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Belisarius is too underrated, when a competent Emperor have a good and loyal General, it can change the course of history. He and Justinian are looking like Augustus and Agrippa.
Julius Caesar/Mark Antony, Augustus/Agrippa, Tiberius/Germanicus, Justinian/Belisarius
@Anakin Vader Mark Antony is nowhere near Agrippa, Germanicus nor Belisarius. And funny enough Julius Caesar was actually a great general himself compared to Augustus, Justinian or Tiberius.
@Nyangis Khan Why do you say Mark Antony was nowhere near them? Please elaborate.
Also, we are not comparing Caesar to anyone. I was actually naming other dynamic Duos, as the original comment mentioned how a competent Emperor and General can change history
@Nyangis Khan tiberius was a great general, in my opinion even better than germanicus.
@Anakin Vader Every single time Mark Anthony commanded a major force, he lost. Even Caesar knew that. But he was popular amongst the soldiers so he used him politically. Mark Anthony was like his political right hand not a military one. The guy was a great soldier and a pretty good officer who increased morale wherever he went. But a horrible general.
Damn, Belisarius is both extremely honorable & charismatic. Truly the whole package! Top 5 favorite generals in history
But there is a weakness to all perfect men: the imperfect men around him. Through lies they convinsed themselves that the perfect man could not be allowed to exist
Well, he actually...."lacks" his package if you know what i mean
@FGKUV I know this line and the voice
π«π€ Well, to be fair, the Vandals werent nearly the threat of prior "barbarians". You see, while the Huns and the Mongols were known for their strategic brilliance and ruthlessness in war, the Vandals had a VERY different motis operandi, which even 2000 years ago was known as "vandalism".
π‘ The Vandals were famous for bashing Roman mailboxes with baseball bats, tossing toilet paper onto suburban trees and bushes, spray-painting graffiti on warehouses and box cars, filling paper bags with dog poop and setting it on fire on peoples' front porches, shooting holes in rural road signs with shotguns, and throwing stuff at cars that drive by, then running away when the angry driver stops and gives chase. ππ
he is good as napoleon but he is no zizka
Belisarius has been criminally underrated for a long time
Underrated? The guy is usually ranked top 3 Roman Generals of all times by virtually everyone.
Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩ ΨͺΨ§Ψ±Ψ¬Ψ§Ψ±ΩΩΩ Napoleon blundered by getting into Spain, and marching 500k troops into Russia. He lost Leipzig. Yet heβs still one of the greatest generals of all time.
Belisarius may not have been a Napoleon, but he repeatedly won battles while being outnumbered in enemy territory. He was instrumental to the Byzantine reconquests. You can only excuse it with luck so many times.
If every man is underated like belissarius......
Thats like, ahh i want to write a comment on bellisarious, but idk what to write, so i will make generic stuff
@Marzban Of Merv hardly I haven't met a single person who's ever talked about him
@A Friendly Cadian tbh that's cuz the Byzantine Empire is kind of overshadowed by Rome. I think there's a lot more underrated commanders like Martin of Tours, Khalid ibn Walid who obliterated the Persian empire and the Byzantines in the East, and Subutai+Batu Khan of the Mongols
The Empire strikes back was the expected and brilliantly fitting, title. Love it.
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I bet the third part will be called the return of the Romans
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Sitting on Gelimer's throne, eating his food and helping Gelimer's citizens with some of their requests. Chaddest of chad moves
Aside from this spectacular series by Epic History TV, all history regarding Belisarius had convinced me that he deserves the title "The Great". Not only was he a brilliant tactician and great strategist, but his approachable and diligent nature, and most importantly, his loyalty to Justinian earned him such. I can think of a select few historical General figures that would remain steadfast in their loyalty even when revoked of their wealth and power in times of hardship.
Excellent work Epic History TV!
Your Majesty, did you like Napoleon's visit to your grave?
