The Battle of Beroia 1122 AD

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  • @BazBattles
    @BazBattles  4 роки тому +1815

    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."

    • @gianlucaborg195
      @gianlucaborg195 4 роки тому +180

      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.

    • @its_drez
      @its_drez 4 роки тому +85

      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!

    • @mitchellulrich930
      @mitchellulrich930 4 роки тому +8

      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?

    • @indianknight4809
      @indianknight4809 4 роки тому +6

      Thanks bro btw you are the best. Should do more series of a particular character.

    • @keziahdelaney8174
      @keziahdelaney8174 4 роки тому +20

      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..

  • @HansWurst1569
    @HansWurst1569 4 роки тому +153

    2:27 one of the earliest documantations of Bro’s before Hoe’s

  • @andersschmich8600
    @andersschmich8600 4 роки тому +1445

    This is such a neglected period of history which generally gets overshadowed by the Crusades, glad you're doing it.

    • @nelsblair2667
      @nelsblair2667 4 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 4 роки тому +46

      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.

    • @alexanderchristopher6237
      @alexanderchristopher6237 4 роки тому +14

      @@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.

    • @martinnolhaf3151
      @martinnolhaf3151 4 роки тому +12

      @@alexanderchristopher6237 damn you make me remember the cursed crusades... now i will cry
      .... May Enrico Dandolo burn in hell

    • @daniliescu3328
      @daniliescu3328 4 роки тому +16

      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...

  • @anthonymigliaccio3492
    @anthonymigliaccio3492 4 роки тому +1006

    3rd video this week, keep it up my man, keep it up, this has been enlightening

  • @xaph5575
    @xaph5575 4 роки тому +861

    Am I dreaming?? 3 vids in a week :p

    • @wmjm9931
      @wmjm9931 4 роки тому +9

      I hate your name and everything it stands for.

    • @Foralltosee1623
      @Foralltosee1623 4 роки тому +2

      nah bro you're hallucinating

    • @pimfreeke5971
      @pimfreeke5971 4 роки тому +4

      @@wmjm9931 he is just cult leader against our beloved ben the champion of our people

    • @pimfreeke5971
      @pimfreeke5971 4 роки тому +2

      Purge the heretic

    • @darrenpatterson2579
      @darrenpatterson2579 4 роки тому +3

      Ya, wtf 3 in a week, I guess quality isn't a concern

  • @moriskurth628
    @moriskurth628 4 роки тому +304

    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.

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 4 роки тому +36

      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.

    • @Wrtvrxgvcf55
      @Wrtvrxgvcf55 4 роки тому +25

      byzantines had a lot of money, and thus could select the best and most expensive warriors from around the globe

    • @a.hakan.yildiz
      @a.hakan.yildiz 4 роки тому +4

      like janissaries

    • @valaudae1809
      @valaudae1809 4 роки тому +42

      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.

    • @axeltenveils6816
      @axeltenveils6816 4 роки тому +25

      @@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.

  • @gwanael34
    @gwanael34 4 роки тому +234

    "He fell ill again" okay the wife 100% poisonned him

  • @tancreddehauteville9983
    @tancreddehauteville9983 4 роки тому +342

    More about the great Komnenoi family, Thank you for giving us more about the Komnenian Restoration! 👑🇬🇷

    • @keziahdelaney8174
      @keziahdelaney8174 4 роки тому +13

      @@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.

    • @justinian-the-great
      @justinian-the-great 4 роки тому +17

      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.

    • @MJayzStudio
      @MJayzStudio 4 роки тому

      Hi again my hero

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 4 роки тому +5

      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

    • @MJayzStudio
      @MJayzStudio 4 роки тому +2

      @@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 The angelos were horrible

  • @Spurr_ovo
    @Spurr_ovo 4 роки тому +499

    Dude. Are you okay? I feel like I’m dreaming with all this notifications saying you’ve uploaded. Keep doing your wonderful work man.

    • @fruze8478
      @fruze8478 4 роки тому +1

      I know right!

