Belisarius: The Emperor's Sword (1/6)

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  • @EpichistoryTv
    @EpichistoryTv  3 роки тому +514

    I hope you enjoy the first episode of our new Belisarius series! This topic was chosen by Patreon supporters, if you want to vote in future polls and get ad-free early access to new videos, visit www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV.

  • @Willzy800
    @Willzy800 3 роки тому +2770

    Belisarius deserves his place next to Julius Caeser and Scipio Africanus.

    • @afriendlycadian9857
      @afriendlycadian9857 3 роки тому +105

      Yes but hardly anyone knows him

    • @SodaPrezsing
      @SodaPrezsing 3 роки тому +247

      @@afriendlycadian9857 That's his point

    • @volodymyrboitchouk
      @volodymyrboitchouk 3 роки тому +125

      Funnily enough, in such company its hannibal whose the odd one out.

    • @jonshive5482
      @jonshive5482 3 роки тому +18

      He gets a fair if sketchy shake in Adrian Goldsworthy's study of great Roman generals, In the Name of Rome.

    • @hunger1651
      @hunger1651 3 роки тому +27

      and heraclius

  • @vdias
    @vdias 3 роки тому +1017

    "He will be remembered as Rome's last great general"
    He will be - once Epic History TV is done.

    • @TheDrsalvation
      @TheDrsalvation 3 роки тому +24

      to be fair, Dovahatty got there before, and just as epic and highly unbiased, the way we like it lol (it's the reason why I'm here right now)

    • @johnpattenden8553
      @johnpattenden8553 3 роки тому +13

      @@TheDrsalvation yeah, but heraclius tho?

    • @megasalexandrostv7077
      @megasalexandrostv7077 3 роки тому +19

      @@johnpattenden8553 Basil II as well

    • @johnpattenden8553
      @johnpattenden8553 3 роки тому

      @@megasalexandrostv7077 true true

    • @christianjocson5509
      @christianjocson5509 2 роки тому +4

      Basil the Bulgarslayer:Ahem…you’re forgetting someone?

  • @78Mrarth
    @78Mrarth 3 роки тому +566

    10 thousands reinforcements arriving at the battle, bringing the Persian forces to 50 thousands.
    Andreas : "49.998"

    • @shubharthidutta979
      @shubharthidutta979 3 роки тому +77

      49,991
      7 were killed in the first cavalry patrol determined to check the strength of the Greek Byzantine Romans

    • @Abdi-libaax
      @Abdi-libaax 2 роки тому +3

      8 thousand died and the rest ran away 😂 how could 49.998 lose to 25000? It just shows how incompetent those generals were.

    • @geletoz
      @geletoz 2 роки тому +2

      @@Abdi-libaax a waryaa historian like me lol salamat

    • @MrJoeParsons
      @MrJoeParsons 2 роки тому +20

      @@Abdi-libaax very simple, once an army broke - that's when the real casualties began

    • @SMAXZO
      @SMAXZO 2 роки тому +1

      WHAT'CHA GONNA DO, PERSIA...WHEN ANDREAS AND HIS 24 INCH PYTHONS RUN WILD ON YOU!

  • @ScorpoYT
    @ScorpoYT 3 роки тому +1180

    Belisarius achievements should have entitled him to be "Julius Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire"

  • @rhozenheyo9045
    @rhozenheyo9045 3 роки тому +405

    This was the first Documentary of The Eastern Roman Empire I've watched without a single word of "Byzantium". Awesome

  • @RemAllenSenpai
    @RemAllenSenpai 3 роки тому +800

    " For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided. "
    - Flavius Belisarius.

    • @jonathanflores9991
      @jonathanflores9991 3 роки тому +16

      🔥

    • @kylemendoza8860
      @kylemendoza8860 3 роки тому +18

      "In the jungle when the enemy is behind you, he is surrounded by all sides."
      - WWII British general I don't remember his name.

    • @AKAZA-kq8jd
      @AKAZA-kq8jd 2 роки тому +2

      Well said 👏

    • @jorizalramos6882
      @jorizalramos6882 2 роки тому +2

      Rise of Kingdom

    • @robertholley2195
      @robertholley2195 2 роки тому +1

      and superior weapons , not always, but without physical weapons ,you have Gods intervention.

  • @princepscivitatis4083
    @princepscivitatis4083 3 роки тому +729

    Belisarius and Justinian could've been the next Agrippa-Octavian, if only Justinian had his bro's back like Octavian did.

    • @napolien1310
      @napolien1310 3 роки тому +1

      What do u mean!!

    • @princepscivitatis4083
      @princepscivitatis4083 3 роки тому +135

      @@napolien1310
      Spoiler alert: Belisarius' wife shits the bed, Theodora takes her side and actively persecute Belisarius and Justinian does jackshit to help him. Some sources claim Belisarius was put down to a position where he literally had to beg for his daily bread.

    • @claudiu-mihaipuiu1221
      @claudiu-mihaipuiu1221 3 роки тому +120

      @@napolien1310 After pretending to take the Ostrogothic crown at the end of Belisarius' campaign of the Ostrogoths made Justinian suspicious that he might someday actually try to do that. Remember, popular generals often tried to install themselves as Emperor, even in the Eastern Roman Empire so it wasn't entirely irrational of Justinian to think that.
      Hell, when he got sick of the Plague and thought to be dead, many people were thinking and arguing for Belisarius to take the purple and crown himself emperor, despite him stating that he wasn't interested one bit in that.

    • @arche8229
      @arche8229 3 роки тому +16

      @@princepscivitatis4083 thats a myth

    • @princepscivitatis4083
      @princepscivitatis4083 3 роки тому +79

      @@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221
      The atmosphere you describe (where generals vied for power) was the exact same, if not more extreme, when Octavian established the Triumvirate and later, the Principate.
      He could've just as easily done Agrippa when people like Salvidienus, Maecenas, Antony etc... actively encouraged him to.
      Justinian was simply an oaf when it came to recognizing people for who they are and even worse individual when it came to the bro-code.

