How Eastern Rome Established Cultural Supremacy over Eastern Europe

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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    • @leehinghung
      @leehinghung 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did Kings and Generals do the topic of Byzantine Papacy before? I am very interested in that.

    • @julianshepherd2038
      @julianshepherd2038 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those Christians love a fight, don't they?

    • @ЛазарСавин
      @ЛазарСавин 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vizantine empire is wrong narative. They call them self Romei or Romej. So Romei empire. Your video is not corect.

    • @ЛазарСавин
      @ЛазарСавин 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jong.7944 Yes. Thank's for info.

    • @xenofonmitsalas8905
      @xenofonmitsalas8905 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      At the 5:00 of the video, it is not Manuel III, but Michael III.

  • @LeoWarrior14
    @LeoWarrior14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    !Trade Alert!
    I get: Orthodox Christianity, an Imperial princess, trade deals
    You get: 5,000 Viking mercenaries, not getting Chersonesus burnt down

    • @ornessarhithfaeron3576
      @ornessarhithfaeron3576 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @KHABIB ** TIME Too long, didn't read

    • @retoulis01
      @retoulis01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @KHABIB ** TIME yes, there is one much greater than he, His name is Jesus Christ Pantokrator

    • @nekmewxelagrowing6432
      @nekmewxelagrowing6432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @KHABIB ** TIME How can you glorify a child raping murder who killed the people teaching his religion then twisted it so he could be a child raping murder with god backing him up? If you think his god is god you are wrong he serves the fallen ones. Pure evil. Talking about Muhammad not Islam the same way many Christian's have twisted the bible to do evil in the name of God...

    • @giacoyt4147
      @giacoyt4147 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ornessarhithfaeron3576 ignorance is bliss. It’s a good point though, can us Christians point to a verifiable figure who’s as influential?

    • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
      @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@giacoyt4147 Mohammed is influential in making hundreds of millions of men think it's OK to be a youth enthusiast.

  • @pseudomonas03
    @pseudomonas03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    The Easten Roman Empire didn't influence only the people of the Eastern Europe. Influenced the Western Europe as well. For example Princess Theophanu, niece of the Emperor John I Tzimiskes, was married to the Otto II, the German Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and she had an important cultural impact to the development of the german culture. Later, during the Paleologian Rennaisance many Byzantine intellectuals like Emmanuel Chrysoloras, Bessarion of Trabizond, and Georgios Gemistos Plethon, they contributed to the Italian Rennaisance. And finally let's not forget that the Eastern Roman Empire had an important cultural impact to the Arabic Muslim world as well. For example one of the students of the great Leo the Mathematician introduced the Eyclidian Geometry to the Arabs in 820 AD.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Also introduced the Table Fork to the Middle East and Europe

    • @Vaelar2007
      @Vaelar2007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The Palaiologoi also inherited the Dutchy of Montferrat in Italy and ruled it for over a century wich must have had significant influence on the region to

    • @1Guy12
      @1Guy12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Not only,the great library of Baghdad was full of Greek copies of literatureat the request of the caliph himself.When the Mongols sacked the 2nd most important western(having China in the map) city(Baghdad), Euphrates became black from the books that were thrown,blind in their rage the Mongols could not understand that the library they destroyed was the reason of the greatness of the very city they sacked.

    • @Anonymous07192
      @Anonymous07192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Holy Roman Empire was culturally enriched by representatives of the actual Holy Roman Empire.... Interesting.

    • @the3zoooz1
      @the3zoooz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tylerellis9097 wrong to came from the Middle East and Aisa

  • @sophoniasmessele
    @sophoniasmessele 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Eastern Rome was always my favorite empire to read about and the fact that this channel dedicates so much time to it is just too good to be true.

    • @imperialstormtrooper1054
      @imperialstormtrooper1054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Rome will rise again! In our hearts and minds, we have not forgotten the Roman Empire of the east

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Eastern Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic church spreading their religion reminds me of the U.S. and Soviet Union exporting their culture after World War 2.

  • @DraikoGR
    @DraikoGR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    A small clarification. Mt. Athos still IS a monastic state. It is under the influence of all the orthodox churches and that reflects in the composition of the monasteries. There are church of Serbia monasteries, church of Russia monasteries and monasteries under the influence of the orthodox patriarch in Istanbul. Although it is considered a part of Greece (or more accurate the Hellenic Republic) it is a self governed state, where you can enter only under special "visa" and if you are male. There are no female monasteries and unless i missed something, for the past 800 years, not a single woman has passed the borders to Athos.

    • @TotilaTheGoth
      @TotilaTheGoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      There were a few occasions when women entered. Serbian Tsar Dušan brought his wife there during the Black Death, but it is said she never stepped foot on the ground and was carried the whole time.
      Also, in newer times, there are cases when women entered, mostly by accident I believe.

    • @orestisbe6978
      @orestisbe6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      In addition to what other said, Women are permitted to enter during difficult times to seek shelter. So for example, during WW2.

    • @utubrGaming
      @utubrGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@TotilaTheGoth Additionally, women in the modern age also occasionally enter the grounds as a dare, a challenge, or just for public attention.

    • @TotilaTheGoth
      @TotilaTheGoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@utubrGaming True, I forgot about that.

    • @mism847
      @mism847 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A misogynistic tradition that still continues to this day.

  • @Hartasek
    @Hartasek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    The day of the arrival of the missionaries Constantine (Cyril) and Methodius is celebrated in our country in the Czech Republic as a national holiday.

    • @MT-rw6ws
      @MT-rw6ws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am from Thessaloniki and everyday during my morning ride to Uni , i see the Kyrilos and Methodios cathedral . Magnificent building for two important scolars of European culture .

    • @Hartasek
      @Hartasek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ash. Bl. Yes

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    Until you guys popped up with your glorious channel, I hadn't really looked much at Byzantium and the Ottomans, and really that whole area at all. But my god is there a lot of very interesting history there. Thanks a bunch you guys!

    • @redterrorproductions1373
      @redterrorproductions1373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The byzantine empire never existed.

    • @theempirewasright7673
      @theempirewasright7673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@redterrorproductions1373 explain your statement please

    • @krosskreut3463
      @krosskreut3463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@theempirewasright7673 i think because the bizantine were the (eastern) roman empire, and all of the bizantium came from hre emperors , and with that we should call them the easter roman empire than bizantine

    • @bugra3666
      @bugra3666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theempirewasright7673 Name of Byzantine Empire is just a fictitious name, who fabricated by the mostly German historians to give the legitimacy to their German peasant mess that called Holy Roman Empire.
      The Empire never call himself Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire .
      The Empire was known to its inhabitants as the Roman Empire or Empire of the Romans.The inhabitants called themselves Roman.