    • @mk9650
      @mk9650 3 роки тому

      And now it's been 4 months

  • @ktvindicare
    @ktvindicare 4 роки тому +436

    I never knew that Anna Comnenus, your starting Princess in Medieval: Total War 2, was a scheming little traitor! All hail Emperor John!

    • @aLukepop
      @aLukepop 4 роки тому +67

      She is a bit more multifaceted than just that though, she's also the author of the Alexiad!

    • @apostolispouliakis7401
      @apostolispouliakis7401 4 роки тому +39

      In Greek there is no C letter and the "us" is latin in Greek it is "os" so it is Anna Komnenos

    • @ktvindicare
      @ktvindicare 4 роки тому +19

      @@apostolispouliakis7401 Just spelling it the way the game does.

    • @WoWFtw8
      @WoWFtw8 4 роки тому

      tbf the byzantines wanted to be romans, so they adopted most names too I would guess.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 роки тому +23

      Croma No that’s just the Latinized version of their names the West used.

  • @haydningram8448
    @haydningram8448 4 роки тому +117

    At 2:23, Anna says: "ΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΟΛΟ" which translates to "Go to hell".

  • @fabshooter4891
    @fabshooter4891 4 роки тому +170

    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

    • @WoWFtw8
      @WoWFtw8 4 роки тому +13

      I mean, they wanted to be Romans very much?
      so why not adopt all the political plotting and backstabbing too

    • @marcelcostache2504
      @marcelcostache2504 4 роки тому +17

      The plotting is what ultimately killed the western empire and later the eastern.

    • @The_Devil_Himself
      @The_Devil_Himself 4 роки тому +3

      They were also known for playing dirty in warfare like they did here.

    • @WoWFtw8
      @WoWFtw8 4 роки тому +12

      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.

    • @MFenix206
      @MFenix206 4 роки тому +18

      @@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.

  • @nikolaseleftheriou1835
    @nikolaseleftheriou1835 4 роки тому +49

    Duuuuuude l am from Greece. I didn't expect you to write "Go to hell" but in Greek. An amazing touch! Very well done

    • @montreal-_canada1748
      @montreal-_canada1748 4 роки тому +3

      tanks for the translation i was wondering the meaning

    • @danielm3670
      @danielm3670 4 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @user-rw8vz7qe9c
      @user-rw8vz7qe9c 4 роки тому +10

      @@danielm3670 Another butthurt ignorant that doesnt know a thing about history.

  • @KosturKos
    @KosturKos 4 роки тому +197

    I live in the modern day city of Stara Zagora that was once Beroia!

    • @dand7763
      @dand7763 4 роки тому +3

      it's a football team of the city named Beroe Stara Zagora

    • @KosturKos
      @KosturKos 4 роки тому

      @@godefroydebouillon1440 Glad to hear, my best (online) friend's French too, so that's an interesting twist

    • @entiznebrothers7275
      @entiznebrothers7275 4 роки тому

      Awesome! How is it there now? Any historical sites? Love traveling btw. :]

    • @leontarkostas5768
      @leontarkostas5768 4 роки тому +19

      I live in a city in Greece still called Beroia

    • @firstconsul7286
      @firstconsul7286 4 роки тому

      That's pretty cool mate

  • @RAZ0RGAM1NG
    @RAZ0RGAM1NG 4 роки тому +125

    The Varangian guard were sooo savaaaage, TO GLORY OR VALHALLA!

    • @stuka80
      @stuka80 4 роки тому +5

      they embodied the western way of war! which in the end proved superior and adopted by all armies the world over!

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 4 роки тому +1

      Good Motto!

    • @AnoterosHershy
      @AnoterosHershy 4 роки тому

      Wait were they of Norse decent or something?

    • @adamcal4257
      @adamcal4257 4 роки тому +4

      @@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

    • @HaggisOfDeath
      @HaggisOfDeath 4 роки тому +38

      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.

