The Battle of Beroia 1122 AD
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These recent uploads are a bit rushed and sometimes things happen. The second end fact is doubled, which is strange, as the image on the third scrap is correct. I'm really really sorry. Here's the third fact: "Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger was a loyal general to both John Komnenos and his father, Alexios. For his refusal to enter the conspiracy against John, he was deemed by his wife Anna Komnene as a coward and a man of weak character."
BazBattles thanks for posting it here. Seems to be more loyal and dutiful to me though, Bryennios the young, rather than cowardly, he is more a man than another who would have join the conspiracy.
Bro it’s ok, all these uploads are amazing!! I thought you only uploaded like a video every 2 months but uve posted like 3 videos in 1 week!! I’m not complaining lmaoooooo love your channel!
BazBattles I figured you were going on a role with your videos. Also is this video plus the previous one gonna be a series on the Byzantine Empire?
Thanks bro btw you are the best. Should do more series of a particular character.
It is pronounced Beria dear friends. In Greek o and i together gives us a diphthong. οι = i .Al though αει στο διάολο was completelly correct and hillarious. That bitch Anna almost cost us a great emperor. She wrote an excellent etymological lexicon though..
2:27 one of the earliest documantations of Bro’s before Hoe’s
Hahhahahaha
An absolute chad.
This is such a neglected period of history which generally gets overshadowed by the Crusades, glad you're doing it.
Anders Schmich said neglected, generally, and crusades. Kings who neglect their generals don’t survive crusades. It’s as if you packed your comment with keywords.
Not western europe, check
Not catholic, check
Not still existing, check
I guess unless you live in Greece, Byzantine history is obscure for these reasons.
@@yaldabaoth2 well, the Byzantines were in decline after Manzikert. That's the whole reason why they called for the Pope to launch a Crusade. The Crusades eclipsed the Byzantines as Western European politics were inserted to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Then there's the 4th Crusade.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 damn you make me remember the cursed crusades... now i will cry
.... May Enrico Dandolo burn in hell
Close but not quite. The empire was way larger so people in many modern countries heir to the byzantine tradition care a lot. Than, there is the Eastern Orthodox Church and faith...
"He fell ill again" okay the wife 100% poisonned him
Seriously who falls ill and dies
@@princefriedman3025 People who get corona
@@kajpiotrowicz5779 so, kings? (sorry this translates poorly, but corona is crown in my language)
@@mariosebastiani3214 I mean Covid-19
@@kajpiotrowicz5779 *Laughs in 99% survival rate*
3rd video this week, keep it up my man, keep it up, this has been enlightening
Am I dreaming?? 3 vids in a week :p
I hate your name and everything it stands for.
nah bro you're hallucinating
@@wmjm9931 he is just cult leader against our beloved ben the champion of our people
Purge the heretic
Ya, wtf 3 in a week, I guess quality isn't a concern
More about the great Komnenoi family, Thank you for giving us more about the Komnenian Restoration! 👑🇬🇷
@@godefroydebouillon1440 Thanks for your kind words latin friends :P. They were a great family indeed. And very good Christians. Especially Ioannis was such a good character that people called him kaloIoannis. GoodJohn.
Yeah, the Komnenian guys were great rulers. If only someone like them inherited me......BUT NO! It simply could not be someone good, but bunch of idiots who dismantled my work! I bet that Basil II knows the feeling too.
Hi again my hero
One of the best Eastern Roman Emperors, they did a lot for the Empire, they could have done further if it wasn't for stupid 4th Crusade
@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 The angelos were horrible
At 2:23, Anna says: "ΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΟΛΟ" which translates to "Go to hell".
Basically, once a Byzantine Emperor gets his Vikings out, you can kiss your ass goodbye.
One of the reasons I love the Varangian Guard. They were one of the few "Praetorian/Royal Guard" units in history that could actually back up their titles with sheer skill, strength and bravery, rather than just being regular infantry in fancy hats.