  • @dukeofwellington8898
    @dukeofwellington8898 3 роки тому +1287

    This brings back memories when I was a kid watching Extra History's Justinian series.

    • @rikuvakevainen6157
      @rikuvakevainen6157 3 роки тому +48

      Same. I can't wait Belisarius' journey.

    • @holly5234
      @holly5234 3 роки тому +116

      Wow it’s been that long?I remember watching it around 5 years ago as a young teen along with the first crusade on this channel, crazy to think now I’m a adult in college potentially getting my degree in history.

    • @AKAZA-kq8jd
      @AKAZA-kq8jd 3 роки тому +15

      Same here

    • @McDragoneer
      @McDragoneer 3 роки тому +9

      such a great series, hopefully this will be just as good :)

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. 3 роки тому +15

      Thanks for making me feel old guys! ;)

  • @bwhit6541
    @bwhit6541 3 роки тому +117

    Belisarius, restorer of Roman prestige
    Aetius, destroyer of the Huns
    Majorian, reconquer of Gaul,
    Basil ll, the Bulgarian slayer,
    These were the last true Romans.

    • @christermi
      @christermi 3 роки тому +19

      I find this title "last true Roman" dull and false, but it's probably because Belissarius is the last Latin speaking great Roman general.

    • @josefmaster1188
      @josefmaster1188 3 роки тому +21

      Nikephoros Phokas and John I Tzimiskes were better generals than Basil II, but Basil in General for me is the best emperor of the middle ages but don't forget The white dead of the Saracens (sounds so cool).

    • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
      @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 роки тому +11

      No love for Heraclius or Maurice?

    • @dimitriosvlissides5781
      @dimitriosvlissides5781 3 роки тому +5

      @@christermi I think whe had an excellent knowledge of greek

    • @yaqubleis6311
      @yaqubleis6311 2 роки тому +1

      Aetius was half Iranian Scythian Origin and Belisarius lost 2 war vs Sassanid Empire

  • @10thBCT
    @10thBCT 3 роки тому +26

    "Dubious background from the acting profession"
    me:new insult acquired..

  • @Oblivion889
    @Oblivion889 3 роки тому +741

    Another documentary of epic history about an epic general in an epic time era in an epic video with an epic voice from Epic History TV. ;)

    • @pythonhtmljava7811
      @pythonhtmljava7811 3 роки тому +29

      What an epic comment

    • @cdcastro7986
      @cdcastro7986 3 роки тому +21

      @@pythonhtmljava7811 What an epic reply

    • @definitelynotaswith6164
      @definitelynotaswith6164 3 роки тому +10

      what an epic thread

    • @NoXeB1995
      @NoXeB1995 3 роки тому +8

      What an epic...just...what an epic!

    • @Oblivion889
      @Oblivion889 3 роки тому +4

      @@NoXeB1995 What kind of epic will epic post after this epic series ? the epic story of the epic Caesar ?

  • @ftr1453
    @ftr1453 3 роки тому +177

    In love with this charismatic general since I read Robert Graves' "Belisarius" when I was a teenager

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  3 роки тому +41

      Me too!

    • @stuka80
      @stuka80 3 роки тому +2

      also love that novel! surprisingly very historically accurate for a fiction work.

    • @nebsam715
      @nebsam715 3 роки тому

      Aye?I have not heard of this book,I will be looking to find it

    • @dimitriosvlissides5781
      @dimitriosvlissides5781 3 роки тому +1

      Belissarios by Robert Graves an excellent book

    • @nebsam715
      @nebsam715 3 роки тому

      @@dimitriosvlissides5781 I shall read it and see for myself how good it is thanks for the heads up

  • @kristian2497
    @kristian2497 3 роки тому +280

    Great video! Both Justinian and Belisarius deserve more attention then they've previously had. Great to see them finally getting it 😁😁😁

    • @ThinkerYT
      @ThinkerYT 3 роки тому +4

      agree 100% there are so many more underrated ones tho

    • @TesterAnimal1
      @TesterAnimal1 3 роки тому

      Justinian gets plenty of attention.
      Everybody who knows about Hagia Sophia knows who he is. That includes many thousands of tourists every year.

    • @kleinenfuchse5365
      @kleinenfuchse5365 2 роки тому

      @@TesterAnimal1 Okay BlackSheepSwimmer

    • @toddkes5890
      @toddkes5890 2 роки тому

      If you get a chance, check out the 'Belisarius series' books by David Drake and Eric Flint. First one in "An Oblique Approach".
      Basic plot is two AI from the future are sent back to the past to change history. One wants to make a perfected caste system to purify humanity and takes over Malwa India. The other wants to make a humanity that welcomes differences and goes to Rome to help out. 6 books total

  • @justinian-the-great
    @justinian-the-great 3 роки тому +160

    Well, your video turned better than even I thought would be! Didn't know you were going to cover Calinicum as well. It's a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! I hope that the rest of the series goes as well as this. Justinian and his crew like Belisarius, Theodora and Narses deserve more coverage than they currently get and I'm sure that you will give them the story they deserve.

    • @pimpintoads5871
      @pimpintoads5871 2 роки тому

      You're not great.

    • @regigashi9226
      @regigashi9226 2 роки тому

      The author gets the identity of emperor Justinian Wrong It seems like he never heard of Tauressium today located in Skopje Macedonia??

    • @anirudh177
      @anirudh177 2 роки тому +3

      @@pimpintoads5871 Why not?

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 3 роки тому +100

    There is already some good content about Belisarius and Justinian on the historical side of UA-cam but this goes above and beyond it, simply amazing!

  • @stef1871987
    @stef1871987 3 роки тому +134

    So excited you guys are doing Belisarius, what an underrated military genius

    • @ismetdurmaz4746
      @ismetdurmaz4746 3 роки тому +1

      because the Western Historians are not keen with the Byzantines since they at from the East they don't really regard them as one of their own.

