching us
3:06:00
I do not understand that part. Wasn't Alexios IV the prince who escaped Constantinapole and brought the Crusaders with him to take the city? If so, why was he in a dungeon at that point?
I'm afraid I might've missed something since I was working and not paying full attention to the podcast.
Love watching , You always have something Iv never heard before, Always find it Interesting another's view & ideas someone else has, Never will I stop Learning about are history & Religion's are Fascinating To me . What people believe & why they believe it has always Kept me Vary interested...
And History is best served with a Blunt & Mountain due 👍.. Maybe Shroomy when I'm frisky 😋
Excellent work My friend..
wow - always wondered where this video would be on a mushroom trip
@@FlashPointHx Can Testify 1.5g of MPE ( Grown Myself) Makes History Vary Interesting... Tho You may have to Explain your crying when You read accounts of brutality from a diary..
@@mistaman4638 Curious what a recounting of Hamlet would be with Psilocybin.
@@FlashPointHx That will depend on your mindset , Thinking about madness possibly would lead you Down that path , ending on a wicked journey.. Sounding like you're not a child & educated , You're balanced enough for a great ride my friend...
1:43:07 observant art nerd- I’m just wondering why that center horse is wearing a blanket, when in reality as it’s shown it would probably add weight, heat, and hamper movement in battle. Perhaps artistic flair? I’d love to talk to some of those artists. Maybe a junior monk was subbing in at the illumination room and couldn’t draw horse haunches.
Totally artistic flair
This is poetry.
@@EarlHebert-c8w thanks - happy you liked my video so much :)
👀 3 hours and 36 min😳. Hokee🤔.. Calculating.. Processing... Yup.. .
I am going to need the big bowl of popcorn for this🍿🍿🍿😎
Alea iacta est nomnomnom😋
there is nothing like crossing the Rubicon with a bowl of popcorn - hope you enjoy this!
Greetings new background CK3 narrator. Thanks for the content!
Welcome!
love this channel..explained so clearly..thank you.
Welcome!
Brilliant work. Thank you
Many thanks!
Nice fight Samantha.. i see you selected the secret ending.
I have been/Am an ardent student of History my whole life. I am an ex-Special Forces soldier. In order to mold myself into the most effective weapon possible. History is part of my soul. Absorbing history has been Mother's Milk to me. At 61 , if needed I can still be effective. Allow me to say a truth as I see it. Your emersion and thus understanding of history is second to none. Your content will stand the test of time. To future students , a true Treasure Trove. I commend your legacy. Herodotus would approve . It is not easy to "Feel" the truth, and thus get close to it. You my good man "Fight the good Fight". Nothing is perfect, but feel good that your body of work , can stand the test of time. We shall see. I send my sincere best wishes. Good Luck , God Bless.
My friend - thank you so much for the amazing comment. I'm so happy that you liked my video. I too like to travel and have been a student of history my entire life. All the best to you!
Me too
I wish ti start by saying I thought this was a wonderful video, and I enjoyed listening very much...but...I felt REALLY dumb, by the end of it. My brain frazzled some dates, but with such a long video, I assumed "the fall of Constantinople" was going to mean when it fell to Sultan Mehmed II, so when it ended with alternate Christians doing it, I 3as very much surprised. Of course, dates are rhe thing, and with my fall being in 1453 AD, and this one being in 1204 AD, I guess there's just 200+ more years that could allow things to deteriorate.😊
I very much enjoyed the nice introductions to each of the main characters. Overall, quite a fine video!
The movie Kingdom of Heaven was a great example of this story it told this story very well . 😊
Excellent documentary, but what about the period between 1204 and 1453? When can we expect those chapters?
All in good time Ken, the Audience requested I go back to one of my prior series and finish the Reconquista
@@FlashPointHx I subscribed to your channel today, thanks for the quick response.
@@pimpompoom93726 Nice - yeah check out my Reconquista series in the mean time
@@FlashPointHx Will do. You really have some good stuff here. Do you do New World history analysis? I particularly enjoy pre-Colombian history.
