I think it is a wonderful idea that the historic land area is used for growing local vegetables now....keeps it green, useful and unbuilt on. I am so glad to watch this video as I only walked the other half while there several years ago.
I can confirm, you ARE now able to visit the golden gate. I went there today and was giddily surprised to see that not only was the Yedikule Hisari museum open, but that you can walk in front of and up to the top of the golden gate. The cost was 100 Turkish Lira as of July 2023 and ABSOLUTELY worth it for any Byzantine history fan or anyone interested in history or architecture.
I was there in 2013 and at that time I could walk on top of the Golden Gate. It just was no way to go through the gate to the other side. I had to go there through the cemetery. I heard that the reason for that was that the sultan who conquered the Constantinople was so superstitious that he permanently closed the doors. He was afraid of the last roman emperor to come in through the gate.
Thank you thank you thank you so very much for posting this! I've listened through the history of Byzantium 2 or 3 times by now and have been wanting to come along for one of your tours ever since I first heard of them, unfortunately they have been slightly outside my student budget. I do plan on visiting Istanbul as soon as I can, and these videos serve as great inspiration for a future visit!
Do you think with so many things going on now, would it be safe to visit Turkey.🇹🇷. It’s fascinating to visit Hagia Sophia and the walls since it was built by Roman Empire which I just learned recently.
What a great video. Waffle-free narration, good photos, and a good map, frequently re-shown, to illustrate where the photos were taken. I congratulate you on producing a tutorial which is an example of how TV programmes should be made [ but are not ]. Thank you.
Thank you so much for creating this beautifully detailed video. I have been fascinated by the walls of Constantinople since I was a child, and really enjoyed this presentation. Someday I will see them for myself!
Ancient walls surrounded by modern streetlights, airplanes in the sky, and a Deadpool 2 poster from 2018. There's something like an odd continuity about it.
I listened to a podcast this man went through the last siege of Constantinople day by day, the amount of detail he had was amazjng. The story about desperately repairing walls as they came down, tunneling and counter tunneling, repelling mass attacks and ensuring constant Canon fire...
One of the most thrilling historical novels, set in the Byzantine Greek Empire, during the last Siege of Constantinople, is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari. Truly epic.
Very good documentary about Roman history and architecture. The Turks saved most of Konstantinopel. Hagia Sophia is an excellent example of Turkish architects protecting Roman buildings.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity. Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
Some monumental works regarding the legacy of the millennial Greek Byzantine Empire by three experts of Medieval History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. A historical and academic treasure.
“Byzantine music” was added by UNESCO in 2019 to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage "as a living art that has existed for almost 2000 years, the Byzantine Chant is a significant cultural tradition and comprehensive music system forming part of the common musical traditions that developed in the Byzantine Empire”.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity. Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
14:22... actually from WIKIPWDIA: Leo IV was born on 25 January 750 AD,[2] to Emperor Constantine V and his first wife, Empress Tzitzak who had been given the Christian name Eirene.[3] Because his mother was a Khazar, Leo was given the epithet 'the Khazar'.[4] Leo was elevated to co-emperor in 751, while still an infant.[3] He became emperor on 14 September 775, after Constantine V died while campaigning against the Bulgarian Empire.[5][6]
The first appearance of the term is in the treatise of a monk and priest, Georgios (AD 638-39), who mentions all the main variants of the "World Era" in his work@@Ugloke
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Byzantine Greek origin, the Theodosian walls along with the earlier land walls of Constantine the Great, are still standing for centuries. A living testimony of the glorious Byzantine Empire.
ok! Theodori. Get with the times. do not be so "byzantine". It was the Eastern Roman Empire. or as Anthony Kaldellis of the Univ of Chicago will tell us, The New Roman Empire. INTERESTING READING!
Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time. Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. All epic.
Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time. Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. All epic.
@yianni Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time. Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. All epic.
@yianni Mate, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time. Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. All epic.
Fantastic video! One question I cannot seem to find an answer to, what calendar were they using for the inscription that references year 6946? Thanks!!
That's the date from the creation of the Earth. This was calculated looking at how long people in the Old Testament lived for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_calendar
In the History of Rome, it was discussed how the people’s sports fans were rallied to repair the walls before Attila, the Hun and his armies made it to Constantinople.