    • @tijotypo5252
      @tijotypo5252 3 роки тому

      oh Eric Flint is the author

    • @stef1871987
      @stef1871987 3 роки тому

      @@tijotypo5252 Thank you, will definitely check it out

    • @TesterAnimal1
      @TesterAnimal1 3 роки тому +3

      @@ismetdurmaz4746 rubbish.
      They were Romani.
      1453 😡

    • @ismetdurmaz4746
      @ismetdurmaz4746 3 роки тому

      @@TesterAnimal1 true, but Western Rome has much more coverage and lots of information about it compared to the East and it tells you something.

  • @legendarian4690
    @legendarian4690 3 роки тому +60

    It was a pleasure to help, guys! Thanks again for reaching out to me!

    • @user-po3ss3vk5b
      @user-po3ss3vk5b 3 роки тому +3

      your shots are clean! i kinda prefer them more to the ones used in Kings And Generals (:

    • @legendarian4690
      @legendarian4690 3 роки тому +2

      @@user-po3ss3vk5b Thanks man, appreciate it!

    • @user-po3ss3vk5b
      @user-po3ss3vk5b 3 роки тому +2

      no problem, im glad you guys gave credit to what mods you used. it's not something i see all the time ;)

    • @oleksandr1459
      @oleksandr1459 11 місяців тому

      What mod is used in this footages, I mean just some reskin of Roman units, or mb some big mod?

    • @legendarian4690
      @legendarian4690 11 місяців тому

      @@oleksandr1459 it's called 555 Age of Justinian for the game Total War Attila

  • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
    @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 роки тому +39

    Another superb addition, Toby. Belisarius was truly one of the greatest generals in any age. One wonders what could have been had Belisarius accepted the Gothic offer to become Emperor of the West. Would Justinian have agreed to it? Because on hopes Justinian would see the immense benefits of a pacified and united Italian Peninsula and North Africa. He knew Belisarius had little love for ultimate power, so Justinian could rule as Senior Augustus. With a secure power base and with the Goths tied to the Empire, it would have made the reconquest of Hispania, Gaul and Britannia much more simple.

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 роки тому +8

      sup Bernadotte, the long ass names and titles.
      Feels good to have descendants still reigning till this day eh?

    • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
      @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 роки тому +7

      @@derpynerdy6294 It does! One throne, and direct descendants on four more. The second oldest reigning dynasty in Europe. Not bad for a man who enlisted as a private at the age of 16. And, one notes, with the help of Epic History, the long-delayed rehabilitation of my reputation is beginning.

    • @robertcapet9132
      @robertcapet9132 3 роки тому

      Also Germanius who married the Gothic princess. Had he lived he may have succeeded Justinian and been King of the Goths.

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 роки тому +3

      @@crownprincesebastianjohano7069
      hehehe napey is jealous

    • @janeghudjars3496
      @janeghudjars3496 3 роки тому +2

      @@derpynerdy6294 Bonaparte was always jealous of Bernadotte and his "Belle Jamb."

  • @danielconde13
    @danielconde13 3 роки тому +62

    I cannot express enough joy to see such a topic picked up, and produced in such a manner like that which mesmerized us for so long, during the entirety of the Napoleonic Wars series. The maps, troops display, battle developments, even the sound effects - and gosh, the narration.
    Absolutely hooked on this new series, what a joy!

    • @whollibaugh
      @whollibaugh 3 роки тому +3

      532AD
      Never did I think such a date, read aloud, would send a shiver down my spine

  • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
    @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 роки тому +64

    Dear Count Belisarius reminds me somewhat of the great Khalid Ibn al-Walid. Both won many victories despite being outnumbered and used guile to overcome the more numerous enemy. They also suffered unjustly at the hands of their sovereigns due to the jealously and palace intrigues of lesser men and were stripped of their rank and rewards. Both men deserved better ends.

    • @jymscarlfamilar7661
      @jymscarlfamilar7661 2 роки тому +6

      Yi Sun Shin too!

    • @anoldtimer
      @anoldtimer 2 роки тому +1

      Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, was not treated unjustly from Umar R.A. The reason he was stripped of his rank was because the men started to think victory came with Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Umar R.A wanted to reinstate the fact that victory comes only from Allah (God). That’s basically it.

    • @artair70
      @artair70 2 роки тому +1

      Sandpeople *YAWN*

  • @moreaianmythos7984
    @moreaianmythos7984 3 роки тому +94

    The only history channel worth watching, a lot if not most channels do “mistakes” or revision history now a days especially when it comes to Greece and Rome, but you guys have always been consistent and even give sources while others don’t, thank you for having integrity and defending historical truth.

    • @nataliekennedy4646
      @nataliekennedy4646 3 роки тому +3

      So you don’t believe them even if they know what there talking about you must have a big ego

    • @chrisla349
      @chrisla349 3 роки тому +4

      @@nataliekennedy4646 what does ego have to do with someone being trusting or not?

    • @eodyn7
      @eodyn7 3 роки тому +3

      Kings and Generals?

    • @erikkalaidzis625
      @erikkalaidzis625 2 роки тому +1

      A small mistake perhaps, but it must be said Thrace is not a part of Serbia; it is the territory West and North-West of Constantinople, being rather a part of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.

    • @nipoone6109
      @nipoone6109 2 роки тому

      What do you mean by 'revisionist history? History itself is revision, historians are revisionists. I think you mean distortionist history.

  • @sgauden02
    @sgauden02 3 роки тому +111

    They need to make a tv series like the show "Vikings" about Justinian, and Belisarius.

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 2 роки тому +2

      @Some thing Alexander has one coming soon brother stay tuned

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 2 роки тому +2

      ​@Some thing Hannibal would be awesome, i know i really enjoyed the BBC documentary on him with Alexander siddig

    • @martinboskovic1009
      @martinboskovic1009 2 роки тому +9

      About whole Eastern Roman Empire, some 20+ seasons or so, That would be really EPIC!