@Jorge Hernandez Cardenas I found his visit to be a pleasant delight; I always entertain a fellow great General
Who are the few generals you are talking about
@Dre Bue Consul Fabius for example; he had the right strategy to shadow Hannibal and block his travel in Roman Territory but the Roman people, and Senate, called him a coward and urged him to take battle. Eventually, it came to a boiling point when he was removed from command entirely lost all political power, however, he never defected and continued to serve Rome against Hannibal
Another Example would be William Marshal, probably the most upstanding figure of chivalry
After serving King Henry II and Richard the Lionheart, he came to serve John I loyally even during the period where John was quickly loosing popularity from revoking noble rights and land titles. Marshal served up till John attempted to revoke his own titles, to which he refused. Despite this lapse of betrayal by John, Marshal rejoined his king in service and became his closest adviser until his death.
@Dre Bue Napoleon Bonaparte, the best tactician and strategical general between 1796 and 1815. See the videos of napoleonic wars in this channel to know about him. Frederick II of Prussia, The Great, was King of Prussia and the best general in the Seven Years War. When Napoleon take Berlin, he go to the grave of Frederick with their marshalls to pay his respects and said: if he were alive we would not have arrived in Berlin in 2 weeks.
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Yeah the others are history!
@Commander Farsight hahahaha that's cleverπ
They're in the top five that's for sure.
The narrator is 60? Damn
Kings & Generals are great too. I would say they are somewhat equal.
Sometimes you look at a campaign like this, and you are tempted to say... "what an incredible luck all along!". But the world really does not work in this way. Yes, Belisarius was indeed "lucky"; but Fortuna does not come if you are not prepared to catch it in your hands, and beat it with force at every attempt she tries to leave you: this is an actual Roman proverb. Belisarius was prepared, always kept initiative, made no mistakes, and was strategically very intelligent.
Yeah, thought if i remember right he had a nice quote regarding just what you said. Though im not sure if it really is his quote :)
"There is no point in being lucky if you do not have the wit to take advantage of your good fortune"
Yes, you can see how Gelimer got several breaks and failed to do anything.
Fortuna favors the bold!
Please remember dear Fortuna, the Romans cant enter your body if you just say no
Belisarius said himself "men do the fighting, but God decides the contest."
Nice to see Belisarius getting some love, the man deserves to be spoken of in the same breath as Julius Caesar or Pompey. Justinian would have been nothing without him.
Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩ ΨͺΨ§Ψ±Ψ¬Ψ§Ψ±ΩΩΩ I assume you mean Justinian
Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩ ΨͺΨ§Ψ±Ψ¬Ψ§Ψ±ΩΩΩ Hmmm, I don't know. It's been a long time since I looked at his story, but I don't Belisarius sucking against the Persians. I do remember Khosrau winning for a while, hard. But then It all got restored.
Ψ§ΩΨ¬ΩΩ ΨͺΨ§Ψ±Ψ¬Ψ§Ψ±ΩΩΩ Yeah, ok, I remember that.
If there is a name in history that got similar treatement then it would be Agrippa. Agrippa was to Augustus what Belisarius was to Justinian. Brilliant and loyal generals, the true embodiment of βsecond followerβ importance to any great leader. If it was not for them we would not have seen their emperors in such a glory.
@J.V Dubois Very much true
20:48 amazing attention to detail. When the Vandals looted Rome in 455, they took the Menorah, which was looted by the Romans in the First Roman-Jewish war, back in 70 CE.
What ? How do you know that ? Where did it go?????
@PiN back to the Roman coufer, of course, right?
@PiN We don't know. It disappears around that time. We don't know if it was still intact and taken back to Constantinople by Belisarius. And even if it did, the harsh times at the beginning of the 600 lead to numerous ancient trophies melted down for coin to support the war.