So much amazing history in this period. The Eastern Roman Empire has enough flavour, battles and plot twists to make it into an amazing series of movies or TV episodes.
byzantines had a lot of money, and thus could select the best and most expensive warriors from around the globe
like janissaries
hakan yıldız They began as an elite corps of slaves made up of Christian boys kidnapped from their homes and forcibly converted to Islam. So not like the Viking and Anglo-Saxon Varangians.
@@Wrtvrxgvcf55 A bit late, but you actually had to pay to get into the Varangian guard. A fee, and then you had to pass inspection. If you didn't pass the inspection then you just lost the money. So, the Varangians were largely nobles and their retinues, well versed in battle and equipped with the best equipment.
Of course the riches you could get from being a Varangian far surpassed the entrance fee.
Dude. Are you okay? I feel like I’m dreaming with all this notifications saying you’ve uploaded. Keep doing your wonderful work man.
I know right!
And now it's been 4 months
I never knew that Anna Comnenus, your starting Princess in Medieval: Total War 2, was a scheming little traitor! All hail Emperor John!
She is a bit more multifaceted than just that though, she's also the author of the Alexiad!
In Greek there is no C letter and the "us" is latin in Greek it is "os" so it is Anna Komnenos
@@apostolispouliakis7401 Just spelling it the way the game does.
tbf the byzantines wanted to be romans, so they adopted most names too I would guess.
Croma No that’s just the Latinized version of their names the West used.
I live in the modern day city of Stara Zagora that was once Beroia!
it's a football team of the city named Beroe Stara Zagora
@@godefroydebouillon1440 Glad to hear, my best (online) friend's French too, so that's an interesting twist
Awesome! How is it there now? Any historical sites? Love traveling btw. :]
I live in a city in Greece still called Beroia
That's pretty cool mate
Duuuuuude l am from Greece. I didn't expect you to write "Go to hell" but in Greek. An amazing touch! Very well done
tanks for the translation i was wondering the meaning
Greece was created by the Bavarians at about 1829, it never existed during the battle of above. Greece is a mixture of various nationalities such as turks, vlachs, arvanites and sub-Saharan people.
@@danielm3670 Another butthurt ignorant that doesnt know a thing about history.
@@danielm3670whatever makes you sleep well Gypsy 😂
Absolutely love that you did one in John II Komnenos reign, maybe the most underrated byzantine emperor ever.
The Byzantines really suffered from a bad case of compulsive plotting disorder.
John: How many Layers of schemes are you on Sis?
Anna: Oh Idk, 4 or 5
I mean, they wanted to be Romans very much?
so why not adopt all the political plotting and backstabbing too
The plotting is what ultimately killed the western empire and later the eastern.
They were also known for playing dirty in warfare like they did here.
to my knowledge about the romans, their ideal battle was just head to head, with no surprises, no flanks or ambushes.
so thats probably something they kept as greeks.
@@The_Devil_Himself i mean, if you call giving gifts to relax the enemy playing dirty...
full frontal assault with your heaviest infantry is about as straight forward and ancient as you can get.
Thank you for another part of forgotten history of Byzantium in such an important phase as Komnenos Restoration. You are a protospatharios of every emperor you mentioned. Keep it up!
The Varangian guard were sooo savaaaage, TO GLORY OR VALHALLA!
they embodied the western way of war! which in the end proved superior and adopted by all armies the world over!
Good Motto!
Wait were they of Norse decent or something?
@@AnoterosHershy They were norsemen. Here's a really cool video about them: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPRr44d-3gsg&ved=2ahUKEwjNgpDJqeHjAhUvsKQKHYzeA-AQwqsBMAB6BAgFEAU&usg=AOvVaw3QEiX9OfTYUsZEV1x_yFi0
At this point in history they were mostly Anglo-Saxon. Earlier on they were purely Scandinavian. It's also worth noting that by this point England was entirely Christian as was all but the most remote parts of Scandinavia, so I'm not sure they would have said Valhalla; but they certainly still brought the 'viking'-aesthetic with their huge Dane-axes, shield-walls and honour culture (they were renowned for their oath-keeping). Definitely very savage combatants.
