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Belisarius: The Battle of Rome (3/6)
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We hope you enjoy the latest episode in our Belisarius series! This one tells the story of the Roman Empire's reconquest of Rome in 536, and the epic siege that followed. Here's the link for the amazing special offer from Private Internet Access: www.privateinternetaccess.com/epichistorytv Thanks also to Legendarian for Total War: Attila gameplay footage, and to series consultant Prof. David Parnell. Don't forget you can get ad-free early access to all our videos by supporting the channel on Patreon from as little as $1 per video: www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV
Another masterpiece sir!
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Will be continued?
No Dislikes after 3 hours of upload, speaks well of your audience.
One correction so far:
Salona is not the modern city of Split, but the modern city of Solin. The Latin name for Split was Spalatum.
It's interesting to imagine what Belisarius could've done with a large army.
Sometimes general that good in small army don't do good with large army and vice versa
@Tallenta Yeah, Belisarius' strength seems to have been using the mobility of his Bucelarii to turn the tide of battle, disrupt enemy supply lines and to scout/raid enemy camps. Large armies are slow, require stable supply lines and tend to need skilled junior officers to function smoothly. Belisarius seemed to lack the compitant subordinates that Julius Caesar benefitted from in Gaul.
Caesar reincarnate
@Isaac Salmon Alexander's army is quite large, though outnumbered by the Persians and Porus he still managed it very well.
@Isaac Salmon there's much more to it than that. He is likely one of the most brilliant tacticians in history. The only comparable one would be Alexander the great. However, he didn't have to deal with sophisticated enemies and overwhelming odds favoring the other side that Belusarius did.
โIt is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.โ - Julius Caesar. He would be so proud of Belisarius.
Rome 2 quotes teaches you a lot
Well I'm pretty sure that Julius Caesar would be ashamed of Eastern Roman empire and its reconquest campaign, they just made things worse
@Peri Neo
They were barbarians occupying italy, he'd be proud the barbarians were beaten back. Also the Punic wars and Ceasars civil wars devastated italy
@Dillon Blair the Ostrogoth were willing to accept Roman culture actually, and to abandon their barbarians traditions. Belisario conquest was useless cause few years later the longobards, that were worse than the Ostrogoth imo, wiped them out from the newly conquested lands. That campaign just impoverished utterly the already exhausted people who lived there
โBut it is not my custom to choose the short course over the best courseโ
-Belisarius, while under siege in Rome
โThe first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtueโ
- Napoleon
Donโt worry Chill right. It's like the stars have to aline. And always weak men come before and after their presences dooming us to wait for our next leader.
Lol
Wow
Donโt worry Chill is there a joke here that Iโm missing here -_-
Donโt worry Chill For Napoleon the Revolution did away with much of the old order and meritocracy had more of a place in selecting leaders, something Napoleon would strongly continue as Emperor.
"Because of him the city of Romulus and the Caesers once more belongs to the Roman empire."
Gave me chills. Imagine what this must have meant to them.
Belisarius is such a legend, i doubt many other generals would have been able to achieve what he did
But emperor imprisoned Belisarius
@muhammad abdullahy he was pardoned by justinian
@Hottest Man Alive yea but stripped from his position and honor
@muhammad abdullahy not emperor but empress it was theodora who did that also he wasebt sent to jail he was stripped of his position and he went to become a farmer and live a peacefull life
@satan with internet from greatest general to poor farmer ๐. But Belisarius recalled when barbarian came to Constantinople
Ah the Empire strikes back! Excellently done episode as ever. Although I was surprised that you didn't mention Belisarius's coup de grace at the end of the siege. Basically what happened is that when Ostrogothic army was retreating across the Milvian bridge, Belisarius saw an excellent opportunity to destroy much of it. He waited for half of the enemy army to cross the bridge and then launched a swift attack with his cavalry against the half that was still waiting to cross. The result: absolute carnage of the Ostrogoths. At that bridge where Constantine the Great won one of the most important victories in history and established Christianity as the Empire's religion, now much of that half Ostrogothic army was wiped out. Thus any remaining hope for Vitiges that he could mount a successful resistance up north was gone. Truly, a masterful move, as is to be expected from Belisarius.