  • @HBTNFTB666
    @HBTNFTB666 4 роки тому +16

    Absolutely love that you did one in John II Komnenos reign, maybe the most underrated byzantine emperor ever.

  • @adamtyniec9154
    @adamtyniec9154 4 роки тому +33

    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!

  • @JJ-kl7eq
    @JJ-kl7eq 4 роки тому +90

    Dig through the ditches
    And burn through the witches
    And slam in the back of Beroia!
    ~ Rob Zombie

  • @ofallmyintention9496
    @ofallmyintention9496 4 роки тому +27

    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.

  • @thedeadcannotdie
    @thedeadcannotdie 4 роки тому +18

    "I used to be an emperor like u, until I took an arrow to the knee."
    ---John

  • @ryanthompson525
    @ryanthompson525 4 роки тому +134

    Bold tactics. Frontal assault. Fails. Second bold tactics frontal assault with better soldiers.
    Makes you wonder doesn't it

    • @antiochusiiithegreat7721
      @antiochusiiithegreat7721 4 роки тому +26

      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.

    • @themanwithnoname3145
      @themanwithnoname3145 4 роки тому +1

      there was a boost of morale too so i dont really do wonder

    • @ryanthompson525
      @ryanthompson525 4 роки тому +13

      @@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

    • @nkl7345
      @nkl7345 4 роки тому

      I guessing John didn't trust the troops he left behind. Maybe they were mercenaries or weak conscripts

    • @Sneaky1ne
      @Sneaky1ne 4 роки тому +29

      Surrounding the camp stretches thin your troops and gives the defense an advantage

  • @samevans847
    @samevans847 4 роки тому +50

    *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."

    • @TheSunderingSea
      @TheSunderingSea 4 роки тому +12

      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

    • @samevans847
      @samevans847 4 роки тому +6

      @@TheSunderingSea That was just a joke but nice correction

    • @fedda9999
      @fedda9999 4 роки тому +1

      Podcast_Anon at that time yes, christianity reached scandinavia since 10 century

    • @danielm3670
      @danielm3670 4 роки тому

      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.

    • @user-it2hc6bx5t
      @user-it2hc6bx5t 4 роки тому +6

      @@danielm3670 And other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself. Read a book and get your unbacked fantasy out of here!

  • @Mavo936
    @Mavo936 4 роки тому +110

    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)

    • @mariano98ify
      @mariano98ify 4 роки тому +40

      they just needed danish axes and big shields vs machineguns and war over

    • @justinian-the-great
      @justinian-the-great 4 роки тому +5

      Yep, the WW1 generals were stuck with medieval tactics in era of the machine guns, artillery and trenches.

    • @kazeshi2
      @kazeshi2 4 роки тому +38

      @@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.

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 4 роки тому +1

      When Byzantine Legacy Echoes throught the Ages

    • @jessemacaspac443
      @jessemacaspac443 4 роки тому +4

      @@kazeshi2 the sad part is that the first tanks weren't bulletproof... poor soldiers.

  • @Schniedragon88
    @Schniedragon88 4 роки тому +19

    Oh John!
    Bold and brave!
    He's fighting off the Pechenegs and making safe the state!

  • @thechocolatedonut5595
    @thechocolatedonut5595 4 роки тому +44

    I’m loving these fast uploads! So satisfying to see little boxes kill each other

  • @hitrapperandartistdababy
    @hitrapperandartistdababy 4 роки тому +52

    Loki: I have an Army.
    Ironman: We have a hulk
    John: I have a Varangian Guard
    *Loki and Ironman has left the chat*

  • @evantaylor2938
    @evantaylor2938 4 роки тому +49

    Not sure why the sudden boost in posts but I love it please keep it up

  • @Balt21Raven
    @Balt21Raven 4 роки тому +14

    Love Byzantine history, so neglected in Western textbooks, great job.

  • @babispapoulidis957
    @babispapoulidis957 4 роки тому +43

    Greek emperor's were so brave. Taking part in fights in the first line

    • @HenryRex7
      @HenryRex7 4 роки тому +10

      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.