    • @zertyuz
      @zertyuz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theempirewasright7673 The Byzantine Empire is an idea created by the claimants in the west to delegitimatize the easts claim to the Romanum Imperium

  • @SuchIsLife424
    @SuchIsLife424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The religious mission that the Byzantines sent to China was for me the best example of their cunning. They sent monks to not only spread Christianity to China, but they also stole silk worms from China so that the Byzantines can create their own silk industry. They stored the silk worms in hollow staffs. Simply brilliant.

  • @CaesarAugustus.
    @CaesarAugustus. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    "Why don't you go visit Byzantium for yourself? Knowing some Turkish wouldn't hurt..."
    Me: *cries in the mourning of Constantinople's fall* 😭

    • @yoghurtmaster1688
      @yoghurtmaster1688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You want to visit the largest city in europe or not?

    • @Spartan-1821
      @Spartan-1821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@yoghurtmaster1688 no

    • @vitorpereira9515
      @vitorpereira9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      The fall of Constantinople was one of the great tragedies in human history along with Disney purchase of Star Wars.

    • @yoghurtmaster1688
      @yoghurtmaster1688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vitorpereira9515 unironically who cares lmfao

    • @almishti
      @almishti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah both halves of that statement were in really poor taste innit.

  • @archaeaoris900
    @archaeaoris900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    A sponsor which promote the Turkish language and call the Constantinople as Istanbul in a video about the Eastern Roman Empire.
    This is sacrilegious! :D

  • @mikemodugno5879
    @mikemodugno5879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Thank you so much for this video. Some time ago I requested a video about St. Cyril and St. Methodius. I appreciate that this channel listens to their fans. I would love to see more about Georgia, Armenia, and Bulgaria; or about Eastern Roman influence in Southern Italy.

  • @nenenindonu
    @nenenindonu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Like the Bulgars the Pannonian Avars also assimilated not into the Roman but Slavic populations. The evolution of modern nationalities would've been much different had the Romans reversed the situation to their benefit

    • @1Guy12
      @1Guy12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The Roman idea is mainly the state and its laws,not nationality.It is sad to say but the promotion of hellenic language was necessary as the non Greek population proved to be untrustworthy,still the progress was slow and mainly close to the borders.The Bulgarians escaped hellenization by luck,their nobility fell into its knees to recognize Basil II as the sole world emperor and plea not to erase Bulgarian culture in exchange for future stability that they guaranteed through their loyalty to Constantinople.

    • @DavidChristosAlexandros
      @DavidChristosAlexandros 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kulrul9180 lol no bulgars we’re Turkic. Slavs we’re their plebs.

    • @003mohamud
      @003mohamud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kulrul9180 lmao

    • @Natsatable
      @Natsatable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1Guy12 yea sure, but there is Bulgaria today, and there is no such thing as Roman empire. As there was no such thing as greek... whatever for almost 2000 years from 146 till 1821 on the balkans. Almost 2000 years of irrelevance :). Have fun with your fantasy and drugs man.

    • @Yiannis2112
      @Yiannis2112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@afctaylor12 Yep, pretty much like anyone else, before and after.

  • @oblakevychd
    @oblakevychd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Fun fact: in 14th century Bulgarian city of Tarnovo claimed to be the Third Rome, based on its cultural links with Byzanium, while Kyiv claimed to be the second Jerusalem.

    • @TRAFFICC
      @TRAFFICC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This actually was during the 13th century, when constantinople fell under the western crusades and the latin empire was established... The second bulgarian empire was at its peak under the leadership of the Asen dynasty and the rule of Kaloyan and Ivan Asen 2nd... So naturally during those times Veliko Turnovo (Great Turnovo) was the prime eastern orthodox capital city and was rightfully regarded as the leader of the orthodox world thus ''third Rome''

  • @victortodorov2218
    @victortodorov2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've been waiting for this video for 4 years now! You are the only history channel which does include Bulgaria and doesn't forget its very important role in the world history! Thank you!

    • @denisdooley1540
      @denisdooley1540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I didn't previously know that the Cyrillic script was developed in Bulgaria. I assumed it was developed in Moscow or Kyiv.
      I did recently visit the Maryhill Museum in Washington State, which has a tremendous collection of Bulgarian Ecclesiastical Art.

  • @chaosspork
    @chaosspork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Any day where there's a new Kings and Generals video on the Eastern Roman Empire is a good day! Thanks for brightening up my morning!

  • @TheoKolokotronis
    @TheoKolokotronis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “For we are Hellenes by race and Romans by polity, which means that we are both the heirs of the Greek wisdom and the upholders of Roman law”.
    George Gemistos Plethon. prominent Byzantine philosopher and scholar of the late 14th century.

  • @chrismacklin9098
    @chrismacklin9098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I have to say this is one of the best channels on TH-cam hands down. Seriously, if you release a steel book documentary series on dvd or blu ray I will 100% buy it. Honestly. Do it

  • @luffyseyepatch7952
    @luffyseyepatch7952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Always love when you guys talk about eastern history

  • @nekilik7886
    @nekilik7886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Serbia today still uses the Byzantine double headed eagle and banner with the Slavic tricolor. Byzantium truly was a bastion of culture. ☦

    • @nekilik7886
      @nekilik7886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@maskinisten019 I believe 1400 years is enough to be considered a native. If not then the only native Balkan nation are Greeks.

    • @nekilik7886
      @nekilik7886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@guzelataroach4450 Then none of the Balkan nations are native. At least we didnt genocide anyone like the western empires.

    • @Caligulashorse1453
      @Caligulashorse1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nekilik7886 what about the Bosnians?

    • @yoghurtmaster1688
      @yoghurtmaster1688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nekilik7886 not genocide? Thats a big lie my friend lets at least not deny our crimes

    • @aleksajevtic2354
      @aleksajevtic2354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't saw or hear any Albania in this video, only comments and angry feelings for not having any history...

  • @Jattmafia313
    @Jattmafia313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Greeks were so influential throughout history.

    • @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ
      @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      These were not Greeks. These were Romans of the medieval Roman Emprie. The eastern Roman Empire was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire, using Latin and Greek as its main administrative tongues. Its citizenry also had very diverse ethnic roots. They were Romans though, not Greeks as in ancient times (or even modern time Greeks, who are not Romans any longer in identity). Their culture was the new evolution of Roman culture. Naturally, this medieval Roman culture changed and took a different course than ancient Rome, incorporating many Mediterranean cultural facets which were not a part of the original ancient Roman culture. Nonetheless, it was the Romans and all that they had inherited during their long-lived ancient imperium.