70 AD*
70 A.D.
I am from Tunisia, north africa, i studied about Belisarius wars against the vandals at school's history courses ... I really enjoyed the video thank you β€οΈ
It is interesting to me, how do people in North Africa, in your case - in Tunisia, feel about Roman times? Are you and the other Tunisians proud of having been part of the Roman Empire, do you regard Belisarius as a liberator of sorts, or at least as a great figure in your history?
@King In Exile Tunisia have been invaded/occupied by so many peoples/countires. Berbs are the natives there so they was invaded/occupied by phoenesians from Lebanon, Romans from Italy, Vandals from Germany, The East Roman empire (greec), arabs from Arabia, Turks, frensh,italian/germans etc. until they get independance from France in 1956.
theres no such thing as a native people
β@King In Exile nah we are not too attached to the times when Tunisia was part of Roman/byzantian empire, we are more attached to Carthaginian empire
@Mochalo A lie. How could Muslim Tunisians find themselves closer to pagan ancestry than to an orthodox christian one?
RIP to the 500 homies who ate bad bread
When your hyped to fight and restore the western Roman lands then die to moldy bread LMAO
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F in the chats boys
Belisarius is probably one of the most underrated generals in entire history. Most of the people heard about Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Cesar, Atilla, Genghis Khan, Timur Lenk or Napoleon, but they don't know anything about this brilliant general. He won so many battles for East Roman empire that he should be ranked in top 5 generals of all time.
Vandals: "We destroyed the Romans"
Rome: "Hello my name is Belisarius, do you have a moment to speak about the Roman Empire?"
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This might actually be my favourite part of Belisarius' story: a brilliant "Hearts and minds" campaign, the battle of Ad Decimum being a perfect example of the chaotic and unpredictable nature of war, so many dramatic twists and the complete triumph in the end (with a bit of foreboding foreshadowing for the future).
BTW It seems to me that your videos are the first ones about Belisarius, I've watched, that are mentioning his wife, Antonina. That's a nice touch.
Wow, imagine the leaders of more recent wars held the same belief that they will not associate with their soldiers if theyβre committing crimes, millions of lives wouldβve been saved. Great video.
this is not always the case because sometimes the locals are extremely hostile.
That'd be almost impossible in modern times. Armies are often near the millions
@chaosXpert Yes i said imagine, do you have an imagination?
Also itβs not as much the case of soldiers being brutal to civilian populations as much as itβs the increase in the destructive power of weapons over the year. Unfortunately civilians just canβt avoid war anymore if itβs in your country.
@Billswiftgti If Suchet could calm Spain during nation wide revolts, then thereβs no excuse to not at least try. I doubt the average populace enjoy violent guerrilla troops, even during occupation.
Felt pride for Belisarius, with him getting a triumph π
Roman triumphs often had negative consequences towards foreign prisoners π You didn't mention it but is that what happened to Gelimer?
~ninja
Nope, Gelimer got a nice estate in Galatia! (modern central Turkey). He was even invited to become a member of the Roman patrician class, but he refused to convert to Orthodox Christianity. It's quite remarkable leniency, given what Gelimer had done to his own prisoners.
People always think that defeated leaders were killed or imprisoned for life, many times that wasn't the case.
@Greenman some were lol alot of roman/byzantine emperors were lol
@Greenman They were often usefull for pacification of the conquered theritory, because of the connections they have. Also i dont think he was exactly free.
Although it is often narrated as triumph of Belisarius,officially it was Triumph of Justinian and it was also Justinian who was(perhaps as last Emperor)dresed in traditional garb of Roman Triuphator when he was sitting at Imperial kathisma and recieving his general with captives.
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Apocalypse now
It really felt like Belisarius' opponents losing the war more than him winning it. Good relations with the natives and keeping army discipline up were the keys to his successful campaign.
He's one of the luckiest generals ever. Until he wasn't.
Putting yourself in a position to win without fighting is the ultimate sign of a great general, according to Sun Tzu. If you have to fight and defeat the enemy for every inch of territory you havenβt done enough to outmaneuver and demoralize them.