@@pimpompoom93726 oh yeah - thats the natural progression of my war of the World Series - once the Reconquista is done we move on to the New World
Alexios the 4th created his own problems as far as I can tell. As well as problems for everyone who were supposed to be his people. I can't blame the people for being angry 😤. However I think I need to go back because I think I missed how he got deposed in the 1st place. Considering how many of the regular people suffered because he basically went to what has been their long time enemy and made a deal that he really couldn't uphold it doesn't matter how it happened, he's at fault. I can't help but wonder though what would have happened if his Uncle had just offered all of the crossbowmen and anybody with a ballista some gold if they were the one to actually hit him with a bolt when they paraded him by on the ship in full view of the city walls. I also have a question like what happened to the Greek fire they used to use with all these ships near their sea wall you'd think spraying them with it would be effective? Why didn't the sea wall have any projectile weapons that they could use to take the ships out while they were in the golden horn? If the citizens are willing to fight the army once it's in the city why aren't they willing to help drop tar, hot oil, coals, even rocks on the heads of the people trying to get in through the sea side wall? I'm a mother with 2 daughters and everybody back then knew what happened when an invading army came into a city and I wouldn't be leaving it to chance if they would be OK or me I would be up on that wall with anything I could use. If you're worried about retribution on the women of the city for helping if they're seeing doing so, some men's hats and cloaks can go a long way. Honestly that's one of my biggest frustrations when listening to these history documentaries, is how the women and children just seem to hide and I'm sure many of them are actually bringing refreshments and food to soldiers on walls, but they could do so much more. Pope's twisting the Bible to not just allow but often encourage so much war, wanton destruction, and general ruin on average people trying to survive in places they have no tangible connection to is a despicable stain that can never be washed out. The Papal City is I feel one of the perfect examples of why I believe the founding fathers of America believed keeping church and state separated was so important. I believe Muhammad and his book and belief in "holy wars" and the death and destruction that has come from it is another. Whenever mankind soothes its conscience by believing that the horrible acts that they commit against other humans is somehow condoned by an entity that will forgive or even reward them things seem to get so much worse. It doesn't even have to be religion be fair, there just has to be a Dogma of some kind like socialism or Marxism involved and everything goes t*ts up.
Well done!! Thanks
Appreciate it!
When are you coming out with the rest of the series? I need it brother
@@fciolino I’m going to start this series up again early next year from the prospective of the ottomans - Part 14 ‘The Rise of Osman’ - what do you think ?
@ I think that’s perfect. I can’t wait and I know you’re going to do an amazing job on this 3rd and final chapter of the conquest. I’m just grateful for what you’ve done already because I can imagine how much hard work this takes. Thank you from California🌁
@ nice! I’m in sf myself
@@FlashPointHx no way man what a small world. Concord/Pleasant hill over here.
@ I’ve been in your area a couple of times - my family and I love hiking Mt Diablo - it is just awesome.
I believe if my reading of history is correct Ashkelon and Jaffa weren't really destroyed they're walls were making them defenseless and also useless as a base of operation for anyone opposing the Sultan which was really not horrible policy from a military standpoint keeping revolts limited in size and scope .And on that note King Richard and his army spend months rebuilding those very defenses. They weren't building houses for the people or even castles for themselves they were building walls they could fight from behind and possibly securing places to store supplies and weapons .
😀this is a brilliant vid with excellent👏🏾 content and fascinating production.
☝🏾This type of teaching material should be encouraged.😀 PARENTS WAKE UP!!!
Look ppl the school system is done, just look at what is happening.🖕🏾
This is a well-thought-out and already countered attempt to destroy, "The Creative Imagination and Will Within Our Being".👊🏾 And to confuse the children🖕🏾. There will be a karmic backlash for this.🔥
🌿So we/i appreciate the creator of this video and it should be awarded for its production, content, and historical enlightenment. 💪🏾thank you🙏🏾 both ❤ your union is helping many 🌹💯
Thanks!
Wow, binge. Put this in cue and finish 1-5 now.
Holy cow - thats over 7 hours of listening to me go on and on.