Truly a great man Belisarius is
A reverse Stamford Bridge, eh? Masterful!
Constantine never established Christianity as the Roman Empire's official religion. He gave it lots of preferential treatment, to be sure, but it wasn't until Theodosius I that Christianity was officially made the state religion, with his Edict of Thessalonica in 380 AD.
@Ole Fredrik Skjegstad I know, edict of Milan proclaimed only equality of all religions, including Christianity, but it was de facto meaning that Emperors from there onwards were Christians. In fact, laws against pagans were began to be issued already during the reign of Constantine's sons, most notably by Constantius II. By the time of Theodosius I Christianity was so deeply rooted in the imperial system that his Edict of Thessaloniki was just official proclamation of the already existing situation.
@Justinian the Great I love you, you damnable fool. shoulda been more patient
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Good message but the emojis are cringe, leave them at instagram
@Sab S Looks like this is just a nice comment from a friend of the channel, I doubt anyone cringed while reading it
Maybe get outside and talk to some humans and less stuff will seem โcringeโ๐คฅ
@Sab S no u
In the excellent book "Count Belisarius" the author wrote in very great detail the many incidents regarding the siege of Rome. He writes about how Belisarius's Moorish soldiers who he hired from North Africa would conduct hunts at night to kill Goths that wandered off from their camps. Hiding near latrines or ditches and surprising small groups of Goths. The Goths became so terrified of the Moors that they didnt dare wander off from their camps at night.
The book also details a few individual incidents during the many cavalry raids that Belisarius conducted against the Gothic siege lines. A few excerpts;
".....Belisarius conducts a brief skirmish at one of the gates, his Houshold Regiment was heavily engaged and on their return that evening, two of the cuirassiers presented an extraordinary sight. One of them, Arzes, a Persian formerly belonging to the Immortals, came riding back with an arrow sunk to his face close to the nose; and another, a Thracian named Cutilas, came back with a javeline sticking in his head and waving about like a plume. Neither of them paid the least bit attention to these wounds but had continued to fight indefatigably, to the horror and alarm of the Goths who cried "these are not men but demons". The javeline was afterwards removed from Cutilas's head by a surgeon but the wound grew inflamed and he died two days later. Arzes however was examined by the same surgeon who pressed the back of his neck and asked; "does this pressure hurt"? Yes, replied Arzes. Then the surgeon opened the skin at the back of his neck, found the point and began to draw the arrow through, barb and all. Arzes fainted from the pain but his blood was healthy, the wound healed up without any suppuration. He led the next sally and survived the war."
on another occasion "upon receiving 1,600 reinforcemets Belisarius did not wish the new arrivals to feel cooped up in the city like prisoners. He staged a demonstration for their benefit. He sent out in broad daylight from the Salarian Gate 200 of his Houshold cuirassiers under an Illyrian named Trajan, a troop commander and a wonderfully cool fellow. These men galloped to a little hill near the walls and formed a ring. Out rushed the indignant Goths from the nearest camp. Snatching up weapons and horses in eagerness to attack them. In short time Trajan's men had shot 4,000 arrows into their disorderly column and killed or wounded 800 horsemen. As soon as the Gothic infantry got near, Trajans men galloped off shooting from the saddle. They accounted for 200 more Goths before they returned without a single casualty. The Goth horsemen were only armed with lance and sword and their archers wore no armor and would go nowhere without the protection of mail clad spearmen which were very slow of foot. Its no wonder Trajans men had it all their way. The following days more of these raids were conducted. In these skirmishes the Goths lost 4,000 men yet the Goth king Wittich did not draw the conclusion as to their inferior equipment believing the Romans success was merely due to daring. He ordered 500 of his own Royal Lancers to make a similar demonstration on a hill near the Asinarian Gate. In response, Belisarius sent out a thousand Thracian cavalry under Bessas. The Goths were shot to pieces hardly a hundred escaped back to their camp."