    • @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ
      @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Panagiotis Giannopoulos
      I am writing to you in English. Does this mean that I am an Englishman? English is to us as Greek and Latin was to Roman citizens. Eastern Romans wielded the Greek language as an international tool just like we use English today. Many eastern Romans came from Anatolia, Syria, upper Balkans, Spain, Italy and other areas which were not traditionally Greek lands. A lot of eastern Romans, like 90% of them did not even have Greek descent. They spoke Greek just because it was the officially accepted language of the Romans. Period, they were Greek-speaking Romans, not Greeks.

    • @dimitrispvoice133
      @dimitrispvoice133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ Your very username is greek and not only that...it literally translates to ''Greek Fire'' which was used in the Byzantine Empire. Hellenes is literally today's (and all time's) pronounication of the Greek/Hellenic word for, you guessed it, ''Greeks''. They were calling themeselves ''Romioi'' (Romans) at the time since they were the continuation of the Roman empire. Even as far as here in Cyprus we have old documentation of poems and texts that refer to the Greeks as Romioi. I have no idea where you found your sources from but are extremely weak and vile.

    • @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ
      @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@dimitrispvoice133 Please learn my language before you butcher it. My username is "Rhomaeicon Pyr", meaning Roman Fire. Not Greek fire, which in Greek is Graecicon and Hellenicon Pyr. There was also never a "Byzantine" Empire. Only the Roman Empire. They were calling themselves Rhomaeoi because they were Romans. Not Greeks. Simple as that, end of story. Read the eastern Roman texts. There are literally tens of thousands of references to ethnic Romans. The terms "Graikos" and "Hellene" were attached to a Greek past which was undesired. Because the medieval Romans were the Roman people, not the Greek people. As far as my sources, the eastern Roman texts themselves. Try reading them so that you can learn something.

    • @Manuel-qu3tc
      @Manuel-qu3tc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have no clue what % of Romans in the East had Greek descent - whatever that even means - and nor does anyone else. This figure you drew straight up your ass.
      Their native language was Greek not because it was the officially accepted language or whatever BS you made up. It's the other way around, the people at large spoke Greek and the Empire had to go along with it and gradually Hellenise everything from the language of the admiration which used to be Latin to the language of the army which was even post-Hellenisation full of Latin terms.

  • @cheydinal5401
    @cheydinal5401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Pretty sure Armenia actually already officially converted to Christianity around 300 AD, a fee years before the Roman Empire did under Constantine

  • @daniel9767
    @daniel9767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It makes me happy that Byzantine history made it to the 21st century

  • @asmrimperium
    @asmrimperium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm glad that Babbel recognises the Hagia Sofia as a museum 😄

  • @AngSco30
    @AngSco30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    My Master's degree was heavily focused on the idea of the Byzantine Commonwealth. Overjoyed to see it get some attention here!

    • @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen
      @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @p-head Link it for reading

    • @Sp-zj5hw
      @Sp-zj5hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hachibidelta4237 The inheritors of this state, modern Greeks we use nowadays the more attic "Byzantion" which was used then for the city. So if the inheritors use this term i do not see where the problem is. There are more Byzantine flags in Greek schools and public places than modern Greek ones. Fun fact, the janitor of my building is named Palaiologos.

    • @Sp-zj5hw
      @Sp-zj5hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hachibidelta4237 Go and tell this to the Maniots and other people all around the Greek territory. Tell them that they are not Romans. I am curious how you will be treated by the angry mob. I remember in a vacation the hotel owner took me to the basement and showed me a carved double eagle dated before 1204. His family hid it from the Latins and then from the Turks. I am sorry it is cruel but we consider ourselves Byzantines. There are pills to help you digest that.

    • @Sp-zj5hw
      @Sp-zj5hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hachibidelta4237 Your first statement is right. Yes Greece as a state is not successor to Rome, but it is consisted by people who are,. You do not know well the greek social reality and it is normal. Greece is divided between Hellenists and Romanists. This is depicted in politics also. Hellenists are more pro European and pro western . Romanists are more pro Russian and Church fanatics.

    • @Sp-zj5hw
      @Sp-zj5hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hachibidelta4237 In reality Greece is still trying to settle the 1204 debris. 1204 created a Hellenic movement into the Empire led by the Laskaris family and the scholars who made the Byzantine classical renaissance. So modern Greeks are what Roman Hellenic restoration of 1204 did to the imperial identity. Romans with Ancient greek roots.

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of my favorite videos on this channel so far. Fascinating.

  • @andreaspitsinis255
    @andreaspitsinis255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another superb production, I don't even know how you always manage to squeeze so much information of a thousand year old empire in such short videos...you never cease to amaze me..

  • @views-uy7yz
    @views-uy7yz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    hey, thanks for the amazing video! there is a lot more to tell about tsar Simeon the great of Bulgaria, maybe you could do a separate video about him as well, especially the economic war he fought with eastern rome is a very interesting topic

  • @abhishekpawar2127
    @abhishekpawar2127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    An empire becomes immortal when we find it's cultural influence exists even today !

  • @legioromanaxvii7644
    @legioromanaxvii7644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The Romans conquered the Greeks and made them believe fervently that they are Romans. "Greeks" were self-identifying themselves as ethnic Romans until 1821. Eastern Romans continued Roman entertainment, policies, institutions, history. More importantly, Roman worldview was maintained long after Rome itself had fallen to Germanics.

    • @nickrabbitson1821
      @nickrabbitson1821 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And despite that we were still more successful at being romans than the romans themselves… Oh and the most successful dynasty was nicknamed “the Macedonian”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ✌️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

    • @Theodoros_Kolokotronis
      @Theodoros_Kolokotronis 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Indeed mate.

  • @ftrgs7720
    @ftrgs7720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It is actually Michael the 3rd in 862, not Manuel. Anyways, great video!

  • @mitkodimitrov8396
    @mitkodimitrov8396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    great video,greetings from Bulgaria :)

  • @Seraphim_Belisarius
    @Seraphim_Belisarius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was reading about Cyril and his brother in the book written by Bishop Kallistos: The Orthodox Church - a pleasant surprise.