"She only won because I didn't win"
The vandals, wreaked havoc on the Mediterranean coast for decades, (hence the word vandalism), were utterly defeated like total noobs when the Roman army set foot on Africa. It made them seem they were just pirates.
No doubtly, that's how the "Vandalism" got its name. π
It doesn't make sense to call a society that once entered the capital of the novel a coward.
Funny to think that the name has devolved into meaning acts of meager destruction against common property.
At any rate, the Mongols would have made the Vandals (as well as any other tribe of ancient nomadic horsemen) look like amateurs anyway.
I have to say that the sheer breadth of topics that you cover, in such a gripping manner, is awe inspiring.
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"they are unnerved by the lone horseman. And suspect a trap"
*instantly breaks and routes despite expecting a trap.
Uh, that's why they broke. They thought there was some big plan so they ran.
Great Video!
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).
After the campaigns carried out by Belisarius (ΞΡλιΟΞ¬ΟΞΉΞΏΟ), 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 (as the video already mentioned); Sicily (ΣικΡλία), which had been also under Vandal control since the 5th century; Dalmatia (modern Croatia), which was conquered by general Mundus (ΞΞΏΟνδοΟ); Sardinia et Corsica (Sardinia and Corsica), which were seized by the Byzantines after Belisarius' victory at the Battle of Tricamarum (533); Mauritania Tingitana (modern Morocco), and, lastly, Italy itself (ITALIA), which was the so-called "ruler of the provinces" (DOMINA PROVINCIARVM).
Rome itself, the "queen of Italy" ("Regina Italiae"), as I like to call it, was conquered by Belisarius in 537!
Note: 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 (475-476), the last Roman emperor of the West, was deposed by Odoacer. The Byzantine/Roman reconquest, 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 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 CΓ³rdoba itself (CORDVBA), which was both the capital of Hispania Baetica and the birthplace of Seneca himself. Altogether, the Byzantines conquered considerable portions of the current Andalusian provinces of CΓ³rdoba, Seville, CΓ‘diz, MΓ‘laga and Granada.
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Capable Roman statesman or emperor comes along to restore the glory of the empire
Roman Senators/Elites: oh boy here I go killing again!
Thankfully belisarius and justinian got happy endings
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There is a legend that Justinian had Belisarius blinded and that he spent his old age as a blind beggar, regardless Belisarius did end up imprisoned for some time during the end of his life and him and Justinian did not end things on the best of terms which is sad since if they had trusted each other could have been a second Augustus and Agrippa
@kerosam763 justinian wife hated belisarius heck she force belisarius to marry
I think Justinian, Julius Ceasar, Constantine, Aurelian and Augustus are top 5 greatest roman emperors. (Of course there are other greats but it's really hard to decide)
@Floki Trajan Domitian Vespasian Hadrian Diocletian Theodosius I.? All of them great emperors, greater than Constantine for sure
Antonius Pius - most peaceful reign during the Pax Romana
@GTD Another honorable mention can be Marcus Aurelius or Basil II
Majorian deserves atleast a mention
Belisarius was a brilliant commander but he is very underrated.
Fantastic research and presentation as always. This helps people like me especially that find reading books hard and videos way easier to visualize and learn from. Keep up the great work!
In just over a month's time, thanks to this series, I have gone from never having heard of Belisarius, despite being an avid fan of history, to him being easily one of my favorite generals of all time. Keep up the great work. As others said, I can't believe this content is free. This belongs on network television, not the modern History Channel garbage.
This is the best historic content on any platform, truly engaging and well researched. Love the addition of the total war battles as well.
You guys make some of the greatest content on KRclip when It comes down to learning about history.
Praise be the narrator Charles, for his excellent presentation as always. This video is of the utmost quality and for free as well.
These are just unbelievably, well-done videos. Iβm in awe of the craft that goes into them. So top notch. Easily one of the easiest decisions to become a supporter.