"On another occassion, Trajan, the troop commander whos exploits i have already mentioned, was pierced close above the right eye and above the nose by a long barbed head of an arrow. The shaft had been insecurely fastened to it and fell off at the moment of impact. Trajan continued fighting. For days and months after his comrades expected him to drop dead at any moment. But he lived on and suffered no pain or inconvenience, though the barbed head remained imbedded in his flesh. Five years later it began to slowly emerge again. Twelve years more and he was able to pluck it out like a thorn".
The thracians were the best fighters Rome had. They also put up quite a fight against Roman invasion as well before they were subjugated.. Belisarius himself was most likely of thracian stock coming from that land.
i remember it was mentioned that Belisarius was of slavonic stock so probably around that region. And his name is Romanized from "Beli Tsar" meaning white prince.
@stuka80 modern day Sapareva Banya the name is still in popular use in bulgaria. It's likely the original one without the romanized -US suffix. It's Velizariy
@stuka80 Pretty sure that's a folk etymology. The Slavs didn't arrive in the region until the seventh century (and the word caesar hadn't turned into tsar yet). It's much more likely to stem from Greek, arrow of Ares.
@hweirdo you may be right, name etymology isn't really my thing and i just read about it.
If only events like the Plague or war with the Persians didn't happen at this time Belisarius might have been able to restore all of the Western Roman provinces not just Africa,Illyria and Italy. Regardless he is no doubt one of the greatest military generals of late antiquity.
Nah. Not really. It is no coincidence that the Persians struck when they did. The whole campaign in Italy was a massive mistake. It was imperial overstretch and it completely drained the empire of money and resources and the Persians knew it. All it produced were temporary gains and a devastated italy. It thereby ruined the stability of both Italy and of the Byzantine empire itself. There was no chance that Belisarius could have taken on the Franks.
@hweirdo exactly, the Plague killed most of Eastern Empire's Tax base.
Well no, they ultimately lost the opportunity to take the Western provinces due to the same reason why Justinian was so successful, his speed. Justinian overstretched his empire to such a point that he was unable to complete the reunification of the empire. Had Justinian waited just a couple more years to consolidate his gains, the conquest of Italy would've been completed in just under a year without a single hitch. Then he could've conquered the Visigoths with little effort, considering how little stability they had, the Franks were already vassals. With Italy's vast resources not destroyed by two decades of near constant warfare, he could've not only fortified it, like the Normans and England or Sicily, to keep out invaders and maintain power, but also build up his empire back to it's former glory.
The romans also took back part of hispania. Also given that it was Narses and not Belisarius who actually ends up finally defeating the Ostrogoths it seems unlikely that anything more would've been added by Belisarius
Most defenders in a siege: I'm in danger
Belisarius: *You're in danger*
Caesar: I am the danger
@Louis WainChinghis Khan and Attila:WERE THE SCOURGE OF GOD!!!!!!
Oh, Belisarius! A general so great, so crafty, so feared, that he nearly stopped the course of history itself! He fought the future and nearly undid the mistakes of so many that led to the fall of the West. One man CAN summon the future. Or nearly so. But for the Plague, would have there been a Visigothic (or Frankish) king brought to kiss Justinian's feet? More battles won in Hispania, or Gaul, and another province returned to the Empire? But for the flea!
Wonderful episode, Toby!
With the strong tax base Justinian inherited, and his long reign, but for the plague he could have absolutely liberated the West. While it is true that Barbarians of the West were mighty, they were also quite divided and jealous of one another. No doubt the Byzantines would have continued to play the various kingdoms against one another until one was left. And then overwhelm it.