  • @Kolious_Thrace
    @Kolious_Thrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The famous crest of Hungary with the crown with the tilted Cross is actually a Byzantine crown!
    The “Holy Crown of Hungary” was made in Constantinople and the Emperor sent it to the first Orthodox Christian King of Hungary.
    That’s why the inscriptions on the crown are all in Hellenic!
    Mt. Athos is a monastic state to this day.
    There are some Serbian and Russian churches as well.
    Mt. Athos has a different hour and date from the rest of Hellas🇬🇷
    They follow the Byzantine Time cloak even after the fall of Constantinople and they have a different calendar. I think they are 13 days behind our calendar!

    • @Kolious_Thrace
      @Kolious_Thrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Istvan Fehér Byzantines tried to converted people to Orthodoxy.
      We converted all the Slavs (Rus, Serbs, Bulgarians… etc)
      The Romanians, Armenians, Georgians etc
      They attempted to convert people in Europe too. I don’t say Hungarians are Orthodox but the Crown of the Hungarian Emperor was a gift from the Orthodox Emperors from Constantinople!

    • @Anonimka338
      @Anonimka338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kolious_Thrace Georgia and Armenia were already Christians, before the Byzantium

  • @jlvfr
    @jlvfr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Me: I think I'm getting a good grasp on Byzantine politics
    K&G: Yeah? Check this out
    Me: /head hurts

  • @Lev1232
    @Lev1232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    As a Slovak I am really glad you are talking about what we consider a part of our history, but please also try to make the borders more precise. Great Moriavia and Hungary were really off when it comes to the Carpathian Mountains. Anyway great video and once again thank you!

  • @Uptotheceilingdowntothefloor
    @Uptotheceilingdowntothefloor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The Qur'an includes the Surat Ar-Rum, the sura dealing with "the Romans", sometimes translated as "The Byzantines," reflecting a term now used in the West. These Romans of the 7th century, referred to as Byzantines in modern Western scholarship, were the inhabitants of the surviving Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Since all ethnic groups within the Roman empire had been granted citizenship by 212 AD, these eastern peoples had come to label themselves Ρωμιοί or Ῥωμαῖοι Romaioi (Romans), using the word for Roman citizen in the eastern lingua franca of Koine Greek. This citizenship label became "Rûm" in Arabic.
    The Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire traced its origin as an institution to the foundation of Constantinople as the new capital of the Roman Empire in 330 by Constantine the Great. The Byzantine Empire survived the 5th century, when the Western Roman Empire fell, more or less intact and its populace continually maintained that they were Romaioi (Romans), not Hellenes (Greeks), even as the empire's borders gradually became reduced to in the end only encompassing Greek-speaking lands.

    Nicol 1992, p. ix.

    • @Natsatable
      @Natsatable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very well writen!

    • @tomsmith4542
      @tomsmith4542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TOTAL BS . Romans = Hellenes = Byzantines., therefore not Mongols/Turks

    • @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ
      @ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tomsmith4542 Learn history. In the eastern Roman sources, Rhomaioi are treated differently from Hellenes. Hellenes were an ancient ethnic group that did not exist any more (source Constantine VII). Furthermore, the term Byzantine was never used as an ethnonym or even nationality by the medieval or even classical Romans. They were used the terms Romani (Latin) and Romaeoi (Greek), which both mean Roman.

    • @dimitrispvoice133
      @dimitrispvoice133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ Your very username is greek and not only that...it literally translates to ''Greek Fire'' which was used in the Byzantine Empire. Hellenes is literally today's (and all time's) pronounication of the Greek/Hellenic word for, you guessed it, ''Greeks''. They were calling themeselves ''Romioi'' (Romans) at the time since they were the continuation of the Roman empire. Even as far as here in Cyprus we have old documentation of poems and texts that refer to the Greeks as Romioi. I have no idea where you found your sources from but are extremely weak and vile.

    • @dimitrispvoice133
      @dimitrispvoice133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hachibidelta4237 The ''west'' has nothing to do with what the Byzantines were calling it, ''υγρό πύρ'' which translates to ''liquid fire'' for you foreigners. The west called it ''greek fire'' because it was actually made by the byzantine greeks. What is the arguement here? Why to even try to argue with historical facts? Are you a Turk bot? That can be the only explanation.

  • @holextv5595
    @holextv5595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a person from Czechia 🇨🇿 i like how you actually say Moravia and Bohemia and not only bohemia beacuse all lands that create: lands of the bohemian crown was : Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia (mainly) ,
    And they are still historical regions 👍
    It would be also very wholesome to make something about western Slavs like Czechs and Polaks, beacuse many people don't know about us 😅👍

    • @danijelsavic755
      @danijelsavic755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In Serbia we know about our western Slavs brothers 😊

    • @holextv5595
      @holextv5595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danijelsavic755 Beacuse you are Chad's. 😎

    • @danijelsavic755
      @danijelsavic755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@holextv5595 hahaha 😂👍

    • @danijelsavic755
      @danijelsavic755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@holextv5595 Joke on the side. I often feel sorry when I talk to people and realize how little we know about each other and we have so many similar customs, names and other parts of culture. Regardless of the Orthodox faith to which I belong or Catholicism. We should all learn a little more about each other together. 😊

    • @danijelsavic755
      @danijelsavic755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the examples from the history of our relations. At the beginning of the Great War, when Austria attacked Serbia (battle on Mount Cer in 1914), Czech and Slovak soldiers refused the command. They did not want to "shoot at the brothers". We remember it here to this day. 😊

  • @danielkolev9270
    @danielkolev9270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    this is another example of that the bulgarian and byzantine(greek) history of medieval ages are so linked. you cannot speak about byzantine history without mentioning bulgaria or the reverse. these two empires were the two pillars of medieval eastern europe.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean you can say the same about the Byzantines and Caliphate, Normans, Turks, HRE etc

    • @danielkolev9270
      @danielkolev9270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tylerellis9097 yep, but caliphate is not in EE, normans are late and for short, turks are the successors of Byz. HRE? how often do you read something about HRE and BE , and its not about religion? HRE is out of that cathegory. HRE is linked with western culture more often :)

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danielkolev9270 All the time from the 8th to 12th century. The Byzantines had numerous interactions with Charlemagne’s Empire and Ottos for 400 years.
      • Byzantines supported Lombard claimant against them in the late 700s
      • the Pope crowned Charlemagne successor to Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI
      • Irene proposed marrying Charlemagne
      • soon after the Empires had a war over Venice and Dalmatia in the 800s-810s and a treaty where they recognized Charlemagne as Emperor of the Franks.
      • maintained relations with Louis in Francia and his successor in the Kingdom of Italy during the 800s
      • attempted joint attack between the 2 on Muslim bari in 872 and joint attack on Muslim Fraxentium in 940
      • Went to War with Otto in Italy during the 900s and the Emperor married his niece to his son.
      • went to war with Otto II
      • Otto III was raised with Byzantine customs and Spoke Greek, was about to Marry Basil IIs( bulgar slayers) niece before he died.
      • more Italian wars in the 1000s
      • multiple alliances against the Normans in the 1100s
      • Manuel Komnenos married the HRE Emperors daughter in-law.
      • Fredrick Barbarossa led an army that threatened Constantinople into the Empire during the 3rd crusade.
      After the 4th crusade they stopped having direct relations.
      I’ll admit Bulgaria has the most consistent interaction with the Byzantines of the ones mentioned but they were also always in direct competition with and right next to them unlike others the except the Turks.