Just imagine what the Romans could do if it wasn't for the plague. π
But the Bulgarian threat might still be a problem, remember that the Byzantines always had to fight on more than 2 fronts
@Saguntum-Iberian-Greek Konstantinopoli persians did also fight huns and turks. Both had to deal with occasional Arab raids, after the annexation of lakhmids Arab raids skyrocketed.
@amirhosseyn mahqany how can Islam not exist lmao. Maybe Romans will just reconquer Iberia from Visigoths but will lost it if Justinian and Belisarius died
@Tallenta Justinian plague severely depleted both persian and Roman manpower, and Persia was hit harder. Without the plague there would be no Islam.
I think Belesarius was one of the greatest generals ever. In top 10 list in my oppinion.
for sure one of the most underrated generals
@imVriX Yes he must be very underrated because first time I heard of him was literally in total war attila game.. and never in school or in TV or in books or somewhere else I heard about him.
Great general,not perfect though.
@paprskomet Nobody is perfect. Even Khan or Napoleon had their faults
@Dav1d15196 Im not talking about no person being perfect.I have specifically generalship on mind.There are for example some generals in history who never suffered defeat.Belisarius is not one of them since he suffered several defeats.It does not mean he is not a great commander-he deffinitely was but people here seems to look on him in overly idealised way as if he was perfect.
Belisarius, slayer of the Vandals, Conqueror of the Ostrogoths and restorer of Rome. Sometimes i wish i could time travel just to see and speak to such men. For their is much we could learn from them, honor and diligence above all else.
Sadly such men do not exist at present
Fascinating history! I look forward to the rest of this series.
It is amazing how closely the sci-fi series "The General" (Sm Stirling and David Drake) follows the history of Belisarius. (Not surprising as Drake is a massive Belisarius fan.)
This is honestly my favorite SciFi series and while I'd heard Raj was based on Belisarius I didn't realize just how much until now. I might have to give them another read through soon.
Once again, you have made a documentary better than anything on the history channel in the last decade. It is a shame that they don't hire you or license your work.
A true successor to the History Channel. You guys do incredible work.
The history of the Vandalic wars is a great read. It has a more in-depth look into the events leading up to how the Vandals settled in Africa and why Roman soldiers feared sea battles against the Vandals also has amazing quotes. Also, awesome details about the struggles faced with leadership and the campaign itself. Money well spent, no regrets.
All of Prokopius is.Try also his continuator Agathias,his work in very prokopian style is also great.
Such an incredibly portrayed historical perspective. I like the maps and battle footage, it really helps envision the story
This video was impressive. The quality of the artwork and the information was wonderful. You should be proud of these series.
damn! justinian, belisarius and theodora are becoming my favourite historical characters.
i really love the byzantine empire and its art, which i reckon it is perhaps the best one of all.
thank you, epic history tv.
...if you really love it-do not call it "Byzantine".
Eastern Roman Empire
Great video as always. I feel in this case itβs less a tactical masterclass from the Romans and more a case of the vandals dropping the bottle and the Romans and their allies better trained troops taking advantage. But very smart to ensure the people are won over, hearts and minds is clearly the master stroke in the case. Already excited for the next one.
Truly an underrated general. Or at least not as well known. He's easily like top 20 all time.
For those enjoying this series I highly recommend reading Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth. It's the most enthralling read about the Eastern Roman Empire.
When a true story from history has a better plot than most historical dramas... And presented with such marvelous quality! Chills throughout the video!
Y'all deserve MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS!! This is just amazing work, thanks!
This series made me start up Medieval 2 with Stainless Steel to restore the Byzantine Empire. Again. For the fifth time.
An absolute joy to watch, thank you for your generous service for us all to enjoy
Another 10/10 video. I hope some at some point down the line you can make a series on the final Roman-Persian war. The comeback by Heraclius would fit another "empire strikes back" video :)
God, what a great way to start your morning! Watching Chad Belisarius and his swift reconquest of North Africa. Canβt wait for Part 3! XD
Yaaaay! Been waiting for another gem and here it is. Kudos for this episode and its predecessor. Look forward to the next installment: recovery of Italy by the Eastern Roman Empire. Keep 'em coming Epic History. Cheers!