    • @sgauden02
      @sgauden02 2 роки тому +3

      @@martinboskovic1009 There TONS of Eastern Roman history to draw from!

    • @kungfujiujitsufliptrick4832
      @kungfujiujitsufliptrick4832 2 роки тому +1

      i think about that a lot about the Romans it would last like 20 seasons with no filler material

  • @alvaro209209
    @alvaro209209 3 роки тому +69

    Imagine being the emperor and your best friend is the commanding General of your army …

    • @thebrocialist8300
      @thebrocialist8300 3 роки тому +25

      That was not exactly unprecedented in history.

    • @nomooon
      @nomooon 3 роки тому +10

      Pretty Justinian got lucky his friend is so good, apparently he promoted him based on their relationship at first...

    • @piccolo5346
      @piccolo5346 3 роки тому +15

      Alexander’s right hand man was his childhood friend aswell.

    • @taxult
      @taxult 2 роки тому +9

      Octavian and Agrippa

    • @greyjedi8993
      @greyjedi8993 2 роки тому +3

      Majorian and Ricimer...oh wait this one didn't end well.

  • @yavyav2281
    @yavyav2281 3 роки тому +28

    I cannot stress enough how good the animations, illustrations and maps are !
    We all knew that the narrator was one of the best in the UA-cam game but man, the visual quality struck me in the doc !

  • @Anglomachian
    @Anglomachian 3 роки тому +91

    Whilst it’s true to say that the cavalry became more prominent, one should not underestimate the strength and versatility of the infantry. Far from a glorified meat shield, enemies of Rome that thought the spearman was the soft underbelly of the Roman army were quickly surprised when they didn’t just break apart at the first charge.

    • @GloryToParadis
      @GloryToParadis 2 роки тому +5

      Indeed, the new Protostate infantry combined features of the old legion and the phalanx, and tactically complements the armored archer cavalry. Their 2-meter long spears, when anchored on the ground, were designed to stop cavalry charges. They were also armed with bows & arrows and use the longer spatha sword instead of the gladius of the republican period.

    • @GloryToParadis
      @GloryToParadis 2 роки тому +7

      The old legion gave Rome mastery of the Mediterranean world, but it was ineffective against the horse archers of the Persians and the Huns. Everybody knows of Crassus' disastrous end at Carrhae but not even Caesar himself would have done any better against Parthia.
      In a sense, the new combined arms doctrine of the Eastern Romans was a revival of Alexander's tactics, with the infantry serving as the anvil to hold the enemy while the cavalry sweeps from the flanks.

    • @rishi7629
      @rishi7629 2 роки тому +5

      @@GloryToParadis Lol buddy you only know of Carrhae?.. Do you know how many times Rome burnt the Parthian capital after that?

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 Рік тому +1

      @@GloryToParadis
      Caesar would have done just fine. You realize that Marc Antony invaded Parthia and succeeded, right? This was shortly after the Crassus debacle.

  • @ThinkerYT
    @ThinkerYT 3 роки тому +57

    Everyone reading this, I wish you and your family the best of luck and a lot of health!

  • @wilsontheconqueror8101
    @wilsontheconqueror8101 3 роки тому +19

    Such an underappreciated General! If the Plauge had not showed up to derail all that he and Justinian had done! Who knows what course history would have taken!?

  • @ismetdurmaz4746
    @ismetdurmaz4746 3 роки тому +21

    The best epic History Channel ever and Charles Nove's voice is soothing,watching all the way from Zimbabwe!

  • @Jykobe491
    @Jykobe491 3 роки тому +8

    And just like that Andreas name is written in history

  • @rick7424
    @rick7424 3 роки тому +32

    This is where the fun begins!
    Ever since Extra History covered the reign of Justinian have I been interested in this story!

  • @bubblegumfacebabe
    @bubblegumfacebabe 3 роки тому +12

    The fact that this quality of content is free on the internet shocks the life out of me

  • @MalayArcher
    @MalayArcher 3 роки тому +15

    Great to see my friend Legendarian working with Epic History 👌🏻

  • @meherozakter217
    @meherozakter217 3 роки тому +17

    At last my boy belisarius got the respect that he deserved.

  • @nemirovstreet9874
    @nemirovstreet9874 3 роки тому +4

    One of the best channels on UA-cam right now, hands down! A thorough explanation of the background events, in addition to a supreme Tactical and Strategic analysis of the conflict. The narrator's voice, turns each video into a real experience. Truly Epic, and thank you for the enormous effort.

  • @Hilltycoon
    @Hilltycoon 3 роки тому +57

    Belisarius' achievements have never been matched. He's truly the greatest

    • @afriendlycadian9857
      @afriendlycadian9857 3 роки тому +9

      Sadly not as well known

    • @williamjordan5554
      @williamjordan5554 3 роки тому +1

      Alexander. Undefeated.

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 роки тому

      @@engr.tonystark3504
      hahahahahhaa

    • @Hilltycoon
      @Hilltycoon 3 роки тому

      @@engr.tonystark3504 You were great as well, but that Russia part man.... big mistake!

    • @Hilltycoon
      @Hilltycoon 3 роки тому +3

      @@williamjordan5554 Died at a young age and kinda went crazy in India. Great commander though!

  • @maxwelljarman7785
    @maxwelljarman7785 2 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU FOR NOT CALLING IT THE "BYZANTINE EMPIRE"

  • @samthesith6631
    @samthesith6631 3 роки тому +35

    Why when I first read this I instantly went “WAIT 40K IS REAL??????”

    • @Anonymous07192
      @Anonymous07192 2 роки тому

      You'll find that the Adeptus Mechanicus draws heavy inspiration from the Eastern Roman Empire (look up "theosis" in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and how it relates to the Cult Mechanicus' dogma of 'becoming one with the Machine God') while the Imperium is modeled after the Western..... With the Emperor being kind of like Alexander the Great and the Custodes being his Companions. 40k has very deep underlying inspirations and themes but most people are not knowledgable enough about classical history to properly appreciate it.