One of the most thrilling historical novels, set in the Byzantine Greek Empire, during the last Siege of Constantinople, is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari. Truly epic.
It was a Roman empire. Nothing to do with greek history. The greeks lived in the East Roman empire. That's fact. Romans ruled the empire. Not the greeks.
“Greeks were generally the largest and most influential ethnic group in both Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire, especially from the Hellenistic period onward. By the time of the Byzantine Empire, Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the urban and administrative centers, particularly in Constantinople and other key cities. Greek became the official language in the empire under Emperor Heraclius in the 7th century. This cemented the cultural dominance of Greek-speaking populations, especially in Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was a vital part of the empire. Many influential figures, such as Byzantine Emperors and Military Commanders, came from Greek-speaking regions”. Arnold J. Toynbee, prominent English Historian, from his notable “A Study of History”.
If this is true, why is greece today that small and has no major role? greeks were always a small nation. Very famous is goat cheese from greece. Tastes good, but not useful to conquer anything. @Theodoros_Kolokotronis
Greek civilization has shaped the world you live in lad. Even though brains is apparently not your strongest feature, thanks to the unique Greek language you are able to study Sciences or visit a doctor. The legacy of the millennial Medieval Greek Christian Empire is evident to this very day through Byzantine Music and Architecture across the whole region. Almost half of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in modern day Turkey are of Ancient and Byzantine Greek origin. Also, since Greeks have been native in these lands for millenniums, you should check out your ancestry.. You might be surprised buddy.. 😉
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis I am not your buddy and prefer not to change it. No need to be impolite. greeks were ruled and occupied by Roman, Persian and many other nations for more than two thousand years. There would be no surprise, if many of your grandfathers are from Iran, Germany, Russia or other regions. I know very well, where my ancestors are coming from. My grandfathers liked pretty women. It is possible, that some of my grandmothers could be greeks. In my world, there is NOTHING coming from greeks. I can only see science coming from Arabs, Chinese, Turks and some others. Without the Arabs there would no Algorithm and no computers. There are lots of other inventions coming from Arabs, Chinese, ... greeks were good at copying from others and telling, that it's from them. All the things you are thinking to be from greeks, could be from Arabs, Chinese, .... PERIOD !
Subscribe bucause you mentioned the capital of the byzantine empire with the real name Constantinople 😂 I am byzantine of Anatolia by the way its my country
Do you realize that at they very beginning of this video you said the " walls of Istanbul " ? Istanbul has never had anything to do with the construction of the wall built by Constantine. Details matter .
The walls of İstanbul(a good detail for u we can call this city tomorrow "x" even its not ur business to talk about it if u are not a Türk) were first built by the Megara tribe around Sarayburnu today. Later In the 2nd century, Roman Emperor Septimus Severus captured Byzantion and had the walls demolished as punishment and rebuilt according to his own architectural culture. YES DETAİLS MATTER.. I COULD GİVE U MORE BUT U ARE STUPİD.
“Greeks were generally the largest and most influential ethnic group in both Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire, especially from the Hellenistic period onward. By the time of the Byzantine Empire, Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the urban and administrative centers, particularly in Constantinople and other key cities. Greek became the official language in the empire under Emperor Heraclius in the 7th century. This cemented the cultural dominance of Greek-speaking populations, especially in Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was a vital part of the empire. Many influential figures, such as Byzantine Emperors and Military Commanders, came from Greek-speaking regions”. Excerpt from the notable books “A Study of History” by Arnold Toynbee, prominent English Historian-Byzantinist.
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis understood. According many greeks everything comes from greece and everything is invented by the greeks. That's wrong. If greeks were that successful in the Roman empire, why is greece now so small and is only a small member of EU? Without the support and billions of Euros from the EU, there would be no greece existing. Even the Chinese, who have indeed invented many things and have highly influenced the history for more than 3000 years, are keeping their mouth. China is still today one of the largest economies. Compared with China, how many times is the greek economy smaller? 100 times? 1000 times?
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast ok, I didn't know. Why didn't the Ottomans do the same? I think the crusagers were very impressed by the land walls and tried to imitate it somehow in castles like in Angers or at Caernarvon or simply by building double walls like at Carcassonne.