    • @Dourios_96
      @Dourios_96 4 роки тому +7

      @@HenryRex7 and don't forget the guy was in his late teens (i think?)

    • @darthveatay
      @darthveatay 4 роки тому +4

      Basil II, Nikephoros I, Nikephoros Phokas, Leo III all of them Greek emperors all of them soldiers

    • @iihhtt
      @iihhtt 4 роки тому +9

      Roman Emperors, just like Augustus and Constantine.

    • @danielm3670
      @danielm3670 4 роки тому +2

      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.

  • @subatomar9244
    @subatomar9244 4 роки тому +6

    This is the perfect channel for me, unregular upload times, very nice narrator voice, well done research and animations!!

  • @jibster8849
    @jibster8849 4 роки тому +16

    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

  • @mykael76
    @mykael76 4 роки тому +4

    Byzantine soldier: THEIR DEFENCES ARE TOO STRONG! NOTHING CAN BREACH IT!!!
    Varangian guard: Pffft... Theres nothing a Danish Axe can't handle

  • @francoisbouchard1099
    @francoisbouchard1099 4 роки тому +34

    Varangian guard was too strong! Just the most professional elite troops of this time.. best move for Byzantine Empire to hire them!

    • @RandomGuy-df1oy
      @RandomGuy-df1oy 4 роки тому +3

      It's already the Byzantine who created them.

    • @sineupp
      @sineupp 4 роки тому +18

      Honestly, it would have been stupid not to, as they only cost 175 florins per turn

    • @tylerdurden3722
      @tylerdurden3722 4 роки тому

      @@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!!

  • @moonuni
    @moonuni 4 роки тому +9

    The easturn empire was indeed overlooked by history. Grand battles.

  • @jamiekennedy1228
    @jamiekennedy1228 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @johannes3978
    @johannes3978 4 роки тому

    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!

  • @armaholic5949
    @armaholic5949 4 роки тому +6

    Imperial Throne: *Exists*
    John: Baby, here I come!
    His sister: *ΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΟΛΟ*

  • @JoniukasVader
    @JoniukasVader 4 роки тому +13

    Baz is back!

  • @Lololumadbruh
    @Lololumadbruh 4 роки тому +2

    What a great christmas in july finale!
    Love these videos.

  • @rinickwarsong8237
    @rinickwarsong8237 4 роки тому

    So happy to have u back BazBattles

  • @NickStrife
    @NickStrife 4 роки тому +22

    John: "Look at me, I am the Emperor now"
    Anna: "Αι στο διάολο!" (Go to hell)
    That made me laugh more than it should..

    • @Blade57331
      @Blade57331 4 роки тому

      what did she said at 2:30 ? Wimp?

    • @spyrosvassilakis4212
      @spyrosvassilakis4212 4 роки тому

      @@Blade57331 Δειλός means coward.

    • @NickStrife
      @NickStrife 4 роки тому

      @@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

    • @pyrrhocorax
      @pyrrhocorax 4 роки тому +1

      @@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").

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634 4 роки тому +10

    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!

    • @WoWFtw8
      @WoWFtw8 4 роки тому

      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

    • @poldi2233
      @poldi2233 4 роки тому

      Not conquered, reconquered after losing it

    • @Thomas-ty5ol
      @Thomas-ty5ol 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @Kees247
    @Kees247 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this great video

  • @alexanderhanooman
    @alexanderhanooman 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful, simply wonderful. Narration that is.

  • @VladTevez
    @VladTevez 4 роки тому +16

    You've studied well greek accent and greek insults. Kudos!

  • @hfar_in_the_sky
    @hfar_in_the_sky 4 роки тому +8

    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."

    • @imperator7828
      @imperator7828 4 роки тому

      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

  • @SeanBronson1991
    @SeanBronson1991 4 роки тому

    Thank you Baz for all the battles this week!

  • @mattreynolds3747
    @mattreynolds3747 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the regular content!