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of Beroia!
~ Rob Zombie
.......
For real?
"I used to be an emperor like u, until I took an arrow to the knee."
---John
This week has been ridiculous [in a good way] with BazBattles. I love it.
The subject matter is really good, too. The late mid-to-late Byzantine Empire is such a cool period which isn't usually covered by most.
Oh John!
Bold and brave!
He's fighting off the Pechenegs and making safe the state!
I’m loving these fast uploads! So satisfying to see little boxes kill each other
Love Byzantine history, so neglected in Western textbooks, great job.
Bold tactics. Frontal assault. Fails. Second bold tactics frontal assault with better soldiers.
Makes you wonder doesn't it
Well you can only imagine they had a reputation to hold up. The guard itself had been destroyed a few times but only because they were usually always the last to route.
there was a boost of morale too so i dont really do wonder
@@themanwithnoname3145 how about surrounding the camp rather than attacking with like less than half of your forces against a fortified enemy. Surrounding them would also prevent there horse archers from harrying your unsupported frontal assault. He still won but I feel like it could've been much cleaner
I guessing John didn't trust the troops he left behind. Maybe they were mercenaries or weak conscripts
Surrounding the camp stretches thin your troops and gives the defense an advantage
Not sure why the sudden boost in posts but I love it please keep it up
The easturn empire was indeed overlooked by history. Grand battles.
Ive been waiting so long for your bids and now I know why it took so long great work man u dont find channels like this everyday
This is the perfect channel for me, unregular upload times, very nice narrator voice, well done research and animations!!
This superior tactic of full frontal assault twice would be repeated again in the Great War, and would inspire general Haig to his famous seventeen times full frontal assault (edit: typing error)
they just needed danish axes and big shields vs machineguns and war over
Yep, the WW1 generals were stuck with medieval tactics in era of the machine guns, artillery and trenches.
@@mariano98ify Big shields in frontal assaults did help to end the war. They just needed to mount them on engines and some tracks and added some guns on there too. worked very very well against machine guns.
When Byzantine Legacy Echoes throught the Ages
@@kazeshi2 the sad part is that the first tanks weren't bulletproof... poor soldiers.
Baz is back!
Wonderful, simply wonderful. Narration that is.
What a great christmas in july finale!
Love these videos.
*Sees heavy metal Norsemen charging toward them demanding blood for the old gods*
"Ca-Ca-Captain I don't think we're fighting Greeks anymore."
Sam Evans They would have been Anglo-Saxons and Slavs in this period, and Christians. Hell even the Scandinavians in the guard would have been Christian by the time the unit was created
@@TheSunderingSea That was just a joke but nice correction
Podcast_Anon at that time yes, christianity reached scandinavia since 10 century
Greece was created by the Bavarians at about 1829, it never existed during the battle of above. Greece is a mixture of various nationalities such as turks, vlachs, arvanites and sub-Saharan people.
@@danielm3670 And other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself. Read a book and get your unbacked fantasy out of here!
Imperial Throne: *Exists*
John: Baby, here I come!
His sister: *ΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΟΛΟ*
This made me laugh more than it should
I'm loving that I've gotten to watch 3 BB videos in the last few days. Used to be weeks or months. Great video and thoroughly enjoyed it. Best history and military battle channel on youtube.
Actually excited for more of these videos. Hope it isn't too much stress to keep them at like once every week or two. Love these.
Greek emperor's were so brave. Taking part in fights in the first line
To be fair, ALL of them didnt do this, most truly didn't. Which is why the ones who do, as with all Kings and Generals throughout history, are often among the greats. Shout out to a great Swedish King Charles XII who died on the front lines with his men.
@@HenryRex7 and don't forget the guy was in his late teens (i think?)
Basil II, Nikephoros I, Nikephoros Phokas, Leo III all of them Greek emperors all of them soldiers
Roman Emperors, just like Augustus and Constantine.