@I.R.S The thing is, even if Justinian were successful in reconquering and holding let's say Italy, Spain and Gaul, it would still take massive economic refurbishment to make it worth it and the imperial coffers were already strained by the conquest of Italy alone as f ar as I know.. Also taking into consideration the constant threat that were the sassanids under Khosrow, maybe the idea of restoring the western empire was a bit premature but hindsight is 2020.
I think the reconquest of Gaul would have sapped too much of his resources, but Spain, Africa and Italy would have been firmly held and lead to prosperity if not for the plague, then again the plague also harmed all others around the Roman Empire.
Again given it wasn't even Belisarius who completed the conquest of Italy, and in fact that his own mistakes led it to take so long, I don't get this idea that he would've restored the West and won mamy more battles if not for the plague
@Killerbee McTitties I would imagine it would be a long-term thing. One would have to hold Africa and Italy and consolidate and allow those areas to rebuild. Probably at least 10 years before the taxes outweigh the costs. But that is the notional advantage Justinian had: a great administrative apparatus, a good eye for generals and a long, stable reign (after the Nika Riots). But for the plague, the Empire most certainly would have been able to digest Africa and Italy and start making them pay their own way.
I was thinking that the siege of Rome deserved a movie, but you actually did it๐
I think theres one, made in the 1960s if I remember
I have always wondered what goes inside the mind of someone with so many great military strategies, the way they think, the ability of having so many plans from A to Z and beyond is just extraordinary
I think its the same that goes in the head of a chess player, but more dynamically
Belisarius had the benefit of being familiar with the tactics of the Germanic tribes and the Sassanids thanks to the Romans' prior experience of dealing with these enemies. Also at this point the ERE has nothing to lose and a lot to gain by reconquering the West
"after 60 years of barbarian occupation, Rome belongs again to the Romans" holy shit that made me shiver
*Belisarius is a much better general than me. If I told my troops to guard a bridge and they RAN, forcing me to fight a delaying action BY MYSELF, and then, to top it all off, when I pull back and try to enter the city, THEY KEEP THE GATE CLOSED. "Oh boy". Heads would roll buddy. Belisarius is one cool customer.*
Total war generals in a nutshell
This man did incredible things as a general. I can't remember anyone else who had so many victories with so few soldiers and so many times with lack of all kind of products.
In modern times, only Rommel and Robert E. Lee come to mind. And also in WWI, General Von Lettow-Vorbeck in Southeast Africa Campaign. He once used African honey bees to defend the beach against a British landing. And it worked.
Admiral William Brown comes to mind. Nowhere near the same scale, of course.
@I.R.S the bee thing is hilarious. Germs should have done that on D Day lol
@Meow It is a funny story. Look up the Battle of Tanga.
@I.R.S i will! thanks
Listening to this channel always gives me a reminiscent feeling about the History Channel in it's earlier years until it fell apart due to its alien abduction obsession stories and other ridiculous stories of aliens.Love this channel.
Is it possible, that Bellasarius was actuallyโฆAn alien? Ancient Astronaut theorists say YES
Belisarius is such an awe-inspiring person. I cant believe i hadn't heard of him before!
Belisarius deserves a Historical HBO Show in the tradition of Game of Throne or Rome. He was a character of Truly Epic proportions.
Belisarius is vastly underrated as a general.
...by people who had no idea of him prior seening videos like this perhaps.
It truly stuns me how, time after time, Belisarius was able to do so much with so little.
Poor belisarius, he was a loyal general but was suspected of disloyalty for taking Italy back
@andrew the celebre envy of emperors against their best generals ...even recently, Stalin was envy against Zhukov, winning for USSR the WW2 , but he don't killed him , just exiled him in Siberia giving him a small office in a far away military garrison...until he got pension
The mistrust wasn't entirely unjustified when one looks back at Roman history. The empire had massive problems when it came to successfull generals who used their fame to dictate politics. So Justinian played better safe than sorry
And what's crazy to think about is that the roman emperors that had the best military successes trusted their generals and rewarded them handsomely. Augustus and Agrippa being the cutest of the general/emperor couples.