  • @samarkand1585
    @samarkand1585 4 роки тому +3

    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

  • @waywardstoner9416
    @waywardstoner9416 4 роки тому +3

    Another one? What a beautiful time to be alive!

  • @ralambosontiavina7372
    @ralambosontiavina7372 9 місяців тому

    Excellent video as always !

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 4 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @hiukas.
    @hiukas. 4 роки тому +23

    2:20
    Translation: "go to hell"
    2:28
    Translation: "coward"

    • @IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag
      @IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag 4 роки тому

      Wow, She actually described her husband as a "coward" after he sided with John

    • @AkkaAlbatros
      @AkkaAlbatros 2 роки тому

      @@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag she actually said to him you are not a man but a fucking coward. i should have been a man

  • @Mellowcanuck33
    @Mellowcanuck33 4 роки тому +5

    "The box company delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of the warehouse."

  • @keenancilliers2082
    @keenancilliers2082 4 роки тому

    Awesome video! keep making more @BazBattles

  • @Blackwingk
    @Blackwingk 4 роки тому

    Awesome, man....have been waiting too long for a new video.

  • @indianknight4809
    @indianknight4809 4 роки тому +38

    Sorry but you forget to put the 3rd fact at the end of the video!

  • @magnus3716
    @magnus3716 4 роки тому +3

    I love your accent man! It reminds me of Stewie from the family guy. 👍😁

  • @SushiParty
    @SushiParty 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @typhoeus1137
    @typhoeus1137 4 роки тому

    Love that you are getting more active recently

  • @franciscomm7675
    @franciscomm7675 4 роки тому +11

    Could you do the battle of the three kings (1578), where sebastian of portugal fought?

  • @Blade57331
    @Blade57331 4 роки тому +4

    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?

  • @chiad25
    @chiad25 4 роки тому

    I love your videos BazBattles. Thank you so much!

  • @ProWhitaker
    @ProWhitaker 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video

  • @GreekAnthems
    @GreekAnthems 4 роки тому +3

    more videos about the Eastern Roman empire please. Deus Vult!

  • @schoob4822
    @schoob4822 4 роки тому +5

    The chad Norse Varangian vs the virgin Pecheneg raider

    • @vadz9733
      @vadz9733 2 роки тому

      they were anglo saxons

  • @odinsayson
    @odinsayson 4 роки тому +1

    3 videos in just a matter of days!! I'm so happy

  • @gianlucaborg195
    @gianlucaborg195 4 роки тому

    Keep it up my friend. you are blowing me away with the quality and increased quantity of your video documentaries!!!

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 4 роки тому +6

    When you have 6 Shock stats for your general.

  • @glamp3212
    @glamp3212 4 роки тому +4

    Our troops cant win
    John: use the better troops
    Everyone: WOAAAH I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 4 роки тому +4

      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

  • @klausmascarenhas3873
    @klausmascarenhas3873 4 роки тому +1

    Great work

  • @keithbartlett6708
    @keithbartlett6708 4 роки тому

    Wonderful video thank you

  • @alexanderbenkendorf688
    @alexanderbenkendorf688 4 роки тому +5

    As a Russian im a big fan of Byzantine empire - they somehow held against numerous enemies at once for a thousand years.

    • @jullsoll6459
      @jullsoll6459 4 роки тому

      russia is the 3rd rome and succesor of the byzantines lol

    • @alexanderbenkendorf688
      @alexanderbenkendorf688 4 роки тому

      @@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.

    • @josephmak7473
      @josephmak7473 3 роки тому

      @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

    • @josephmak7473
      @josephmak7473 3 роки тому

      @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

    • @josephmak7473
      @josephmak7473 3 роки тому

      @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

  • @AwelitoTata
    @AwelitoTata 4 роки тому +9

    pliss men do the battle of oda nobunaga against the takeda cavalrry the battle of nagashino

    • @HugoEsteller
      @HugoEsteller 4 роки тому

      That would be great! Kurosawa did it already, in Kagemusha, if you'd like to see it :)

  • @nymalous3428
    @nymalous3428 4 роки тому

    More of history that I had not heard of before. Thanks a bunch!