@@FlashPointHx That's not the half of it. I am ADD, so an interesting insight may side track my train of thought. I have to remember the trigger, rewind and hope the same trigger...
Love this so much. Big fan from Australia 🙏🙏
Hello! I've always wanted to visit your country. Take care!
@@FlashPointHx thanks so much. Please do come visit, you will love it.
😂thank you for giving us the actual story, I always thought that Saladin was merciful to allow the christians to leave, I never knew that it was part of an agreement😂😂
Lol this is WhatsApp history .Sallahudin had no agreement he defeated Christians and they were at his mercy
This conclusion is well found, but I believe we cannot leave it like that, I want to see the romans back in their city and see the heroic last stand of Constantine XI
I posted a poll and the audience wanted reconquista before we get to the ottomans and the return of the Byzantine
@@FlashPointHx mhh I missed it, but you know, Ill take everything you can give us !!
Happy slumber my friends
Do you have a single video on Zengids only?
Afraid not
A crusader told the citizens of Zara that the other crusaders wouldn’t attack them because they were Christians. They are the ones who decided to fight. Poor citizens. I think Venice was 100% responsible for the disaster of the fourth crusades. Kind of gross if you ask me.
Sure, but the Crusades were in response to the surge of militant Islam that arose after the death of Mohammad. From 620 onward, Churches and Temples across Syria, Turkey, and Northern Africa and Spain were destroyed. That was kind of gross too.
Nice movie
Thank you, amazing documentary!
Thank you ! Really happy that you liked it
Glorious
Thanks!
All parts
Please
Super!
Wow did you watch parts 1-13 in a day? Impressive
Very detailed, Byzantine civilization is not well covered in school.
Best videos !!!!
Appreciate your comments
a coupla comments: 1) the "mud flood" theme is real and powerful. it is briefly mentioned in "Matrix one" and i have always claimed that movie was a gift to us and not a mere artistic story. the mud flood theme asks if our history is distorted. Phillip K. Dick , whose short stories eventually were turned into 5 movie/programs asked " How do we know our memories are real?" Well, that theme is even stronger with "his-story". another theme which questions history is the "Mandela effect." 2) my second comment is praise for the work of this series and it's creators. I avoid youtube in controversial topics because it censors like Facebook, Twitter , Wikipedia etc.. Like the mass-media, it will give you a false view of reality in controversial subjects. having said that, some of the great content creators here on youtube are "price-less" in their efforts and the knowledge they provide. love to all.
Insightful comment - Im curious what you mean by the 'Mud Floor'
Noah’s Flood was a cataclysmic Mud Flood. Think about it, how would the Dinosaurs and creatures become fossilised?
Pls watch Dr Kent Hovind seminars and the Standing for Truth channel.
The rock layers of the geological column, were formed laterally, simultaneously, not vertically over unknown eons. Proven by Flume water and deposition experiments. The rate of erosion by weathering would destroy the rock layers before they would’ve formed, according to the mainstream Secular Science.
Natural Selection, deselected from existence, all the transitional species, between the Chromosome Family Kinds.
I rest my case and I hope you enjoy the videos on Standing for Truth.
God bless you, bc nothing else will. What is your Salvation?
P.s. Dr Walter Veith also has a fantastic series called Creation and Evolution.
Nothing is as unpredictable as life...
1:35:45 pretty much thw fate of all historical armies marching on mecca
I've enjoyed the history but I'm confused I thought the fall occurred in 245? That memed defeated constabu then became Istanbul
My man i have never Heard someone be able to tell the story so well all around!! If history teachers would tell a story like you do every kid would luv history. Side note you could probably tell me a story about a pencil and at the end charge me $200 I would be happy to buy it😂keep it up we luv the content
hahaha - really happy that you liked my video. You're comment cracked me up. A good friend of mine dared me to start history podcasting when we were in an airport waiting for a layover - he said something similar to what you said.
This so so much better than the Kings and Generals channel, which tells the same events (in much less detail). I'm wondering this has so few views.