Greece was created by the Bavarians at about 1829, it never existed during the battle of above. Greece is a mixture of various nationalities such as turks, vlachs, arvanites and sub-Saharan people.
Loki: I have an Army.
Ironman: We have a hulk
John: I have a Varangian Guard
*Loki and Ironman has left the chat*
Bazbattles thank you for these wonderful videos. Its alway a pleasure to come home from work and find that you have released a new video!
So happy to have u back BazBattles
You've studied well greek accent and greek insults. Kudos!
Most professional youtubers during summer : Not enough people watch during this period, might as well go on vacation too.
Bazbattles : Hold my one video per day
Thank you for this great video
Keep up the good work, BazBattles! I really enjoyed this episode. You hear so much about Manzikert, and knowing the Byzantines eventually fell, it puts sort of a stopper on the whole history from Manzikert onward. But viewed from the empire's own timeline, it was merely a serious downward moment, not the "end", as proved by Alexios, John, and the events you showed us here. There was life in the old gal yet!
Byzantine soldier: THEIR DEFENCES ARE TOO STRONG! NOTHING CAN BREACH IT!!!
Varangian guard: Pffft... Theres nothing a Danish Axe can't handle
I love how, over half a millennium after is supposed demise, the Roman armies still went out and conquered stuff, wiping out barbarians and eastern strongholds alike!
the Roman empire lived on within france and england too, soon to be spread into germany aswell, and make the holy roman empire.
to think what would've happened if the Roman Empire actually survived :D
Not conquered, reconquered after losing it
This is not Roman Empire. It is Eastern Roman Empire with 90℅ of its people Greek with Greek culture ideology language and way of life. In almost 1200 and even before many emperors called themselves Hellenes. Also most of the emperors were Greeks.
3 videos in just a matter of days!! I'm so happy
Excellent video as always !
Varangian guard was too strong! Just the most professional elite troops of this time.. best move for Byzantine Empire to hire them!
It's already the Byzantine who created them.
Honestly, it would have been stupid not to, as they only cost 175 florins per turn
@@sineupp maybe this happened just before payday🤔
John: send in the Varangians, if they get destroyed... it's a win win.
Varangians: I ain't dying before payday... forward!!
Another one? What a beautiful time to be alive!
I love BazBattles!! Best history guy on UA-cam!!
Thank you Baz for all the battles this week!
"The box company delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of the warehouse."
Total War: Medieval II/Europa Universalis/Crusader Kings/pretty much any grand strategy game ever:
"Alright! It's been tough, but I finally have my greatest rival on the ropes. One more strong push and I'll crush them!"
*another major force declares war on you and attacks the part of your kingdom/empire directly opposite from where your current army is*
"...FML."
or when your enemies instead of defending their country fucking send their armies in massive circle to hit your lands when your armies arent there
Awesome, man....have been waiting too long for a new video.
Awesome video! keep making more @BazBattles
John: "Look at me, I am the Emperor now"
Anna: "Αι στο διάολο!" (Go to hell)
That made me laugh more than it should..
what did she said at 2:30 ? Wimp?
@@Blade57331 Δειλός means coward.
@@Blade57331 Not exactly.. She said "coward".. Although the correct form would be "Δειλέ".. But it is just a grammatical error..
At least he tried! xD
@@Blade57331 Δειλός means "coward", but if you want to call someone coward in Greek you will use the vocative "Δειλέ", which is read as "Thile"(the "th" in "Thile" is pronunced like the "th" in the word "this" or "that").
2:20
Translation: "go to hell"
2:28
Translation: "coward"
Wow, She actually described her husband as a "coward" after he sided with John
@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag she actually said to him you are not a man but a fucking coward. i should have been a man
Keep it up my friend. you are blowing me away with the quality and increased quantity of your video documentaries!!!
Thanks for the regular content!
Could you do the battle of the three kings (1578), where sebastian of portugal fought?
The chad Norse Varangian vs the virgin Pecheneg raider
they were anglo saxons
Nice to see these! Alexius, John and Manuel were great. John doesn't seem to get much press, so good on ya for doing this one.