  • @jjtay97able
    @jjtay97able 4 роки тому

    3 videos so soon? Thank you so much ❤

  • @MrTTuguldur
    @MrTTuguldur 4 роки тому +6

    So varangians guards were the best heavy infantry.

  • @ninohergotic1
    @ninohergotic1 4 роки тому +4

    Do a video about Manuel I. Komnenos, battle of Sirmium against the Hungarians.

  • @GOW397
    @GOW397 4 роки тому +1

    Three videos in one week! You guys are awesome

  • @Fliegerabwehrkanone-re1ty
    @Fliegerabwehrkanone-re1ty 4 роки тому

    You are releasing much more frequent i love it

  • @SwordTune
    @SwordTune 4 роки тому +3

    If at first you don't succeed, just charge the problem head-on

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk 4 роки тому +7

    _click!_
    "HEAVVE INFANTRE!"
    _click!_
    "FOHVAHD!"

  • @j.2047
    @j.2047 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @mowm88
    @mowm88 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @SHARKVADERS
    @SHARKVADERS 4 роки тому +3

    BB!!!

  • @northtexan95
    @northtexan95 4 роки тому +19

    Good stuff but there's no #3 fact at the end. #2 is repeated.

  • @Schmidty1
    @Schmidty1 4 роки тому +1

    3 videos in one week! Count me in! Loving it.

  • @Gui101do
    @Gui101do 4 роки тому

    Great stuff!

  • @cerealkiller7143
    @cerealkiller7143 4 роки тому +5

    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).

  • @gunarsmiezis9321
    @gunarsmiezis9321 4 роки тому +3

    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.

    • @aokiaoki4238
      @aokiaoki4238 4 роки тому

      After Normans invaded England Varagians were mainly British

    • @gunarsmiezis9321
      @gunarsmiezis9321 4 роки тому +1

      @@aokiaoki4238 At that point Baltic see was mostly german control.

    • @aokiaoki4238
      @aokiaoki4238 4 роки тому

      @@gunarsmiezis9321 They came from England not Baltic sea

    • @gunarsmiezis9321
      @gunarsmiezis9321 4 роки тому +1

      @@aokiaoki4238 Im telling you that that is why me people stpe interacting with them.

  • @LEFT4BASS
    @LEFT4BASS 4 роки тому

    Really good video. And so happy with the 3 videos in one week.

  • @lush.hayden
    @lush.hayden 4 роки тому

    I love your videos so much!
    Been watching a little while I always enjoy and love watching these!
    Honestly I’d play a game like this

  • @50shekels
    @50shekels 4 роки тому +3

    Denmark sends its regards to its Byzantine brethren in arms!:)

    • @austinford1530
      @austinford1530 4 роки тому

      Denmark and Byzantium have little in common with one another so how can they be "brethren"

    • @50shekels
      @50shekels 4 роки тому +1

      @@austinford1530 I said brethen in ARMS, bud

  • @nunodinis6355
    @nunodinis6355 4 роки тому

    Baz on fire! Keep it up! Excellent work 🤓

  • @mynamesac8529
    @mynamesac8529 4 роки тому

    Love your content! Getting spoiled with all these uploads!

  • @keith5405
    @keith5405 4 роки тому

    Love this channel, keep it up!

  • @ryza1014
    @ryza1014 4 роки тому

    Excellent video, I am completely fascinated by the history of the Varangian Guard with their loyalty and battle prowess.

  • @user-uw3cs8xy6u
    @user-uw3cs8xy6u 4 роки тому

    Great content ! Keep up the nice work...

  • @AwesomeLookingGamer
    @AwesomeLookingGamer 4 роки тому

    Top notch video as always

  • @armagananteplioglu9031
    @armagananteplioglu9031 4 роки тому

    Keep sponsoring this guy! I'm loving the content keep it up man.