@@petrapetrakoliou8979 Yes I'm sure they inspired other defensive systems. I haven't gotten to 1453 yet in the podcast to know exactly what the Ottomans were thinking :-)
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast TY! your work is Well Done! you might answer... the christians of 1204 did not have gunfire! and may have had inside help. The Komini where a nefarious crew. Also, didn't Urban the Hungarian offer cannon to the Byzantines which they refused as too expensive?
@@yiannimil1 The canons story comes from 1453. But no weapons could have saved them at that point. In 1204 there was no gunfire and no inside help. Just a sad story
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).
The greeks lived in the East Roman empire. Never the greeks controlled the Roman empire. They were lucky to live there. If the greeks are that great, where is a similar city in greece? athens is a small European city with no real power.
Some monumental works regarding the legacy of the Byzantine Greek Empire by three experts of Byzantine History, include; Warren Treadgold; “A Concise History of Byzantium”, “A History of the Byzantine State and Society”, “Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”, “The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”. Gustav Schlumberger; “Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”, “Byzance et les croisades”, “Récits de Byzance et des croisades”, “ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”. Sir Steven Runciman; “Byzantine Civilization”, “The Fall of Constantinople 1453”, “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”, “Byzantine Style and Civilization”, “The Last Byzantine Renaissance”. A historical and academic treasure.
The Greek Royal Houses of Angelos, Doukas, Komnenos, Vatatzes, Laskaris, Palaiologos among others, ruled the Byzantine Empire for almost a millennium. ✌️
Konstantinopel was a Roman city. Konstantin was not a greek. He was a Roman. I recommend the greeks to check athens. No similarities to Istanbul. If athens is not comparable with Istanbul, how can people say Konstantinopel was a greek City. In the past it was a Roman city now it is a Turkish city.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity. Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
to my under standing Constantinople church was the capital for eastern orthodox faith..they where far more advanced in literature an cultural ..i believe in that area where the first bible was made that made years later sparked the rise of islam
I think you mean New Rome the City of Constantine. Byzantine is a term invented by the French 200-300 years ago; the citizens of New Rome called themselves Romans; so did the Turks--after capturing New Rome in 1453 the referred to the citizens as the "Rum Millet" which means the Roman nation/people.
Most likely was first used in Germany, 1600's. Historians are beginning to also address it as "The New Roman Empire". Anthony Kaldellis of UofChicago, publ.2024, has some interesting ideas.
Most likely was first used in Germany, 1600's. Historians are beginning to also address it as "The New Roman Empire". Anthony Kaldellis of UofChicago, publ.2024, has some interesting ideas. The city was inaugurated as Nova Roma!
Cannot agree Part 1 should begin with the land walls since they are not the soul of first Capital of The Roman Christian Godfearing PAX ROMANA Empire Of CHRIST
most frustrating thing in the world to know this foreign invaders from central asia are sitting behind the most important walls of the entire western civilization an can keep them. hopefully god has other plans.
such ignorant remarks. You would just need to look at the faces of the people of Turkey to understand that we simply converted and adapted another way of life. The fall of Islampol to Islam was predicted by Mohamed PBUH 1000 years prior and it happened just as god had planned. You covet the lands of your neigbours and blood relatives just because of medieval fantasies shame on you to bring yet other war.
If you like or not. The name is ISTANBUL. And this will be forever. This is an excellent documentary about Roman history and architecture. No need to write hate statements. Enjoy seeing the Roman buildings in Türkiye.
I think it is a wonderful idea that the historic land area is used for growing local vegetables now....keeps it green, useful and unbuilt on. I am so glad to watch this video as I only walked the other half while there several years ago.
can you imagine how much blood was spilled onto that soil over the last few thousand years?
@@blindenergy6694 A LOT.
I can confirm, you ARE now able to visit the golden gate. I went there today and was giddily surprised to see that not only was the Yedikule Hisari museum open, but that you can walk in front of and up to the top of the golden gate. The cost was 100 Turkish Lira as of July 2023 and ABSOLUTELY worth it for any Byzantine history fan or anyone interested in history or architecture.
Amazing! Thanks for posting. I hope I can visit in September
I was there in 2013 and at that time I could walk on top of the Golden Gate. It just was no way to go through the gate to the other side. I had to go there through the cemetery.
I heard that the reason for that was that the sultan who conquered the Constantinople was so superstitious that he permanently closed the doors. He was afraid of the last roman emperor to come in through the gate.