@Waeweas Agrippa is a horribly underrated general. Augustus wouldn't be Augustus without him.
Belisarius is certainly a man of supreme military acumen and worthy of mention among the greatest of its field such as Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar
He was a good general sure, but given he isn't even definitively the best general in the empire at the time, He certainly isn't up there with Hannibal, Alexander or Napoleon
@A. Keane gotta be honest, Alexander is in a league of his own considering he never lost a battle
@yuhyuh I mean who would wanna turn and flee when their king himself would gladly charge headfirst into the enemy
@Miniature Ben let alone the army rallying behind him. Some armies are badly organized so it causes mass desertion
@yuhyuh not at all, his luck was great not only his enemies like Darius literally fled from the battle just after it began or death of Mennon who had a fantastic strategy to easily cut off Alexander from Greece but he died just before starting it.
I must say it, I'm so appreciative that there are history channels such as yours that are so dedicated to history and its many details. You are among the greats such as Kings and Generals, History Marche, and Invicta
Belisarius is just so inspiring...I know the numbers were probably inflated but still...
You just can't go wrong with this channel. Literally every video is a classic already.
The Empire Strikes Back. This brings tears to my eyes. To see what could have been if more men like him existed.
It's the 3rd or 4rth time I am watching these videos with Belisarius! Very well done... love em! The music, the narration, the pictures so good, everything is perfect! I know they are difficult to make but please more!
This summer i was on a boat cruising Lake Bolsena ( a stunning place on the border between modern Latium and Tuscany) and our guide pointed to a small ruined castle on a island in the middle of the lake, telling us that it was the place were a barbarian princess had been killed in the early middle ages. I thought that story was some kind of legend and instead it was the casus belli of the eastern Romans invasion. Truly fascinating.
Some of your best work, thank you!! My fav part might be around 13:43, the awesome music, writing and artwork really make the romans struggle to protect their old capital even more epic
One of the most underrated general of all time.
Wow this is pure artistry. You guys are consistent when it comes to quality and I think I speak for everyone when I say it's truly amazing. Keep up the spectacular work!
The most epic narrator for the most epic history channel on youtube, another great video, thanks!
Thank you for making history fun and interesting! I cant help but wonder what we could've accomplished by now if we weren't so busy fighting eachother all the time. That being said, conquests across multiple continents like this are still an impressive display of determination and capability. To cover all that ground in a lifetime using ships, horses, wagons and boots is hard to imagine now, with or without all the battles!
Belisarius entire story is extremely fascinating he managed to defeat the Vandalic kingdoms the Persians, Conquered Rome and he's finial conquest against the Bulgars! Thank you Epic history for covering him
He defeated Persians at Dara heavily but never defeated them as in the sense of winning war over them and on the battlefield he mostly suffered defeats from their hands.
@paprskomet He defeated them at Dara and managed to keep them at bay from the Roman empire, that's a win for the Romans.
@Denis Arnautovic Not really.Defeat in similarly large battle at Callinicum(this time it was Belisarius who had numerical advantage)shortly afterwards rendered victory at Dara no longer that important and Persians quited peace talks again.It was only when old king Kavad I died soon after that his successor Khosrow I needed to stabilize his position in Persia and was therefore not interrested in continuing the war and,for the time being, he settled for Justinian's generous bribe for peace.
You guys are amazing. You should be so proud of this channel, as I'm sure you are.
Completely fascinated throughout these first three episodes, and left wanting more. Very well done, thank you.
I absolutely love the videos, keep it up! Some of these stories are so insane, it makes me thankful for those who document and present them.