  • @sbk1983
    @sbk1983 9 місяців тому +1

    Belisarius deserves his own movie! A great commander of the romans!

  • @ShiningLight
    @ShiningLight 3 роки тому +7

    One of the greatest Roman Generals

    • @charlesmcgill2974
      @charlesmcgill2974 3 роки тому

      Thanks to him arguably romano-Greco culture flourished

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 3 роки тому +1

      @@charlesmcgill2974 More like cause of him it got destroyed in most of Italy lol.

  • @rennor3498
    @rennor3498 3 роки тому +49

    Its really disappointing that Justinian and Belisarius aren't remembered alongside the greatest Roman leaders

    • @arche8229
      @arche8229 3 роки тому +4

      Its because its only Eastern Rome. Not the West and East together

    • @rennor3498
      @rennor3498 3 роки тому +14

      @@arche8229 Flavius Aetius is bette remembered even though he was from just the Western Roman Empire.

    • @Anonymous07192
      @Anonymous07192 3 роки тому +7

      The great schism has put the Eastern Roman Empire in a negative light compared to the Western counterpart, especially in Western history and literature. In line with what the Catholic Pope said after the sack of Constantinople of 1204, there can only be one Rome.

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 3 роки тому

      @@rennor3498 they are though
      He’s literally Justinian The Great

    • @dillonblair6491
      @dillonblair6491 3 роки тому

      @@rennor3498
      Because he was around during the time of the United Roman empire, both east and west

  • @Larsare98
    @Larsare98 3 роки тому +51

    Judicator - Let There Be Nothing is an album about Belisarius. Highly recommended if you're into metal

    • @dragoncrusader8580
      @dragoncrusader8580 3 роки тому +2

      just checked it out, thanks for the awesome recommendation!
      song sounds so tragic, Belisarius deserved better than he got from the Emperor and Empress :(

  • @duncanbennett2898
    @duncanbennett2898 3 роки тому +5

    Big Billy did his damnedest to bring back the glory days of the empire, but was always going to struggle against time. Much like Alexander, having no proper successor meant his short term gains would never be stable beyond his lifetime.
    Thanks so much for bringing this part of roman history to life with exquisite illustrations, scripting, narration and digital battle re-enactment.

  • @MrGenseric
    @MrGenseric 3 роки тому +1

    @EpicHistoryTV may be, the most articulated history channel around...
    Epic all-round, narration, editing, story telling, animation's rhythm,, aesthetics...
    you people, truly are top class
    thank you for all content.

    • @centurymemes1208
      @centurymemes1208 3 роки тому +2

      asthetic belongs to history marche animation but if both of them combined seen on their napoleonic wars then its superB

  • @alexhaleniuk4852
    @alexhaleniuk4852 2 роки тому +5

    „…he will be remembered as Rome’s last great general…” John Kourkouas and Leo Phokas: hold our beers

  • @U8mymicro
    @U8mymicro 3 роки тому +20

    Your doing belisarius I couldn't be more excited top underrated general of all time for sure

  • @napoleonbonaparte6963
    @napoleonbonaparte6963 3 роки тому +6

    Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers, you guys deserved it.

  • @mastermax2792
    @mastermax2792 3 роки тому +23

    Finally Belisarius a man who was easily the match of Napoleon and Alexander, he is an awesome general it's nice to see him finally get some love

  • @arturs6812
    @arturs6812 3 роки тому +8

    Just finished Julius Caesar series by Kings and Generals and now this, I love it!

  • @Xaelyrion
    @Xaelyrion 3 роки тому +6

    I feel like the Justinian period is underrated.

  • @AKAZA-kq8jd
    @AKAZA-kq8jd 3 роки тому +14

    This video is brilliant!👏👏

  • @johnwest901
    @johnwest901 3 роки тому +6

    Ever loyal to his emperor, one of the great strategic minds on the battlefield. What a man!

  • @baguettysheppy1740
    @baguettysheppy1740 3 роки тому +6

    This is amazing and i'm glad that the documentaries are getting even better. Hopefully the next episode comes out soon because i already can't wait for it lol

  • @stuka80
    @stuka80 3 роки тому +2

    A quick analysis of Belisarius's entrenching strategy and tactics at Daras.
    Although heavily outnumbered, Belisarius risked an open battle rather than a siege, though on a carefully laid out battlefield where he could conduct defensive, offensive maneouvers.
    The trench system was calculated to force the Persians to avoid the obvious trap in the center where their troops would be exposed to enfilade fire from both flanks. Their care played right into the hands of Belisarius, because not only would it mean that their main effort would be split on 2 flanks, but it would mean the main fighting would be with cavalry, the arm in which Belisarius was least outnumbered and on troops he could best rely on.
    Hes a master at exploiting his strengths as well as the enemy's weakness time and again.
    Did not expect this video at all, im a huge admirer of Belisarius and have alot of books about him and his skills as a general. Looking very much forward to this series.

  • @krimozaki9494
    @krimozaki9494 5 днів тому +1

    the way the Romans changed their army is fascinating , it became the opposite of the traditional Roman army , from heavy infantry to mounted archer cavalry
    A true application of the saying "Either adapt or perish"

  • @coenris1485
    @coenris1485 3 роки тому +7

    After seeing this intro I was thinking: '''This will be an epic series!!!''
    Looking forward to the comming parts!

  • @looloolalaable
    @looloolalaable 3 роки тому +3

    Just when I think you can't get any more awesome, you find a way to push back the frontiers of awesomeness!
    The long conflict between the Romans and the Persians is absolutely fascinating.
    P.S.: The artwork is sublime. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @prasoonjha1816
    @prasoonjha1816 3 роки тому +15

    If I remember the character of Bel Riose in Isaac Asimov's popular sci fi series "Foundation Trilogy" is inspired from Belisarius.
    Bel Riose had almost reestablished the dying Galactic Empire for his Emperor Cleon II but at the end he received a really dreadful end. After his end the empire truly died as in the next story we realise that Trantor (capital of the Galactic Empire) has fallen.