More of history that I had not heard of before. Thanks a bunch!
I love your accent man! It reminds me of Stewie from the family guy. 👍😁
When you have 6 Shock stats for your general.
Wonderful video thank you
Great work
more videos about the Eastern Roman empire please. Deus Vult!
So Nikephoros decided to stay loyal to empire and kudos to him for that.
But how did he react when he got to know that his wife no more (Anna) was send to monastery by the emperor he sided with?
I know it's about battles, but with such great quality of content and form, I could hear you speaking about medieval politics and power disputes for hours! Great channel.
Thanks for the video
Our troops cant win
John: use the better troops
Everyone: WOAAAH I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT
Well, better troops cost more money so they are fewer in numbers and usually have the ranks of personal escorts for the general/emperor. weaker troops were usually placed in the front ranks for 2 reasons: Gaining experience through survival of the fittest and 2 more experienced troops at the back would prevent them from breaking or routing
Sorry but you forget to put the 3rd fact at the end of the video!
quiet refreshing to see so much late roman history.
Three videos in one week! You guys are awesome
So varangians guards were the best heavy infantry.
pliss men do the battle of oda nobunaga against the takeda cavalrry the battle of nagashino
That would be great! Kurosawa did it already, in Kagemusha, if you'd like to see it :)
3 videos in one week! Count me in! Loving it.
I am from Beroia.
Didn't know anything about this.
Thank you.
If at first you don't succeed, just charge the problem head-on
BB!!!
You are releasing much more frequent i love it
I am more than happy to see how your videos link up now that we see a comback of the varangian guard, since they had their debut in the video "Harald Hardrada: Battle of Nisa 1062 AD".
As a Russian im a big fan of Byzantine empire - they somehow held against numerous enemies at once for a thousand years.
russia is the 3rd rome and succesor of the byzantines lol
@@jullsoll6459 they tried to be, yes. Since Vladimir the great chose Byzantium as the "model" in many aspects, and a lot of their culture can still be seen as a huge influence on early Russia.
@Arda yeah sure the ottomans were romans, they the killed the roman empire and took it's title, i am sure that is how it work
@Arda still that doesnt make them the third rome, hell these guys were muslim and the Byzantine empire were a nemsis to muslims, frist losing egypt and syria to arab muslims then manzikert so nope ottomans can never be the third rome
@Arda and on state traditions things i am not sure that romans legalised killing ur brothers if u have the throne so the only ppls worthy of third rome title is probably the russians atleast they were orthodox
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"HEAVVE INFANTRE!"
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"FOHVAHD!"
I love your videos BazBattles. Thank you so much!
Love that you are getting more active recently
Do a video about Manuel I. Komnenos, battle of Sirmium against the Hungarians.
Good stuff but there's no #3 fact at the end. #2 is repeated.
Ur back im so happy man
Excellent video, I am completely fascinated by the history of the Varangian Guard with their loyalty and battle prowess.
Just a correction, ΔΕΙΛΟΣ means coward, but if you want to call someone a coward the term becomes ΔΕΙΛΕ. Other than that, I loved the Greek, especially the ΑΪ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΟΛΟ. Also try pronouncing Beroia as Veria (the i is pronounced as in Ian).
The varangians where more swedes than the english.
Fun facts varjag is the russian word for viking and vergs is the latviešu word for slave.
After Normans invaded England Varagians were mainly British
@@aokiaoki4238 At that point Baltic see was mostly german control.
@@gunarsmiezis9321 They came from England not Baltic sea
@@aokiaoki4238 Im telling you that that is why me people stpe interacting with them.
Love the battles of eastern Rome’s last restoration phase. Each one is a treasure
Oh yes, more please!
Denmark sends its regards to its Byzantine brethren in arms!:)
Denmark and Byzantium have little in common with one another so how can they be "brethren"
@@austinford1530 I said brethen in ARMS, bud
I'm loving the upload schedule
Baz on fire! Keep it up! Excellent work 🤓
3 videos so soon? Thank you so much ❤