I really love this series, and I know you probably want to finish off with Napoleon, however I think it would be very cool if you'd make a Video of Ranking Napoleons most worthy and smartest military Enemies. Keep up the good work!
archduke charles
As an enemy of napoleon number one spot is taken by
1# wellington: A cactus on napoleons empire in spain
2# Archduke Charles:
very experienced commander at massenas level and even defeated napoleon at aspern and almost won at wagram if not for archdukes john
3# Blucher:
his aggressiveness isnt good but he helped contribute defeats to marshals in german campaign and stopped napoleons advanced to berlin
4# Barclay de tolly:
Scorch earth tactics which is the caused of napoleons campaign in russia to ruin
5# karl von Schwarzenberg:
allied commander and responsible for Napoleons defeat at leipzig with other alied commanders
@Mint Wellington number one won the Peninsular War
@Other Nerd Blucher was one serious badass. He'd even cuss out Frederick the Great in his youth.
@Waeweas
damn...
underrated and underappreciated roman general and history channel. Great job guys! I wish your channel will acquire much more success! cheers
Iโve been a huge fan of your work for the past two years. Your videos got me through the first lockdown.
the fireceness of that calvary charge was devastating, it freaked out the Ostrogoths at the gates of Rome...and they panicked...Brilliant!
You sound like your gonna copy the move lmao
Amazing video as always EHTVโฆ I love the dynamics of Justinian and Belisarius. Honestly one of my favourite periods of history. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for all your work, one of the best history channel on KRclip
It's amazing to realise that the eternal city of Rome was still so large, even more than a century after it's first Sack.
It was and still is huge, the population number changed, along with the services of course.
Absolutely incredible series. The artwork is fantastic. Love the depiction of Justinian though it's different from what I'm used to (in a good way). He looks like a proper Roman. And the characters standing in front of the Pantheon is so damn cool. Damn fine work Epic History!!
And what your "proper Roman" should look like?
Dr. Parnell is such a good professor and I have had the privilege to have him be my professor for several of my History major courses. Good work on this series it definitely helped me visualize this important time-period better!
Would someone show this video to Ridley Scott so he'll make a movie about it? Belisarius deserves a major movie.
@Soap Maker Eh. As long as its epic and enjoyable and somewhat accurate Ill be happy. I just wanna see this story told.
@Walton Smith You can cut out the accurate part. Better to have no movie then Hollywood accurate movies Ridley Scott included
@Walton Smith Ridley has not made any good movies since Gladiator. Ok, Kingdom of Heaven but it needs all those deleted scenes tp be watchable
Hell no they would butcher his story
Well done. I always tried to find a documentary video series about general Belisarius. I look forward to see the next parts.
These videos are so epic! From storytelling to artwork! Love em!
What a wonderful video! This has been a terrific series so far. โ๏ธ๐๐น
What an amazing ๐ episode belisarius is such an underated and legendary general keep it up ๐
Hail to Belisarius! Procopius for telling us how it was, and this channel for this video!
I was guided through Napoleon's reign by the sweet sweet tones of this narrator's voice. It lives rent free in my head.
Belisarius was amazing, but the way it all ended for him just makes me so sad....
You guys do such amazing work the content you guys put out is on another level.im loving this series
One of the most underrated field commanders in history. And imagine if he had the full cooperation of Justinian, such as paying the soldiers.
I absolutely love this channel! Given enough time and resources I believe Belisarius could have restored the whole of the empire.
The information , the production , the animation . I hope I can be even a fragment of your brilliance .
Imagine if Belasarius had reconquered all of the western Roman Empire. Rome might have lasted until the 20th century
11:20 The art in these videos is alwasy so well done and historically accurate.
You guys definitely put loads of work in these videos
Honestly these are worth selling
I'll say this: you guys don't make a lot of videos but when you do, it sure is impressive. Quality over quantity should be the norm.
Good tribute to one of the greatest roman who ever lived.
Belisarius series is perfect. Thank you Epic History TV.
When aliens start attacking our planet, humanity will be lucky to have Belisarius, reincarnated to defend it...
Belisarius the only general second to Caesar himself ! But is almost underrated and forgotten.
Maravilloso!
Excelente representaciรณn de la Roma post imperial.