  • @jorgemaiz7624
    @jorgemaiz7624 3 роки тому +1

    Belisarius is the Chadest Byzantine ever. Vandali Delenda Est!

  • @Captainkebbles1392
    @Captainkebbles1392 2 роки тому +1

    "Constantinople, the greatest city in the world"
    *aggressive and endless crying*

  • @CatholicDragoon
    @CatholicDragoon 3 роки тому +7

    I do like the little examination into Persian military units.

  • @jonshive5482
    @jonshive5482 3 роки тому +5

    What a masterful presentation! The Eastern Roman Empire has been a long-neglected subject on this channel; great to have a well-rounded study of their most famous general to kick off what one hopes will be a comprehensive treatment. BTW don't usually like Total War clips interspersed with the narrative--too often they prove distracting as well as inapropos-- but in this case they complement it nicely. Cheers!

  • @chamel9771
    @chamel9771 3 роки тому +8

    4:14 Justinian wasn't from Thracia and neither Thracia is what's now Serbia. Justinian was from Tauresium, in modern Northern Macedonia. Thracia is nowdays roughly split between Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria.

    • @derauserwahlte5402
      @derauserwahlte5402 3 роки тому

      Finally a comment who writes about it.

    • @gamingdealer9514
      @gamingdealer9514 3 роки тому

      The Justinian you are talking about is this guy step father.
      There were 2 Justinians.

    • @chamel9771
      @chamel9771 3 роки тому +2

      @@gamingdealer9514 Justinian's step father was Justin I, who was also from what's now Northern Macedonia. The Justinian that I'm talking about is the same as the one in the video, Justinian I, born in Tauresium (Northern Macedonia) in the year 482, the emperor under which Belirsarius served.

  • @BroncosNation07
    @BroncosNation07 2 роки тому +1

    Okay this is the best Channel I've ever stumbled upon... the other night I just watched the Napoleon special, it was amazing!! Thank you to all who create these amazing pieces about history!

  • @Diego-fx3ud
    @Diego-fx3ud 3 роки тому +2

    I have to remark on the music in all of your videos, it really creates an awesome atmosphere for the topic showed in them. Great work as always!

  • @muchentuchen6592
    @muchentuchen6592 3 роки тому +20

    Belisarius, the unsung hero of the Byzantine Empire.

    • @HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG
      @HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG 2 роки тому +1

      @@ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ
      Imagine posting nonesense comment about Byzantine.

    • @FazeParticles
      @FazeParticles 2 роки тому +3

      Eastern Roman Empire*

    • @muchentuchen6592
      @muchentuchen6592 2 роки тому

      @@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG Imagine being jobless and replying to those nonsense comments while lying on your sofa. Great life you got there mate.

    • @HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG
      @HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG 2 роки тому

      @@muchentuchen6592
      I do have part time job. The ways it is.

    • @mojewjewjew4420
      @mojewjewjew4420 4 місяці тому

      @@muchentuchen6592 Roman Empire*

  • @zakariaalami1491
    @zakariaalami1491 3 роки тому +13

    Dude when i hear your voice i imediatly remember your legandary napoleonic serie , i hope this one would be as good

  • @hakon_brennus_wolff106
    @hakon_brennus_wolff106 3 роки тому +6

    I’ve seen many brilliant individual battle reviews of Bellisarius’s. I have been waiting for someone to do an overview of all his accomplishments. 👍

  • @thanoskoumpanis9699
    @thanoskoumpanis9699 3 роки тому +1

    Greece will never be complete without modern day Turkey under its command

  • @andrewvincent7299
    @andrewvincent7299 3 роки тому +2

    Belisarius was the man of his era. The Byzantine Empire would never see such success after he died. It's the biggest pity his associates were lesser men and worked to undermine him.

    • @stuka80
      @stuka80 3 роки тому

      generally i agree, but those conquests overstretched the empire and were unecessary. with so few troops committed Justinian was lucky he had a military genius in his hands to accomplish most of the objectives but Italy itself was never really secure and would eventually be lost completely.
      I would say Basill II's reign matched Justinian's but more importantly, The empire was stronger and stood more securely in his time despite being smaller.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 3 роки тому

      Narses was just as competent and more importantly the one to actually complete the conquest of Italy and repel the Frankish Invasion.

    • @stuka80
      @stuka80 3 роки тому +1

      @@tylerellis9097 take note though, that Narses had a superiority of force against his enemies compared to the ridiculous inferiority of forces that Belisarius was constantly handicapped with. At one point Belisarius had around a mere 1,500 men in Italy under his direct command.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 3 роки тому +1

      @@stuka80 True But Narses still had to March his entire army through the Dalmatian coast to Italy, fought Totila the Best General of the Goths, defeated and killed him through brilliant tactical maneuvering and formations, then defeated his successor Teias in the Goths Steadfast final stand. Finally To top it off then repelled the Fresh Frankish Invasion through advanced use of Heavy infantry and horse archers.
      His army was also mostly made up of Germanic Foederati. Finally Narses was far more liked by his multiethnic troops then Belisarius and better at maintaining their loyalty.
      And Chad enough he’s the Last Roman General to celebrate a Triumph in Rome.
      Not saying Narses was better but he’s definitely on par with Belisarius and carried Justinian just as Much.

  • @surplusbus9269
    @surplusbus9269 3 роки тому +8

    this channel has an incredible inspiring force
    it makes me want to do a similar work focused on the history of my country, Italy

  • @Justanirishfella
    @Justanirishfella 3 роки тому +16

    Would love to see a series about khosrau anushirawan (think that’s right ) he was justinians main rival during this time and was ruler of the Sassanid empire and also fun fact he was the one who imported chess from India into Europe

  • @MihailGeorgeNeamtu
    @MihailGeorgeNeamtu 3 роки тому +7

    Constantine XI deserves an episode, for sure!