    • @danielkolev9270
      @danielkolev9270 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tylerellis9097 didnt expect a history lesson, but ok. Your topic is like the history between Scandinavian kingdoms and Spanish empire. Yes they interect, yes they have influences and etc , but in byizantine history you may find much more bulgarian interecation, battle for crowns and territories and influences than , for example serbian, french, spanish or HRE :)
      So the BE has interected with every major party in Europe and around. The example is not the same. But ok :)
      Dont have time nevertheless

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielkolev9270 Byzantium and Bulgaria literally only fought each other in the Balkans.
      Byzantium and HRE fought each other in Italy
      Seljuks and Byzantines fought each other in Anatolia/Armenia
      How is Bulgaria any different. Bulgaria never even touched the Byzantine core like the Seljuks did and weren’t the only ones to fail a siege of Constantinople
      Your example makes no sense, Spain and Sweden/ Denmark didn’t have marriage, wars or military alliances with each other.

  • @scottishbarnss
    @scottishbarnss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Imagine a what if series where the Bulgars and Rus were truly assimilated into the byzantine empire, if the orthodox or Catholics weren't so stubborn, if the sacking of Constantinople by the crusaders never happened, how different the middle east today would look.

    • @ub3rfr3nzy94
      @ub3rfr3nzy94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rome would probably still exist as a superstate similar to China.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In no world would the Byzantine try to subjugate Rus. They had no interest in anything above the Danube

    • @dakiler2028
      @dakiler2028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      The middle east or at least Anatolia and the Levant would probably be orthodox. The Seljuk Turks would've probably settled in modern day Kurdistan, Iraq and Iran. Not that bad really, at least less women would dress like ninjas and won't get stoned

    • @макслюлюкин
      @макслюлюкин 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is possible to assimilate into any empire only a people numerically smaller than the fundamental imperial people, this is not an obvious fact, no matter who conquered China, the elite of the conquerors eventually always assimilated among the Chinese and became Chinese, so what you write is nonsense

    • @nunyabiznes33
      @nunyabiznes33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or going back further, what if the Great Schism didn't happened.

  • @imperialstormtrooper1054
    @imperialstormtrooper1054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    First, I am happy to wake up and see a new video about the Eastern Roman Empire. Second, I am also happy to see that ever more people are calling it Roman and not Byzantine as the Frankish imperialists wanted us. We look forwards to more Eastern Roman videos, thanks

  • @slayer5571
    @slayer5571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The artworks are just amazing !

  • @Moons-of-Jupiter152
    @Moons-of-Jupiter152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You truly do make the best Roman videos on the internet. Keep it, K&G team!

  • @alexozric
    @alexozric 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "Learn turkish and visit Byzantium" is the saddest thing I've heard in a long time. Great video btw. Quality work from K&G.

  • @ivanhoe96
    @ivanhoe96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dear authors, it wasn't emperor Manuel III at 5:04, it was Michael III. Manuel III ruled the Trebizond Empire from 1390 to 1417, while Michael III ruled the whole of Byzantine Empire from 842 to 867
    Btw thanks for your channel, it’s amazing!

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Byzantine's are an exceedingly interesting people to study. And this was another facet to wonder about. Great video. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

  • @JawsOfHistory
    @JawsOfHistory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror.

    • @ΛαβύρινθοςτηςΜέδουσας
      @ΛαβύρινθοςτηςΜέδουσας 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where do you see Greece here, brother? This was the Empire of the Romans that once ruled from Spain to Syria around Justinian the so called "Great". Greece was not the East Roman empire

    • @Theodoros_Kolokotronis
      @Theodoros_Kolokotronis 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It doesn’t change the core elements & the identity of the empire whether you call it Eastern Roman or Byzantine, mate. However, the legacy of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire is undoubtedly Greek. Greeks have been the predominant ethnic group in the East, from the very beginning. A continuous heritage of millenniums in Asia Minor, until the early 20th century and the “Greek Genocide”.
      The term Roman did not determine national identity or ancestry at the time, but citizenship. Roman Emperor Caracalla issued the Antonine Constitution (early 3rd century AD), which granted Roman citizenship to all free men throughout the Roman Empire. A Roman citizen could of Greek, of Serbian, of Bulgarian, of Armenian, of Georgian heritage etc.
      However, the majority of the Byzantines (Eastern Roman citizens), native for centuries in the region of Asia Minor long before the Roman Empire emerged, were of ethnic Greek background. The population in the East retained their pre-existing Hellenic culture and identity. They never vanished from their native lands. That is why Historians made the accurate distinction between the Latin West and the Greek East. Their Roman citizenship had nothing to do with their distinct heritage.
      An English doesn't stop being English (ethnic identity) because he is British (political identity) and a medieval Greek wasn't any less Greek (ethnic identity) because he was a Roman citizen (political identity). Their citizenship, didn't contradict in any way their distinct ethnic Greek ancestry, determined by race.
      The testimony of the Greek Byzantine Empire is evident to this very day in all Byzantine Churches and monuments across the region (almost half of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in modern day Turkey are of Ancient Greek and Byzantine origin).

  • @doorihad105
    @doorihad105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    finally some Byzantine content! now we need some videos on Byzantine reconquista and some Komnenian restoration 😂😂

  • @michaellaramee1965
    @michaellaramee1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Byzantium really is an example of Cultural Victory in Civiziliation.

  • @paulceglinski3087
    @paulceglinski3087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another excellent vid, K&G. Thanks for shining a light on the edge of a known subject. That's why K&G is different than others, fleshing out subjects. Outstanding job, again.