Another amazing work. Super happy to see channels like this still going.
The illustrations on these series are amazing.
I've always loved history, but recently I've had a lower interest than usual. But these videos get me so immersed into these thousands years old events and the lives of the people involved that I again feel the thrill of learning about history.
Oooh, leaving us on a cliff hangar with none other than the immortal soul, Khosrow.
I am fanboying over Belisarius immensely right nowโค๏ธ๐๐๐
Thx๐๐ฅ
The more i learn ab this man the more i wonder, if this could still be topped, i bet there is way more he did we cant even imagine. He's a true champion
Amazing video, the production quality is beyond belief!
Damn, the way you made the animations is amaizing an the video is also very interesting to watch!
Keep up the amaizing work!
Antonina was such a badass, she just throws the Pope out of Rome
This was incredible, great work!
Belusarius makes me tear up how can you be so amazing!
Really love this series ! Can't wait for the next episode ;)
The first time I think Epic History Tv has posted 2 videos consecutively and both of great topics :- The Crusade and Restoration of Rome : Belisarius.
Also can't wait for videos 2nd , 3rd and 4th Crusade to come... ๐
Great Masterpiece... ๐๐
Great Vรญdeo!
Interesting fact: Hagia Sophia was completed in the exact same year that Belisarius conquered Rome (537)!
Justinian and Belisarius, in my historical analysis, really deserve the title of VLTIMVS ROMANORVM ("the last of the Romans"); including also the generals Mundus and Narses (who replaced Belisarius in Italy).
After the campaigns carried out by Belisarius, Justinian simply reconquered altogether 6 former provinces of the Western Roman Empire: Africa Proconsularis (current Tunisia), which had been under Vandal control since the early 5th century AD; Sicily (ฮฃฮนฮบฮตฮปฮฏฮฑ), which had been also under Vandal control since the 5th century AD; Dalmatia (current Croatia), which was conquered by general Mundus (ฮฮฟฯฮฝฮดฮฟฯ); Sardinia et Corsica (Sardinia and Corsica), which were seized by the Byzantines after Belisarius' brillant victory at the Battle of Tricamarum (533); Mauritania Tingitana (modern Morocco); and, of course, Italy itself (ITALIA), as the video already mentioned.
Rome itself, the "Queen of Italy" (REGINA ITALIAE), as I like to call it, was conquered by Belisarius in 537 (as the video already mentioned as well). Italy, including Rome itself, had been under Ostrogothic control since 493! Rome, in turn, was under "Barbarian" control since 476 AD, more precisely when Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, was deposed by Odoacer. The Byzantine/Roman reconquest of Italy, therefore, was EXTREMELY significant and symbolic.
The Byzantine conquest of Rome was undoubtedly the greatest military success of Justinian's foreign policy (RENOVATIO IMPERII).
The message was clear: Italy, which was once considered the "queen of the world" (RECTRIX MVNDI); the "ruler of the provinces" (DOMINA PROVINCIARVM) and the "motherland of all lands" (OMNIVM TERRARVM PARENS), therefore, was reconquered and reclaimed by the TRUE heirs of the Roman Empire.
Moreover, Justinian also conquered a small part of the Iberian Peninsula (Hispania), more precisely the former province of Hispania Baetica (modern Andalusia); including the city of Cรณrdoba itself (CORDVBA),which was both the capital of Hispania Baetica and the birthplace of Seneca. Altogether, the Byzantines conquered considerable portions of the current Andalusian provinces of Cรณrdoba, Seville, Cรกdiz, Mรกlaga, and Granada.
Thats some good stuff. The quality of your videos is superb. Also including footage from Attila total war is genius
Excellent work to all who put this together.