  • @jacobpeters5458
    @jacobpeters5458 2 роки тому +1

    3:25 - many thanks for putting my people (Bulgars) on the map 150 years before they set foot on European soil! xD I'm teasing but awesome docu

  • @rachanacreativekitchen1953
    @rachanacreativekitchen1953 3 роки тому +2

    The first 1mintue and 30 second is the best intro and part of the video

  • @-mathijs
    @-mathijs 3 роки тому +4

    Again an high quality documentary. Thank you for the hard work Epic History TV 😄

  • @tropix4392
    @tropix4392 3 роки тому +3

    The music used for this is on another level.

    • @przem0l1994
      @przem0l1994 3 роки тому +1

      Does anybody recognize the music used in this video? It's a brilliant piece.

  • @JawsOfHistory
    @JawsOfHistory 3 роки тому +4

    Another fantastic video. Even though I knew the story I was engrossed from beginning to end. Great work!

  • @iglisaro2616
    @iglisaro2616 2 роки тому

    seriously, thank you guys for all you great work. it is something to depict history as correctly as possible, but to do it in such a way as to incite motivation and excitement is another story. A story you guys are telling so well. Keep up the good work, and thank you to the sponsors as well, for the support and good will, hélas, we live in a world where information is not transmitted unless it sells something or hits the boundaries of propaganda.

  • @Stickyrolls123
    @Stickyrolls123 3 роки тому +1

    This isn't content, it's a masterpiece! I love the quality you guys achieve. Your Napoleonic series is one of my favorite history pieces ever.

  • @Figgy_Tree
    @Figgy_Tree 3 роки тому +2

    One of the most underrated commanders ever, thank you for talking about him.

  • @chasechristophermurraydola9314
    @chasechristophermurraydola9314 3 роки тому +6

    Just saying but I feel that Belisarius deserves the title Belisarius the great.

  • @rhelyputra4680
    @rhelyputra4680 3 роки тому +8

    And then we have Napoleon, the ultimate Emperor-general combo

    • @mylesjulius4742
      @mylesjulius4742 3 роки тому +3

      imo I think he is up there with Caesar and Alexander

    • @josecipriano3048
      @josecipriano3048 3 роки тому +1

      @@mylesjulius4742 Alexander wasn't a good emperor. He overstretched his empire and his men, and soon after his death his empire was dismantled from inside.

    • @anirudh177
      @anirudh177 2 роки тому +2

      @@josecipriano3048 Alexander was always more of a general than an administrator or emperor.

  • @kooroshrostami27
    @kooroshrostami27 2 роки тому

    This channel is amazing, the narration, the music, the animation quality, it makes learning about history as exciting as watching a movie. Only few documentaries feel both educating and captivating and this channel does a better job of it than any TV series I know.

  • @stevesick1
    @stevesick1 2 роки тому +1

    This is hands down my fav youtube page

  • @DretFosria
    @DretFosria 3 роки тому +8

    I actually enjoy these a lot more when you guys use boxes/rectangles to tell the story instead of clips from Total War.

  • @Hoagsgalaxynetwork
    @Hoagsgalaxynetwork 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite generals from history. So glad see you doing a series on him!

  • @AlexAckerl
    @AlexAckerl 3 роки тому +5

    actually emperor Heraclius will be remembered as Romes last great general

  • @matthewsynnott5855
    @matthewsynnott5855 2 роки тому +1

    A.D. I LOVE IT! Don't give me any of that BCE/CE mumbo jumbo.

  • @stelios-1821
    @stelios-1821 3 роки тому +2

    Belisarius: the man who almost reunited the western and eastern roman empire; the man who saved Byzantium time and time again and who allowed it to endure 900 years after he left the earth.

  • @darkscholar625
    @darkscholar625 3 роки тому +23

    I'd love to play a Assassin's Creed game set during this time.

  • @andi2658
    @andi2658 3 роки тому +3

    One of the greatest saviors of Holy Terra, his army of Primaris march together with the regent Lord Papa Smurf himself

    • @andreymudik2905
      @andreymudik2905 3 роки тому

      Sorry to inform you but the Justinian Plague has infected all of the Emperor's gene seed reserves, turning all hopes of future military reinforcements to dust. As such from this point onwards the Imperium will be fighting a war againt time.

  • @NYCfrankie
    @NYCfrankie 2 роки тому +4

    Belisarius is an amazing figure he stands tall among the greatest Romans

  • @mrantipatia1872
    @mrantipatia1872 2 роки тому

    "Belisarius:the Emperor's Sword"
    The most suitable, honorable and intimitating title for the greatest general of Rome.
    Thanks for having recorded these videos on Justinian and Belisarius, the best though most underrated couple

  • @soontir_fel1816
    @soontir_fel1816 3 роки тому +2

    I am absolutely thrilled for this series!! Today is a damn good day. Keep up the brilliant work

  • @arjunsinha4015
    @arjunsinha4015 3 роки тому +30

    I think you should try to make a series on Genghis Khan and Mongol Empire.

    • @chasechristophermurraydola9314
      @chasechristophermurraydola9314 3 роки тому +4

      I completely agree with you on that Satoru Gojo because like the Mongols were mighty, Magnificent and fierce warriors who conquered China, Persia, Russia, and made raids into Poland 🇵🇱,Hungary and I would also say that the mongols played an important role in the fall of the Byzantine empire and what I mean by that is by the time the mongols reached modern day turkey 🇹🇷 they launched invasions which deteriorated the power of the Seijuqs and as the ilkhanate commanders in Anatolia gained strength and authority it encouraged the beys of Anatolia to declare sovereignty and as the Byzantine empire’s power in Asia minor was deteriorating one of these beys decided to take matters into his own hands and transformed the Kayi Tribe into an empire that would spark the end of the Byzantine empire and the rise of the modern republic of turkey and the empire was the famous OTTOMAN Empire.