  • @pseudomonas03
    @pseudomonas03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I read that the great ERE General Georgios Maniakes will appear in Season 3 of Netflix's Vikings Valhalla series, since he was the warrior companion of Harald Sigourdsson, when the later served as Captain of the Varangian Guard. I' m curious to see how this will be played, since this must be the first time that the ERE will be introduced in a Western media production.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      About to be wack mark my words. Wouldn’t be surprised if they call them Byzantines in the show lol

    • @pseudomonas03
      @pseudomonas03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hachibi Delta Indeed you are right. In this series appeared Euphemius, the ERE general who opened the "gates" of Sicily to the Arab conquest. But this episode was such a poor attempt to introduce ERE. They didn't even know how an ERE soldier looked like.

    • @Marshal_Rock
      @Marshal_Rock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I should warn you that it is highly possible that eastern Romans might be depicted as weak or corrupt or deceitful.

    • @pseudomonas03
      @pseudomonas03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Marshal_Rock Yeah. I think so too...

  • @50shekels
    @50shekels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Kings and Generals out here asking the important questions I never thought of but definitely wanted answered. Can ya'll perhaps make a video about how Greek culture came to dominate inside the Eastern Empire?

    • @50shekels
      @50shekels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dnkal2875 Some corrections:
      1. Byzantium refers to a Hellenic city-state, which would later become Constantinople and not the Byzantine Empire.
      2. Alexander's successors introduced the ideas of Hellenic philosophy to the Middle East but Greek language or way-of-life did not become the lingua franca of the region. This is substantiated by for example Egypt: Ptolemy did not convert the culture or even religion of Egypt to Greek. All of the successor dynasties converted to local culture to blend in.
      _________________________________
      What I meant was I wanted a video on how it came to be most of the Byzantine East were permeated by Greek culture and language

  • @Mirko1913
    @Mirko1913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Because of its treacherous diplomacy, military aggression and meddling in our internal affairs, the common Bulgarian's idea of Byzantium is overly negative. Yet in periods of peace so many good things happened. For example captured Byzantines helped Bulgaria develop Preslav and other cities into jewels of architecture and arts.

    • @nick3175
      @nick3175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also Byzantine empire literally created Bulgarian nation. After 1018, when Basil II Porphyrogenitus nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer conquered Bulgarian empire, the entire population of the conquered area were simply called Bulgarians. And they kept the name. Before that they were initialized with their Slavic tribes, and there were some Bulgarian minority, mostly aristocracy.

    • @ivokantarski6220
      @ivokantarski6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nick3175 Minority sure but not a horde of 50k people. Likely hundreds of thousands. No east Rome did not create Bulgaria with its naming towards the region. Doesnt make sense that they would call the regions such. I know there was Thrace, Moesia, Macedonia etc. By 1018 Bulgaria had been in the region for 340 years give or take. Earlier migrations also happent for sure.

    • @aquamirrorX
      @aquamirrorX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ivokantarski6220 What he meant to say is that every "Slav" inside the empire became "Bulgarian", including in cities that were never actually controlled by Bulgaria.

    • @nick3175
      @nick3175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ivokantarski6220 See, you do not get it. Many people claim some ancient origin of their nations. This is nonsense. Nations are relatively modern thing. They did not exist before XVIII century. Still nationalism lays on older foundations. About Bulgarians, these foundations are the language and the name. Most people in First Bulgarian empire did not call themselves Bulgarians, and they did not speak Bulgarian, but in the late years of the empire used Cyrillic alphabet. Under the rule of Byzantium the majority of the Bulgarian aristocracy were assimilated. But the majority of the population were called by the authorities Bulgarians and kept using the Cyrillic alphabet that unified their language. The founders of the Second Bulgarian empire were not Bulgarians. But they used the Bulgarian heritage - Bulgaria was internationally recognized, and the Bulgarian population, separated and unified under the Byzantium rule. Before 1018 there were Slavic tribes ruled by Bulgarian aristocracy. After that, there was formed, under the pressure of Byzantium, a Bulgarian population.

    • @RLDragonStrider
      @RLDragonStrider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nick3175 Evidence seem to point they werent a minority and basicly puts that theory to bed.

  • @evrensaygn1017
    @evrensaygn1017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Many people here could be offended but im gonna say it, you can see the effects of byzantine cultural influence in the ottoman legal and cultural system. Steppe peoples were famous for adopting and blending with the culture of the geography they conquered and Turks were no exception. You can see it in the grandiosity of ottoman palaces and royal life which influenced by persian and byzantine culture, you can see it from the codified law system, you can see it from the adopted army tactics and so on. I am a Turk and I find this literally fascinating!

    • @erenu8292
      @erenu8292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think this is a fair assessment. In their initial decades the Ottomans were dynamic in part thanks to the ideas and practices introduced to them by Byzantine converts to Islam. The Ottoman state was both the destruction and the continuation of the Byzantine one.

  • @ninokarazovic9131
    @ninokarazovic9131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thanks for the neverending lessons in history, love your channel.
    One thing i will note is calling Tomislav of Croatia a prince is a really weird one.
    He bore the title of duke (knez, kniaz/knyaz) and later king. Although it is shrouded in mystery who crowned him or where (was it the pope, pope's representative or he did it himself), there are preserved documents in which pope adresses him as king of Croats. Also Tomislav's successors bore the title of kings, not dukes or princes.
    Its actually the first and only time i ever heard that Croatian rulers before or after personal union with Hungary were called princes.
    Cheers.

    • @ninokarazovic9131
      @ninokarazovic9131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh man i think i get it now. a byzantine emperor would call him archon (prince?) until he himself crowned him or the pope did?
      edit; p.s. found the sources of prince title later on, seems like Venetians did this alot

    • @domapusic
      @domapusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ninokarazovic9131 Mislim da se radi čisto problemima u prijevodu. Primjetio sam da se na engleskom govornom području titula "prince" često koristi za bilo kojeg poglavara kojeg se ne smatra dovoljno prestižnim da bi mu se priznala titula kralja- dakle ono što bi nazvali knezom, ili možda čak banom. Za nas je princ samo onaj koji je u naslijednom redu za kraljevo prijestolje, ali englezima princ može biti i jedno i drugo.

    • @ninokarazovic9131
      @ninokarazovic9131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@domapusic aha, ima smisla, hvala na objašnjenju!

  • @TotilaTheGoth
    @TotilaTheGoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    @Kings and Generals
    There is a mistake in your video regarding Serbia. Saint Sava did not finish Christianization of the country, as Serbs were Christians by that point. Instead he directed our course towards east and Orthodoxy, since many Serbs in coastal lands were Catholics at the time.
    Second thing is a suggestion. But can you please make more effort in your maps in some of your videos like this one? There are many mapping videos where you can take a note.
    I hope you take this as a good natured criticism, since I enjoy your videos, especially the Roman ones.