Bravo!๐
excellent production. The graphics are of good quality and tastefully presented. The music is well integrated. Research, writing and narration superb.
in the honor of Stilicho, Majorion, Aurelian, and so many more, LET'S SEE THOSE CASUALTY LISTS, **cue Ode to Joy**
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I love The logistics of the Roman empire like how they field their military is amazing to me. I love these vids because they show how it wasn't just "Roman legions" that made this possible. They fielded mercenaries and troops from surrounding areas that made a large impact of their strategies and man power. It's pretty cool imo.
Doesnt matter what happened after
This is still the most epic moment in Roman history
Ave imperator!
best history channel on the internet, bar none. fantastic work as always
Great video! Seen lots of videos on Belisarius' videos and this has been the most comprehensive!
Belisarius was the last military genius that the world saw for many centuries. What a shame. Loved this video. You have a great series on your hands Epic History TV.
Nope
i mean Khalid Ibn Al Waleed showed up 100 years later so I wouldnโt say centuries
@Johnny Boy---Okay. With the exception of that guy.
The soundtrack, voice-work, and artwork are captivating.
I never actually knew the details of the reconquest of rome, thanks for this
A TV series on Belisarius would be brilliant
The rest of the story in North Africa is a very interesting tale by itself, it is amazing how much Solomon was able to do with very very limited resources and while it would be his successor John Troglita who would achieve the final victory that eluded Solomon and secure such important part of the empire for the next decades the role of both is an equally underappreciated part of Justinian's reign.
Retaking Rome. Pure Happiness.
Amazing series, when is part 4 coming out? is it possible to get it out quicker than this part.. waiting for every part longer than a week or two is like torture!!
It's so insane that it looks like an epic fanfiction to reform the Roman Empire xD
Great Video!
Interesting fact: Hagia Sophia was completed in the exact same year that Rome was conquered by Belisarius (537)!
Both Justinian and Belisarius, in my historical analysis, really deserve the title of VLTIMVS ROMANORVM ("the last of the Romans"); including also the generals Mundus and Narses (who replaced Belisarius in Italy).
After the campaigns carried out by Belisarius, Justinian simply reconquered altogether 6 (six) former provinces of the Western Roman Empire: Africa Proconsularis (current Tunisia), which had been under Vandal control since the early 5th century AD; Sicily (ฮฃฮนฮบฮตฮปฮฏฮฑ), which had been also under Vandal control since the 5th century AD; Dalmatia (modern Croatia), which was conquered by General Mundus (ฮฮฟฯฮฝฮดฮฟฯ); Sardinia et Corsica (Sardinia and Corsica), which were seized by the Byzantines after Belisarius' brilliant victory at the Battle of Tricamarum (533); Mauritania Tingitana (modern Morocco); and, of course, Italy itself (ITALIA), as the video already mentioned it.
Rome itself, the "queen of Italy" (REGINA ITALIAE), as I like to call it, was conquered by Belisarius in 537 (as the video already mentioned as well). Italy, including Rome itself, had been under Ostrogothic control since 493! Rome, in turn, was under "Barbarian" control since 476 AD, more precisely when Romulus Augustus, the last Roman Emperor of the West, was deposed by Odoacer. The Byzantine/Roman reconquest of Italy, therefore, was EXTREMELY significative and symbolic. The Byzantine conquest of Rome was undoubtedly the greatest military triumph of Justinian's foreign policy (RENOVATIO IMPERII).
The message was clear: Italy, which was once considered the "queen of the world" (RECTRIX MVNDI); the "ruler of the provinces" (DOMINA PROVINCIARVM) and the "motherland of all lands" (OMNIVM TERRARVM PARENS), therefore, was reconquered and regained by the TRUE heirs of the Roman Empire.
Moreover, Justinian also conquered a small part of the Iberian Peninsula (Hispania), more precisely the former Roman province of Hispania Baetica (modern Andalusia); including the city of Cรณrdoba itself (CORDVBA), which was both the capital of Hispania Baetica and the birthplace of Seneca. Altogether, the Byzantines conquered considerable portions of the current Andalusian provinces of Cรณrdoba, Seville, Cรกdiz, Mรกlaga and Granada.