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Belisarius, one of the most underrated generals in history.
No,not underrated,recognised as one of the great generals of antiquity.
To me,he forms part of a trimvirate of quality ' Roman" generals.The other two,ofc being Stilicho and Aetius.
@@richardscanlan3167 what about Ceaser?
@@adihshhdhdhdjd9615 what about him? yes,I am aware of Alesis etc.
Personally,on generalship alone,all 3 I mention were superior.
The only one in the class of the top 3 is Marius.
Christianity and Zoroastrianism were the major religions of the Middle East at this point in time, Judaism being another larger religion. Other than that, in the pre-Islamic world various different deities and spirits were worshipped.
The city of Rome during Justinian’s reign was in a pretty horrid state, the city was sparsely populated and much of the infrastructure was in disrepair. Far removed from the glorious world metropolis it became during Emperor Augustus's reign. Constantinople had long since eclipsed Rome in both prestige and importance. It was during Justinian’s reign that the Hagia Sophia was constructed, though it was turned into the famous mosque we can see today during the Ottoman Empire.
Much of the Roman customs and institutions survived long after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and were adopted by the various “barbarian kingdoms” that replaced it. Heck, even the Roman Senate stuck around, though it was little more than a town council at this point, its power and influence were lost long before Rome fell to the Vandals though.
The state religion of the Sassanid empire was Zoroastrianism.
Belisarius, when most generals have the flaw of not listening, Belisarius listens too much
"Dubious background in the acting profession." Back when Actors/Actresses were on the same social level as prostitutes, and often had both jobs simultaneously. According to Procopius, so with a grain of salt at least, Theodora indeed started out as a prostitute. Apparently she made a name for herself playing in "Leda and The Swan". Either way, her life is incredible. From prostitute to Empress and co-equal to Justinian. Theodora managed to push him to reform the law and make some protections for the rights of women. What a woman.
Islam arises 100 years later. The East had been devastated by the Plague of Justinian in 536 CE, and then a war to the death between Byzantium and Persia after that. Both empires were depopulated, and when the desert Arabs joined with the Arab auxiliaries of Byzantium and Persia to exploit this opportunity, it was no contest. The Muslims didn't pause of a breath for 100 years, creating a new empire from S France to India.
The first archeological proof of horse warfare is from the Ukrainian steppe. The indo Europeans were the first people to ever domesticate horses
I actually asked my history professor the same question regarding the Western Roman Empire and it's aftermath.
The gist of it is that there were huge differences from region to region, even in the same kingdom, as the hierarchies of the kingdoms that established themselves were very loose and subordinates had a great deal of autonomy. BUT in general they tried to preserve as many of the roman institutions as possible, from Iberia to Northern Africa. The ruling class was composed of the tribe that took over, but a lot of the day to day management like finances, taxes, building, etc. was done by roman officials, their descendants and the church (the ruling class generally converted to Christianity). Early 'barbarian' conquerers even styled themselves as Roman Emporer. This system was not nearly as efficient as in the Eastern Roman Empire and rapidly deteriorated over time, this slowly transformed itself into the feudal system of the middle ages. The only institution that stayed fully intact was the Roman Catholic Church. Over time the church took over many of the administrative and educational duties in the post-roman realms which is one of the major reasons for massive their influence during the middle ages and beyond.
Most of the churches power was not rooted in religious fervor by the ruling class (at least not initially), but in pragmatism. They were integral the management of every feudal realm.
Usually light infantry was used for scouting, and artillery was primitive, so in early times, were not shown on battle maps, but assumed to be present anyway. Ballistas, catapults and trebuchets (in use by 600 CE) were primarily used in sieges. Huns were primarily mounted archers with powerful compound bows, similar to Persians, but in lighter armor and huge numbers.
You should check out Kings and Generals videos on the Byzantine army. Their videos somewhat contradict Epic History. K&G say that the latest research shows that Byzantine (Eastern Roman) infantry was just as good as earlier legionaries.
Define "earlier legionaries"though?We speak about several centuries.Roman infantry at this point was no longer the most prestigious arm of the army and it shifted to predominantly defensive and supportive roles for cavalry but unlike how people often(without actually knowing anything closer about it)imagine it was also far from some useless untrained rabble,was stil professional and could act very effectively.
Belisarius !! Now you're talking.
Gothic Italy (taken over by them at the request of the Romans themselves) retained the Roman way of life and administration, but in fact the government in Italy became a separate regime, which threatened to revive the heresy of Arian Christianity. That realisation seems to have been one of Justinian's key motives to turn against them.
no difference till today, south europe creates, central europe destroys
Sadly there are no dedicated symbols for heavy or light infantry/cavalry as far as I'm aware. These symbols are NATO symbols and waaaaaay past the time of heavy or light cavalry, at the time that they were invented there was barely any cavalry in any military at all. There are of course symbols for mechanized/motorized infantry and things like tank formations, but those are obviously not applicable to these battle videos if they take place before world war 1. It would be very weird to have a mechanized infantry symbol representing roman legionaries because they are heavy infantry or something like that.
However some in youtube videos the distinction is made by using thicker black lines in the symbols for heavy formations
Hey and you should check out Historymarche’s video on this very battle, I think they explain the battle itself in a little more detail ( plus their battle maps are better).
Rome's last great general? Certainly not
Quite so!
The symbols for cavalry and infantry are the NATO-symbols i believe?
Yeah you’re right - Islam isn’t a thing at that point of time. Muhammad is born around 570 CE, about 40 years later and starts preaching Islam in the 610’s. Arabia during this point of time mostly practices pagan polytheistic religions. Obviously Judaism is also prevalent in several parts of the Middle East. While in Persia, Zoroastrianism is the state religion - it’s a kind of monotheistic religion. Other Iranian religions exist too. In India Hinduism is prevalent while in the Far East there is Buddhism. But none of these religions have a huge impact on Constantinople. Rather it’s Christianity itself which is slowly spreading.
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Belisarius = brave but foolish
You mean brave and smart. Its actually his brains and wisdom that made him one of the greatest generals. He is not foolish.
What made him foolish? He rarely made mistakes & most of his mistakes came from listening to his officers over his better judgements
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