@@JohnWick_jr You can now walk in and around it and on top which is fantastic
Thank you thank you thank you so very much for posting this! I've listened through the history of Byzantium 2 or 3 times by now and have been wanting to come along for one of your tours ever since I first heard of them, unfortunately they have been slightly outside my student budget. I do plan on visiting Istanbul as soon as I can, and these videos serve as great inspiration for a future visit!
Do you think with so many things going on now, would it be safe to visit Turkey.🇹🇷. It’s fascinating to visit Hagia Sophia and the walls since it was built by Roman Empire which I just learned recently.
Great video super informative. Going to Istanbul on Friday and these videos give a sense of the depth of history there! Fabulous thank you!
Have an amazing time. If you do want to climb the walls the spot you need to go up has now changed. Message me if you need more info
As someone from here, I watched with amazement. Thank you for this fantastic ride.
What a great video. Waffle-free narration, good photos, and a good map, frequently re-shown, to illustrate where the photos were taken. I congratulate you on producing a tutorial which is an example of how TV programmes should be made [ but are not ]. Thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it
Perfect comment, couldn't agree more.
Good stuff Robin. Seeing some of the less photographed parts is always welcome.
Thank you so much for creating this beautifully detailed video. I have been fascinated by the walls of Constantinople since I was a child, and really enjoyed this presentation. Someday I will see them for myself!
Great job! This is something future generations will be able to enjoy
Man I wish I watched this video BEFORE going to Istanbul. Well done!
I wanted to visit Istanbul so badly. Didn’t know that there was Roman Empire stretching all the way to Turkey. 🇹🇷
I want to go there so badly, thank you for this.
Ancient walls surrounded by modern streetlights, airplanes in the sky, and a Deadpool 2 poster from 2018. There's something like an odd continuity about it.
I have walked along parts of the wall a few times but it’s my plan to finally do it from one end to the other on my next visit to Istanbul.
I listened to a podcast this man went through the last siege of Constantinople day by day, the amount of detail he had was amazjng. The story about desperately repairing walls as they came down, tunneling and counter tunneling, repelling mass attacks and ensuring constant Canon fire...
One of the most thrilling historical novels, set in the Byzantine Greek Empire, during the last Siege of Constantinople, is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari.
Truly epic.
3:40 There were actually more sieges attempts but these are the major ones
Amazing tour thank you
This was a really good video. Constantinople sure has some cool sights.
Very good documentary about Roman history and architecture. The Turks saved most of Konstantinopel. Hagia Sophia is an excellent example of Turkish architects protecting Roman buildings.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople.
Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity.
Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos.
The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
Some monumental works regarding the legacy of the millennial Greek Byzantine Empire by three experts of Medieval History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
A historical and academic treasure.
“Byzantine music” was added by UNESCO in 2019 to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage "as a living art that has existed for almost 2000 years, the Byzantine Chant is a significant cultural tradition and comprehensive music system forming part of the common musical traditions that developed in the Byzantine Empire”.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople.
Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity.
Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos.
The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
14:40 Is that Leo the Khazar? With a Khazaria mother Cicek?
14:22... actually
from WIKIPWDIA: Leo IV was born on 25 January 750 AD,[2] to Emperor Constantine V and his first wife, Empress Tzitzak who had been given the Christian name Eirene.[3] Because his mother was a Khazar, Leo was given the epithet 'the Khazar'.[4] Leo was elevated to co-emperor in 751, while still an infant.[3] He became emperor on 14 September 775, after Constantine V died while campaigning against the Bulgarian Empire.[5][6]
What calender starts 5508 bce? 13:44
The Byzantine calendar calculated the date from creation
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast thank you for answering, do you know how far back we have documentation for its use?
The first appearance of the term is in the treatise of a monk and priest, Georgios (AD 638-39), who mentions all the main variants of the "World Era" in his work@@Ugloke
From wikipedia :-)
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast thanks again, so its basicly his theory.
There was an Advertisement for Dead Pool 2 in 2018 at 17:20.
Thank you
Thanks a lot!
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Byzantine Greek origin, the Theodosian walls along with the earlier land walls of Constantine the Great, are still standing for centuries. A living testimony of the glorious Byzantine Empire.
ok! Theodori. Get with the times. do not be so "byzantine".