The script, the maps, the TW units everything is great, but the awesome narrator elevates this video to a whole other level.
Epic as always, well done
Seems like John was the most popular baby name back then
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I'm new to this channel. But I'm going to see how many episodes I can get through in the summer. I finished my bachelor's in history several years ago and am now studying computer networking (there's a joke we all know in there somewhere), so I'm going to use this as a revision of everything I studied and everything I missed.
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This is some great quality content. Good luck and may your channel be more victorious!
Belisarius, John of Armenia, John of Dyrrachium, Solomon. What a set of names.
Belisarius: I won their hearts
Justinian: What about the war?
Belisarius: I won that too
pure documentary masterpiece as always , epic narrator, epic music, epic content!!!! excelent job guys!!
A superb series - from one the best history channels. Very impressed.
Dude this is waaaay too good. Ive been waiting for this series all my life and i didnt even knew it!
Intelligence gathering was so important in ancient times. It felt like both sides were fighting blind at times.
What happened to the original Vandal King? Did the Vandals simply became subjects to the ERE?
ISR is still important very important in contemporary modern and future Wafare
Can't wait for part 3. This channel is a number 1 target for Patreon donations
Awesome video, possibly one of the best Epic history has created. The narrator deserves recognition too!!! Love to see more videos on eastern Roman generals and politics. 10th century especially.
This series is like watching the star wars prequels when you already know that the Jedi all die and you're just holding your breath hoping it'll end differently this time around
This series is the best videos on this channel since Napoleonic wars
when i heard he stopped his campaign to bury his brother , i burst into tears , history
Yesssss, I've been hyped to see this episode ever since i watched the last one over and over again lmao. Keep up the good work to the team of Epic History!
His voice is rigid but elegant, forceful yet Lenient.
Truly one of the best Narrator's of all time.
The channel releases videos regularly, with an easy to understand and interesting historical recap. Hope the channel produces more interesting historical videosβΊβΊ
Bruh the huns are so overlooked within the command of Belisarius, sure they may be fearsome drunkards but extremely capable warriors when battle was brewing
Great end to the week. Amazing work as always!
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Absolutely love your videos, and I especially love the Belisarius/Napoleon Series. Thank you guys!
Magnifico, lo mejor que he visto sobre el tema, hasta ahora.
What a good episode. I enjoyed watching it very much. Canβt wait to see part 3. Keep up the excellent work ππ»
It's interesting how Justinian had a great correspondence with Hilderic, considering that Hilderic may have had a better claim to the Roman throne than Justinian. His mother Eudocia was the daughter of the western Roman emperor Valentinian III, who himself was descended from emperors Constantius III, Valentinian I, and Theodosius I. Compare this impressive lineage to Justinian's peasant background. Even if Hilderic survived Gelimer's wrath, I don't think he would've lasted long enough in Byzantine hands. Either Justinian finishes him off, or Theodora does, like they did with Hypatius.
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Narration, background music, and animations are all PERFECT. Thank you!
Man i just want MORE of this epic take on Belasarius. A legend in his time and foreverafter as the very symbol of the brilliant warrior, leader and loyal friend and vassal. A true historical hero.
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In another account Gelimer flees after seeing his second brother getting cut down in front of his eyes . I think that would unnerve anyone whoβs close with their brothers.
Este video fue Hermoso. Gran trabajo y mis respetos!
13:40 - Vandals: "He's just sitting there... MENACINGLY!"
Better than anything on the History Channel in over a decade.
Truly Epic History! Well done, informative and instructive. Belirsarius presaging Machiavelli a millennium earlier.
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Amazing content...put us alongside Belisarius troops!!