  • @Kimmerios-l5u
    @Kimmerios-l5u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video as almost always.Still what are the sources of a multicultural Thessaloniki and the existence of Slavs inside its walls during the byzantine period?I am not aware of any.

    • @VojislavMoranic
      @VojislavMoranic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is the area emperor Heraclius offered for Serbs to settle first.
      But it was too hot so we went north, some tribes stayed.
      Plus Thessaloniki was a very important centre of trade.

    • @Kimmerios-l5u
      @Kimmerios-l5u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VojislavMoranic and your sources are?

    • @Kimmerios-l5u
      @Kimmerios-l5u 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sendo664 as the Thessaloniki was the target of many slavobulgaric attacks it makes no sense that the city has any Slavic inhabitants at all.It would endagered its safety and there are any source of any kind showing Slavs inside the city.

    • @VojislavMoranic
      @VojislavMoranic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kimmerios-l5u Porfirogenit and his account.

    • @vlaf3196
      @vlaf3196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Slavs lived outside of the walls of Thessaloniki. In the area of Mihaniona, Kalochori in small villages and they were very poor. Even when Ottomans took the city of Thessaloniki for almost 500 years the city had more Greeks, Jews and Turks and less Slavs. The reason is because they were poor they couldn't afford to live inside Thessaloniki.

  • @ethanhester553
    @ethanhester553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It kinda annoys me how Historians try to give secular reasons for conversion. You underestimate how religious people were back then.

    • @talknight2
      @talknight2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, but that's exactly why it would take a political reason to force-convert an entire country of people who already believe in a religion.

    • @ethanhester553
      @ethanhester553 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@talknight2I meant the video is discrediting genuine conversion. Sure some was probaly for political reasons but the majority were probaly genuine bu the evidence of their actions and the risk they take by converting

  • @ΓιώργοςΜπουρτζής-τ7ξ
    @ΓιώργοςΜπουρτζής-τ7ξ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video! One observation: in 862 the Emperor was Michael III, not Manuel.

  • @roihanfadhil2879
    @roihanfadhil2879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ah, yeah, both kings & generals and history marche simultaneously covering about the Byzantine topic.
    That is pleasure thing for me.
    Thanks for your video👌 and good job 👏👏

  • @edwinj.matthews3607
    @edwinj.matthews3607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video, very informative. Btw, its Michael III (Eastern Roman Emperor in the late 9th cent) and not Manuel III as potrayed in the video.

  • @jonathanabsher4321
    @jonathanabsher4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would love for you to do a video on Olga of Kiev , She was the first Christian queen of Russia and the story of how she avenged her husband is incredible!

    • @7gromojar
      @7gromojar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She never ruled Russia. She rulled Kievan Rus (or Ruthenia).

    • @talknight2
      @talknight2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@7gromojar Oh don't start. It was the same thing back then. Russia and Ruthenia are both latinizations of Rus' from different periods.

  • @nikos_para2329
    @nikos_para2329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We need a video about Byzantine empire which explains if it was a greek empire a latin empire ... And why
    This would be very interesting and whould solve the confusion being made on this topic

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I don’t think anyone thinks it’s a Latin Empire, more like a debate between a Greek Empire vs a Greek Speaking Empire.

    • @nikos_para2329
      @nikos_para2329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tylerellis9097 i think its both a greek empire and a greek speaking empire 😂

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nikos_para2329
      In my years of Byzantine study,
      the dispute comes from 2 concerns
      • the multiple Non Greek Emperors ,Generals, bureaucrats and families.
      • the debate of Greek vs Roman identity

    • @danielkelly8870
      @danielkelly8870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can answer that one for you haha, not quickly though hahahahahah. there was no such thing as the Byzantine Empire, Byzantium was a historically Greek but rebuilt Roman town/city when the aria was annexed and became part of the Roman Empire.
      Then when the Roman Empire split between East and West, Emperor Constantine was looking for a place to build the Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, he chose Byzantium renaming it Nova Rome(New Rome) but that didnt stick with the people of the City instead becoming Constantinople(City of Constantine)
      The People of the Eastern Roman Empire were Roman, end of. Greece didn't exist and neither did the greeks, if they referred to themselves as anything other that Roman, it would have been for their city eg Athenian or culturally as a Hellen but only secondarily to being roman. Latin was the State and Religious language spoken at Court and in Ceremony but Greek was the common tongue used more widely in the East, Ancient Rome was historically a multi lingual Empire.
      The real question is why do we call it the Byzantine empire, when if you went back in time even just a few days before the Ottomans took up residence and asked any person on the street are you roman or byzantine? they would look at you like you are stupid and tell you they're Roman and very likely they'd have no clue what a byzantine even was.
      The term Byzantine Empire first appeared 104 years after the Eastern Roman Empire fell to the Ottomans and was coined by a German Historian basically to disassociate the Eastern empire with the word Rome all to give power to the German Holy Roman Empire which was not Roman at all. Calling the Eastern Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire is actually kind of derogatory, and Historically inaccurate.

    • @nikos_para2329
      @nikos_para2329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielkelly8870 i think it regarded a greek empire because the east of the original roman empire was influenced by greeks and the west influenced by latins so i guess it was greek

  • @sgr995
    @sgr995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If someone wants to learn turkish in order to see the monuments of the Eastern Roman empire he would be really surprised when he would try to read the inscriptions on the monuments and the Othodox Churches.

  • @3452te
    @3452te 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i was curious about the Byzantine Commonwealth of the ERE. great vid

  • @YeenMage
    @YeenMage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Visit Turkey (or Turkiye whatever) to see Byzantine landmarks? No thank you. I am not going to pay a country that was and is still performing genocide of various kinds and never admits to it. They are just lucky that they can produce the famed Bayraktars for now.

    • @tolgatosun5675
      @tolgatosun5675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg! "still performing genocide"!! In which world you are living. If you are talking about the past, Turkey is always open to create a historian team with other nations to investigate the history. Unfortunately, some countries prefer to use it politically instead of investigating. And you say "still performing". kidding?. Which evidence you have? Please, share something. or learn the terminology of genocide or see a psychologist.

    • @halfevilhalfgood5738
      @halfevilhalfgood5738 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chinese is worst than Byzantine.

  • @angelb.823
    @angelb.823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Then: Constantinople or Miklagard, a city with prestige and supremacy. A divine paradise on Earth, the self-proclaimed "City", the center of the Orthodox Christian World, the center of the Greek-speaking world, and one of the centers of the West-East world.
    Now: Istanbul, a mere fraction of its former reputation reduced to a city-hive for the Turkish population majority, a shell of its former self, a Western-oriented city (rather than being one of the centers of the West-East world), a shithole for Turkish politics, and the mark of the historical and cultural legacy left behind by the Byzantines/Romans for visitors and tourists to see.