It was the Eastern Roman Empire. or as Anthony Kaldellis of the Univ of Chicago will tell us, The New Roman Empire. INTERESTING READING!
Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time.
Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
All epic.
Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time.
Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
All epic.
@yianni Johnny, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time.
Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
All epic.
@yianni Mate, since you are interested in the millennial Byzantine Empire, you already know that Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the region of Constantinople and Asia Minor, already for a millennium before the Roman Empire emerged. They never vanished from their native lands. Roman citizenship did not determine ethnic background at the time.
Some monumental works regarding the Byzantine Greek Empire by three masters of Byzantine History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
All epic.
I kind of like the mix of restoration and ruin. Makes you think what the time does to our heritage.
Wonderful
I've been there twice but still haven't seen everything. So many hidden details
About the inscription on the wall, what language did it write on the wall, Latin, perhaps 🤔?
All inscriptions are in Greek except the one where I point out it's in Latin
please tell the Greeks that it was a ROMAN empire and not a GREEK empire. Thanks. @@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast
@@oghuzkhan5117 Indeed!
great video
Fantastic video! One question I cannot seem to find an answer to, what calendar were they using for the inscription that references year 6946? Thanks!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_calendar
13:57... can anyone plz let us know,
WHY did the Eastern Romans use this sequence to date their years??
That's the date from the creation of the Earth. This was calculated looking at how long people in the Old Testament lived for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_calendar
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast ty
In the History of Rome, it was discussed how the people’s sports fans were rallied to repair the walls before Attila, the Hun and his armies made it to Constantinople.
I can't believe I've been there! 😁😁😁😁😁
European architecture and engineering ❤️❤️
One of the most thrilling historical novels, set in the Byzantine Greek Empire, during the last Siege of Constantinople, is “The Dark Angel” (original title Johannes Angelos), of prominent Finnish writer, Mika Waltari.
Truly epic.
It was a Roman empire. Nothing to do with greek history. The greeks lived in the East Roman empire. That's fact. Romans ruled the empire. Not the greeks.
“Greeks were generally the largest and most influential ethnic group in both Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire, especially from the Hellenistic period onward.
By the time of the Byzantine Empire, Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the urban and administrative centers, particularly in Constantinople and other key cities. Greek became the official language in the empire under Emperor Heraclius in the 7th century. This cemented the cultural dominance of Greek-speaking populations, especially in Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was a vital part of the empire. Many influential figures, such as Byzantine Emperors and Military Commanders, came from Greek-speaking regions”.
Arnold J. Toynbee, prominent English Historian, from his notable “A Study of History”.
If this is true, why is greece today that small and has no major role? greeks were always a small nation. Very famous is goat cheese from greece. Tastes good, but not useful to conquer anything.
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis
Greek civilization has shaped the world you live in lad. Even though brains is apparently not your strongest feature, thanks to the unique Greek language you are able to study Sciences or visit a doctor.
The legacy of the millennial Medieval Greek Christian Empire is evident to this very day through Byzantine Music and Architecture across the whole region. Almost half of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in modern day Turkey are of Ancient and Byzantine Greek origin.
Also, since Greeks have been native in these lands for millenniums, you should check out your ancestry.. You might be surprised buddy.. 😉
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis I am not your buddy and prefer not to change it. No need to be impolite.
greeks were ruled and occupied by Roman, Persian and many other nations for more than two thousand years. There would be no surprise, if many of your grandfathers are from Iran, Germany, Russia or other regions. I know very well, where my ancestors are coming from. My grandfathers liked pretty women. It is possible, that some of my grandmothers could be greeks.
In my world, there is NOTHING coming from greeks. I can only see science coming from Arabs, Chinese, Turks and some others. Without the Arabs there would no Algorithm and no computers. There are lots of other inventions coming from Arabs, Chinese, ...
greeks were good at copying from others and telling, that it's from them.
All the things you are thinking to be from greeks, could be from Arabs, Chinese, ....
PERIOD !
Деяния 3:19
Священное Писание (Восточный Перевод)
19 Итак, покайтесь и обратитесь к Всевышнему, чтобы ваши грехи были стёрты
Went there and walk on the walls
I think the second wall was built in part because the population was expanding too fast for the old walls to enclose them.