Appreciate that ! Views come - just takes time =)
I kinda chuckled when you said "when in doubt, blame the byzantines". Was it a humor attempt or my humor taste is just weird? Haha.
Still, great quality content, I never thought I'd enjoy delving deep into the details of what motivated each characters, what did they think at the time, and the consequences of their actions.
my snarkiness comes out from time to time =)
Personally I love that little tweak of humour. It brings more life and realism to the history. It’s easy to forget that the people were actually real people, who also had their own unique humours and characteristics.
"Present your shield, swords, arrows, and spears to them, imagining that you are a hunting party after wild boars, so that the impious may learn that they are dealing not with dumb animals but with their lords and masters, THE DESCENDANTS OF THE HELLENES (GREEKS) AND THE ROMANS."
Constantine Palaologos XI speaks in front of his officers and allies before the final siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed Bey
George Sprantzes - The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 1453 - primary source from the war..
"Καὶ οὕτως λογίσθητε ὡς ἐπὶ ἀγρίων χοίρων καὶ πληθὺν κυνήγιον, ἵνα γνώσωσιν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς ὅτι οὐ μετὰ ἀλόγων ζῴων ὡς αὐτοί, παράταξιν ἔχουσιν, ἀλλὰ μετὰ κυρίων καὶ αὐθεντῶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπογόνων ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ καὶ Ῥωμαίων."
Ὁμιλία τοῦ Αὐτοκράτορα Κωνσταντίνου ΙΑ’ Παλαιολόγου πρὶν τὴν ἅλωση τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Ἀπὸ τὸ Χρονικὸν τοῦ Μεγάλου Λογοθέτη Γεωργίου Σφραντζῆ ἢ Φραντζῆ Ἐκδοθὲν ἐν Κερκύρᾳ ἔτει 1477
wow
So Baldwin had the apple of Eden For a Time
yes - but for a really short while
Wednesday May 29, 2024. Pray, pray hard, for the re-conquest of Constantinople! Deus le veult!
no no no the advance of the german crusade was stopped by an epidemic of antioch, not the death of the emperor! the prince was a great commander the troops were loyal to him! Frederick of Swabia
Love the century of 1500 and the ottoman empire sultan really from Memmet to the end of ottoman empire
Likely start with Osman's dream and get up to Mehmet
@@FlashPointHx O.k. that's plausible you always deliver the best thanks so much from South Africa
@@FlashPointHx No, its heyday was the reign of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman,
Iced rose water?
Where they get ice from?
They would have to bring ice down from the mountains
@@FlashPointHx ah okay, thank you for the reply. That's very interesting on the logistics of that
Times were different back then.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the history of the crusades, but if you're making the video about the fall of the Constantinople - do one about how it fell (and it's fine with me, that is a longer story, that starts earlier and talks about the "milestones" in the journey to the end, because empires do not fall in one day) , then do a different series about Crusades. Half of the video is about the the 3rd crusade, that had nothing to do with the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Apart from that after 3rd comes 4th - disastrous one. Growing resentment? Yes maybe, but since the west fell, there was always a resentment between east and west. Major part of this video doesn't touch Constantinople at all and in my opinion, it's a major flaw... Maybe I'm sounding harsh but I'm a great fan of your content and just... Keep going!
I, for one, am grateful that this turned into a Crusades documentary. I've never been interested in the Crusades, for some reason. I've always found ancient Rome and Greece to be far more interesting than the Medieval period. The way this transformed subtly into a story about the Crusades has really gotten me hooked on them now!
Crusade? In the name of God? Hardly. Men must stop killing each other in the name of God, those who do are completely mislead. In fact those who kill life act against the Lord our God. One day I pray all war amongst men cease forever.
Where can I find the rest?
Not made yet - plan to get back to this in the future
i fell asleep and woke up 2 hours through this, i was watching emkays r/p*rnhubcomments videos, how tf did i get here???
And here is the proof that money governs people, not god, even if they say they fight for god. I wander how many of them are currently burning in hell
The whole thing was one big shame, for the Western World.
Why does 5'6" need 40ft ceilings...
Istanbul.