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 3 роки тому +1

      @@chasechristophermurraydola9314 calm down

    • @chasechristophermurraydola9314
      @chasechristophermurraydola9314 3 роки тому

      @@hazzmati okay I am calmed down

    • @grimgoreironhide9985
      @grimgoreironhide9985 3 роки тому +1

      @@chasechristophermurraydola9314 The real reason the Seljuks disintegrated was because of the loss they faced in the Battle of Qatwan against the Kara Khitai. The same Kara Khitai who were once overlords of the Naiman Khanate and the Kwarizmian Empire.
      After this battle the Seljuks last strong leader died and the Empire fragmented into competing Beyliks and Sultanates.
      The Mongols conqured the Kara Khitai and basically forced the Seljuks to consolidate even more in Anatolia.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qatwan

    • @chasechristophermurraydola9314
      @chasechristophermurraydola9314 3 роки тому

      @@grimgoreironhide9985 oh okay

  • @MaciejBogdanStepien
    @MaciejBogdanStepien 3 роки тому +9

    Finally, a proper name for the Empire: Roman Empire. It did NOT ceased to exist.
    It was just the Italian peninsula that was taken by hostiles.

    • @reignadams6692
      @reignadams6692 3 роки тому

      @Some thing but they didnt rename themselves the romans called themselves "Romaioi" meaning Roman, some of these lands were also under Roman rule longer than their own rule, they were Romans just as people from the western USA isn't considered Native American they are American and people from eastern Russia aren't Siberian they are Russian

    • @reignadams6692
      @reignadams6692 3 роки тому

      @Some thing you are incorrect to assume roman culture didnt dominate further than the Italian peninsula and you clearly don't have any sources for that, lands across rome was ruled by people from their native homeland but was still ran by a roman governor along with roman citizens being merged into these lands to increase "romanization"

    • @gilpaubelid3780
      @gilpaubelid3780 3 роки тому +1

      @@reignadams6692 They were Greeks and hellenized populations that had roman citizenship, in other words they were only politically romans. So if you mean solely in a political sense, then yes they were Romans/Roman citizens. Otherwise they were completely different people from the ancient romans and the only thing that linked them together was the fact that both of them (ancient Romans, medieval Greeks) controlled the Roman state at different historical periods. When we're saying that the Byzantines were Romans we mean that they were people that had roman citizenship, not that they were descendants of ancients Romans. As for the Roman culture, it dominated further than the Italian peninsula but it certainly didn't dominate the eastern part of the empire where the dominant culture was the Greek one.

    • @obabas80
      @obabas80 2 роки тому +1

      @@gilpaubelid3780 Great post. This is the point that most do not understand about the eastern Romans. The Latin language and influence may have greatly took hold in Western Europe, but Eastern Europe and mostly the eastern parts of the Roman Empire were always hellenized since the times of Alexander the Great and his massive influence. Latin language and influence could never penetrate or displace the Greek influence and although the Roman identity and Roman ways of administration took hold, I believe the eastern Romans were always and continuously aware of their “Greekness” and “otherness” from the western parts of the empire.

    • @TheManCaveYTChannel
      @TheManCaveYTChannel 2 роки тому

      @@gilpaubelid3780 emperor Hadrian was from Hispania and was mocked by the senate for his accent and not speaking proper Roman Latin vs Vulgar Latin or a variation of it. Does that make him politically Roman and not truly Roman? You are trying to interpret a past world through modern tropes. Being Roman was never an ethnicity. Ever heard of the Roman emperors Philip the Arab and Elagabalus who were…shocker….Arab???? Are they not true Roman emperors but only politically Roman? Do you see how silly your argument is?

  • @miracleyang3048
    @miracleyang3048 3 роки тому +8

    At Callinicum Arab allies fought at the exposed flanks of both armies
    Al Mundhir Lakhmids on the Persian left and Al Harith Ghassanids at the Roman right, al Mundhir with Persian cavalry support was able to route the Ghassanids and turn the Roman flank

    • @1488EVERGETES
      @1488EVERGETES 2 роки тому

      Ah Ghassanids and Lakhmids... Christian arabs. Good old days

    • @miracleyang3048
      @miracleyang3048 2 роки тому

      @@1488EVERGETES
      At this point the Lakhmids weren't Christians yet (their Kings at least) Al Mundhir their leader was a Pagan infamous for sacrificing 500 nuns to the Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, but then again at least one of the previous Lakhmid kings was a Christian so idk

    • @1488EVERGETES
      @1488EVERGETES 2 роки тому

      @@miracleyang3048 yeah maybe due to the persian influence Lakhmids werent Christians at that point or at least not all of the kings were Christians. But Ghassanids were, and as far as i know Lakhmids were Christians when their kingdom fell

    • @miracleyang3048
      @miracleyang3048 2 роки тому +1

      @@1488EVERGETES
      Yeah they definitely abandoned paganism for good in the later years,
      The Ghassanids however weren't just Christians they considered themselves defenders of Christianity against the Persians and their pagans allies, the Ghassanids always ride to battle carrying a Cross and an icon of Saint Sergius

  • @destroyer0685
    @destroyer0685 3 роки тому +1

    What is missing in the Nika riots is what happened before Belisarius and Mundus enter the Hippodrome (the rioters headquarters) Justinian sent the eunuch Narses with a bags of gold, unarmed into the Hippodrome. He goes to the Blues faction. Reminds the Blue faction that Justinian had always supported the Blues and that the man they had selected to replace Justinian belonged to the Green faction. Narses hands the leader of the Blues the gold and leaves. The Blues discuss the situation and decide to change sides and back Justinian. The Blues then leave leaving the Hippodrome full of Greens. This is when Belisarius and Mundus enter the Hippodrome and proceed to annihilate all the people left in the Hippodrome.

  • @dubbyx8490
    @dubbyx8490 2 роки тому

    This narrator ranks among the best I've heard in any history channel.. He adds a special element of prestige to these videos and is a big part of why I keep watching Epic History TV videos.. Kudos!