Subscribe bucause you mentioned the capital of the byzantine empire with the real name Constantinople 😂
I am byzantine of Anatolia by the way its my country
Do you realize that at they very beginning of this video you said the " walls of Istanbul " ?
Istanbul has never had anything to do with the construction of the wall built by Constantine. Details matter .
The walls of İstanbul(a good detail for u we can call this city tomorrow "x" even its not ur business to talk about it if u are not a Türk) were first built by the Megara tribe around Sarayburnu today. Later In the 2nd century, Roman Emperor Septimus Severus captured Byzantion and had the walls demolished as punishment and rebuilt according to his own architectural culture. YES DETAİLS MATTER.. I COULD GİVE U MORE BUT U ARE STUPİD.
4th crusade in 1204 also attacked the wall, albeit not the land wall.
Why they criticize the reconstruction why
“Greeks were generally the largest and most influential ethnic group in both Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire, especially from the Hellenistic period onward.
By the time of the Byzantine Empire, Greeks were the predominant ethnic group in the urban and administrative centers, particularly in Constantinople and other key cities. Greek became the official language in the empire under Emperor Heraclius in the 7th century. This cemented the cultural dominance of Greek-speaking populations, especially in Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was a vital part of the empire. Many influential figures, such as Byzantine Emperors and Military Commanders, came from Greek-speaking regions”.
Excerpt from the notable books “A Study of History” by Arnold Toynbee, prominent English Historian-Byzantinist.
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis understood. According many greeks everything comes from greece and everything is invented by the greeks. That's wrong.
If greeks were that successful in the Roman empire, why is greece now so small and is only a small member of EU? Without the support and billions of Euros from the EU, there would be no greece existing.
Even the Chinese, who have indeed invented many things and have highly influenced the history for more than 3000 years, are keeping their mouth. China is still today one of the largest economies. Compared with China, how many times is the greek economy smaller? 100 times? 1000 times?
I think you forgot the sack of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204 - they were the first to conquer the city not the Ottomans.
They didn't break through the land walls. They landed men on the sea walls
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast ok, I didn't know. Why didn't the Ottomans do the same? I think the crusagers were very impressed by the land walls and tried to imitate it somehow in castles like in Angers or at Caernarvon or simply by building double walls like at Carcassonne.
@@petrapetrakoliou8979 Yes I'm sure they inspired other defensive systems. I haven't gotten to 1453 yet in the podcast to know exactly what the Ottomans were thinking :-)
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast TY! your work is Well Done!
you might answer... the christians of 1204 did not have gunfire! and may have had inside help. The Komini where a nefarious crew.
Also, didn't Urban the Hungarian offer cannon to the Byzantines which they refused as too expensive?
@@yiannimil1 The canons story comes from 1453. But no weapons could have saved them at that point. In 1204 there was no gunfire and no inside help. Just a sad story
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).
The greeks lived in the East Roman empire. Never the greeks controlled the Roman empire. They were lucky to live there.
If the greeks are that great, where is a similar city in greece?
athens is a small European city with no real power.
Some monumental works regarding the legacy of the Byzantine Greek Empire by three experts of Byzantine History, include;
Warren Treadgold;
“A Concise History of Byzantium”,
“A History of the Byzantine State and Society”,
“Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081”,
“The Byzantine Revival, 780-842”.
Gustav Schlumberger;
“Un empereur byzantin au dixieme siecle: Nicephore Phocas”,
“Byzance et les croisades”,
“Récits de Byzance et des croisades”,
“ Le siege la prise et le sac de Constantinople par les Turcs en 1453”.
Sir Steven Runciman;
“Byzantine Civilization”,
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453”,
“The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”,
“Byzantine Style and Civilization”,
“The Last Byzantine Renaissance”.
A historical and academic treasure.
Is there any evidence in greece like Ayasofya.... No!
Lots of misleading books are written by so called experts. Maybe you have seen the wrong books.
The Greek Royal Houses of Angelos, Doukas, Komnenos, Vatatzes, Laskaris, Palaiologos among others, ruled the Byzantine Empire for almost a millennium. ✌️
Konstantinopel was a Roman city.
Konstantin was not a greek. He was a Roman.
