Manuel II Palaiologos: The Elder Statesman
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Manuel II Palaiologos proved to be one of the finest emperors of the last dynasty of the Eastern Roman Empire, whose herculian efforts saw the continuation of Byzantium into the fifteenth century. It was his reign that saw Byzantium saw its last few successes before the Ottomans became insurmountable even with the combined might of Catholic Europe.
Predecessor: John V Palaiologos
Successor: John VIII Palaiologos
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The last centuries of the empire are sad tales. Just blows me away how such a powerhouse, in every aspect could crumble away. I guess a house divided is a house that'll fall. Very interesting video BTW.
Morea still has hope
2 Black deaths( first one killed 2/3 of the population of the empire destroying the hopes of restoring roman empire to its former glory for good) 1000 years of war( peace treaties meant nothing back in the days) including civil wars its a miracle they survived for so long.
I love how Manuel had inherited the worst position possible and still made it work
It is sad to see that the emperors were competent but the situation so dire that even they couldn't save the Empire
Definitely, that pretty much sums up the fiftheenth century emperors, men of ability but doomed by their own circumstances.
Just like they were cursed with bad leadership from 1180 to 1204, and then after the sack of Constantinople you get a string of competent rulers in Nicaea.
@@Tommykey07 it is always a pain when the empire gets the worst rulers in the best times
@@Cecilia-ky3uw probably the biggest weakness and strength of the empire, it's highly centralized formed government based on the competence of the Emperor/Baselius itself
@@arandomgreekfrombactria6302 i tend to disagree, byzantium was actually in a sense decentralised, how do rebellions keep working out
The Chad Manuel II fan.
As familiar as I have become with roman history when I here 1300s and 1400s it still strikes me as amazing.
Indeed, the longevity of the Roman Empire is quite amazing.
You should remaster this video I would love to see a longer version talking about what he did in Western Europe it seems like he was the medieval equivalent of mr world wide
This man must have been quite an interesting character. And obviously good at his job. Nice video.
It's pretty funny that the Palaiologos Dynasty arguably had 5 good dynastic emperors (Michael VIII, Andronikos III, Manuel II, John VIII, Constantine XI). Even the Macedonian Dynasty had to supplement this by including non-family related emperors.
Indeed, I would even go so far as to say that Manuel II was a great emperor. but the few bunglers managed to really mess it up.
Do one on Constantine V, he's deffinetely one of my favourite.
I will eventually, I too think he was an excellent emperor despite the epiphet.
Eastern Roman History As for the epithet, he was simply despised by his heretic contemporaries.
Amazing that their were no takers in Europe at the time! I think the crusades in the Levant had really caused the Kings to shy away from far Eastern theaters. He was still inspiring Emperor in doing his best to save his land! Well done!
Can you make a video about the last resistanse of the byzantines in peloponise in 1461?
Sure, The despotate of Archaea of Thomas Palaliogos and Morea under Demetrius.
Very useful information, thanks for the upload.
No problem, hope you enjoyed and be please do check out my other videos.
Eastern Roman's in 1401 this is the end
Timur the lame: not on my watch.
I think the algorithm is blessing you, for the coverage of the holy city, as well as for your in-depth information about the Byzantines. Keep doing what you do, maybe try covering some of the more "glorious" moments of the Byzantine and maybe with better editing (a style similar to e.g. HistoryMarche or K&G[?]). Regardless of editing, I will keep on binge-watching every single video, I just started so it might take a while :P
Thank you very much, yes my early videos are quite basic but I have improved considerably since I made this which is 4 years ago now.
I hope you enjoy the binge watch!
@@EasternRomanHistory Am indeed enjoying the binge watch! :)
Your editing has definitely improved a lot and the videos as a whole! But, in the end, it is the information in such videos that is the most important - imperative to get right and you are getting it right. Am aware of many periods of Byzantine (I hate using this term but I guess it does work to indicate the period of Roman History after the Western Roman empire fell) history but I do enjoy watching your videos as you both add on top of my pre-existing knowledge and for periods of which there is a "hole" sort to say, in my knowledge.
Moreover, a video is much more friendly than hundred of pages of some book - also I might be the only one but sometimes reading some chapters of said books feels "lonely", as in I feel I'm the first to read about some period in a long while (if it makes any sense)...
Still, I wish you the best and hope that the algorithm keeps blessing you with more views until UA-cam can be a viable source of income for you! And, who knows, you might find an editor, too! :)
Do not take my words about editing too seriously though, the videos, as they are now, are very much pleasant to watch (as your view-count on some videos confirms)!
@@mabeSc Thank you very much. As I learn more the quality of the history improves too!
i am really interested, how do you have so much material?
Was he a supporter of union with Rome? Is there any record he became Catholic?
To my knowledge, Manuel didn't seek Union or at least was not quite as ready to do so like his father. He not not convert to catholicism.
@@EasternRomanHistory thank you. Keep up the great work!
emperor of the greeks (rhomaoi), not of the romans.
That's not what it says in Latin.
Rhomaoi meens Romans, it doesent meen Greeks and their was never a Byzantine Empire it always was the Roman Empire.
@@kostaskaridakis4228 sancta simplicitas. i did not say that
"rhomaoi" means "greeks" but that
the greeks called themselfs romans
(since the edictum antonianum).
the eastern roman or so called
byzantine empirr was afterca. 600 a roman empire without romans.
0:16 -- the pronunciation of his name just ruined all credibility and legitimacy. Goodbye.
Actually I listened to it again to laugh at it. It's pronounced like it was mouthed from a bad scene in the movie Snatch.
ok…?