    • @andreaspitsinis255
      @andreaspitsinis255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sad but true, I think about it sometimes and it makes me sick...

    • @Anonymous07192
      @Anonymous07192 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We live in the chaotic bad timeline

    • @the3zoooz1
      @the3zoooz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao it’s currently one of the beautiful city in the world today because of the Turks

    • @angelb.823
      @angelb.823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@the3zoooz1 In physical appearance that reflects the legacy left by those who passed it. Within the city, it is just a massive hive for Turks and a puppet for Turkish politics. The conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is an example. Not only screams the fact that it was once an Orthodox church, but also destroys Mustafa Kemal's legacy, who commissioned it as a museum in the first place.

    • @Abk367
      @Abk367 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the3zoooz1 the modern day turks inherited a city whose value they don't understand or fully appreciate. It's like pearls placed before pigs .The pigs will simply trample the pearls not realizing their value .the city today is a shadow of what it once was.

  • @zhouwu
    @zhouwu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think that the rivalry between the Latin Catholic variant and the Greek Orthodox variant are still in conflict, as can be seen the the vying for power and influence between the United States and Russian spheres of influence.

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kings and Generals Can you make a video about the Invasion of Egypt by Hyksos, please

  • @anttiantifascist8889
    @anttiantifascist8889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can you make a video about great migration of germanic tribes in the roman empire and their assimilation?

  • @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671
    @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great, you just uploaded on my dinnertime. And I've got an exam tomorrow.
    I'm saving this for later

  • @senormoll
    @senormoll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:23 the note says "rituazed" instead of "ritualized". Is there a better place to point out errors? Is the Patreon page preferred?

  • @niajones992
    @niajones992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The history of the Byzantine Empire is incredible.

    • @georgiopasca2720
      @georgiopasca2720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rome was more great though upto 300

  • @phiko8352
    @phiko8352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great videos as always. ❤

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a good video thanks for sharing it

  • @Caligulashorse1453
    @Caligulashorse1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The impact of Christianity is insane even to this day it effects us all

  • @JulianTheApostateEatingDoritos
    @JulianTheApostateEatingDoritos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really liked starting the video of with the quote, good way to introduce the video!

  • @faresstifanos3374
    @faresstifanos3374 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    During this era, my ancestors (Axum) were in the highest peak. Religion did strengthen ties and during Emperor Justinian, our emperor Kaleb invaded Yemen, during the time a Jewish kingdom. Byzantine influence in Africa, Europe and Asia was peaceful and thrives to this day.

  • @jakubmciesl
    @jakubmciesl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a rhetoric question: why is Poland marked on the map, and why do you mention Lithuania in this context?

  • @FlyingPenguin85
    @FlyingPenguin85 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    St.Sava real name was Rastko Nemanjic and he was the youngest son of Stefan Nemanja, founder of first Serbian Dynasty...he took name Sava when run away and join the monks. Also his father Stefan Nemanja when he step down from power, join Sava and took name of Simeon and together they build monastery Hilandar at mt. Atos. Both of them are accepted as saints in our ( Serbian ) religion. PS. sorry for bad english

  • @neoneo513
    @neoneo513 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for every video

  • @lyudmilmarkovski4890
    @lyudmilmarkovski4890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video :)

  • @Borjigin.
    @Borjigin. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating to see this and then think of how different the history of Eastern Europe would be if the Muslim conquest of Constantinople had succeeded in the 600s-700s, rather than taking until the 1400s to succeed. So much Christianization occurred between these centuries, that could have been Islamization instead, and so much philosophical and theological development within Christianity that would have, in a different form, influenced Islamic developments instead.

  • @rogerroger9960
    @rogerroger9960 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there any way you could incorporate a date in the actual video in the future? Like, I know you mention dates at various times, but having a visual on screen as events move forward I feel would help tremendously in understanding.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is more difficult in videos like that, which talk about general flow, rather than concrete events, but we will do our best, thanks for your feedback!

  • @aetiusg
    @aetiusg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello love your channel, big fan here however when will you guys complete the 2nd Punic War series? We need that to be fully completed! Dying to watch the rest of the episodes to finish the war!!!

  • @banerjeesiddharth05
    @banerjeesiddharth05 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video

  • @victorbozdog
    @victorbozdog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job, thanks! Besides Michael III, you fogot to put Wallachia on the map at 17:12, it should be under Moldavia

  • @PalaiologosKomnenos
    @PalaiologosKomnenos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 5:02 you say and show Manuel III, but you mean Michael III, there never was a Roman Emperor called Manuel III.

  • @matteobenvestito9537
    @matteobenvestito9537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think it would be very interesting if you covered the campaign for North Africa in WWII...

  • @senormoll
    @senormoll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Heads up, there's a volume issue around 3:15. The sound dampens for about 20-30 seconds

  • @johnndamascene
    @johnndamascene 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of yalls best. Will help me explain byzantine cultural reach to curious friends

  • @vectorstrike
    @vectorstrike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:40 this sounds greatly interesting. A place for all Christian denominations to converge, discuss and talk peacefully!

  • @ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣΤΣΙΟΤΣΙΑΣ
    @ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣΤΣΙΟΤΣΙΑΣ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even when you are not talking about battles byzantine history is one of the best.

  • @Simeon437
    @Simeon437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Kings and Generals
    Old Church Slavonic was first used in Bulgaria before it could reach Moravia

    • @cela-ho2hy
      @cela-ho2hy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, what language do you think we spoke up until that time?

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating stuff!

  • @davidjonson6816
    @davidjonson6816 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very interesting

  • @SultanKhan-nd6gs
    @SultanKhan-nd6gs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Manuel III? Hello.
    5:00 please fix that

  • @turkeyhatman2890
    @turkeyhatman2890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video from kings and generals

  • @Dyakon_Ignat
    @Dyakon_Ignat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It would be very interesting to see what nowadays northern macedonian thinks about that part of history...since noone is mentioning the so called macedonia here

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They'd be delighted to learn that they had this crucial role in the development of the modern world

  • @androtchitchinadze3450
    @androtchitchinadze3450 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You seriously need to do a video on the History of Georgia. Please 🙏

  • @Haldacar
    @Haldacar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Emperor Michael III not Manuel III. Michael III the Drunkard (842-867). There was no byzantine emperor named Manuel III. The last Manuel was Manuel II (1391-1425)