I recommend the greeks to check athens. No similarities to Istanbul. If athens is not comparable with Istanbul, how can people say Konstantinopel was a greek City.
In the past it was a Roman city now it is a Turkish city.
“Hagia Sophia” Grand Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople.
Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453-1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456-1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587-1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597-1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity.
Christian tourists, not only Orthodox, may also visit the Chora Church, famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos.
The Sumela Monastery in the Pontic Mountains (Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site), standing since 386 AD, is one other masterpiece of Byzantine Architecture and a sacred religious monument for us Greeks.
ok
Such heavy restorations actually destroy the original wallwork, making it useless for archaeologists to study.
Not byzantium. Roman emp.
Historians are beginning to also address it as "The New Roman Empire".
Anthony Kaldellis of UofChicago, publ.2024, has some interesting ideas.
to my under standing Constantinople church was the capital for eastern orthodox faith..they where far more advanced in literature an cultural ..i believe in that area where the first bible was made that made years later sparked the rise of islam
All they needed were cannons; would have outlasted the Ottomans. Modern restorationis fine. Keep it up!
it appears that the tube-u-all has unsubscribed me...curse you alphabet (the tube-u-all's owner)
City of the greeks/romans
☦️
Keep coping. It is the city of the Turks now.
Correct mate. A millennial Greco-Roman Empire.
Many nations lived in Konstantinopel. greeks were on of many. Nothing special.
@Theodoros_KolokotronisRoman empire only
Nothing was ruled or controlled by greeks.
I think you mean New Rome the City of Constantine. Byzantine is a term invented by the French 200-300 years ago; the citizens of New Rome called themselves Romans; so did the Turks--after capturing New Rome in 1453 the referred to the citizens as the "Rum Millet" which means the Roman nation/people.
Most likely was first used in Germany, 1600's.
Historians are beginning to also address it as "The New Roman Empire".
Anthony Kaldellis of UofChicago, publ.2024, has some interesting ideas.
*THIS JUSTINIAN*
Sorry my brain comes up with very stupid jokes.
East roman empire theodosion walls . no body even themselves call byzantine empire. Enough of this lies
Most likely was first used in Germany, 1600's.
Historians are beginning to also address it as "The New Roman Empire".
Anthony Kaldellis of UofChicago, publ.2024, has some interesting ideas.
The city was inaugurated as Nova Roma!
It’s not Byzantium, it’s ancient Roma in the East, and it’s not Istanbul, it’s Constantinople.
It was inaugurated as Nova Roma
@ thank you for sharing that with me; I have learned something new 👍
Cannot agree Part 1 should begin with the land walls since
they are not the soul of first Capital of The Roman Christian Godfearing PAX ROMANA Empire Of CHRIST
most frustrating thing in the world to know this foreign invaders from central asia are sitting behind the most important walls of the entire western civilization an can keep them.
hopefully god has other plans.
Açıkcası tanrının bunu umursadığını düşünmüyorum yinede orta asya soyundan gelen asil bir kana sahip olduğum için tanrıya şükürler olsun.
Were they Mongolian riding on horses for months to Istanbul?
@@maily8388 they was barbarian satanist mohamedans no matter from where they came
such ignorant remarks. You would just need to look at the faces of the people of Turkey to understand that we simply converted and adapted another way of life. The fall of Islampol to Islam was predicted by Mohamed PBUH 1000 years prior and it happened just as god had planned. You covet the lands of your neigbours and blood relatives just because of medieval fantasies shame on you to bring yet other war.
I hope you realize Eastern Roman Empire hated West more than Turks.
💙🇬🇷KONSTANTINOPEL💙🇬🇷
Nova Roma.... and why 1461?
If you like or not. The name is ISTANBUL. And this will be forever.
This is an excellent documentary about Roman history and architecture. No need to write hate statements.
Enjoy seeing the Roman buildings in Türkiye.
@guersadkuecuek5281 🇬🇷KONSTANTINOPEL 🇬🇷
@@guersadkuecuek5281 i bet the romans said the same thing, as did the byzantines before them!
By'-zan-tyne. Con'-stan-tyne. 🇬🇧
1453 İSTANBUL...
Always is Constantinople
@@dinoskaragian5390 lmao keep crying
@@thefaramith8876 Nova Roma, don't you both think?
inaugurated as Nova Roma
B B B B.